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Dr. James W. Lin, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Nephrology

SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine

1305 Lees Chapel Road Suite 103
Greensboro, NC 27455

(336) 379-9708

Dr. James W. Lin, MD is a nephrologist in Greensboro, NC specializing in adult nephrology. He graduated from SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine. Dr. James W. Lin, MD is affiliated with Cone Health.

Office Locations

1305 Lees Chapel Road Suite 103
Greensboro, NC 27455

(336) 379-9708

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Cone Health

309 New Street
Greensboro, NC 27405

(336) 379-9708

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. James W. Lin, MD in 2023

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Top 5%

By Affordability:

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

In 2023, Dr. James W. Lin, MD had a list price for hospital care, inpatient care, and inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within North Carolina. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Volume:

tunneled central line removal

By Affordability:

device removal

tunneled central line removal

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within North Carolina, Dr. James W. Lin, MD performed more tunneled central line removal procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for device removal, and tunneled central line removal that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James W. Lin, MD treated as a nephrologist in Greensboro, NC during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, vascular procedures and dialysis access procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James W. Lin, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	374
catheterization	54
device removal	31
dialysis	231
dialysis access procedures	471
hemofiltration	57
hospital care	655
inpatient care	655
minimally invasive procedures	65
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	65
vascular procedures	636
X-rays	377

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James W. Lin, MD treated as a nephrologist in Greensboro, NC during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, vascular procedures and dialysis access procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James W. Lin, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	259
catheterization	45
device removal	23
dialysis	177
dialysis access procedures	300
doctor visit	11
hemofiltration	27
hospital care	660
inpatient care	660
minimally invasive procedures	38
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	38
vascular procedures	388
X-rays	262

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Lin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	369
Female	357

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	287
Black	401
Hispanic	23
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	225
From 75 to 84	183
85 and over	55
Less than 65	263

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Lin, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	3
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	58
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	67
Dementia	19
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James W. Lin, MD treated as a nephrologist in Greensboro, NC during 2014 were vascular procedures, dialysis access procedures, X-rays and angioplasty.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James W. Lin, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	323
catheterization	29
device removal	37
dialysis	23
dialysis access procedures	444
hospital care	105
inpatient care	105
minimally invasive procedures	112
stent placement (stenting)	32
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	80
vascular procedures	632
X-rays	364

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Lin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	230
Female	189

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	112
Black	288
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	101
From 75 to 84	67
85 and over	15
Less than 65	236

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Lin, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	66
Dementia	11
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James W. Lin, MD treated as a nephrologist in Greensboro, NC during 2015 were vascular procedures, dialysis access procedures, X-rays and angioplasty.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James W. Lin, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	393
catheterization	29
device removal	59
dialysis access procedures	584
minimally invasive procedures	169
stent placement (stenting)	60
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	109
vascular procedures	877
X-rays	475

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Lin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	420
Female	312

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	188
Black	502
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	178
From 75 to 84	116
85 and over	26
Less than 65	412

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Lin, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	68
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James W. Lin, MD treated as a nephrologist in Greensboro, NC during 2016 were vascular procedures, dialysis access procedures, X-rays and angioplasty.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James W. Lin, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	362
catheterization	72
device removal	61
dialysis	32
dialysis access procedures	543
hospital care	81
inpatient care	81
minimally invasive procedures	149
stent placement (stenting)	57
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	92
vascular procedures	828
X-rays	451

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Lin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	213
Female	167

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	96
Black	264
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	83
From 75 to 84	58
85 and over	18
Less than 65	221

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Lin, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	67
Dementia	14
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James W. Lin, MD treated as a nephrologist in Greensboro, NC during 2017 were device removal, catheterization, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James W. Lin, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	53
device removal	58
hospital care	14
inpatient care	14

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Lin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	223
Female	185

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	114
Black	271
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	102
From 75 to 84	54
85 and over	22
Less than 65	230

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Lin, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	3
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	60
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	69
Dementia	15
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James W. Lin, MD treated as a nephrologist in Greensboro, NC during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, device removal and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James W. Lin, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	45
device removal	74
dialysis	23
hospital care	82
inpatient care	82

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Lin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	230
Female	200

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	95
Black	314
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	90
From 75 to 84	48
85 and over	20
Less than 65	272

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Lin, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	3
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	60
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	71
Dementia	15
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James W. Lin, MD treated as a nephrologist in Greensboro, NC during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, device removal and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James W. Lin, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	41
device removal	69
dialysis	16
hospital care	100
inpatient care	100

