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James Lin, M.D.

NPI 1316900178ActiveIndividual· Otolaryngology· Baton Rouge, LA

Otolaryngology (M.D.) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, trained at Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Medicine (class of 2000). 396 Medicare patients in 2024, $110,401 paid; nearly all of their 705 Part D prescriptions were generic (98%). Medtronic, Inc. was the largest of 5 companies reporting payments in 2025, $18,360 in all, mostly speaking and faculty fees.

Overview

NPI1316900178
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialM.D.
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedApr 11, 2006
Last updated in NPPESMar 9, 2011

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Otolaryngology Primary207Y00000XMD.202064LA
Otolaryngology207Y00000XD0063284MD

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Otolaryngology (KS); Practitioner - Otolaryngology (MO)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients396
Services billed1,018 across 42 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$110,401

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)705 · 1,142 30-day fills
Patients226
Total drug cost$17,063
Generic share98% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolVirginia Commonwealth University, School of Medicine
Graduation year2000
Medicare specialtyOtolaryngology

Medical group

Hospital affiliations

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$18,360 · 39 payments from 5 companies
  • 2024$114.02 · 2 payments from 1 company

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Medtronic, Inc.$17,90235
Grace Medical, Inc.$219.741
Med-El Corporation$111.371
Iotamotion, Inc.$97.521
Organogenesis Inc.$29.301

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$15,120 · 1 payment
  • Travel and Lodging$2,229 · 19 payments
  • Food and Beverage$1,011 · 19 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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