Dr. Samuel J. Lin , MD
Plastic Surgery โข Boston, MA
330 Brookline Ave, Bidmc/stoneman 9th Floor
Boston, MA 022155400
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NPI assigned on September 26, 2006; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 45 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 99203 โ New patient outpatient office visit: 18 service units.
- 99213 โ Established patient outpatient office visit: 16 service units.
- 99212 โ Established patient outpatient office visit: 11 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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Close to the middle for Medicare Part B services among clinicians listed under Plastic Surgery in Boston, MA (2024, 13 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 45. Middle half: 25 to 60.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 70% of clinicians listed under Plastic Surgery in Massachusetts (2024, 52 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 118. Middle half: 45 to 403.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 57 in 2019 to 45 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2019โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
330 Brookline Ave
Bidmc/stoneman 9th Floor
Boston, MA 022155400
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Harvard Medical Faculty Phys At Beth Israel Deaconess Med Ctr Inc. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School
1998
What Public CMS Data Show
Plastic Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
52 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $3,057 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $2,220 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $25,157.58 across 28 records.
By nature of payment (3 largest of 4)
- Consulting Fee: $21,885.00 across 5 records.
- Travel and Lodging: $1,239.60 across 5 records.
- Food and Beverage: $1,057.98 across 17 records.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 8)
- Mentor Worldwide LLC: $15,607.44 across 12 records.
- VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED: $6,299.03 across 7 records.
- Becton, Dickinson and Company: $975.00 across 1 record.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
28 years (graduated 1998)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 1998 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2006
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, โDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ
Telehealth (some services)
Recent Medicare claims show this clinician provided some services by telehealth, such as a video or phone visit.
You may be able to have some visits without going to the office. Ask which visits can be done by telehealth.
What this does not show: Telehealth (some services)
It does not mean all services are offered by telehealth, or that telehealth is covered by your plan.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Lin has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Lin as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Boston and Massachusetts
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Plastic Surgery in Boston, MA (2024, 13 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 45. Middle half: 25 to 60.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 70% of clinicians listed under Plastic Surgery in Massachusetts (2024, 52 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 118. Middle half: 45 to 403.
Medicare-allowed amount
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 65% of clinicians listed under Plastic Surgery in Boston, MA (2024, 13 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $5,186. Middle half: $3,035 to $7,389.
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 85% of clinicians listed under Plastic Surgery in Massachusetts (2024, 52 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $19,006. Middle half: $5,545 to $34,955.
Paid by Medicare
A lower Medicare payment amount than 75% of clinicians listed under Plastic Surgery in Boston, MA (2024, 13 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $3,902. Middle half: $2,220 to $5,342.
A lower Medicare payment amount than 85% of clinicians listed under Plastic Surgery in Massachusetts (2024, 52 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $14,085. Middle half: $4,146 to $27,121.
52 active clinicians are listed under Plastic Surgery with a practice address in Boston, MA (141 in Massachusetts).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Boston
13.5% of these 52 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
53.8% of these 52 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services decreased 21% from 57 in 2019 to 45 in 2024.
- 2019: 57
- 2021: 12
- 2022: 30
- 2023: 52
- 2024: 45
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 22% from $3,919 in 2019 to $3,057 in 2024.
- 2019: $3,919
- 2021: $892
- 2022: $2,365
- 2023: $3,722
- 2024: $3,057
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 23% from $2,887 in 2019 to $2,220 in 2024.
- 2019: $2,887
- 2021: $656
- 2022: $1,888
- 2023: $2,771
- 2024: $2,220
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) increased 1189% from $1,952.12 in 2021 to $25,157.58 in 2025.
