Christopher Linke, PA-C, ATC
Physician Assistant · Grand Island, NE
Christopher Linke, PA-C, ATC is a physician assistant with a practice address in Grand Island, Nebraska, and NPI 1639571656, issued on Sep 22, 2014. Check the license (Nebraska 2083, as entered in NPPES) with the Nebraska board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Linke
- Credential
- PA-C, ATC
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License numbers
- 2083 NE
684 NE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2116 W Faidley Ave, Grand Island, NE 68803
- Phone
- (308) 398-5560
- Enumerated
- Sep 22, 2014
- Record last updated
- Apr 16, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (308) 398-5306
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170207002976); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher Linke in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Nebraska board licenses this profession
Search for license 2083Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
32% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
561 Medicare Part D claims for 229 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 24% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Ketoconazole92 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide51 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate42 claims
- Dupixent Pen35 claims
- Mupirocin27 claims
- Fluorouracil22 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): 100 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,676.24
97 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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
- Grand Island Dermatology PCGrand Island, NE
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Linke among 1,352 physician assistant records in Nebraska
Christopher Linke, PA-C, ATC is one of 1,352 physician assistant records with a practice address in Nebraska. 82% 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 44% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 44% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2017 among the 971 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Nebraska practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
30 physician assistant records list a practice address in Grand Island
They are 30 of the 2,378 NPPES records with a practice address in Grand Island, and 1,352 physician assistant records in Nebraska.
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Common questions
What is Christopher Linke, PA-C, ATC's NPI number?
Christopher Linke, PA-C, ATC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639571656, issued on Sep 22, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Linke, PA-C, ATC located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2116 W Faidley Ave, Grand Island, NE, 68803. Phone: (308) 398-5560. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Linke, PA-C, ATC's license?
NPPES lists Nebraska license number 2083, as entered by the provider. Search the Nebraska board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Christopher Linke, PA-C, ATC prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Linke, PA-C, ATC had 561 Medicare Part D claims for 229 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher Linke, PA-C, ATC's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.
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.