Stephen Yu Hsiang Lin, MD
Emergency Medicine · Los Gatos
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1 location · Cep America - California · 1,278 clinicians in this group
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California Medical Board record
Licence A151272 · Current
Licensed to practise in California · since 2017 · expires 2027-08-31 · Ohio State University College of Medicine.
No disciplinary actions, convictions, malpractice judgments or citations in this record.
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
$50,397
Medicare paid this office $50,397 for 355 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 | 204 | $28,353 | $137 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 82 | $14,195 | $171 |
| Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making | 51 | $4,299 | $84 |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | 130 | $863 | $6 |
Procedures Medicare counted
| Removal of nail tissue | 1-10 | None |
Who their Medicare patients are
355 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 76 · Under 65 12% · 85 and older 24% · Women 59% · Also on Medicaid 42% · Health risk score 2.12. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical emergency medicine clinician is at 2.01.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Chronic kidney disease 42% · Diabetes 39% · Coronary heart disease 39% · Heart failure 35% · Depression 32% · Atrial fibrillation 30% · COPD 27% · Stroke 23% · Cancer 17% · Dementia 17%.
The office billed $465,347, Medicare allowed $65,880 and paid $50,397; for 535 services of 33 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 | 355 | 535 | 76 | 2.12 | $465,347 | $50,397 |
| 2023 | 398 | 676 | 72 | 2.50 | $528,470 | $61,319 |
| 2022 | 507 | 895 | 73 | 2.49 | $653,219 | $90,697 |
| 2021 | 303 | 492 | 71 | 2.58 | $309,706 | $49,588 |
| 2020 | 410 | 650 | 69 | 2.43 | $232,183 | $57,998 |
| 2019 | 216 | 327 | 68 | 2.73 | $113,171 | $27,039 |
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: 4 services
| Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making | 190 | $26,734 | $137 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 126 | $23,257 | $180 |
| Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making | 67 | $6,079 | $91 |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | 214 | $1,532 | $7 |
2022: 6 services
| Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making | 232 | $36,912 | $157 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 151 | $31,862 | $211 |
| Critical care, each additional 30 minutes | 41 | $7,271 | $105 |
| Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making | 65 | $6,495 | $100 |
| Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making | 41 | $2,170 | $53 |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | 266 | $1,847 | $7 |
2021: 6 services
| Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making | 168 | $27,321 | $162 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 55 | $11,637 | $212 |
| Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making | 39 | $4,033 | $103 |
| Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making | 31 | $1,876 | $59 |
| Critical care, each additional 30 minutes | 11 | $1,513 | $108 |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | 144 | $1,034 | $7 |
2020: 6 services
| Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making | 210 | $30,186 | $140 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 69 | $12,733 | $185 |
| Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making | 38 | $3,663 | $96 |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | 178 | $1,353 | $7 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 20 | $1,131 | $54 |
| Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making | 16 | $862 | $54 |
2019: 6 services
| Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making | 101 | $14,069 | $139 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 25 | $4,508 | $180 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 28 | $1,753 | $63 |
| Long return visit (40+ min) | 16 | $1,538 | $90 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 17 | $707 | $42 |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | 84 | $618 | $7 |
Medicaid work
$45,277 in 2024
Medicaid paid $45,277 for 901 billed services this clinician did in 2024, up to 80 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 DEPT VISIT MOD MDM | 360 | $19,824 |
| EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM | 236 | $17,749 |
| Service | 118 | $4,334 |
| EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT LOW MDM | 29 | $1,001 |
| Service | 13 | $919 |
| Electrocardiogram, routine ECG with at least 12 leads; interpretation and report only | 93 | $749 |
| COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PANEL | 25 | $405 |
| Blood count; complete (CBC), automated (Hgb, Hct, RBC, WBC and platelet count) and automated differential WBC count | 27 | $296 |
| 2024 | 901 | 8 | 80 | $45,277 |
| 2023 | 2,288 | 9 | 75 | $78,192 |
| 2022 | 2,038 | 8 | 74 | $45,937 |
| 2021 | 562 | 5 | 31 | $15,435 |
| 2020 | 914 | 6 | 42 | $81,819 |
| 2019 | 219 | 4 | 21 | $17,605 |
See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years
