Kevin A. Linkus, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Reno, NV
Kevin A. Linkus, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Reno, Nevada, and NPI 1871565747, issued on Feb 6, 2006. Check the license (Nevada 5926, as entered in NPPES) on the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kevin A. Linkus
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- 5926 NV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 645 N Arlington Ave Ste 555, Reno, NV 89503
- Phone
- (775) 770-7622
- Enumerated
- Feb 6, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 8, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (775) 770-3683
- Medicaid ID
- 002016323 NV
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050920000930); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, San Diego School Of Medicine, 1979
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records → All 46 in Nevada → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 645 N Arlington Ave Ste 555
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Richard Bryan, M.D.05Cardiovascular Disease Physician1033101639
- Megan Burchfield, RN, APNFamily Nurse Practitioner1629350228
- Frank Carrea, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1245222900
- Napatt KanjanahattakijInterventional Cardiology Physician1871943183
- Melissa Shelley, PAMedical Physician Assistant1548274764
Verify Kevin A. Linkus in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNevada State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 5926Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $325.04
15 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Edwards Lifesciences Corporation. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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
- Northern Nevada Medical Group LLCSparks, NV
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kevin A. Linkus among 46 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Nevada
Kevin A. Linkus, MD is one of 46 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Nevada. 78% 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 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1979 · median 1995 among the 32 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 43% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Nevada practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Nevada
There are 46 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Nevada.
All 46 in Nevada → Every provider in Reno → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Peter Baik, D.O.Reno, NV 895021003063173
- Joseph Brandl, MDReno, NV 895021083687347
- Kimball Knackstedt, D.O.Reno, NV 895021043530074
- Athan Roumanas, MDReno, NV 895021477525376
- Jeremy Song, M.D.Reno, NV 895091467879379
- Theodore Pratt, MDReno, NV 895211013954080
- Todd Chapman, MDCarson City, NV 897031326011685
- Juan Lehoux, M.D.Las Vegas, NV 891691235305939
Common questions
What is Kevin A. Linkus, MD's NPI number?
Kevin A. Linkus, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871565747, issued on Feb 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kevin A. Linkus, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 645 N Arlington Ave Ste 555, Reno, NV, 89503. Phone: (775) 770-7622. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kevin A. Linkus, MD's license?
NPPES lists Nevada license number 5926, as entered by the provider. Search the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners at https://medboard.nv.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
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.