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Vania Lin, MD

Rheumatology · Berkeley

NPI 1457854242

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4 locations · Sutter Bay Medical Foundation · 3,783 clinicians in this group

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California Medical Board record

Licence A185767 · Current

Licensed to practise in California · since 2023 · expires 2027-04-30 · Rosalind Franklin University, the Chicago Medical School.

No disciplinary actions, convictions, malpractice judgments or citations in this record.

Hospitals they work in

2 hospitals

These rate the hospital, not this clinician. Most measures at most hospitals are no different from the national rate.

  • Alta Bates Summit Medical CenterOakland, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency departmentPart of Sutter Health, which runs 27 hospitals in 2 statesPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 78% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 5 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications: 130.09 (87.72 to 172.46) · 109 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0.274, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.227, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
  • Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates CampBerkeley, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Sutter Health, which runs 27 hospitals in 2 statesPatients rate it 2 of 5 · 67% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 4 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.298, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Alta Bates Summit Medical Center

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 2 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 4 better, 3 the same, 0 worse of 7 measures. Readmissions: 3 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 9 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.

Every scored measure at Alta Bates Summit Medical Center
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths130.09 (87.72 to 172.46) · 109 casesBetterJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.274BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.227BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths1 (0.06 to 1.94) · 1,209 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths0.88 (0.6 to 1.16)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths2 · 89 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths6.9 · 105 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths9.8 · 270 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths8.9 · 447 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths13.7 · 341 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths11.2 · 381 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths2.6 · 2,811 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.13 (0 to 0.31) · 7,167 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.21 (0.02 to 0.4) · 7,659 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths2.93 (0.92 to 4.94) · 1,668 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths1.25 (0 to 2.75) · 580 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths2.67 (1.19 to 4.15) · 1,446 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths6.17 (0.33 to 12.02) · 633 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths8.11 (4.67 to 11.55) · 619 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.61 (0.15 to 3.07) · 309 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.39 (0 to 0.96) · 6,085 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths3.8 · 217 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.724No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections1.425No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections0.716No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits12.7 · 416 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits19.6 · 606 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits-30.4 · 359 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits-31.8 · 555 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits-14.4 · 358 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits16 · 382 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits5.1 (3.2 to 8.2) · 25 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits10.8 (7.3 to 16) · 25 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits4.5 · 232 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits9.9 · 56 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits20 · 152 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits14.8 (11.1 to 20) · 251 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits1.2 (0.9 to 1.5) · 579 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024

What patients said (535 patients answered, 18% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Alta Bates Summit Medical Center
Cleanliness4
Nurse communication3
Doctor communication4
Communication about medicines2
Discharge information3
Overall hospital rating4
Quietness3
Recommend hospital5
Share of patients giving the best answer at Alta Bates Summit Medical Center
Room was "always" clean73%
Nurses "always" communicated well75%
Doctors "always" communicated well81%
Staff "always" explained58%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information86%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge87%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand76%
Doctors "always" listened carefully79%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect87%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)75%
Staff "always" explained new medications73%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand69%
Nurses "always" listened carefully72%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect85%
"Always" quiet at night54%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital78%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects43%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms86%
See every measure and the patient survey for Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates Camp

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 2 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 7 measures. Safety: 2 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 7 measures. Readmissions: 2 better, 6 the same, 1 worse of 9 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.

Every scored measure at Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates Camp
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.298BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths1.18 (0.16 to 2.2) · 730 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths0.87 (0.51 to 1.23)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths188.12 (132.31 to 243.94) · 50 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths6.8 · 50 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths10.8 · 41 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths9.4 · 189 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths12.6 · 184 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths8.7 · 103 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths2.9 · 1,585 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.18 (0 to 0.4) · 3,929 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.31 (0.11 to 0.51) · 3,954 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths3.15 (0.95 to 5.36) · 754 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths1.62 (0 to 3.33) · 325 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths1.99 (0.39 to 3.59) · 717 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths10.85 (2.27 to 19.44) · 326 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths4.79 (1.08 to 8.49) · 302 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.68 (0.19 to 3.18) · 184 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.17 (0 to 0.88) · 3,240 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths3.4 · 161 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.207No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.48No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections0.785No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections0No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits19.4 · 243 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits-58.2 · 194 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits-12.3 · 177 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits16.8 · 209 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits5.4 (3.8 to 7.5) · 215 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits12.2 (9.4 to 15.5) · 215 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits4.8 · 150 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits19.2 · 81 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits13.4 (10 to 18.1) · 315 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits0.8 (0.6 to 1.2) · 137 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024

What patients said (449 patients answered, 15% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates Camp
Cleanliness2
Nurse communication2
Doctor communication2
Communication about medicines2
Discharge information2
Overall hospital rating2
Quietness2
Recommend hospital3
Share of patients giving the best answer at Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates Camp
Room was "always" clean62%
Nurses "always" communicated well72%
Doctors "always" communicated well75%
Staff "always" explained53%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information82%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge82%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand68%
Doctors "always" listened carefully73%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect83%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)58%
Staff "always" explained new medications67%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand67%
Nurses "always" listened carefully66%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect81%
"Always" quiet at night49%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital67%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects38%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms83%

Original Medicare doctor bills

$126,682

Medicare paid this office $126,682 for 397 people.

