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Dr. Shih-Li Bruce Lin, MD

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(196 Ratings)

Specializes in: Medical Oncology, Adult Oncology and Adult Hematology

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (2004)

Professional interests include: stomach cancer, pancreatic cancer, esophageal cancer, and more.

1100 Ninth Avenue Buck Pavilion, Level 2
Seattle, WA 98101

(206) 223-6193

Dr. Shih-Li Bruce Lin, MD is a medical oncologist in Seattle, WA specializing in medical oncology, adult oncology and adult hematology. He graduated from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in 2004 and has 22 years of experience. Dr. Shih-Li Bruce Lin, MD is affiliated with Virginia Mason Franciscan Health.

Office Locations

1100 Ninth Avenue Buck Pavilion, Level 2
Seattle, WA 98101

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Shih-Li Bruce Lin, MD in 2023

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

Top 25%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

In 2012, Dr. Shih-Li Bruce Lin, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Washington.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Shih-Li Bruce Lin, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Seattle, WA during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shih-Li Bruce Lin, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	88
doctor visit	670
hospital care	211
inpatient care	211

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Shih-Li Bruce Lin, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Seattle, WA during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, blood draw and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shih-Li Bruce Lin, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	208
doctor visit	934
hospital care	278
inpatient care	278
lab tests	106

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shih-Li Bruce Lin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	141
Female	111

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	208
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	25
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	125
From 75 to 84	81
85 and over	28
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shih-Li Bruce Lin, MD in 2013

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	35
Dementia	5
Cancer	40

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Shih-Li Bruce Lin, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Seattle, WA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, blood draw and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shih-Li Bruce Lin, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	213
doctor visit	815
hospital care	228
inpatient care	228
lab tests	137

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shih-Li Bruce Lin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	152
Female	124

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	220
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	34
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	132
From 75 to 84	92
85 and over	30
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shih-Li Bruce Lin, MD in 2014

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	36
Dementia	6
Cancer	33

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Shih-Li Bruce Lin, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Seattle, WA during 2015 were blood draw, lab tests, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shih-Li Bruce Lin, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	213
doctor visit	856
hospital care	133
inpatient care	133
lab tests	194

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shih-Li Bruce Lin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	344
Female	284

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	514
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	54
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	276
From 75 to 84	210
85 and over	92
Less than 65	50

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shih-Li Bruce Lin, MD in 2015

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	35
Dementia	8
Cancer	36

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Shih-Li Bruce Lin, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Seattle, WA during 2016 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shih-Li Bruce Lin, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	154
doctor visit	1169
hospital care	183
inpatient care	183
lab tests	203

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shih-Li Bruce Lin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	214
Female	200

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	334
Black	0
Hispanic	11
Asian	38
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	198
From 75 to 84	131
85 and over	47
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shih-Li Bruce Lin, MD in 2016

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	27
Dementia	8
Cancer	36

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Shih-Li Bruce Lin, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Seattle, WA during 2017 were blood draw, hospital care, inpatient care and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shih-Li Bruce Lin, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	211
doctor visit	1210
hospital care	203
inpatient care	203
lab tests	196

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shih-Li Bruce Lin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	192
Female	184

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	309
Black	0
Hispanic	11
Asian	27
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	156
From 75 to 84	130
85 and over	51
Less than 65	39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shih-Li Bruce Lin, MD in 2017

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	34
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	31
Dementia	8
Cancer	35

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Shih-Li Bruce Lin, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Seattle, WA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, blood draw and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shih-Li Bruce Lin, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	191
doctor visit	1191
hospital care	305
inpatient care	305
lab tests	188

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shih-Li Bruce Lin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	190
Female	157

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	277
Black	13
Hispanic	0
Asian	25
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	157
From 75 to 84	121
85 and over	43
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shih-Li Bruce Lin, MD in 2018

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	27
Dementia	11
Cancer	36

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Shih-Li Bruce Lin, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Seattle, WA during 2019 were blood draw, lab tests, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shih-Li Bruce Lin, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	248
doctor visit	1258
hospital care	218
inpatient care	218
lab tests	222

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shih-Li Bruce Lin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	190
Female	161

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	276
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	33
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	165
From 75 to 84	112
85 and over	38
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shih-Li Bruce Lin, MD in 2019

