David Lin, MD
Emergency Medicine · Mountain View
- Medicare standing
- Clear
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- Office
- 1
Offices
1 location · Cep America - California · 1,278 clinicians in this group
Hospitals listed: El Camino Health. That is not proof they admit you there this week.
Plan participation
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California Medical Board record
Licence A167318 · Current
Licensed to practise in California · since 2019 · expires 2027-12-31 · Drexel University College of Medicine.
No disciplinary actions, convictions, malpractice judgments or citations in this record.
State licence records
1 licence
- New Jersey 25MA10289900Medical Doctor · since 2018 · expires 2025-06-30ExpiredNo board action on this licenceCheck it with the state
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Hospitals they work in
1 hospital
These rate the hospital, not this clinician. Most measures at most hospitals are no different from the national rate.
- El Camino HealthMountain View, CAAcute Care Hospital · Government - Hospital District or Authority · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of El Camino Health, which runs 2 hospitalsPatients rate it 4 of 5 · 80% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 4 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0.291, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.393, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — MRSA Bacteremia: 0, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for El Camino Health
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 3 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 3 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Readmissions: 1 better, 9 the same, 1 worse of 11 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.291 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.393 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 0.96 (0.12 to 1.79) · 2,340 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 1.02 (0.76 to 1.28) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 167.38 (125.03 to 209.73) · 96 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 2.6 · 68 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 7.1 · 185 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 11.8 · 200 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 8.9 · 814 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 13 · 842 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 9.6 · 361 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 2.6 · 4,633 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.16 (0 to 0.34) · 11,474 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.27 (0.1 to 0.45) · 11,626 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 3.14 (1.39 to 4.9) · 2,814 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 2 (0.61 to 3.39) · 1,327 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.11 (0.8 to 3.43) · 2,641 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 9.39 (4.18 to 14.6) · 1,287 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 6.57 (3.47 to 9.68) · 1,308 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 2.14 (0.71 to 3.57) · 827 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.6 (0.05 to 1.15) · 9,460 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 4.5 · 122 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.993 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections | 0.706 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 1.376 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 15.5 · 218 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 19.5 · 962 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | 3.8 · 200 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | -17 · 922 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 18.6 · 860 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 18.7 · 827 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 6.1 (4.5 to 8.2) · 313 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 13.4 (10.6 to 16.5) · 313 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 6.1 · 144 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 10.3 · 80 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 20.7 · 237 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 12.8 (10 to 16.1) · 1,639 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 0.9 (0.8 to 1.1) · 1,619 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (1,535 patients answered, 22% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 4 |
| Nurse communication | 4 |
| Doctor communication | 4 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 3 |
| Overall hospital rating | 4 |
| Quietness | 2 |
| Recommend hospital | 5 |
| Room was "always" clean | 75% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 79% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 81% |
| Staff "always" explained | 61% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 86% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 86% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 76% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 80% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 87% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 76% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 76% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 75% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 76% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 87% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 47% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 80% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 46% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 86% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$97,014
Medicare paid this office $97,014 for 600 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making | 420 | $63,983 | $147 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 125 | $23,434 | $182 |
| Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making | 53 | $5,321 | $97 |
| X-ray of chest, 1 view | 31 | $232 | $7 |
| X-ray of chest, 2 views | 22 | $206 | $9 |
Who their Medicare patients are
600 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 79 · Under 65 6% · 85 and older 34% · Women 53% · Also on Medicaid 28% · Health risk score 1.96. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical emergency medicine clinician is at 2.01.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Coronary heart disease 41% · Diabetes 36% · Chronic kidney disease 34% · Atrial fibrillation 33% · Heart failure 30% · Depression 29% · Dementia 26% · Stroke 22% · COPD 21% · Cancer 20%.
The office billed $829,599, Medicare allowed $123,427 and paid $97,014; for 763 services of 53 kinds.
