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Dr. Matthew Y.C. Lin, MD

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(Dr. Matthew Y.C. Lin, MD)

(139 Ratings)

Specializes in: Physician and General Surgery

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), David Geffen School of Medicine

Professional interests include: acute pancreatitis, acid reflux (GERD), Barrett's esophagus, and more.

Ucsf Medical Center 400
Parnassus San Francisco, CA 94143

(415) 833-8123

Dr. Matthew Y.C. Lin, MD is a physician provider in San Francisco, CA specializing in physician and general surgery. He graduated from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), David Geffen School of Medicine. Dr. Matthew Y.C. Lin, MD is affiliated with UCSF Health, Hill Physicians and Gastrointestinal Surgery at Parnassus.

Office Locations

400 Parnassus Avenue Floor 2
San Francisco, CA 94143

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400 Parnassus Avenue Second Floor UCSF Gastrointestinal Surgery at Parnassus
San Francisco, CA 94143

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Ucsf Medical Center 400
Parnassus San Francisco, CA 94143

(415) 833-8123

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Matthew Y.C. Lin, MD in 2024

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 25%

By Volume:

open inguinal hernia repair

In 2012, Dr. Matthew Y.C. Lin, MD performed more open inguinal hernia repair procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within California.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew Y.C. Lin, MD treated as a physician provider in San Francisco, CA during 2012 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew Y.C. Lin, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	29
inpatient care	29

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew Y.C. Lin, MD treated as a physician provider in San Francisco, CA during 2013 were catheterization, open surgery, abdominal surgery and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew Y.C. Lin, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	11
catheterization	17
doctor visit	90
gastrointestinal procedures	11
open surgery	11

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew Y.C. Lin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	74
Female	61

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	79
Black	17
Hispanic	0
Asian	23
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	59
From 75 to 84	30
85 and over	13
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew Y.C. Lin, MD in 2013

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	33
Dementia	11
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew Y.C. Lin, MD treated as a physician provider in San Francisco, CA during 2014 were catheterization, open surgery, abdominal surgery and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew Y.C. Lin, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	11
catheterization	30
doctor visit	130
gastrointestinal procedures	11
open surgery	11

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew Y.C. Lin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	90
Female	86

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	96
Black	0
Hispanic	20
Asian	31
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	77
From 75 to 84	33
85 and over	17
Less than 65	49

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew Y.C. Lin, MD in 2014

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	31
Dementia	8
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew Y.C. Lin, MD treated as a physician provider in San Francisco, CA during 2015 were catheterization, open surgery, abdominal surgery and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew Y.C. Lin, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	22
catheterization	31
doctor visit	132
gastrointestinal procedures	22
open surgery	22

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew Y.C. Lin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	260
Female	168

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	248
Black	0
Hispanic	48
Asian	76
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	186
From 75 to 84	112
85 and over	26
Less than 65	104

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew Y.C. Lin, MD in 2015

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	30
Dementia	9
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew Y.C. Lin, MD treated as a physician provider in San Francisco, CA during 2016 were catheterization, open surgery, abdominal surgery and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew Y.C. Lin, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	16
catheterization	27
doctor visit	163
gastrointestinal procedures	16
open surgery	16

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew Y.C. Lin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	118
Female	97

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	122
Black	0
Hispanic	33
Asian	31
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	90
From 75 to 84	44
85 and over	13
Less than 65	68

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew Y.C. Lin, MD in 2016

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	33
Dementia	12
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew Y.C. Lin, MD treated as a physician provider in San Francisco, CA during 2017 were catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew Y.C. Lin, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	21
doctor visit	84

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew Y.C. Lin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	97
Female	75

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	105
Black	0
Hispanic	27
Asian	23
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	77
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	51

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew Y.C. Lin, MD in 2017

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	32
Dementia	12
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew Y.C. Lin, MD treated as a physician provider in San Francisco, CA during 2018 were catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew Y.C. Lin, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	20
doctor visit	90

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew Y.C. Lin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	86
Female	84

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	104
Black	0
Hispanic	29
Asian	16
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	88
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew Y.C. Lin, MD in 2018

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	34
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew Y.C. Lin, MD treated as a physician provider in San Francisco, CA during 2019 were cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt insertion.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew Y.C. Lin, MD for Medicare patients.

cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt insertion	11
doctor visit	100

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew Y.C. Lin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	108
Female	80

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	129
Black	0
Hispanic	23
Asian	16
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	88
From 75 to 84	39
85 and over	20
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew Y.C. Lin, MD in 2019

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	37
Dementia	16
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew Y.C. Lin, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	113

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew Y.C. Lin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	80
Female	75

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	105
Black	0
Hispanic	20
Asian	14
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	80
From 75 to 84	35
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew Y.C. Lin, MD in 2020

