Helen R. Link, APNP
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Rockford, IL
Helen R. Link, APNP is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Rockford, Illinois, and NPI 1447226857, issued on Feb 24, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 277000032, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Helen R. Link
- Credential
- APNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
- License numbers
- 277000032 IL
441-033 WI
441-33 WI
98740-030 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4320 Spring Creek RD Ste 13, Rockford, IL 61107
- Phone
- (815) 988-0779
- Enumerated
- Feb 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 2, 2024
- Medicaid ID
- 39405900 WI
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101012001082); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Wisconsin School Of Medicine, 1991
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Helen R. Link in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
Search for license 277000032Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
26% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024
1,144 Medicare Part D claims for 92 beneficiaries, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Quetiapine Fumarate173 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate69 claims
- Sertraline Hcl68 claims
- Buspirone Hcl62 claims
- Lamotrigine61 claims
- Ziprasidone Hcl53 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): 73.1 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: $568.21
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 23,362 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,027.77 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
- Genesis Counseling Services Ltd.Janesville, WI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Helen R. Link among 1,530 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Illinois
Helen R. Link, APNP is one of 1,530 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Illinois. 68% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than under 1% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · under 1% of these records are older, 97% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 68% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2021 among the 917 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 17% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP0808X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner providers in Illinois
There are 1,530 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Illinois.
All 1,530 in Illinois → Every provider in Rockford → Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- David Bachert, APRNRockford, IL 611071154069094
- Debra Corrigan, APNRockford, IL 611071043582273
- Edith De Soto, PMHNP-BCRockford, IL 611071699520932
- Malori Hinchen, APRNRockford, IL 611071013803576
- Candice Holder, PMHNPRockford, IL 611071376976530
- Kendal Justice, PMHNPRockford, IL 611071427802966
- Abigail Lake, DNP, PMHNP-BCRockford, IL 611071730669409
- Amanda Lantow, PMHNPRockford, IL 611071790390326
Common questions
What is Helen R. Link, APNP's NPI number?
Helen R. Link, APNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447226857, issued on Feb 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Helen R. Link, APNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4320 Spring Creek RD Ste 13, Rockford, IL, 61107. Phone: (815) 988-0779. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Helen R. Link, APNP's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 277000032, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Helen R. Link, APNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Helen R. Link, APNP had 1,144 Medicare Part D claims for 92 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner prescribers was 906. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Helen R. Link, APNP's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 73.1 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.