Tanfen Lin, OD - Medicare Optometrist in Richmond, CA

Tanfen Lin, OD is a medicare enrolled "Optometrist" provider in Richmond, California. Her current practice location is 901 Nevin Ave, Bldg C 2nd Floor, Richmond, California. You can reach out to her office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (510) 307-1776.

Tanfen Lin is licensed to practice in California (license number 9987T) and she also participates in the medicare program. She does not accept medicare assignments directly but she may accept medicare through third-party (refer to Reassignment section below) and may also prescribe medicare part D drugs. Her NPI Number is 1457426462.

Contact Information

Tanfen Lin, OD
901 Nevin Ave, Bldg C 2nd Floor,
Richmond, CA 94801-3143
(510) 307-1776
Not Available

Map and Direction




Healthcare Provider's Profile

Full NameTanfen Lin
GenderFemale
SpecialityOptometrist
Location901 Nevin Ave, Richmond, California
Accepts Medicare AssignmentsMedicare enrolled and may accept medicare through third-party reassignment. May prescribe medicare part D drugs.
  NPI Data:
  • NPI Number: 1457426462
  • Provider Enumeration Date: 11/22/2006
  • Last Update Date: 01/03/2022
  Medicare PECOS Information:
  • PECOS PAC ID: 9335399955
  • Enrollment ID: I20121017000209

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Tanfen Lin such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
1457426462NPI-NPPES

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

TaxonomyTypeLicense (State)Status
152W00000XOptometrist 9987T (California)Primary

Medicare Reassignments

Some practitioners may not bill the customers directly but medicare billing happens through clinics / group practice / hospitals where the provider works. Medicare reassignment of benefits is a mechanism by which practitioners allow third parties to bill and receive payment for medicare services performed by them. Tanfen Lin allows following entities to bill medicare on her behalf.
Provider NamePermanente Medical Group Inc
Provider TypePart B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Provider IdentifiersNPI Number: 1073606299
PECOS PAC ID: 8921910225
Enrollment ID: O20031104000710

Medicare Part D Prescriber Enrollment

Any physician or other eligible professional who prescribes Part D drugs must either enroll in the Medicare program or opt out in order to prescribe drugs to their patients with Part D prescription drug benefit plans. Tanfen Lin is enrolled with medicare and thus, if eligible, can prescribe medicare part D drugs to patients with medicare part D benefits.

Mailing Address and Practice Location

Mailing AddressPractice Location Address
Tanfen Lin, OD
901 Nevin Ave, Bldg C, 2nd Floor,
Richmond, CA 94801-3143

Ph: (510) 307-1776
Tanfen Lin, OD
901 Nevin Ave, Bldg C 2nd Floor,
Richmond, CA 94801-3143

Ph: (510) 307-1776

Reviews and Comments


Optometrist in Richmond, CA

The Permanente Medical Group
Optometrist
Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare
Practice Location: 901 Nevin Ave, Richmond, CA 94801
Phone: 510-307-1500    
Antonio Moran, O.D.
Optometrist
Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 1212 Hilltop Mall Rd, Ste D-112, Richmond, CA 94806
Phone: 510-223-9770    Fax: 510-223-9774
Dr. Paula Caroline Asmus, OD
Optometrist
Medicare: May Accept Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 110 Washington Ave, Richmond, CA 94801
Phone: 510-235-5228    Fax: 510-235-1847
Dr. Ian Robert Nossoff, O.D.
Optometrist
Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare
Practice Location: 4801 Central Ave, Richmond, CA 94804
Phone: 510-559-9926    Fax: 510-559-9926
Dr. Anousheh Mortazavi, OD
Optometrist
Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare
Practice Location: 2300 Hilltop Mall Rd, Richmond, CA 94806
Phone: 510-222-3809    Fax: 413-581-7905
Dr. Evan Shiu,
Optometrist
Medicare: Medicare Enrolled
Practice Location: 901 Nevin Ave, Richmond, CA 94801
Phone: 510-307-2000    

Medicare Program: Medicare is a federal government program which provides health insurance to people who are 65 or older. This program also covers certain younger people with disabilities (who receive Social Security Disability Insurance - SSDI), and people with End-Stage Renal Disease (permanent kidney failure requiring dialysis or a transplant, sometimes called ESRD.

Medicare Assignment: Assignment means that your doctor, provider, or supplier agrees (or is required by law) to accept the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services. Most doctors, providers, and suppliers accept assignment, but you should always check to make sure. Participating providers have signed an agreement to accept assignment for all Medicare-covered services.

NPI Number: The National Provider Identifier (NPI) is a unique identification number for covered health care providers. The NPI must be used in lieu of legacy provider identifiers in the HIPAA standards transactions. Covered health care providers and all health plans and health care clearinghouses must use the NPIs in the administrative and financial transactions adopted under HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act).

Our Data: Information on www.medicarelist.com is built using data sources published by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) under Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The information disclosed on the NPI Registry are FOIA-disclosable and are required to be disclosed under the FOIA and the eFOIA amendments to the FOIA. There is no way to 'opt out' or 'suppress' the NPPES record data for health care providers with active NPIs.