Dr. Richard C. Lin, MD

Dr. Lin practices at Scripps Clinic Rancho Bernardo Ambulatory Surgery Center in San Diego, California.

Dr. Lin's NPI, 1821013863, was assigned on July 12, 2006. Dr. Lin graduated from Stanford University School Of Medicine in 2001. Dr. Lin holds California license A79892.

Dr. Lin's primary practice is Scripps Clinic Rancho Bernardo Ambulatory Surgery Center, at 15004 Innovation Drive, San Diego, CA 92128. The practice phone is (858) 605-7121.

Dr. Lin's primary practice is Scripps Clinic Rancho Bernardo Ambulatory Surgery Center in San Diego, California. Dr. Lin is also affiliated with Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla. The medical group on file is Scripps Clinic Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Lin to 1 more hospital and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Lin practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

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. Dmand AI has Dr. Lin's licenses on file in 3 states: California, Illinois and Florida.

Dmand AI lists age-related macular degeneration, cataract, cataract surgery with lens implant, glaucoma, inflammation of iris, laser destruction of retinal or choroid lesions, retinal detachment and retinal occlusion among the conditions Dr. Lin treats.

CMS data shows 20,652 Medicare services from Dr. Lin across 19 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,226 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $1,696,850 for them.

CMS counts 1,226 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Lin in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 493 patients. 74% of them have high cholesterol, and 68% have high blood pressure. 7% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.32, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Lin's median patient age at 64, with 53% women.

In 2024, Dr. Lin wrote 329 Medicare Part D claims for 102 patients. 52% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 212 of them, across 5 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $26,729 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 303 claims across 8 drugs.

Dr. Lin accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 57 procedures of cataract surgery by Dr. Lin, more than 65% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 5 papers to Dr. Lin in 2015. Dr. Lin's most frequent co-authors are Glenn Cooper Cockerham, MD, Kimberly P. Cockerham, MD and Darius Mohammad Moshfeghi, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 113 general payments to Dr. Lin from 31 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Alcon Laboratories Inc paid the most, $639.

Dr. Lin graduated from Stanford University School Of Medicine in 2001.

Dr. Lin is in network with 9 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.