This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.

Largest Original Medicare bills
Return visit (30+ min)249$44,044$117
Injection, denosumab, 1 mg17$28,721None
Long return visit (40+ min)137$27,348$161
New patient visit (60+ min)63$12,034$191
Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient's228$3,801$15
See all 10 services
Every Original Medicare service billed
Return visit (30+ min)249$44,044$117
Injection, denosumab, 1 mg17$28,721None
Long return visit (40+ min)137$27,348$161
New patient visit (60+ min)63$12,034$191
Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient's228$3,801$15
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint20$3,284$73
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint13$1,456$52
Prolonged office or other outpatient evaluation and management service(s) beyond the maximum required time of the primary procedure which has been selected using total time on the date of the primary service; each additional 15 minutes by the physician or19$763$27
Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle17$369$14
Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg36$250None

Who their Medicare patients are

397 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 76 · Under 65 5% · 85 and older 13% · Women 69% · Also on Medicaid 20% · Health risk score 1.31. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical rheumatology clinician is at 1.38.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 66% · Chronic kidney disease 27% · Diabetes 22% · Depression 21% · Coronary heart disease 17% · Cancer 15% · Atrial fibrillation 13% · Heart failure 12% · COPD 11% · Stroke 7% · Dementia 5%.

The office billed $406,031, Medicare allowed $164,679 and paid $126,682; for 4,257 services of 18 kinds; $31,890 of it was for drugs given in the office and $94,792 for care.

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

Original Medicare by year
20243974,257761.31$406,031$126,682
20234387730.87$39,474$11,464

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: 3 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2023
New patient visit (60+ min)29$5,895$203
Return visit (30+ min)16$2,080$116
New patient visit (45+ min)14$1,981$142

Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid

$2,151,950

Pharmacies billed $2,151,950 in 2024.

This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.

Opioids were 2% of their Part D prescriptions (22 of 1,340) in 2024. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical rheumatology clinician is at 3%.

1,041 generic and 299 brand-name prescriptions · $2,151,950 in drug cost.

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.

Largest Part D drug costs
Humira(Cf)101$762,968$7,554
Enbrel Sureclick52$388,179$7,465
Humira(Cf)19$165,464$8,709
Methotrexate270$10,774$40
Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate139$7,758$56
See all 22 drugs
Every Part D drug this clinician prescribed
Humira(Cf)101$762,968$7,554
Enbrel Sureclick52$388,179$7,465
Humira(Cf)19$165,464$8,709
Methotrexate270$10,774$40
Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate139$7,758$56
Mycophenolate Mofetil13$6,991$538
Leflunomide62$5,679$92
Febuxostat22$3,872$176
Sulfasalazine51$3,031$59
Colchicine36$2,601$72
Prednisone129$1,779$14
Allopurinol59$872$15
Gabapentin16$871$54
Diclofenac16$641$40
Folic Acid36$623$17
Pantoprazole26$563$22
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen15$409$27
Celecoxib18$377$21
Duloxetine12$335$28
Pregabalin16$297$19
Alendronate30$266$9
Omeprazole20$192$10

Year by year

Part D prescribing by year
20241,3403372% (22)22%$2,151,950
202319345None33%$699,346
2022300520% (0)42%$1,009,970
2021107430% (0)31%$197,909
202019NoneNoneNone$1,430
20195020NoneNone$2,598
201829None0% (0)None$1,866

Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.

See the drugs prescribed each year

2023: 7 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2023
PrivigenImmune globulin11$223,249$20,295
Orencia ClickjectNone13$158,772$12,213
Humira(Cf)None11$96,869$8,806
Enbrel SureclickNone11$83,372$7,579
PrednisoneNone29$394$14
MethotrexateNone11$319$29
OmeprazoleNone16$314$20

2022: 10 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2022
Humira(Cf)None39$309,391$7,933
PrivigenImmune globulin12$231,983$19,332
Orencia ClickjectNone21$157,739$7,511
Enbrel SureclickNone15$103,613$6,908
TaltzNone11$81,295$7,390
Hydroxychloroquine SulfateNone23$1,893$82
ColchicineNone11$1,880$171
MethotrexateNone17$1,296$76
PrednisoneNone53$795$15
OmeprazoleNone11$224$20

2021: 2 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2021
Humira(Cf)14$86,724$6,195
Prednisone17$278$16

Checkups this office reported

Medicare did not publish checkup rates for this clinician.

Medicare’s overall office score
84.9 / 100
Scores the office’s reporting and systems. It is not a grade for how the doctor treats you.

Professional record

NPI
1457854242
Licence
CA A185767California A185767: Current · expires 2027-04-30
Video visits
Lists video visits
Gender
Female
More record details
Sole proprietor
No
Taxonomy
Federal specialty code 207RR0500X (207RR0500X)
Mailing address
325 Distel Cir, Los Altos, CA, 94022
NPI first listed
2018-03-17
NPI last updated
2024-04-16
NPI record certified
2024-04-16

This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.