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	37
Dementia	10
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew Y.C. Lin, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	146

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew Y.C. Lin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	95
Female	82

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	109
Black	0
Hispanic	20
Asian	23
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	81
From 75 to 84	46
85 and over	11
Less than 65	39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew Y.C. Lin, MD in 2021

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	31
Dementia	12
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew Y.C. Lin, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	110

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew Y.C. Lin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	82
Female	69

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	91
Black	0
Hispanic	19
Asian	24
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	64
From 75 to 84	48
85 and over	11
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew Y.C. Lin, MD in 2022

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	26
Dementia	0
Cancer	29

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew Y.C. Lin, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	142

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew Y.C. Lin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	89
Female	66

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	98
Black	0
Hispanic	15
Asian	22
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	68
From 75 to 84	54
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew Y.C. Lin, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	28
Dementia	0
Cancer	27

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew Y.C. Lin, MD treated as a physician provider in San Francisco, CA during 2024 were open surgery, abdominal surgery and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew Y.C. Lin, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	14
doctor visit	134
gastrointestinal procedures	14
open surgery	14

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew Y.C. Lin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	87
Female	72

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	95
Black	0
Hispanic	21
Asian	19
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	62
From 75 to 84	50
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew Y.C. Lin, MD in 2024

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	23
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	33
Dementia	7
Cancer	26

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew Y.C. Lin, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Matthew Y.C. Lin, MD treated as a physician provider in San Francisco, CA were hospital care, inpatient care, catheterization and open surgery.

abdominal surgery	14
catheterization	24
doctor visit	119
gastrointestinal procedures	14
hospital care	29
inpatient care	29
open surgery	14

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew Y.C. Lin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	97
Female	78

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	1
Asian / Pacific Islander	24
Non-Hispanic White	106
Hispanic	21
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	37
85 and over	8
Less than 65	35
65 to 74	78

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew Y.C. Lin, MD From 2012 - 2024

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Matthew Y.C. Lin, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and depression.

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	13
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	29
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Cancer	17
Dementia	8

Education & Training

Dr. Matthew Y.C. Lin, MD graduated from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), David Geffen School of Medicine. He completed residency at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. He is certified by the Board certification: General Surgery, American Board of Surgery and has a state license in California.

Medical School: University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), David Geffen School of Medicine

Residency: Harbor-UCLA Medical Center

Board Certification: Board certification: General Surgery, American Board of Surgery

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Matthew Y.C. Lin, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UCSF Health

Hill Physicians

Gastrointestinal Surgery at Parnassus

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Matthew Y.C. Lin, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Cigna, Aetna, Blue Shield of California, Anthem, SCAN Health Plan, UnitedHealthcare, Health Net, Hill Physicians Care Solutions, Central Health Plan, CCHP Health Plan (Chinese Community Health Plan) and Canopy Health.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Matthew Y.C. Lin, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Cigna

Aetna

Blue Shield of California

Anthem

SCAN Health Plan

UnitedHealthcare

Health Net

Hill Physicians Care Solutions

Central Health Plan

CCHP Health Plan (Chinese Community Health Plan)

Canopy Health

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Matthew Y.C. Lin, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.91 out of 5 stars based on 139 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Matthew Y.C. Lin, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in San Francisco, CA.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Matthew Y.C. Lin, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$15,000 Da Vinci Surgical System $14,000	DAVINCI XI $1,000
APOLLO ENDOSURGERY INC	$4,250 Orbera $2,353	Overstitch $1,711	Overstitch and or LapBand $186
Ethicon Inc.	$2,970 Monarch $2,970
Olympus Corporation of the Americas	$2,697 SonicBeat $1,646	Endoscopy Products $1,051
Davol Inc.	$1,077 OPTIFIX $1,077
Other	$1,678 Soft Tissue Mechanical $557	HARMONIC Product Family $168	BIO-A Tissue Reinforcement $138	Endoscopy: Endocutters $101	ECHELON FLEX Stapler $94	Other $621

**Types of Payments**
Education	$12,000
Travel and Lodging	$7,169
Consulting Fee	$4,970
Food and Beverage	$3,450
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$83

Research Payments

Dr. Matthew Y.C. Lin, MD has received 1 research payments totaling $1,400.

Biography

Dr. Matthew Lin is a physician who specializes in general practice and general surgery. On average, patients gave Dr. Lin a rating of 5.0 stars (out of 5). He has indicated that his clinical interests include barrett's esophagus, gastrointestinal surgery, and acute pancreatitis. He is professionally affiliated with UCSF Health and Hill Physicians. He usually honors Blue Shield, Health Net, and Anthem, in addition to other insurance carriers. According to Hill Physicians, new patients are welcome to contact his office in Parnassus San Francisco, CA. Dr. Lin's education and training includes medical school at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), David Geffen School of Medicine and residency at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. He speaks Mandarin.