Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $38,503 | 12 | 77.5% |
| Food and Beverage | $6,034 | 67 | 12.1% |
| Travel and Lodging | $3,130 | 9 | 6.3% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $2,000 | 1 | 4.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mentor Worldwide LLC | $36,284 | 44 | $0 (2024) |
| KCI USA, Inc. | $4,063 | 3 | $0 (2023) |
| Heron Therapeutics, Inc. | $2,040 | 3 | $0 (2018) |
| Solventum Corporation | $1,875 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Sientra, Inc. | $1,128 | 6 | $0 (2022) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $1,016 | 2 | $0 (2022) |
| Allergan, Inc. | $946.02 | 8 | $0 (2022) |
| ABBVIE INC. | $700.00 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED | $592.02 | 7 | $0 (2024) |
| TELA Bio, Inc. | $214.11 | 2 | $0 (2022) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $23,412 | 32 | Mentor Worldwide LLC ($20,730) |
| 2023 | $16,481 | 15 | Mentor Worldwide LLC ($12,816) |
| 2022 | $2,315 | 12 | KCI USA, Inc. ($1,250) |
| 2021 | $1,952 | 10 | Medtronic, Inc. ($840.00) |
| 2020 | $44.18 | 1 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. ($44.18) |
| 2019 | $2,675 | 6 | Mentor Worldwide LLC ($2,192) |
| 2018 | $2,622 | 10 | Heron Therapeutics, Inc. ($2,040) |
| 2017 | $166.67 | 3 | Allergan Inc. ($141.00) |
All Payment Transactions
89 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 4
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/02/2024 | Mentor Worldwide LLC | MENTOR MemoryGel Resterilizable Gel Sizer (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $17,187.50 | General |
| Category: Plastic Surgery | ||||||
| 12/02/2024 | Mentor Worldwide LLC | MENTOR MemoryGel Resterilizable Gel Sizer (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $312.50 | General |
| Category: Plastic Surgery | ||||||
| 09/26/2024 | Aroa Biosurgery Incorporated | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $201.19 | General |
| 09/25/2024 | VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $56.00 | General |
| 09/25/2024 | VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $50.00 | General |
| 08/28/2024 | Mentor Worldwide LLC | MENTOR CPX 2 Breast Tissue Expander (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $189.30 | General |
| Category: Plastic Surgery | ||||||
| 08/24/2024 | Mentor Worldwide LLC | MENTOR MemoryGel Resterilizable Gel Sizer (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $587.96 | General |
| Category: Plastic Surgery | ||||||
| 08/24/2024 | Mentor Worldwide LLC | MENTOR MemoryGel Resterilizable Gel Sizer (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $321.58 | General |
| Category: Plastic Surgery | ||||||
| 08/24/2024 | Mentor Worldwide LLC | MENTOR MemoryGel Resterilizable Gel Sizer (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $237.90 | General |
| Category: Plastic Surgery | ||||||
| 08/24/2024 | Mentor Worldwide LLC | MENTOR MemoryGel Resterilizable Gel Sizer (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $123.00 | General |
| Category: Plastic Surgery | ||||||
| 08/24/2024 | Mentor Worldwide LLC | MENTOR MemoryGel Resterilizable Gel Sizer (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $95.89 | General |
| Category: Plastic Surgery | ||||||
| 08/24/2024 | Mentor Worldwide LLC | MENTOR MemoryGel Resterilizable Gel Sizer (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $52.00 | General |
| Category: Plastic Surgery | ||||||
| 08/24/2024 | Mentor Worldwide LLC | MENTOR MemoryGel Resterilizable Gel Sizer (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $38.42 | General |
| Category: Plastic Surgery | ||||||
| 08/24/2024 | Mentor Worldwide LLC | MENTOR MemoryGel Resterilizable Gel Sizer (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.00 | General |
| Category: Plastic Surgery | ||||||
| 08/24/2024 | Mentor Worldwide LLC | MENTOR MemoryGel Resterilizable Gel Sizer (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.97 | General |
| Category: Plastic Surgery | ||||||
| 08/23/2024 | Mentor Worldwide LLC | MENTOR MemoryGel Resterilizable Gel Sizer (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $200.00 | General |
| Category: Plastic Surgery | ||||||
