Dr. Walter C. Lin, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 113
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 72
- Part D claims, 2024
- 38
- Publications
- 16
- Hospital affiliations
- 3
- Practice address
- 45 Castro St Lbby, San Francisco, CA 94114
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
California Pacific Medical Ctr-Davies Campus Hosp - HOPD (45 Castro St Lbby)
Acute Care Hospital outpatient department · San Francisco, California
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Dr. Walter C. Lin is a plastic surgeon in San Francisco, California
Dr. Lin practices at California Pacific Medical Ctr-Davies Campus Hosp - HOPD (45 Castro St Lbby) in San Francisco, California.
Dr. Lin's NPI, 1679862635, was assigned on March 30, 2011. Dr. Lin graduated from Harvard Medical School in 2011. Dr. Lin holds California license A123426.
- NPI
- 1679862635NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 8729219027
- NPI enumeration date
- March 30, 2011
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 41
- Medical school graduation
- 2011
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Walter C. Lin practices at California Pacific Medical Ctr-Davies Campus Hosp - HOPD (45 Castro St Lbby) in San Francisco, California
Dr. Lin's primary practice is California Pacific Medical Ctr-Davies Campus Hosp - HOPD (45 Castro St Lbby), at 45 Castro St Lbby, San Francisco, CA 94114.
- California Pacific Medical Ctr-Davies Campus Hosp - HOPD (45 Castro St Lbby)45 Castro St Lbby, San Francisco, CA 94114
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Walter C. Lin is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Lin's primary practice is California Pacific Medical Ctr-Davies Campus Hosp - HOPD (45 Castro St Lbby) in San Francisco, California. Dr. Lin is also affiliated with California Pacific Medical Center Van Ness Campus. The medical group on file is The Buncke Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Lin to 2 more hospitals, each named with a free account.
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Walter C. Lin's practice
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.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| California Pacific Medical Ctr-Davies Campus Hosp - HOPD (45 Castro St Lbby) | Available with a free account |
| +3 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Walter C. Lin is one of 778 plastic surgeons in California
Plastic surgery is Dr. Lin's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208200000X. Dr. Lin is board certified in plastic surgery by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. Dr. Lin is licensed in California.
Specialties and state licenses
- Plastic surgery, CaliforniaPrimary
Clinical focus
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Walter C. Lin billed Medicare for 113 services in 2024
CMS data shows 113 Medicare services from Dr. Lin across 4 procedure codes in 2024, all of them office visits, for 72 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $13,848 for them.
Dr. Lin's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 342024: 113232%
Where Dr. Lin's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office9181%
- In a facility2219%
Dr. Lin compared with the California median for plastic surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Lin
- California median
- Medicare services
- 113vs 5895% above
- Medicare patients
- 72vs 5922% above
- Part D claims
- 30vs 2615% above
Medians across 622 plastic surgeons 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. Walter C. Lin treated 72 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73
CMS counts 72 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Lin in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 45 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 64% have arthritis. Their average risk score is 1.19, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Lin's median patient age at 48, with 55% women.
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
- Women5069%
- Men2231%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Lin's Medicare patients, 2024
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis64%
- High blood pressure54%
- Anxiety31%
- Cancer29%
- Mood disorders29%
- Depression28%
- Osteoporosis25%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Lin's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 48
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women55%
- Men43%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Walter C. Lin wrote 38 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Lin wrote 38 Medicare Part D claims for 19 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 30 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $261 in total drug cost. In 2022, CMS named 11 claims across 1 drug.
Dr. Lin's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2023
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Lin's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids34%13 of 38 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2022 to 2023
- 2022
- 2023
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2022: 112023: 30173%
Drugs named by CMS: 2 in 2023, 1 in 2022.
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
How Dr. Walter C. Lin takes part in Medicare
Dr. Lin accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Mastectomy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Walter C. Lin has 16 publications on record
Dmand AI links 16 papers to Dr. Lin, published from 2011 to 2025. 2021 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Mice, Inbred C57BL, Brain and Dendrites. Dr. Lin has published most often in Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. Dr. Lin's most frequent co-authors are Bauback Safa, Mang Lam Chen, MD and Travis Joseph Miller, MD.
