NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Chad E. Link, M.D.

Hospitalist Physician · Evansville, IN

Chad E. Link, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Evansville, Indiana, and NPI 1609038868, issued on Jun 30, 2008. Check the license (Indiana 01069268A, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1609038868
Name
Chad E. Link
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
01069268A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
600 Mary St, Evansville, IN 47710
Phone
(812) 450-7338
Enumerated
Jun 30, 2008
Record last updated
May 27, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(812) 450-2193
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20110729000015); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Southern Illinois University School Of Medicine, 2008
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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Also registered at 600 Mary St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Phillip Adams, MDHospitalist Physician1376982371
  2. Michael Albring, D.O.Hospitalist Physician1225424203
  3. Kari Arnold, NPNurse Practitioner1952729352
  4. Avi Arora, MDHospitalist Physician1760809198
  5. Quinn Bailey, OTOccupational Therapist1891674842
  6. Vibhav Bansal, MDVascular Neurology Physician1730337569

Verify Chad E. Link in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Licensing Board of Indiana
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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60% more Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

834 Medicare Part D claims for 204 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 29 claims were for opioids.

  1. Chad Link834
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium65 claims
  2. Carvedilol42 claims
  3. Metoprolol Succinate41 claims
  4. Spironolactone39 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate36 claims
  6. Lisinopril32 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 79.5 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score78.2
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%50.9
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $142.09

7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Chad Link$142.09
  2. Specialty average$494.84

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Deaconess Hospital, Inc.Newburgh, IN

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

Chad E. Link among 453 hospitalist physician records in Indiana

Chad E. Link, M.D. is one of 453 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Indiana. 89% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 33% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 33% of these records are older, 60% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • Graduated2008 · median 2008 among the 379 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2011 · 31% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

56 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Evansville

They are 56 of the 4,352 NPPES records with a practice address in Evansville, and 453 hospitalist physician records in Indiana.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Herman Blanton, M.D.Evansville, IN 477101255391413
  2. Kurt Bottles, MDEvansville, IN 477101942376116
  3. Elvira Cane, MDEvansville, IN 477101497069926
  4. Jamie Davison, M.D.Evansville, IN 477101235391491
  5. Emanuela Didita, M.D.Evansville, IN 477101174752109
  6. Deepa Ghanta, MDEvansville, IN 477101588875231
  7. Rachel Lackey, M.D.Evansville, IN 477101265683635
  8. John Meunier, M.D.Evansville, IN 477101831391176

Common questions

What is Chad E. Link, M.D.'s NPI number?

Chad E. Link, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609038868, issued on Jun 30, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Chad E. Link, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 600 Mary St, Evansville, IN, 47710. Phone: (812) 450-7338. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Chad E. Link, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Indiana license number 01069268A, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana at https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/physicians-home/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Chad E. Link, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Chad E. Link, M.D. had 834 Medicare Part D claims for 204 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Chad E. Link, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.

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