Dr. Danny Y. Lin, MD

  • San Francisco, CA
  • Ophthalmologist
NPI1871595710PAC ID7012985187
Medicare services, 2024
2,201
Medicare patients, 2024
781
Part D claims, 2024
1,712
Publications
7
MIPS score, 2024
75
Practice address
1160 Post Street, San Francisco, CA 94109
Practice phone
Call (415) 440-1100
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Primary practice

Eye Surgery Center of San Francisco

Surgery Center - Medicare-Certified · San Francisco, California

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Dr. Danny Y. Lin is an ophthalmologist in San Francisco, California

Dr. Lin practices at Eye Surgery Center of San Francisco in San Francisco, California.

Dr. Lin's NPI, 1871595710, was assigned on August 11, 2005. Dr. Lin graduated from Stanford University School Of Medicine in 1999. Dr. Lin's California license number on file is A72782.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
7012985187
NPI enumeration date
August 11, 2005
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(415) 440-1100
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
53
Medical school graduation
1999

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Danny Y. Lin practices at Eye Surgery Center of San Francisco in San Francisco, California

Dr. Lin's primary practice is Eye Surgery Center of San Francisco, at 1160 Post Street, San Francisco, CA 94109. The practice phone is (415) 440-1100.

  • Eye Surgery Center of San Francisco
    1160 Post Street, San Francisco, CA 94109Phone(415) 440-1100

Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dr. Danny Y. Lin is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Lin's primary practice is Eye Surgery Center of San Francisco in San Francisco, California. Dr. Lin is also affiliated with California Pacific Medical Center Van Ness Campus. The medical group on file is North East Medical Services (NEMS). Dmand AI also links Dr. Lin to 1 more hospital, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Danny Y. Lin's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Lin practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Eye Surgery Center of San FranciscoAvailable with a free account
+4 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Danny Y. Lin is one of 2,621 ophthalmologists in California

Ophthalmology is Dr. Lin's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dr. Lin is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology. Dr. Lin has a license on file in California.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Ophthalmology, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense A72782 · 2000 to 2025 · taxonomy 207W00000X

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists age-related macular degeneration, cataract, cataract surgery with lens implant, conjunctivitis, dry eye, eyelid inflammation, glaucoma and glaucoma surgery among the conditions Dr. Lin treats.

Ophthalmologists near Dr. Lin

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Danny Y. Lin billed Medicare for 2,201 services in 2024

CMS data shows 2,201 Medicare services from Dr. Lin across 16 procedure codes in 2024, for 781 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $367,574 for them.

Medicare services, 20242,201
Medicare patients781
Paid by Medicare$367,574
Procedure codes16

Dr. Lin's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Tests and treatments
2023: 1,3082024: 1,12814%
Surgery
2023: 6072024: 5588%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 5122024: 4885%
Imaging
2023: 422024: 2736%

Where Dr. Lin's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office1,67776%
  • In a facility52424%

Dr. Lin compared with the California median for ophthalmologists, 2024

  • Dr. Lin
  • California median
Medicare services
2,201vs 1,0792.0 times
Medicare patients
781vs 42186% above
Part D claims
1,648vs 6182.7 times

Medians across 2,568 ophthalmologists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Lin's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Danny Y. Lin treated 781 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 77

CMS counts 781 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Lin in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 365 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 69% have high blood pressure. 35% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.02, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Lin's median patient age at 75, with 57% women.

Medicare patients, 2024781
Average age77
Average risk score1.02
Also on Medicaid35%

Dr. Lin's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Lin's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women47160%
  • Men31040%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Lin's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High cholesterol75%
  2. High blood pressure69%
  3. Arthritis36%
  4. Diabetes34%
  5. Osteoporosis21%
  6. Chronic kidney disease20%
  7. Ischemic heart disease19%
  8. Cancer14%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Lin's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 75

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women57%
  • Men35%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Danny Y. Lin wrote 1,712 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Lin wrote 1,712 Medicare Part D claims for 692 patients. 42% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,648 of them, across 8 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $74,951 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 2,069 claims across 11 drugs.

Part D claims, 20241,712
Drugs named by CMS8
Total drug cost$74,951
Part D patients692

Dr. Lin's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic720 claims42%
  • Brand-name992 claims58%

Dr. Lin's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 2,0692024: 1,64820%

Drugs named by CMS: 8 in 2024, 11 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Danny Y. Lin scored 75 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 75 out of 100 for Dr. Lin for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Lin accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 522 procedures of cataract surgery by Dr. Lin, more than 95% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
MIPS final score, 2024
75 of 100

Where Dr. Lin ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Cataract surgery
95th percentile522 procedures

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Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Danny Y. Lin has 7 publications on record

Dmand AI links 7 papers to Dr. Lin. The most frequent topics are Diabetic Retinopathy, Ophthalmoscopy and Postoperative Complications. Dr. Lin has published most often in J Cataract Refract Surg. Dr. Lin's most frequent co-authors are Mark Blumenkranz, MD, Edward Emanuel Manche, MD and Kuldev Singh, MD.

