Dr. Albert C. Lin, MD

Dr. Lin practices at Northwestern Medical Group in Chicago, Illinois.

Dr. Lin's NPI, 1508820218, was assigned on April 12, 2006. Dr. Lin graduated from University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine in 1992. Dr. Lin holds Illinois license 036090348.

Dr. Lin's primary practice is Northwestern Medical Group, at 675 N Saint Clair St Ste 19-100 Suite 19-100, Chicago, IL 60611. The practice phone is (312) 664-3278.

Dr. Lin's primary practice is Northwestern Medical Group in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Lin is also affiliated with Northwestern Memorial Hospital. The medical group on file is Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation. Dmand AI also links Dr. Lin to 4 more hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Lin practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Clinical cardiac electrophysiology is Dr. Lin's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RC0001X. Dr. Lin is licensed in Illinois.

CMS data shows 2,124 Medicare services from Dr. Lin across 24 procedure codes in 2024, for 735 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $136,327 for them.

CMS counts 735 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Lin in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 314 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 11% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.73, 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 73, with 44% women.

In 2024, Dr. Lin wrote 824 Medicare Part D claims for 237 patients. 59% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 754 of them, across 13 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $482,220 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 757 claims across 10 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 96 out of 100 for Dr. Lin for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Lin accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Lin as offering telehealth. CMS counts 31 procedures of pacemaker insertion or repair by Dr. Lin, more than 79% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 36 papers to Dr. Lin, published from 2012 to 2024. 2018 was the busiest year, with 5. The most frequent topics are Atrial Fibrillation, Cryosurgery and Catheter Ablation. Dr. Lin has published most often in J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. Dr. Lin's most frequent co-authors are Nishant Verma, MD, MPH, Rishi Arora, MD and Susan S. Kim, MD.

Dmand AI links Dr. Lin to 4 clinical trials. 2 are still active or recruiting. Conditions studied include Atrial Fibrillation, Arrhythmias, Cardiac and Hemorrhage. AtriCure, Inc. sponsors the most, 2.

CMS Open Payments shows 199 general payments to Dr. Lin from 16 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 57% of the total. Boston Scientific Corporation paid the most, $33,106.

Dr. Lin graduated from University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine in 1992.