Dr. Hong-Der Lin, MD

Dr. Lin practices at Sharp Grossmont Hospital in La Mesa, California, part of Sharp HealthCare.

Dr. Lin's NPI, 1174539035, was assigned on July 31, 2006. Dr. Lin graduated from Taipei Medical University in 1976. Dr. Lin's California license number on file is C42964.

Dr. Lin's primary practice is Sharp Grossmont Hospital, at 5555 Grossmont Center Drive Box 58, La Mesa, CA 91942 in San Diego County. The practice phone is (619) 465-0711.

Dr. Lin's primary practice is Sharp Grossmont Hospital in La Mesa, California, part of Sharp HealthCare. The medical group on file is Emergency and Acute Care Medical Corporation. Dmand AI also links Dr. Lin to 3 more group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups, 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.

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 2 states: California and Pennsylvania.

Dmand AI lists abdominal adhesion surgery, abdominal hernia repair surgery, appendectomy, colon removal, gallbladder removal, groin hernia surgery, hemorrhoids and mastectomy among the conditions Dr. Lin treats.

CMS data shows 11 Medicare services from Dr. Lin across 1 procedure code in 2024, all of them office visits, for 46 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $964 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 46 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Lin in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 18 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 50% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.88, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Lin's median patient age at 62, with 61% women.

In 2024, Dr. Lin wrote 38 Medicare Part D claims for 25 patients. 92% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 17 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $63 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 21 claims across 1 drug.

Dr. Lin accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Hernia repair (minimally invasive): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Knee replacement: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Mastectomy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Spinal fusion: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

CMS Open Payments shows 55 general payments to Dr. Lin from 7 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 68% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $2,844.

Dr. Lin graduated from Taipei Medical University in 1976.

Dr. Lin is in network with 14 carriers, including Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, United Healthcare and Elevance. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.