Original Medicare patients only. A risk score of 1.0 is the average Medicare patient; higher means sicker. Any count under 11 is hidden.
Year by year
| 2024 | 600 | 763 | 79 | 1.96 | $829,599 | $97,014 |
| 2023 | 433 | 601 | 79 | 1.94 | $538,309 | $71,271 |
| 2022 | 283 | 315 | 73 | 2.34 | $224,066 | $17,041 |
| 2021 | 284 | 325 | 73 | 2.37 | $320,472 | $24,553 |
| 2020 | 280 | 314 | 73 | 2.96 | $408,701 | $30,685 |
| 2019 | 354 | 410 | 73 | 2.54 | $560,004 | $41,230 |
| 2018 | 179 | 195 | 72 | 2.40 | $305,382 | $22,680 |
Original Medicare only. A service billed for fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden, so the lines can add up to less than the year's total.
See the services billed each year
2023: 5 services
| Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making | 304 | $49,053 | $159 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 63 | $12,264 | $195 |
| Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making | 60 | $6,307 | $103 |
| X-ray of chest, 1 view | 51 | $399 | $8 |
| X-ray of chest, 2 views | 20 | $191 | $10 |
2022: 4 services
| Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making | 157 | $9,162 | $56 |
| Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making | 31 | $3,097 | $100 |
| Emergency department visit with straightforward medical decision making | 83 | $2,780 | $31 |
| Emergency department visit for problem that may not require health care professional | 11 | $206 | $19 |
2021: 3 services
| Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making | 124 | $12,814 | $97 |
| Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making | 83 | $5,125 | $62 |
| Emergency department visit with straightforward medical decision making | 71 | $2,642 | $34 |
2020: 3 services
| Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making | 146 | $15,476 | $99 |
| Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making | 73 | $10,680 | $146 |
| Emergency department visit with straightforward medical decision making | 58 | $2,177 | $36 |
2019: 5 services
| Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making | 141 | $21,367 | $144 |
| Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making | 128 | $12,519 | $93 |
| Emergency department visit with straightforward medical decision making | 60 | $2,299 | $35 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 11 | $2,079 | $189 |
| Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making | 35 | $1,624 | $46 |
2018: 3 services
| Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making | 102 | $14,986 | $143 |
| Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making | 44 | $4,235 | $94 |
| Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making | 28 | $1,535 | $51 |
Medicaid work
$34,680 in 2024
Medicaid paid $34,680 for 854 billed services this clinician did in 2024, up to 62 people in a month for one service.
Medicaid and CHIP claims where this clinician did the service, fee-for-service and managed care together. Any month with fewer than 11 patients is hidden, so small Medicaid practices undercount.
| EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM | 490 | $22,724 |
| EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM | 364 | $11,956 |
| 2024 | 854 | 2 | 62 | $34,680 |
| 2023 | 780 | 2 | 48 | $33,578 |
| 2022 | 1,788 | 4 | 184 | $35,464 |
| 2021 | 1,558 | 3 | 143 | $42,629 |
| 2020 | 990 | 4 | 103 | $33,231 |
| 2019 | 1,203 | 4 | 74 | $50,261 |
| 2018 | 494 | 3 | 61 | $23,797 |
See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years
2023
| EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM | 398 | $20,418 |
| EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM | 382 | $13,160 |
2022
| EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT STRAIGHTFORWARD MDM | 1,179 | $23,587 |
| EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT LOW MDM | 532 | $10,757 |
| EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT MAY NOT REQ PHYS/QHP | 65 | $749 |
| EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM | 12 | $371 |
2021
| EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM | 420 | $16,063 |
| EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT STRAIGHTFORWARD MDM | 638 | $13,406 |
| EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT LOW MDM | 500 | $13,160 |
2020
| EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM | 607 | $24,009 |
| EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT STRAIGHTFORWARD MDM | 294 | $6,084 |
| EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM | 76 | $2,792 |
| EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT LOW MDM | 13 | $346 |
2019
| EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM | 565 | $29,486 |
| EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM | 196 | $10,451 |
| EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT STRAIGHTFORWARD MDM | 301 | $5,872 |
| EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT LOW MDM | 141 | $4,453 |
2018
| EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM | 193 | $10,079 |
| EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM | 135 | $8,654 |
| EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT LOW MDM | 166 | $5,064 |
Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid
$5,768
Pharmacies billed $5,768 in 2024.