Papers7

Topics Dr. Lin writes about most

  • Diabetic Retinopathy
  • Ophthalmoscopy
  • Postoperative Complications
  • Visual Acuity

Dr. Lin's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Lin

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Dr. Danny Y. Lin received $18,269 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 184 general payments to Dr. Lin from 30 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 66% of the total. RxSight Inc paid the most, $12,024.

General payments to Dr. Lin by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Lin by kind, 2016 to 2025

$18.3Kin total
  • Consulting fees$12,00066%
  • Food and beverage$4,82426%
  • Device or supply loans$1,4138%
  • Gifts$190%
  • Travel and lodging$120%

Companies that paid Dr. Lin the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Danny Y. Lin has 1 award and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Lin.

Awards and honors for Dr. Lin

  1. Undated
    • AAO Fellow

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Danny Y. Lin graduated from Stanford University School Of Medicine

Dr. Lin graduated from Stanford University School Of Medicine in 1999. Dr. Lin is a member of AAO.

  1. Medical schoolStanford University School Of Medicine
  2. Board certified in ophthalmologyAmerican Board of Ophthalmology

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Danny Y. Lin accepts plans from 15 insurance carriers

Dr. Lin is in network with 15 carriers, including Elevance, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Elevance
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • United Healthcare
  • Humana
  • Aetna
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • HCSC
  • Regence Health Plans
  • +7 more carriersWith a free account

Plan types Dr. Lin accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO9
  2. Medicare8
  3. HMO7
  4. POS4
  5. EPO3

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Danny Y. Lin's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Danny Y. Lin's NPI number?

Dr. Danny Y. Lin's NPI number is 1871595710. It was assigned on August 11, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Danny Y. Lin?

Dr. Danny Y. Lin is an ophthalmologist in San Francisco, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Ophthalmology Physician (taxonomy code 207W00000X).

Where does Dr. Danny Y. Lin practice?

Dr. Lin practices at 1160 Post Street, San Francisco, CA 94109. Dr. Lin's primary practice is Eye Surgery Center of San Francisco in San Francisco, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Lin to 1 hospital, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Danny Y. Lin's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Lin is (415) 440-1100.

What is Dr. Danny Y. Lin's medical license number?

Dr. Lin's California license number on file is A72782.

Which hospitals is Dr. Danny Y. Lin affiliated with?

Dr. Lin is affiliated with California Pacific Medical Center Van Ness Campus. Dmand AI links Dr. Lin to 1 more hospital.

What medical group is Dr. Danny Y. Lin part of?

Dr. Lin is linked to North East Medical Services (NEMS). Dmand AI links Dr. Lin to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Danny Y. Lin accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Lin billed Medicare for 2,201 services in 2024, and Dr. Lin accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Danny Y. Lin's MIPS score?

Dr. Lin's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 75 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Danny Y. Lin see?

CMS counts 781 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Lin in 2024, with an average age of 77.

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Is Dr. Danny Y. Lin board certified?

Yes. Dr. Lin is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology.

What services does Dr. Danny Y. Lin bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Lin's most billed Medicare services were surgery: eye (66984), eye exam or test (92136) and eye exam or test (92025).

Where did Dr. Danny Y. Lin go to medical school?

Dr. Lin graduated from Stanford University School Of Medicine in 1999.

What drugs does Dr. Danny Y. Lin prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Lin's most prescribed drugs by claims were Prednisolone Acetate, Moxifloxacin and Latanoprost.

Has Dr. Danny Y. Lin received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $18,269 in general payments to Dr. Lin from 30 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from RxSight Inc.

How long has Dr. Danny Y. Lin been practicing?

Dr. Lin graduated from medical school in 1999, 27 years ago.

Does Dr. Danny Y. Lin do research?

Dmand AI links 7 publications to Dr. Lin.

Who does Dr. Danny Y. Lin publish with?

Dr. Lin's most frequent co-authors are Mark Blumenkranz, MD (2 shared papers), Edward Emanuel Manche, MD (2 shared papers) and Kuldev Singh, MD (1 shared paper).

What insurance does Dr. Danny Y. Lin accept?

Dr. Lin is in network with 15 carriers, including Elevance, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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