Dr. Dana Tsing-Yip Lin, MD

  • Stanford, CA
  • General surgeon
NPI1538301171PAC ID9335270529
Medicare services, 2024
122
Medicare patients, 2024
100
Part D claims, 2024
21
Publications
36
MIPS score, 2024
89
Practice address
300 Pasteur Drive, Stanford, CA 94305
Practice phone
Call (650) 723-4000
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Mobile number
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Primary practice

Stanford Hospital at 300 Pasteur Drive

Hospital · Stanford, California

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Dr. Dana Tsing-Yip Lin is a general surgeon in Stanford, California

Dr. Lin practices at Stanford Hospital at 300 Pasteur Drive in Stanford, California, part of Stanford University.

Dr. Lin's NPI, 1538301171, was assigned on March 27, 2009. Dr. Lin graduated from Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences in 2004. Dr. Lin holds California license A118251.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
9335270529
NPI enumeration date
March 27, 2009
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(650) 723-4000
Professional email
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Sex
Female
Estimated age
48
Medical school graduation
2004

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

Dr. Dana Tsing-Yip Lin practices at Stanford Hospital at 300 Pasteur Drive in Stanford, California

Dr. Lin's primary practice is Stanford Hospital at 300 Pasteur Drive, at 300 Pasteur Drive, Stanford, CA 94305 in Santa Clara County. The practice phone is (650) 723-4000.

Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dr. Dana Tsing-Yip Lin is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Lin's primary practice is Stanford Hospital at 300 Pasteur Drive in Stanford, California, part of Stanford University. Dr. Lin is also affiliated with Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley. The medical group on file is Stanford Health Care. 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. Dr. Lin's employer is on file too: a hospital.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Dana Tsing-Yip 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
Stanford Hospital at 300 Pasteur DriveAvailable 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. Dana Tsing-Yip Lin is one of 2,926 general surgeons in California

Surgery is Dr. Lin's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Lin is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Lin's licenses on file in 3 states: California, Massachusetts and New Jersey.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Surgery, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense A118251 · 2011 to 2027 · taxonomy 208600000X
  • Massachusetts license2010 to 2013
  • New Jersey license2009 to 2011

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists cancerous skin growth removal and thyroid surgery among the conditions Dr. Lin treats.

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Dr. Dana Tsing-Yip Lin billed Medicare for 122 services in 2024

CMS data shows 122 Medicare services from Dr. Lin across 3 procedure codes in 2024, for 100 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $40,317 for them.

Medicare services, 2024122
Medicare patients100
Paid by Medicare$40,317
Procedure codes3

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 522024: 6525%
Surgery
2023: 312024: 336%
Imaging
2023: 132024: 2485%

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

  • In an office6553%
  • In a facility5747%

Dr. Lin compared with the California median for general surgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Lin
  • California median
Medicare services
122vs 16627% below
Medicare patients
100vs 12117% below
Part D claims
17vs 3450% below

Medians across 2,606 general 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. Dana Tsing-Yip Lin treated 100 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73

CMS counts 100 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Lin in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 50 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 69% have high blood pressure. 26% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.45, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Lin's median patient age at 60, with 75% women.

Medicare patients, 2024100
Average age73
Average risk score1.45
Also on Medicaid26%

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

  • Women7070%
  • Men3030%

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

  1. High cholesterol75%
  2. High blood pressure69%
  3. Arthritis44%
  4. Diabetes36%
  5. Osteoporosis34%
  6. Anxiety27%
  7. Chronic kidney disease25%
  8. Ischemic heart disease25%

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 60

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women75%
  • Men21%

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

Dr. Dana Tsing-Yip Lin wrote 21 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Lin wrote 21 Medicare Part D claims for 13 patients. 67% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 17 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $76 in total drug cost. In 2020, CMS named 12 claims across 1 drug.

Part D claims, 202421
Drugs named by CMS1
Total drug cost$76
Part D patients13

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

  • Generic14 claims67%
  • Brand-name and other7 claims33%

Dr. Lin's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2021

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, 2020 to 2021

  • 2020
  • 2021
Claims for drugs CMS names
2020: 122021: 1742%

Drugs named by CMS: 1 in 2021, 1 in 2020.

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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. Dana Tsing-Yip Lin scored 89 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 89 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 lists Dr. Lin as offering telehealth.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Dr. Lin's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 89of 100Final score
  • 87.1of 100Quality
  • 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 70of 100Cost

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

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. Dana Tsing-Yip Lin has 36 publications on record

Dmand AI links 36 papers to Dr. Lin, published from 2013 to 2024. 2018 was the busiest year, with 5. The most frequent topics are General Surgery, Internship and Residency and Clinical Competence. Dr. Lin has published most often in J Surg Educ. Dr. Lin's most frequent co-authors are Cara Ann Liebert, MD, Robin Malone Cisco, MD and Electron Kebebew, MD.