| 08/23/2024 | Mentor Worldwide LLC | MENTOR MemoryGel Resterilizable Gel Sizer (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $55.00 | General |
| Category: Plastic Surgery | ||||||
| 08/23/2024 | Mentor Worldwide LLC | MENTOR MemoryGel Resterilizable Gel Sizer (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $52.00 | General |
| Category: Plastic Surgery | ||||||
| 08/23/2024 | Mentor Worldwide LLC | MENTOR MemoryGel Resterilizable Gel Sizer (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $39.41 | General |
| Category: Plastic Surgery | ||||||
| 08/23/2024 | Mentor Worldwide LLC | MENTOR MemoryGel Resterilizable Gel Sizer (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $39.40 | General |
| Category: Plastic Surgery | ||||||
| 08/22/2024 | Mentor Worldwide LLC | MENTOR MemoryGel Resterilizable Gel Sizer (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $34.18 | General |
| Category: Plastic Surgery | ||||||
| 08/22/2024 | Mentor Worldwide LLC | MENTOR MemoryGel Resterilizable Gel Sizer (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $33.99 | General |
| Category: Plastic Surgery | ||||||
| 06/30/2024 | Mentor Worldwide LLC | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $937.50 | General |
| 06/29/2024 | VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $47.50 | General |
| 06/29/2024 | VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $33.00 | General |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | 50 | 52 | $11,607 | $2,771 |
| 2022 | 2 | 27 | 30 | $7,202 | $1,888 |
| 2021 | 1 | 11 | 12 | $2,636 | $656.26 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
6 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 24 | 24 | $6,552 | $1,545 | 23.6% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 17 | $3,757 | $894.88 | 23.8% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $1,298 | $330.77 | 25.5% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 16 | 19 | $4,199 | $1,098 | 26.1% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $3,003 | $789.96 | 26.3% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 11 | 12 | $2,636 | $656.26 | 24.9% |
About Dr. Samuel Lin, M.D
Dr. Samuel Lin, M.D is a Plastic Surgery healthcare provider based in Boston, Massachusetts. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 09/26/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1710088026.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Samuel Lin, M.D has received a total of $49,667 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $23,412 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 89 transactions from 17 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($38,503).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Lin has provided services to 88 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 94 services with total Medicare billing of $5,315. Data is available for 3 years (2021–2023), covering 6 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Plastic Surgery
- Other Specialties Otolaryngology
- Location Boston, MA
- Active Since 09/26/2006
- Last Updated 07/25/2025
- Taxonomy Code 208200000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1710088026
Products in Payments
- MENTOR MemoryGel Resterilizable Gel Sizer (Device) $32,892
- 3M Cavilon (Device) $2,813
- HTX-011 (Drug) $2,040
- Tegaderm (Device) $1,875
- SIENTRA HIGH STRENGTH COHESIVE SILICONE GEL BREAST IMPLANT (Device) $1,128
- ALLODERM (Device) $421.26
- NATRELLE SALINE-FILLED BREAST IMPLANTS (Device) $250.53
- BOTOX (Biological) $225.63
- OviTex Reinforced Bioscaffold With Permanent Polymer (OviTex) (Device) $214.11
- MENTOR CPX 2 Breast Tissue Expander (Device) $189.30
- SIGNIA (Device) $175.91
- TheraGenesis Wound Matrix (Device) $152.90
- SILTEX Breast Implants (Device) $107.47
- MemoryGel Breast Implants (Device) $74.08
- MemoryShape Breast Implants (Device) $70.00
- ARTOURA Breast Tissue Expander (Device) $58.33
- NATRELLE (Device) $48.60
- MATRIXMIDFACE (Device) $40.94
- STRATAFIX (Device) $28.79
- CRANIOFACIAL MODULAR FIXATION SYSTEM (Device) $15.80
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Data Sources
Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.
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