- 2021: $1,952.12
- 2022: $2,314.68
- 2023: $16,481.03
- 2024: $23,411.50
- 2025: $25,157.58
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 โ December 31, 2025): 28 records totaling $25,157.58.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Mentor Worldwide LLC |
Consulting Fee
Cash or cash equivalent
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MENTOR CPX 2 Breast Tissue Expander | General | $13,437.50 |
| VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED |
Consulting Fee
Cash or cash equivalent
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JOURNAVX | General | $6,010.00 |
| Becton, Dickinson and Company |
Honoraria
Cash or cash equivalent
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โ | General | $975.00 |
| Solventum Corporation |
Consulting Fee
Cash or cash equivalent
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BIOSORB | General | $937.50 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Consulting Fee
Cash or cash equivalent
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โ | General | $875.00 |
| Mentor Worldwide LLC |
Consulting Fee
Cash or cash equivalent
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MENTOR MemoryGel Resterilizable Gel Sizer | General | $625.00 |
| Mentor Worldwide LLC |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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MENTOR CPX 2 Breast Tissue Expander | General | $461.15 |
| Mentor Worldwide LLC |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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MENTOR CPX 2 Breast Tissue Expander | General | $282.36 |
| Mentor Worldwide LLC |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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MENTOR CPX 2 Breast Tissue Expander | General | $263.60 |
| Mentor Worldwide LLC |
Travel and Lodging
Cash or cash equivalent
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MENTOR CPX 2 Breast Tissue Expander | General | $208.49 |
| Davol Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Phasix Mesh | General | $171.54 |
| Davol Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Phasix Mesh | General | $166.05 |
| Mentor Worldwide LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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MENTOR CPX 2 Breast Tissue Expander | General | $149.98 |
| VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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JOURNAVX | General | $114.15 |
| ConvaTec Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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AQUACEL AG+ | General | $59.97 |
| VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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โ | General | $57.73 |
| Mentor Worldwide LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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MENTOR CPX 2 Breast Tissue Expander | General | $45.48 |
| VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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JOURNAVX | General | $44.21 |
| Mentor Worldwide LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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MENTOR CPX 2 Breast Tissue Expander | General | $39.35 |
| Mentor Worldwide LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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MENTOR CPX 2 Breast Tissue Expander | General | $35.88 |
| Mentor Worldwide LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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MENTOR CPX 2 Breast Tissue Expander | General | $34.55 |
| Davol Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Phasix Mesh | General | $34.09 |
| VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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JOURNAVX | General | $27.44 |
| Mentor Worldwide LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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MENTOR CPX 2 Breast Tissue Expander | General | $24.10 |
| VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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JOURNAVX | General | $24.00 |
(top 25 shown)
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99203
New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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18 | 18 | $273.00 | $85.72 |
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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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16 | 14 | $221.00 | $69.12 |
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99212
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more
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11 | 11 | $118.00 | $37.07 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2025-07-25NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208200000X
A plastic surgeon deals with the repair, reconstruction or replacement of physical defects of form or function involving the skin, musculoskeletal system, craniomaxillofacial structures, hand, extremities, breast and trunk and external genitalia or cosmetic enhancement of these areas of the body. Cosmetic surgery is an essential component of plastic surgery. The plastic surgeon uses cosmetic surgical principles to both improve overall appearance and to optimize the outcome of reconstructive procedures. The surgeon uses aesthetic surgical principles not only to improve undesirable qualities of normal structures but in all reconstructive procedures as well.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207Y00000X
An otolaryngologist-head and neck surgeon provides comprehensive medical and surgical care for patients with diseases and disorders that affect the ears, nose, throat, the respiratory and upper alimentary systems and related structures of the head and neck. An otolaryngologist diagnoses and provides medical and/or surgical therapy or prevention of diseases, allergies, neoplasms, deformities, disorders and/or injuries of the ears, nose, sinuses, throat, respiratory and upper alimentary systems, face, jaws and the other head and neck systems. Head and neck oncology, facial plastic and reconstructive surgery and the treatment of disorders of hearing and voice are fundamental areas of expertise.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY
I20070719000139
MA
7719089671
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Harvard Medical Faculty Phys At Beth Israel Deaconess Med Ctr Inc
116 N Beacon St, Brighton, MA 021352011
Phone: 6177835200
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Internal Medicine - Nephrology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), Master of Business Administration
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), Master of Public Health
Radiology - Radiation Oncology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 110 FRANCIS ST STE 5A, BOSTON, MA 022155566 (Tel: 6176327827)
Plastic Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: MA 231557)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 330 BROOKLINE AVE, BIDMC/STONEMAN 9TH FLOOR, BOSTON, MA 022155400 (Tel: 6176670444)
Registered at 3 SUNSET RD, NEEDHAM, MA 024941417 (Tel: 3129339294)
Recorded as SAMUEL LIN, M.D.
Otolaryngology (license number reported to NPPES: MA 231557)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Plastic Surgery Specialists in Boston
- Dr. Sherry Tang, MD
- Dr. Joseph Firriolo, MD
- Dr. Dylan Perry, MD
- Dr. Adam Tobias, MD
- Dr. Sarah Persing, MD
- Dr. Brittany Vieira, MD
Mailing Address
110 Francis St Ste 5a
Boston, MA 022155566
Phone: 6176327827