NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Chance Reed Linkous, APN-BC

Family Nurse Practitioner · Newport, TN

Chance Reed Linkous, APN-BC is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Newport, Tennessee, and NPI 1285034298, issued on Aug 27, 2014. Check the license (Tennessee 19031, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1285034298
Name
Chance Reed Linkous
Credential
APN-BC
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
19031 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
435 2ND St, Newport, TN 37821
Phone
(423) 625-4511
Enumerated
Aug 27, 2014
Record last updated
Jun 25, 2025
Fax
(423) 613-1308
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20141104000793); accepts Medicare assignment
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 435 2ND St

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

  1. Theresa Adkins, NPNurse Practitioner1538406517
  2. Regina ByrdFamily Nurse Practitioner1750766127
  3. Kathy Carroll, RPHPharmacist1922525609
  4. Beth Dalton, APRN,BCNurse Practitioner1861542144
  5. Janette Dalton, FNPNurse Practitioner1225075401
  6. Bojidar Dolaptchiev, M.D.Adult Medicine Physician1184782740

Verify Chance Reed Linkous in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
    Search for license 19031    Check the board
  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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51% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

644 Medicare Part D claims for 312 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 32 claims were for opioids.

  1. Chance Linkous644
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisone52 claims
  2. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass44 claims
  3. Doxycycline Hyclate40 claims
  4. Cefdinir35 claims
  5. Cephalexin23 claims
  6. Naproxen22 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $68.79

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Chance Linkous$68.79
  2. Specialty average$650.95

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

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Rural Medical Services, Inc.Newport, TN
  2. Southeastern Emergency Physicians LLCJefferson City, TN

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

Chance Reed Linkous among 9,060 family nurse practitioner records in Tennessee

Chance Reed Linkous, APN-BC is one of 9,060 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Tennessee. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 33% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 33% of these records are older, 61% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 2017 among the 5,523 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

33 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Newport

They are 33 of the 320 NPPES records with a practice address in Newport, and 9,060 family nurse practitioner records in Tennessee.

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The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kristi Bradshaw, FNPNewport, TN 378211861833436
  2. Vicki Carter, APRN, MSN, CDENewport, TN 378211467459990
  3. Marta Cogburn, FNP-BCNewport, TN 378211295973014
  4. Jamie Ford, FNPNewport, TN 378211861773582
  5. Charlene Frazier, APN FNPNewport, TN 378211164411831
  6. Lindsay Henderson, NPNewport, TN 378211033441233
  7. Chasity HensleyNewport, TN 378211083025118
  8. Sarah Honaker, FNPNewport, TN 378211053631713

Common questions

What is Chance Reed Linkous, APN-BC's NPI number?

Chance Reed Linkous, APN-BC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285034298, issued on Aug 27, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Chance Reed Linkous, APN-BC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 435 2ND St, Newport, TN, 37821. Phone: (423) 625-4511. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Chance Reed Linkous, APN-BC's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 19031, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Chance Reed Linkous, APN-BC prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Chance Reed Linkous, APN-BC had 644 Medicare Part D claims for 312 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.