What is Richard Lin's specialty?

Richard Lin (NPI 1821013863) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in La Jolla, CA.

Where does Richard Lin practice?

Richard Lin practices in La Jolla, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1821013863.

How much does Medicare pay Richard Lin?

Richard Lin (NPI 1821013863) received approximately $1.7M in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 1,226 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1821013863

Richard LinMD

OphthalmologyLa Jolla, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

3,318

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

20,652

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$1.7M

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 2,144 Ophthalmology providers in CA — top quintile (cohort median 1,859).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

212

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$27K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

41.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Prednisolone Acetate92 claims

Moxifloxacin Hcl60 claims

Latanoprost33 claims

Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat15 claims

Cyclosporine12 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$721

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$721

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$721

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Richard Lin's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 16 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Scripps Health Clinical Laboratory · La Jolla, CA	96	210
Karim Zablit Ophthalmology · San Diego, CA	44	72
FRANCIS, DAVID	28	37
Scripps Health Ambulatory Surgical Center · San Diego, CA	22	29
LITZ, ROGER	19	24
AHERN, THOMAS	18	24
Joan Bradley Podiatry · San Diego, CA	17	24
Malhar Patel Cardiology · San Diego, CA	16	18
Anil Patel Cardiology · San Diego, CA	16	16
THOMPSON, JOHN	14	18
Jose Quiceno Ophthalmology · La Jolla, CA	14	24
Todd Hitchcock Cardiology · San Diego, CA	13	19

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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