Walter C. Lin, M.D.
Plastic Surgery Physician · San Francisco, CA
Walter C. Lin, M.D. is a plastic surgery physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1679862635, issued on Mar 30, 2011. Check the license (California A123426, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Walter C. Lin
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Plastic Surgery Physician 208200000X
- License number
- A123426 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Ucsf Department OF Surgery, San Francisco, CA 94143
- Phone
- (415) 476-2773
- Enumerated
- Mar 30, 2011
- Record last updated
- Nov 19, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180730000691); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Harvard Medical School, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at Ucsf Department OF Surgery
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Lucia CalthorpeSurgery Physician1164163267
- Audrey Choi, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1790084200
- Cyndi Chung, M.D. M.B.A.Plastic Surgery Physician1962897256
- Colleen Flanagan, MDSurgery Physician1740818772
- James Gardner, M.D., PH.D.Surgery Physician1215293477
Verify Walter C. Lin in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A123426Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
59% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average plastic surgery physician in 2024
38 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries, against an average of 93 among the 3,527 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 13 claims were for opioids.
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: $9,555.12
40 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alafair Biosciences, Inc. The 3,683 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,316.31 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Buncke Medical Clinic Inc.San Francisco, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Walter C. Lin among 894 plastic surgery physician records in California
Walter C. Lin, M.D. is one of 894 plastic surgery 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 2011, is newer than 74% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 74% of these records are older, 23% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 39% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2002 among the 346 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208200000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Plastic Surgery Physician providers in California
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- Mary McGrath, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431912965781
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- Hunter Oliver-AllenSan Francisco, CA 941431255759320
Common questions
What is Walter C. Lin, M.D.'s NPI number?
Walter C. Lin, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679862635, issued on Mar 30, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Walter C. Lin, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Ucsf Department OF Surgery, San Francisco, CA, 94143. Phone: (415) 476-2773. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Walter C. Lin, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A123426, 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 Walter C. Lin, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Walter C. Lin, M.D. had 38 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries; the average among plastic surgery physician prescribers was 93. 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.