Vicki Y. Lin, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Fountain Valley, CA
Vicki Y. Lin, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Fountain Valley, California, and NPI 1326146937, issued on Sep 20, 2006. Check the license (California A93290, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vicki Y. Lin
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- A93290 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 18693 Brookhurst St, Fountain Valley, CA 92708
- Phone
- (714) 465-9978
- Enumerated
- Sep 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 31, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (714) 465-9986
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060320000289); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Vicki Y. Lin in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A93290Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
49% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
2,269 Medicare Part D claims for 402 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 70% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost221 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate202 claims
- Restasis174 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate132 claims
- Moxifloxacin123 claims
- Miebo118 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $649.65
22 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Vicki Y. Lin among 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California
Vicki Y. Lin, M.D. is one of 2,899 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2001 among the 1,907 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in California
There are 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California.
All 2,899 in California → Every provider in Fountain Valley → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Arpine BarsegianFountain Valley, CA 927081780070649
- Benjamin Bert, M.D.Fountain Valley, CA 927081518129964
- Mark Bronstein, M.D.Fountain Valley, CA 927081750457404
- Brian Francis, M.D.Fountain Valley, CA 927081427118348
- Lincoln Manzi, MD, INCFountain Valley, CA 927081376592188
- Trung Nguyen, M.D.Fountain Valley, CA 927081316941966
- Tri Nguyen, M.D.Fountain Valley, CA 927081669436002
- Elizabeth Nguyen, D.O.Fountain Valley, CA 927081689891640
Common questions
What is Vicki Y. Lin, M.D.'s NPI number?
Vicki Y. Lin, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326146937, issued on Sep 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vicki Y. Lin, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 18693 Brookhurst St, Fountain Valley, CA, 92708. Phone: (714) 465-9978. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vicki Y. Lin, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A93290, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Vicki Y. Lin, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vicki Y. Lin, M.D. had 2,269 Medicare Part D claims for 402 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.