This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.
211 generic and fewer than 11 brand-name prescriptions · $5,768 in drug cost · 96 antibiotic prescriptions to 82 people.
Part D prescriptions only. The opioid rate is opioid prescriptions as a share of all this clinician's Part D prescriptions; surgeons and pain specialists run higher than others, so it is shown against the same specialty.
| Cefpodoxime Proxetil | 22 | $1,357 | $62 |
| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa | 12 | $355 | $30 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass | 13 | $96 | $7 |
| Famotidine | 25 | $74 | $3 |
| Meclizine | 19 | $71 | $4 |
See all 8 drugs
| Cefpodoxime Proxetil | 22 | $1,357 | $62 |
| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa | 12 | $355 | $30 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass | 13 | $96 | $7 |
| Famotidine | 25 | $74 | $3 |
| Meclizine | 19 | $71 | $4 |
| Ondansetron Odt | 14 | $65 | $5 |
| Cephalexin | 14 | $64 | $5 |
| Azithromycin | 12 | $56 | $5 |
Year by year
| 2024 | 233 | 164 | None | None | $5,768 |
| 2023 | 179 | 131 | 7% (12) | None | $5,540 |
| 2022 | 82 | 62 | None | None | $3,747 |
| 2021 | 69 | 59 | None | None | $1,006 |
| 2020 | 39 | 30 | None | None | $3,369 |
| 2019 | 81 | 61 | None | 14% | $3,189 |
| 2018 | 33 | 26 | None | None | $471 |
Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.
See the drugs prescribed each year
2023: 6 drugs
| Cefpodoxime Proxetil | 13 | $902 | $69 |
| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa | 12 | $283 | $24 |
| Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro | 20 | $240 | $12 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass | 16 | $153 | $10 |
| Famotidine | 19 | $82 | $4 |
| Azithromycin | 13 | $68 | $5 |
2022: 2 drugs
| Cefpodoxime Proxetil | 13 | $1,278 | $98 |
| Famotidine | 11 | $28 | $3 |
Money from drug and device companies
$65 in 2025
| 2025 | 1 | 2 | None | $65 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | None | $60 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | None | $100 |
Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| Stryker | Alphavent | $65 | 2 payments
|
See all 2 published payments
| Stryker | Meals · 2025-04-28 | Alphavent | $31 |
| Stryker | Meals · 2025-04-28 | Alphavent | $34 |
See earlier years (2024, 2021)
2024: $60
| Stryker | Variax | $60 | 1 payment
|
2021: $100
| Gilead Sciences | Veklury | $100 | 1 payment
|
Checkups this office reported
Medicare did not publish checkup rates for this clinician.
- Medicare’s overall office score
- 94.6 / 100
- Scores the office’s reporting and systems. It is not a grade for how the doctor treats you.
Professional record
- NPI
- 1306227079
- Licence
- CA A167318, NJ 25MA10289900California A167318: Current · expires 2027-12-31New Jersey 25MA10289900: Expired
- Trained
- Drexel University College of Medicine, 2015
- Gender
- Male
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Taxonomy
- Federal specialty code 207P00000X (207P00000X); Student in a training program (390200000X)
- Mailing address
- 30 Prospect Ave, 3rd Floor, Main Building Room 3682, Hackensack, NJ, 07601
- NPI first listed
- 2015-06-17
- NPI last updated
- 2023-01-09
- NPI record certified
- 2023-01-09
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.