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	30
Dementia	12
Cancer	32

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Shih-Li Bruce Lin, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Seattle, WA during 2020 were blood draw, hospital care, inpatient care and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shih-Li Bruce Lin, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	259
doctor visit	1138
hospital care	142
inpatient care	142
lab tests	107

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shih-Li Bruce Lin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	155
Female	134

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	227
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	28
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	140
From 75 to 84	100
85 and over	27
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shih-Li Bruce Lin, MD in 2020

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	29
Dementia	11
Cancer	32

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Shih-Li Bruce Lin, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Seattle, WA during 2021 were blood draw, hospital care, inpatient care and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shih-Li Bruce Lin, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	284
doctor visit	1194
hospital care	144
inpatient care	144
lab tests	70

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shih-Li Bruce Lin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	177
Female	160

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	276
Black	14
Hispanic	0
Asian	22
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	161
From 75 to 84	116
85 and over	38
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shih-Li Bruce Lin, MD in 2021

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	28
Dementia	11
Cancer	42

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Shih-Li Bruce Lin, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Seattle, WA during 2022 were blood draw, hospital care, inpatient care and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shih-Li Bruce Lin, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	240
doctor visit	1043
hospital care	120
inpatient care	120
lab tests	62

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shih-Li Bruce Lin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	177
Female	133

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	256
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	20
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	147
From 75 to 84	115
85 and over	28
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shih-Li Bruce Lin, MD in 2022

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	16
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	29
Dementia	7
Cancer	48

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shih-Li Bruce Lin, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Shih-Li Bruce Lin, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Seattle, WA were blood draw, hospital care, inpatient care and lab tests.

blood draw	209
doctor visit	1043
hospital care	196
inpatient care	196
lab tests	148

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shih-Li Bruce Lin, MD.

**Gender**
Female	149
Male	175

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	2
Asian / Pacific Islander	27
Non-Hispanic White	263
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	2
Other	9

**Age**
85 and over	38
75 to 84	109
Less than 65	26
65 to 74	150

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shih-Li Bruce Lin, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Shih-Li Bruce Lin, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, cancer and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	27
Atrial Fibrillation	13
Dementia	7
Cancer	33

Education & Training

Dr. Shih-Li Bruce Lin, MD graduated from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in 2004. He completed residency at University of Southern California (USC) Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, Subspecialty in Hematology and Oncology and has a state license in California.

Medical School: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (2004)

Residency: University of Southern California (USC) Affiliated Hospitals (2007)

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Subspecialty in Hematology and Oncology

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Shih-Li Bruce Lin, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Shih-Li Bruce Lin, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.91 out of 5 stars based on 196 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Shih-Li Bruce Lin, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Seattle, WA.

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Reviews From Around The Web

Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-02-26

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Dr Lin is a thoughtful, knowledgeable and caring provider. Thanks to his care over the past 8 years, am managing my auto immune conditions.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-11-29

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Dr Lin is outstanding in every one of above questions.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2026-02-04

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Doc & attending staff was very courteous

Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-11-02

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Great care here

General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Exelixis Inc.	$8,427 Cabometyx $8,427
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$8,057 Nexavar $7,157	Stivarga $900
ARRAY BIOPHARMA INC	$2,400 Braftovi $2,400
Seagen Inc.	$1,225 TUKYSA $1,225
Sirtex Medical Inc	$338 SIR-Spheres microspheres $338
Other	$658 THERASPHERE - BIO $137	Abraxane $73	KEYTRUDA $46	$402

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$8,125
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$6,045
Travel and Lodging	$2,918
Honoraria	$2,400
Food and Beverage	$1,617

Research Payments

Dr. Shih-Li Bruce Lin, MD has received 507 research payments totaling $2,785,552.

Biography

Dr. Shih-Li Lin works as an adult hematology, adult oncology, and medical oncology. He is rated 5.0 stars (out of 5) by his patients. These areas are among his clinical interests: esophageal cancer, rectal cancer, and anal cancer. After completing medical school at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Dr. Lin performed his residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of Southern California (USC). His hospital/clinic affiliations include Virginia Mason and Virginia Mason Franciscan Health. According to Doctor.com, new patients are welcome to contact Dr. Lin's office in SEATTLE, WA.