NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Carol Shands Link, MSPT

Physical Therapist · Butte, MT

Carol Shands Link, MSPT is a physical therapist with a practice address in Butte, Montana, and NPI 1962531772, issued on Mar 5, 2007. Check the license (Montana 802, as entered in NPPES) with the Montana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1962531772
Name
Carol Shands Link
Credential
MSPT
Primary taxonomy
Physical Therapist 225100000X
License number
802 MT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
134 South Main, Butte, MT 59701
Phone
(406) 310-0296
Enumerated
Mar 5, 2007
Record last updated
Jun 1, 2026
Fax
(406) 782-4956
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20110405000620); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 1987
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Montana board licenses this profession
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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Health Link Physical TherapyButte, MT

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Carol Shands Link among 1,429 physical therapist records in Montana

Carol Shands Link, MSPT is one of 1,429 physical therapist records with a practice address in Montana. 38% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 18% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 18% of these records are older, 70% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 38% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 42% of these records are
  • Graduated1987 · median 2015 among the 605 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 225100000X and a Montana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

35 physical therapist records list a practice address in Butte

They are 35 of the 744 NPPES records with a practice address in Butte, and 1,429 physical therapist records in Montana.

The 8 physical therapist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Cathy Addington, LPTButte, MT 597011396786539
  2. Kathryn Bahr, PTButte, MT 597011912139023
  3. Tori Bushman, MS, PTButte, MT 597011992944375
  4. Beverley Gransbery, MS, PTButte, MT 597011629045547
  5. Michael Hamblock, P.T.Butte, MT 597011114089059
  6. Jacqueline McAdamButte, MT 597011871690834
  7. Lynn PriceButte, MT 597011730499856
  8. Melanie Rosa, PTButte, MT 597011487621397

Common questions

What is Carol Shands Link, MSPT's NPI number?

Carol Shands Link, MSPT's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962531772, issued on Mar 5, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Carol Shands Link, MSPT located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 134 South Main, Butte, MT, 59701. Phone: (406) 310-0296. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Carol Shands Link, MSPT's license?

NPPES lists Montana license number 802, as entered by the provider. Search the Montana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.