Wei-Chen Lin, M.D.
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician · Sacramento, CA
Wei-Chen Lin, M.D. is a pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician with a practice address in Sacramento, California, and NPI 1780117077, issued on Apr 4, 2017. Check the license (California A159164, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Wei-Chen Lin
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician 207LP2900X
- License number
- A159164 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4860 Y St Ste 3020, Sacramento, CA 95817
- Phone
- (916) 734-6824
- Enumerated
- Apr 4, 2017
- Record last updated
- Nov 21, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20221104001590); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Cincinnati College Of Medicine, 2017
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4860 Y St Ste 3020
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Barbara Kozminski, MDPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1972155570
Verify Wei-Chen Lin in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A159164Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician in 2024
12 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,750 among the 2,982 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $18.81
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Nevro Corp. The 2,789 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,225.41 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
- Southern California Permanente Medical GroupFontana, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Wei-Chen Lin among 536 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in California
Wei-Chen Lin, M.D. is one of 536 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with a practice address in California. 83% 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 92% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 92% of these records are older, 6% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2004 among the 367 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207LP2900X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician providers in California
There are 536 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in California.
All 536 in California → Every provider in Sacramento → Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician nationwide →
The 8 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Paul Cheng, MDSacramento, CA 958171518385343
- David Copenhaver, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958171154575462
- Joseph Johnson, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958171861620908
- Michael Jung, M.D., M.B.A.Sacramento, CA 958171295125995
- Vivian Pham, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958171497109680
- Alexander Roussos, DOSacramento, CA 958171700380607
- Nina Schloemerkemper, MBBSSacramento, CA 958171427366285
- Amaad Sulahria, DOSacramento, CA 958171851928246
Common questions
What is Wei-Chen Lin, M.D.'s NPI number?
Wei-Chen Lin, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780117077, issued on Apr 4, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Wei-Chen Lin, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4860 Y St Ste 3020, Sacramento, CA, 95817. Phone: (916) 734-6824. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Wei-Chen Lin, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A159164, 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 Wei-Chen Lin, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Wei-Chen Lin, M.D. had 12 Medicare Part D claims; the average among pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician prescribers was 1,750. 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.