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Lin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	265
Female	215

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	121
Black	324
Hispanic	0
Asian	14
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	107
From 75 to 84	61
85 and over	18
Less than 65	294

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Lin, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	2
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	61
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	67
Dementia	14
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James W. Lin, MD treated as a nephrologist in Greensboro, NC during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, catheterization and device removal.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James W. Lin, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	64
device removal	58
dialysis	33
hospital care	237
inpatient care	237

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Lin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	242
Female	195

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	121
Black	283
Hispanic	0
Asian	13
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	94
From 75 to 84	70
85 and over	11
Less than 65	262

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Lin, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	65
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	68
Dementia	15
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James W. Lin, MD treated as a nephrologist in Greensboro, NC during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, device removal and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James W. Lin, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	41
device removal	56
dialysis	29
hospital care	220
inpatient care	220

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Lin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	190
Female	157

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	111
Black	204
Hispanic	0
Asian	11
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	98
From 75 to 84	62
85 and over	16
Less than 65	171

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Lin, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	66
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	68
Dementia	20
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James W. Lin, MD treated as a nephrologist in Greensboro, NC during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and device removal.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James W. Lin, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	34
device removal	37
dialysis	44
hospital care	264
inpatient care	264

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Lin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	161
Female	125

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	96
Black	165
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	106
From 75 to 84	44
85 and over	18
Less than 65	118

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Lin, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	62
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	71
Dementia	11
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James W. Lin, MD treated as a nephrologist in Greensboro, NC during 2023 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James W. Lin, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	33
device removal	31
dialysis	50
hospital care	272
inpatient care	272

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Lin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	133
Female	107

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	72
Black	140
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	55
From 75 to 84	43
85 and over	18
Less than 65	124

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Lin, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	24
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	61
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	71
Dementia	15
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James W. Lin, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James W. Lin, MD treated as a nephrologist in Greensboro, NC were vascular procedures, dialysis access procedures, X-rays and angioplasty.

angioplasty	342
catheterization	45
device removal	49
dialysis	65
dialysis access procedures	468
doctor visit	11
hemofiltration	42
hospital care	244
inpatient care	244
minimally invasive procedures	106
stent placement (stenting)	49
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	76
vascular procedures	672
X-rays	385

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Lin, MD.

**Gender**
Female	184
Male	223

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	263
Asian / Pacific Islander	3
Non-Hispanic White	117
Hispanic	1
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	1

**Age**
85 and over	19
75 to 84	67
Less than 65	216
65 to 74	103

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Lin, MD From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. James W. Lin, MD treated were chronic kidney disease, hypertension, diabetes and high cholesterol.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	2
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	62
Atrial Fibrillation	16
Dementia	13
Cancer	9

Education & Training

Dr. James W. Lin, MD graduated from SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine. He completed residency at University of Southern California (USC) Affiliated Hospitals. He has a state license in North Carolina.

Medical School: SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine

Residency: University of Southern California (USC) Affiliated Hospitals

Licensed In: North Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. James W. Lin, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Cone Health

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic, Inc.	$1,246 Ellipsys $996	Accurian $194	ELLIPSYS VASCULAR ACCESS SYSTEM $32	ADAPTIX INTERBODY SYSTEM WITH TITAN NANOLOCK SURFACE TECHNOLOGY $13	Chameleon $10
The Spectranetics Corporation	$959 TURBOELITE $786	CVX-300CVX-300P $173
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.	$707 ACUSEAL Vascular Graft $182	VIABAHN Endoprosthesis with PRO $177	VIABAHN Endoprosthesis with Heparin Bioactive Surface $163	VIABAHN Endoprosthesis with Hep $145	GORE VIABAHN Endoprosthesis with Heparin $32	Other $8
Boston Scientific Corporation	$278 Metallic Stents $92	Angiojet ZelanteDVT Thrombectomy Catheter $76	ANGIOPLASTY $28	GENERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTION $23	GENERAL ULTRASOUND $22	Other $36
Abbott Laboratories	$160 Vascular $160
Other	$1,000 ACTHAR $168	Vascular Surgery $157	PROCOL $130	ANASTOCLIP $102	JYNARQUE $56	Other $388

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$2,661
Travel and Lodging	$935
Education	$753

Biography

Dr. James Lin's medical specialty is adult nephrology. He attended medical school at SUNY Upstate Medical University.

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Lin, MD in 2023

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Lin, MD From 2012 - 2023

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