NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

John W. Link, M.D.

Anesthesiology Physician · Springfield, IL

John W. Link, M.D. is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Springfield, Illinois, and NPI 1225026321, issued on Oct 12, 2005. Check the license (Illinois 036093668, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; 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
1225026321
Name
John W. Link
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
License number
036093668 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
800 East Carpenter Street, Springfield, IL 62769
Phone
(217) 525-5643
Enumerated
Oct 12, 2005
Record last updated
Jan 6, 2022
Fax
(217) 544-2521
Medicaid ID
036093668 IL
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20061213000250); 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 800 East Carpenter Street

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

  1. Antoinette Appling, MDAnesthesiology Physician1760470025
  2. Nora Arnold, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1477541340
  3. Susan Asibal, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1689662652
  4. Gregory Barnett, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1669460846
  5. Stacy Bunte, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1366409385
  6. Nicholas Collier, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1649268624

Verify John W. Link in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
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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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 64.5 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 score52.4
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%68.9
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  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: $189.82

8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Mindray DS USA, Inc. The 17,774 providers of this specialty with any payment received $669.59 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. John Link$189.82
  2. Specialty average$669.59

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. North American Partners IN Anesthesia Illinois LLCBerwyn, IL

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

John W. Link among 2,575 anesthesiology physician records in Illinois

John W. Link, M.D. is one of 2,575 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 94% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated1992 · median 2006 among the 1,608 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207L00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

57 anesthesiology physician records list a practice address in Springfield

They are 57 of the 4,997 NPPES records with a practice address in Springfield, and 2,575 anesthesiology physician records in Illinois.

The 8 anesthesiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Antoinette Appling, MDSpringfield, IL 627691760470025
  2. Gregory Barnett, M.D.Springfield, IL 627691669460846
  3. Maria Drake, M.D.Springfield, IL 627691689662710
  4. Brad Higgason, M.D.Springfield, IL 627691730177924
  5. Stuart Hohm, M.D.Springfield, IL 627691528056710
  6. Suketu Jhaveri, M.D.Springfield, IL 627691780672980
  7. Robert Kojima, M.D.Springfield, IL 627691134117229
  8. Michael Kovarik, M.D.Springfield, IL 627691841288933

Common questions

What is John W. Link, M.D.'s NPI number?

John W. Link, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225026321, issued on Oct 12, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is John W. Link, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 800 East Carpenter Street, Springfield, IL, 62769. Phone: (217) 525-5643. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify John W. Link, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 036093668, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is John W. Link, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 64.5 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.

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.