Dr. Lin's papers by year, 2011 to 2025
Topics Dr. Lin writes about most
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Brain
- Dendrites
- Functional Laterality
- GPI-Linked Proteins
- Green Fluorescent Proteins
- Interneurons
- Nerve Tissue Proteins
Dr. Lin's most frequent co-authors
Recent publications by Dr. Lin
Clin Exp Metastasis
Semin Plast Surg
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Walter C. Lin received $72,500 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 248 general payments to Dr. Lin from 44 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 57% of the total. Alafair Biosciences, Inc. paid the most, $52,452.
General payments to Dr. Lin by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Lin by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Speaker and faculty fees$41,52557%
- Travel and lodging$12,88918%
- Food and beverage$12,52817%
- Consulting fees$5,1197%
- Education$4391%
Companies that paid Dr. Lin the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Walter C. Lin graduated from Harvard Medical School
Dr. Lin graduated from Harvard Medical School in 2011.
- Medical school
- Board certified in plastic surgery
- Board certified in surgery of the hand
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Walter C. Lin accepts plans from 6 insurance carriers
Dr. Lin is in network with 6 carriers, including Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts and HCSC. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 5. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- HCSC
- Regence Health Plans
- CMS Medicare
- DE State Medicaid
Plan types Dr. Lin accepts, by number of carriers
- Medicare5
- PPO4
- HMO1
- Medicaid1
- POS1
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Walter C. Lin's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare 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 percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Walter C. Lin's NPI number?
Dr. Walter C. Lin's NPI number is 1679862635. It was assigned on March 30, 2011, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Walter C. Lin?
Dr. Walter C. Lin is a plastic surgeon in San Francisco, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Plastic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208200000X).
Where does Dr. Walter C. Lin practice?
Dr. Lin practices at 45 Castro St Lbby, San Francisco, CA 94114. Dr. Lin's primary practice is California Pacific Medical Ctr-Davies Campus Hosp - HOPD (45 Castro St Lbby) in San Francisco, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Lin to 2 hospitals.
What is Dr. Walter C. Lin's medical license number?
Dr. Lin holds California license A123426.
Which hospitals is Dr. Walter C. Lin affiliated with?
Dr. Lin is affiliated with California Pacific Medical Center Van Ness Campus. Dmand AI links Dr. Lin to 2 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Walter C. Lin part of?
Dr. Lin is linked to The Buncke Clinic.
Does Dr. Walter C. Lin accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Lin billed Medicare for 113 services in 2024, and Dr. Lin accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Walter C. Lin see?
CMS counts 72 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Lin in 2024, with an average age of 73.
Is Dr. Walter C. Lin board certified?
Yes. Dr. Lin is board certified in plastic surgery by the American Board of Plastic Surgery.
What services does Dr. Walter C. Lin bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Lin's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), office visit, established patient (99213) and office visit, new patient (99205).
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Where did Dr. Walter C. Lin go to medical school?
Dr. Lin graduated from Harvard Medical School in 2011.
What drugs does Dr. Walter C. Lin prescribe most?
In 2023 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Lin's most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen and Cephalexin.
Has Dr. Walter C. Lin received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $72,500 in general payments to Dr. Lin from 44 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Alafair Biosciences, Inc.
How long has Dr. Walter C. Lin been practicing?
Dr. Lin graduated from medical school in 2011, 15 years ago.
Does Dr. Walter C. Lin do research?
Dmand AI links 16 publications to Dr. Lin, published from 2011 to 2025.
Who does Dr. Walter C. Lin publish with?
Dr. Lin's most frequent co-authors are Bauback Safa (9 shared papers), Mang Lam Chen, MD (3 shared papers) and Travis Joseph Miller, MD (3 shared papers).
What insurance does Dr. Walter C. Lin accept?
Dr. Lin is in network with 6 carriers, including Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts and HCSC. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 5. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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