Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $7,975 | 2 | 95.3% |
| Food and Beverage | $396.83 | 8 | 4.7% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Varian Medical Systems, Inc. | $7,975 | 2 | $0 (2019) |
| ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | $275.60 | 5 | $0 (2019) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $79.97 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Eisai Inc. | $41.26 | 2 | $0 (2017) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $8,079 | 4 | Varian Medical Systems, Inc. ($7,975) |
| 2018 | $113.71 | 2 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) ($113.71) |
| 2017 | $179.21 | 4 | Abbott Laboratories ($79.97) |
All Payment Transactions
10 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/23/2019 | Varian Medical Systems, Inc. | OTHER (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,064.91 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 10/23/2019 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | LifeVest (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $52.80 | General |
| Category: Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus | ||||||
| 08/12/2019 | Varian Medical Systems, Inc. | OTHER (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,910.15 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 05/29/2019 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | LifeVest (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $51.11 | General |
| Category: Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus | ||||||
| 05/16/2018 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | LifeVest (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $60.27 | General |
| Category: Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus | ||||||
| 03/07/2018 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | LifeVest (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $53.44 | General |
| Category: Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus | ||||||
| 11/01/2017 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | LifeVest (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $57.98 | General |
| Category: Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus | ||||||
| 09/05/2017 | Eisai Inc. | Fycompa (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $19.10 | General |
| Category: Neurology | ||||||
| 06/13/2017 | Abbott Laboratories | CardioMEMS HF System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $79.97 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Arrhythmias and Heart Failure | ||||||
| 01/16/2017 | Eisai Inc. | Fycompa (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $22.16 | General |
| Category: Neurology | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | 405 | 2,040 | $393,080 | $152,227 |
| 2022 | 5 | 539 | 2,718 | $518,054 | $184,730 |
| 2021 | 5 | 531 | 2,856 | $530,223 | $193,079 |
| 2020 | 8 | 796 | 3,166 | $625,805 | $233,770 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
21 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 168 | 1,550 | $248,000 | $98,232 | 39.6% |
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 85 | 328 | $73,800 | $31,302 | 42.4% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 152 | 162 | $71,280 | $22,693 | 31.8% |
| 99232 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 159 | 2,058 | $329,280 | $117,416 | 35.7% |
| 99233 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 35 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 103 | 372 | $83,700 | $29,474 | 35.2% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 70 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 150 | 153 | $66,670 | $24,139 | 36.2% |
| 99220 | Initial hospital observation care per day, typically 70 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 68 | 71 | $28,252 | $10,064 | 35.6% |
| 99225 | Follow-up observation care per day, typically 25 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 59 | 64 | $10,152 | $3,637 | 35.8% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 166 | 2,313 | $370,080 | $134,612 | 36.4% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 139 | 143 | $62,920 | $23,119 | 36.7% |
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 35 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 92 | 259 | $58,275 | $20,956 | 36.0% |
| 99220 | Hospital observation care, typically 70 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 66 | 68 | $27,268 | $10,135 | 37.2% |
| 99225 | Subsequent observation care, typically 25 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 68 | 73 | $11,680 | $4,257 | 36.4% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 220 | 2,242 | $358,720 | $132,830 | 37.0% |
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 35 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 135 | 467 | $105,010 | $40,071 | 38.2% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 215 | 223 | $97,905 | $36,924 | 37.7% |
| 99220 | Hospital observation care, typically 70 minutes | Facility | 2020 | 93 | 95 | $38,095 | $14,313 | 37.6% |
| 99225 | Subsequent observation care, typically 25 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 94 | 100 | $16,000 | $5,932 | 37.1% |
| 99219 | Hospital observation care, typically 50 minutes | Facility | 2020 | 16 | 16 | $4,720 | $1,696 | 35.9% |
| 99239 | Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes | Facility | 2020 | 12 | 12 | $2,880 | $1,055 | 36.6% |
| 99226 | Subsequent observation care, typically 35 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 11 | 11 | $2,475 | $948.30 | 38.3% |
About Dr. Steven Lin, MD
Dr. Steven Lin, MD is a Internal Medicine healthcare provider based in Houston, Texas. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 10/03/2008. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1740431113.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Steven Lin, MD has received a total of $8,372 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $8,079 received in 2019. These payments were reported across 10 transactions from 4 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($7,975).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Lin has provided services to 2,271 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 10,780 services with total Medicare billing of $763,806. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 21 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Internal Medicine
- Location Houston, TX
- Active Since 10/03/2008
- Last Updated 08/25/2014
- Taxonomy Code 207R00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- Practice Solo Practitioner
- NPI Number 1740431113
Products in Payments
- OTHER (Device) $7,975
- LifeVest (Device) $275.60
- CardioMEMS HF System (Device) $79.97
- Fycompa (Drug) $41.26
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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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