Herbert Yah-Fuu Lin, MD PHD

Primary specialty

Nephrology PhysicianTaxonomy code 207RN0300X

License

161293 Issued in MA

Practice address

55 Fruit Street
Renal Associates
Boston, MA 02114-2696

Phone

(617) 726-5661

NPI assigned

Nov 9, 2005

Last updated

Dec 19, 2013By the provider in NPPES

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 2

Addresses

Other identifiers 3

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in MA

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

NephrologyAlso: Internal Medicine

Education

Harvard Medical School, 1995

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Telehealth

Offers telehealth services

Group practices

Massachusetts General Physicians Organization IncGroup PAC ID 2466365820, 3,494 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Mass General Brigham Home Care, Inc Home health agency, Newton, MA, CCN 227207
• Massachusetts General Hospital Hospital, Boston, MA, CCN 220071
• Brigham and Women's Hospital Hospital, Boston, MA, CCN 220110
• Newton-Wellesley Hospital Hospital, Newton, MA, CCN 220101
• North Shore Medical Center - Hospital, Salem, MA, CCN 220035
• South Shore Hospital Hospital, South Weymouth, MA, CCN 220100

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Philosophy

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: lin.herbert.mgh@direct.partners.masshiway.net

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships, National Provider Directory roles and organizations whose NPPES authorized official is this provider.

• Massachusetts General Physicians Organization Inc

  • Dermatology Physician
  • Boston, MA
  • NPI 1801874573

  Internal Medicine

  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• New England Nephrology Associates

  • Nephrology Physician
  • Norfolk, MA
  • NPI 1033261276
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• The General Hospital Corporation

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Boston, MA
  • NPI 1023049236
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• General Hospital Corp

  dba Massachusetts General Hospital Outpatient Pharmacy

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Boston, MA
  • NPI 1508390014
  NPD
• Leslie S T Fang, MD, PC

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Boston, MA
  • NPI 1871739649
  NPD (past)
• Massachusetts Eye and Ear Associates, Inc.

  • Ophthalmology Physician
  • Boston, MA
  • NPI 1932574332

  Internal Medicine

  NPD (past)

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Mass General Brigham Home Care, Inc.

  dba Partners Healthcare At Home - Home Care

  • Home Health Agency
  • Newton, MA
  • NPI 1083644017
  Care Compare affiliation Name & address match
• Brigham & Womens Hospital, Inc.

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Boston, MA
  • NPI 1790717650
  Care Compare affiliation
• Newton-Wellesley Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Newton, MA
  • NPI 1992737761
  Care Compare affiliation
• North Shore Medical Center, Inc.

  dba Salem Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Salem, MA
  • NPI 1730121633
  Care Compare affiliation
• South Shore Hospital Inc.

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • South Weymouth, MA
  • NPI 1134227606
  Care Compare affiliation
• The General Hospital Corporation

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Boston, MA
  • NPI 1023049236
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "PO BOX 9142",
            "address_2": "MASS GENERAL PHYSICIAN ORGANIZATION",
            "city": "CHARLESTOWN",
            "state": "MA",
            "postal_code": "021299142",
            "telephone_number": "617-726-5661",
            "fax_number": "617-726-2894"
        },
        {
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            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "LOCATION",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "55 FRUIT STREET",
            "address_2": "RENAL ASSOCIATES",
            "city": "BOSTON",
            "state": "MA",
            "postal_code": "021142696",
            "telephone_number": "617-726-5661"
        }
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    "practiceLocations": [],
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        "middle_name": "YAH-FUU",
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        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
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        "enumeration_date": "2005-11-09",
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            "issuer": null,
            "identifier": "3203379",
            "state": "MA"
        },
        {
            "code": "01",
            "desc": "Other (non-Medicare)",
            "issuer": "BCBS MA",
            "identifier": "J21886",
            "state": "MA"
        },
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            "issuer": "TUFTS HEALTH PLAN",
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        }
    ],
    "endpoints": [],
    "other_names": []
}

• Elaine Patricia Lin, M.D.
• Elizabeth MF Lin, OT
• Emily Lin
• Eric Lin, MD
• Helen Mei-Yi Lin, MD
• Hui Chu Lin
• Jarshen Lin, DDS
• Jennifer CHI Ming Lin, LCSW
• Jessica G Lin, MD
• Jessica Jiyeong Lin, M.D.

• Nephrology Physician in Boston, MA
• Providers in Boston, MA by specialty
• Nephrology Physician in Massachusetts

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Dec 19, 2013; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

Verify at the official NPI Registry.