2023
| EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM | 967 | $31,376 |
| EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM | 585 | $28,587 |
| Service | 227 | $8,668 |
| Critical care, evaluation and management of the critically ill or critically injured patient; first 30-74 minutes | 60 | $6,083 |
| Electrocardiogram, routine ECG with at least 12 leads; interpretation and report only | 236 | $1,673 |
| COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PANEL | 70 | $722 |
| Blood count; complete (CBC), automated (Hgb, Hct, RBC, WBC and platelet count) and automated differential WBC count | 86 | $683 |
| Service | 43 | $399 |
| EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT LOW MDM | 14 | $0 |
2022
| EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM | 358 | $14,205 |
| EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM | 526 | $11,325 |
| EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT LOW MDM | 718 | $11,005 |
| Service | 99 | $3,732 |
| Critical care, evaluation and management of the critically ill or critically injured patient; first 30-74 minutes | 31 | $3,176 |
| Electrocardiogram, routine ECG with at least 12 leads; interpretation and report only | 212 | $1,124 |
| COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PANEL | 46 | $1,065 |
| Blood count; complete (CBC), automated (Hgb, Hct, RBC, WBC and platelet count) and automated differential WBC count | 48 | $304 |
2021
| EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM | 181 | $9,882 |
| EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM | 113 | $2,804 |
| EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT LOW MDM | 186 | $1,693 |
| Service | 17 | $642 |
| Electrocardiogram, routine ECG with at least 12 leads; interpretation and report only | 65 | $414 |
2020
| EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM | 474 | $64,779 |
| EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM | 91 | $9,234 |
| Critical care, evaluation and management of the critically ill or critically injured patient; first 30-74 minutes | 29 | $4,494 |
| Electrocardiogram, routine ECG with at least 12 leads; interpretation and report only | 294 | $2,627 |
| Service | 14 | $555 |
| Blood count; complete (CBC), automated (Hgb, Hct, RBC, WBC and platelet count) and automated differential WBC count | 12 | $129 |
2019
| EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM | 124 | $15,379 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 13 | $1,001 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 14 | $673 |
| Electrocardiogram, routine ECG with at least 12 leads; interpretation and report only | 68 | $553 |
Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid
$3,759
Pharmacies billed $3,759 in 2024.
This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.
Opioids were 13% of their Part D prescriptions (17 of 130) in 2024. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical emergency medicine clinician is at 12%.
118 generic and 12 brand-name prescriptions · $3,759 in drug cost · 39 antibiotic prescriptions to 38 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.
| Ondansetron Odt | 17 | $141 | $8 |
| Cephalexin | 13 | $99 | $8 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass | 12 | $85 | $7 |
Year by year
| 2024 | 130 | 100 | 13% (17) | 9% | $3,759 |
| 2023 | 193 | 125 | 14% (27) | None | $6,396 |
| 2022 | 228 | 173 | 13% (29) | None | $5,665 |
| 2021 | 174 | 124 | 13% (23) | 7% | $3,650 |
| 2020 | 146 | 96 | 14% (20) | None | $14,780 |
| 2019 | 64 | 52 | None | None | $3,251 |
Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.
See the drugs prescribed each year
2023: 4 drugs
| Cephalexin | 17 | $186 | $11 |
| Ondansetron Odt | 15 | $99 | $7 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 18 | $90 | $5 |
| Prednisone | 11 | $40 | $4 |
2022: 4 drugs
| Cephalexin | 32 | $325 | $10 |
| Ondansetron Odt | 20 | $236 | $12 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass | 15 | $180 | $12 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 27 | $146 | $5 |
2021: 3 drugs
| Cephalexin | 21 | $243 | $12 |
| Ondansetron Odt | 17 | $129 | $8 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 16 | $82 | $5 |
2020: 2 drugs
| Cephalexin | 14 | $105 | $8 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 12 | $50 | $4 |
2019: 1 drug
| Cephalexin | 12 | $104 | $9 |
Money from drug and device companies
$196 in 2025
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| Octapharma USA | Balfaxar | $196 | 1 payment
|
See the published payment
| Octapharma USA | Meals · 2025-04-09 | Balfaxar | $196 |
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
- 1952755910
- Licence
- CA A151272California A151272: Current · expires 2027-08-31
- Trained
- Ohio State University College of Medicine, 2016
- Gender
- Male
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- Yes
- Taxonomy
- Federal specialty code 207P00000X (207P00000X)
- Mailing address
- File Number 54701, Los Angeles, CA, 90074
- NPI first listed
- 2016-04-15
- NPI last updated
- 2026-04-10
- NPI record certified
- 2026-04-10
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.
This office lists an electronic records connection.