Papers36
Years published2013 to 2024

Dr. Lin's papers by year, 2015 to 2024

Topics Dr. Lin writes about most

  • General Surgery
  • Internship and Residency
  • Clinical Competence
  • Curriculum
  • Students, Medical
  • California
  • Educational Measurement
  • Education, Medical, Undergraduate

Dr. Lin's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Lin

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Dana Tsing-Yip Lin received $2,476 in industry payments from 2016 to 2024

CMS Open Payments shows 4 general payments to Dr. Lin from 3 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2024. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 52% of the total. Novadaq Technologies Inc. paid the most, $2,145.

General payments to Dr. Lin by program year, 2016 to 2024

General payments to Dr. Lin by kind, 2016 to 2024

$2.5Kin total
  • Travel and lodging$1,28852%
  • Food and beverage$88436%
  • Education$30512%

Companies that paid Dr. Lin the most, 2016 to 2024

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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

Dr. Dana Tsing-Yip Lin graduated from Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

Dr. Lin graduated from Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences in 2004. Dr. Lin is a member of ACS.

  1. Medical schoolJacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
  2. Board certified in surgeryAmerican Board of Surgery

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Dana Tsing-Yip Lin accepts plans from 10 insurance carriers

Dr. Lin is in network with 10 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • Elevance
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • HCSC
  • Regence Health Plans
  • United Healthcare
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City
  • +2 more carriersWith a free account

Plan types Dr. Lin accepts, by number of carriers

  1. Medicare7
  2. PPO6
  3. HMO4
  4. POS4
  5. EPO3
  6. Medicaid1

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Dana Tsing-Yip 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)
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. Dana Tsing-Yip Lin's NPI number?

Dr. Dana Tsing-Yip Lin's NPI number is 1538301171. It was assigned on March 27, 2009, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Dana Tsing-Yip Lin?

Dr. Dana Tsing-Yip Lin is a general surgeon in Stanford, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).

Where does Dr. Dana Tsing-Yip Lin practice?

Dr. Lin practices at 300 Pasteur Drive, Stanford, CA 94305. Dr. Lin's primary practice is Stanford Hospital at 300 Pasteur Drive in Stanford, California, part of Stanford University. Dmand AI also links Dr. Lin to 1 hospital, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Dana Tsing-Yip Lin's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Lin is (650) 723-4000.

What is Dr. Dana Tsing-Yip Lin's medical license number?

Dr. Lin holds California license A118251, one of the licenses on file in 3 states.

Which states has Dr. Dana Tsing-Yip Lin been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Lin in California (2011 to 2027), Massachusetts (2010 to 2013) and New Jersey (2009 to 2011).

Which hospitals is Dr. Dana Tsing-Yip Lin affiliated with?

Dr. Lin practices at Stanford Hospital at 300 Pasteur Drive in Stanford, California. Dr. Lin is also affiliated with Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley. Dmand AI links Dr. Lin to 1 more hospital.

What medical group is Dr. Dana Tsing-Yip Lin part of?

Dr. Lin is linked to Stanford Health Care. Dmand AI links Dr. Lin to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Dana Tsing-Yip Lin accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Lin billed Medicare for 122 services in 2024, and Dr. Lin accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Dana Tsing-Yip Lin offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Lin as offering telehealth services.

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What is Dr. Dana Tsing-Yip Lin's MIPS score?

Dr. Lin's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 89 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Dana Tsing-Yip Lin see?

CMS counts 100 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Lin in 2024, with an average age of 73.

Is Dr. Dana Tsing-Yip Lin board certified?

Yes. Dr. Lin is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery.

What services does Dr. Dana Tsing-Yip Lin bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Lin's most billed Medicare services were office visit, new patient (99205), surgery: endocrine glands (60500) and ultrasound (76998).

Where did Dr. Dana Tsing-Yip Lin go to medical school?

Dr. Lin graduated from Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences in 2004.

What drugs does Dr. Dana Tsing-Yip Lin prescribe most?

In 2021 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Lin's most prescribed drugs by claims were Oxycodone HCl.

Has Dr. Dana Tsing-Yip Lin received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $2,476 in general payments to Dr. Lin from 3 companies from 2016 to 2024. The largest total came from Novadaq Technologies Inc.

How long has Dr. Dana Tsing-Yip Lin been practicing?

Dr. Lin graduated from medical school in 2004, 22 years ago.

Does Dr. Dana Tsing-Yip Lin do research?

Dmand AI links 36 publications to Dr. Lin, published from 2013 to 2024.

Who does Dr. Dana Tsing-Yip Lin publish with?

Dr. Lin's most frequent co-authors are Cara Ann Liebert, MD (13 shared papers), Robin Malone Cisco, MD (8 shared papers) and Electron Kebebew, MD (8 shared papers).

What insurance does Dr. Dana Tsing-Yip Lin accept?

Dr. Lin is in network with 10 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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