Christopher Blair Link, M.D.
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician · Pittsburgh, PA
Christopher Blair Link, M.D. is an advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1336467182, issued on May 4, 2010. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD458956, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Blair Link
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician 207RA0001X
- License numbers
- MD458956 PA
MD21731 ME
29737 WV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 320 E North Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15212
- Phone
- (412) 359-6550
- Enumerated
- May 4, 2010
- Record last updated
- Oct 30, 2023
- Fax
- (412) 359-6494
- Medicaid ID
- 103633056 PA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170918003121); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Miami, Lm Miller School Of Medicine, 2010
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher Blair Link in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD458956Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
44% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician in 2024
1,102 Medicare Part D claims for 285 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,965 among the 1,124 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 22% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Jardiance111 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate100 claims
- Spironolactone81 claims
- Torsemide69 claims
- Furosemide67 claims
- Entresto60 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 90.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $272.34
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 1,027 providers of this specialty with any payment received $10,265.85 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- MainehealthLewiston, ME
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Blair Link among 98 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records in Pennsylvania
Christopher Blair Link, M.D. is one of 98 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 96% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 49% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 49% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 96% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 93% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2008 among the 91 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RA0001X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 98 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records in Pennsylvania.
All 98 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Pittsburgh → Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician nationwide →
The 8 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Craig Alpert, MDPittsburgh, PA 152121811215577
- Azam Hadi, MDPittsburgh, PA 152121316053267
- Matthew Lander, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152121003134719
- Anantha Madgula, M.B.B.S.Pittsburgh, PA 152121336637057
- Srinivas Murali, MDPittsburgh, PA 152121316921877
- Andrew Pogozelski, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152121215199898
- Amresh Raina, MDPittsburgh, PA 152121447450705
- Sideris Facaros, MDPittsburgh, PA 152131245692458
Common questions
What is Christopher Blair Link, M.D.'s NPI number?
Christopher Blair Link, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336467182, issued on May 4, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Blair Link, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 320 E North Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, 15212. Phone: (412) 359-6550. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Blair Link, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD458956, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher Blair Link, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Blair Link, M.D. had 1,102 Medicare Part D claims for 285 beneficiaries; the average among advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician prescribers was 1,965. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher Blair Link, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.1 of 100. 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.
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.