NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Dermatology Physician NPI 1396714994 M.D.
Verify on CMS → Allison Linquist, M.D.
Dermatology Physician in Pasadena, Maryland.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 15,011 in Dermatology Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
Federal data, no proprietary rating.
We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
1K
Medicare Part D claims · 466 beneficiaries · Dermatology Physician avg: 799
Generic prescribing
91%
generic claims · 9% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
0/100
▼ 84 pts below national avg 83.5 · Penalty band
Industry payments
$463.95
15 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2024
What the federal data shows
Allison Linquist, M.D. reported a CMS MIPS final score of 0/100 - below the 83.5 national average - and filed 1,452 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.
- 0/100
- MIPS score · -83 vs avg
- 1K
- Part D claims, 2024
- 91%
- generic prescribing
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Allison Linquist, M.D.
Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1396714994), first enumerated 03/16/2006.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 1,452 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
CMS quality reporting (MIPS)
Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 0/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program
- Reported
Board certification signal
Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$463.95 in reported industry payments (15 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- Not in federal data
Individual sanction lookup
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Source: State medical board / FSMB
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CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1396714994 · Dermatology Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-MID · MIPS-LOW · RX-MID · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-FINISH
- NPI-10 1396714994
- ENUM-LEGACY 2006
- TAX-MID 15K Dermatology Physician
- MIPS-LOW 0/100
- RX-MID 1,452
- BOOK-THIN 332 in Maryland
- PHOTO-FINISH Joseph Backe, MD · ±0.0
MIPS final-score neighbourhood
Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity
- Linquist · this … 0
Linquist · this provider
0 MIPS pts
- Mathew Cannava, … 0
Mathew Cannava, M.D.
0 MIPS pts
- Joseph Backe, MD… 0
Joseph Backe, MD
0 MIPS pts
- Bente Berman, M.… 0
Bente Berman, M.D.
0 MIPS pts
- Alison Boudreaux… 0
Alison Boudreaux, M.D.
0 MIPS pts
What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).
Allison Linquist, M.D.'s MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.
0 ≥ 0th percentile 0% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
Where Allison Linquist, M.D. sits
This provider among dermatology physician peers
Across the 5,700 dermatology physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Allison Linquist, M.D. writes more Part D claims than 86% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 0% - placing this provider in the high-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Each dot is one dermatology physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Allison Linquist, M.D.. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Allison Linquist, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Allison Linquist, M.D.?
Below national averagePrimary specialty
Dermatology Physician
Medicare Part D claims
1,452 82% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
0/100 83.5 pts vs avg
Specialty distribution in Maryland
How Dermatology Physician compares to other specialties among Maryland providers
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
Allison Linquist, M.D.'s 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Dermatology Physician national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 0/100
- vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1396714994 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Dermatology Physician |
| Credentials | M.D. |
| Gender | Female |
| NPI Issued | 03/16/2006 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
0
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
0
Quality
Reporting: Individual
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Allison Linquist, M.D. bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Allison Linquist, MD, PC
Elkridge, MD
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Allison Linquist, M.D.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$464
Largest payer
REVANCE THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Generic-heavy
Allison Linquist, M.D. - brand share 9.0%
Dermatology Physician average
9% brand-name claims vs 91% generic, on 1,452 2024 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
1,452
Total Claims
$269K
Total Drug Cost
466
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 1,978.3
- Total Day Supply
- 53,836
- Brand vs Generic
- 9% brand / 91% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $195K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $74K
- Antibiotic Claims
- 88
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 74.2 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 0.86
- Gender Split
- 65% female / 35% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 11, 65-74: 235, 75-84: 188, 85+: 32
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Allison Linquist, M.D. prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Triamcinolone Acet…
Triamcinolone Acetonide
218 claims
- Ketoconazole
Ketoconazole
132 claims
- Mupirocin
Mupirocin
107 claims
- Minoxidil 82
Minoxidil
82 claims
- Azelaic Acid 64
Azelaic Acid
64 claims
- Fluorouracil 57
Fluorouracil
57 claims
- Valacyclovir 50
Valacyclovir
50 claims
- Azelastine Hcl 39
Azelastine Hcl
39 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Triamcinolone Acetonide | 218 |
| Ketoconazole | 132 |
| Mupirocin | 107 |
| Minoxidil | 82 |
| Azelaic Acid | 64 |
| Fluorouracil | 57 |
| Valacyclovir Valacyclovir Hcl | 50 |
| Azelastine Hcl | 39 |
| Clindamycin Phosphate | 38 |
| Tazarotene | 38 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Dermatology Physician Overview
How Allison Linquist, M.D. fits within the Dermatology Physician landscape nationally.
15,011
Dermatology Physician Providers in US
53
States with Dermatology Physician
799
Avg Claims per Provider
Allison Linquist, M.D.'s 1,452 claims are above the specialty average of 799.
Nationwide Dermatology Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Linquist, both outside Maryland so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar MIPS final score
Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (0 here).
Same NPPES enumeration year (2006)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Dermatology Physician Providers in Maryland
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Maryland, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Linquist.
One of 332 Dermatology Physician providers enrolled in Maryland, 5 are shown here.
Dr. Damien Abreu
MD, PHD
Silver Spring, MD
Dr. Melanie Adams
MD
Columbia, MD
Dr. Crystal Aguh
M.D.
Baltimore, MD
Adnan Ahmed
Hunt Valley, MD
Dr. Danso Ako-Adjei
MD
Gaithersburg, MD
Compare Dermatology Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Allison Linquist, M.D.'s specialty? ▼
Allison Linquist, M.D. specializes in Dermatology Physician and practices in Pasadena, Maryland. Credentials: M.D..
How much does Allison Linquist, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Allison Linquist, M.D. wrote 1,452 Medicare Part D claims totaling $269K in drug costs for 466 beneficiaries.
What is Allison Linquist, M.D.'s Medicare quality score? ▼
Allison Linquist, M.D. has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 0/100 (Quality: 0). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Allison Linquist, M.D. located? ▼
Allison Linquist, M.D. is located at 8028 RITCHIE HWY, Pasadena, MD, 21122. Phone: (410) 766-0111.
What is Allison Linquist, M.D.'s NPI number? ▼
Allison Linquist, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396714994, issued on 03/16/2006.
Does Allison Linquist, M.D. prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Allison Linquist, M.D.'s prescribing is 9% brand-name and 91% generic drugs by claim count, with $195K in brand drug costs.
How many Dermatology Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 15,011 Dermatology Physician providers across 53 states in the US. The average Dermatology Physician provider writes 799 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Allison Linquist, M.D. prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Allison Linquist, M.D.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Triamcinolone Acetonide, Ketoconazole, Mupirocin. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Allison Linquist, M.D. accept Medicare? ▼
Allison Linquist, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 1,452 Part D claims and 466 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Allison Linquist, M.D.'s credentials? ▼
Allison Linquist, M.D.'s NPI is 1396714994 with credentials M.D.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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