NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Victor Shikang Lin, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Fountain Valley, CA

Victor Shikang Lin, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Fountain Valley, California, and NPI 1871034033, issued on Mar 20, 2017. Check the license (California A157838, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1871034033
Name
Victor Shikang Lin
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
A157838 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
9900 Talbert Ave Ste 302, Fountain Valley, CA 92708
Phone
(714) 965-2500
Enumerated
Mar 20, 2017
Record last updated
Feb 21, 2026
Fax
(714) 965-2593
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20241126003976); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Southern California Keck School Of Medicine, 2017
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 9900 Talbert Ave Ste 302

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Rebecca Lee, FNP-BCNurse Practitioner1336691377

Verify Victor Shikang Lin in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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23% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

2,455 Medicare Part D claims for 276 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 33 claims were for opioids.

  1. Victor Lin2,455
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium205 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate113 claims
  3. Losartan Potassium88 claims
  4. Gabapentin76 claims
  5. Metformin Hcl74 claims
  6. Levothyroxine Sodium65 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: $26.36

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Victor Lin$26.36
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Edinger Medical Group IncFountain Valley, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Victor Shikang Lin among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California

Victor Shikang Lin, MD is one of 17,696 internal medicine 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 2017, is newer than 81% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 81% of these records are older, 16% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

83 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Fountain Valley

They are 83 of the 2,190 NPPES records with a practice address in Fountain Valley, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Joel Bartlett, MDFountain Valley, CA 927081073518791
  2. Ihong Chen, MDFountain Valley, CA 927081104822535
  3. Naomi Cheung, MDFountain Valley, CA 927081073503314
  4. Alan Dang, M.D.Fountain Valley, CA 927081043217359
  5. Alton ForanFountain Valley, CA 927081619968799
  6. George Hong, MDFountain Valley, CA 927081154328532
  7. Brandon Khaw, MDFountain Valley, CA 927081568453637
  8. Lalita Komanapalli, MDFountain Valley, CA 927081578560884

Common questions

What is Victor Shikang Lin, MD's NPI number?

Victor Shikang Lin, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871034033, issued on Mar 20, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Victor Shikang Lin, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9900 Talbert Ave Ste 302, Fountain Valley, CA, 92708. Phone: (714) 965-2500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Victor Shikang Lin, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A157838, 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 Victor Shikang Lin, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Victor Shikang Lin, MD had 2,455 Medicare Part D claims for 276 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.