Dr. David J. Lin, MD
Neurology (Neurology Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- Harvard Medical School (2013)
- Years since graduation
- 13
- In the NPI registry since
- 2013
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 122
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2013Medical school: Harvard Medical School
- 2013Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)
Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Neurology Physician primary
MA license 266088
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston, MA
- Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA
- Emerson Hospital - W Concord, MA
Medical groups
- Massachusetts General Physicians Organization Inc (3,558 clinicians)
- The General Hospital Corporation (1,267 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 122
- Services billed
- 288
- Patients’ average age
- 71
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 135 | 56 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | 45 | 31 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | 23 | 13 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 11 | 11 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Medicare prescriptions
| Drug | Prescriptions |
|---|---|
| Paroxetine Hcl Other prescribers in Boston, MA | 13 |
| Divalproex Sodium Er (divalproex sodium) Other prescribers in Boston, MA | 12 |
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.
Industry-funded research
Named as a principal investigator on 1 industry-funded study in 2025, from 1 company. The companies reported $22,065 in research payments for these studies, mostly to the institutions running them.
- A Study to Estimate How Often Post-stroke Spasticity Occurs and to Provide a Standard Guideline on the Best Way to Monitor Its Development
Ipsen Pharma Sas · Active, not recruiting · NCT06055725
From CMS Open Payments research payments, where companies name up to five principal investigators per payment. Research payments usually go to hospitals, universities and research sites, not to the investigator personally. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing.