Linda S. Gifford, DO
Hospitalist Physician · Rockport, ME
Linda S. Gifford, DO is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Rockport, Maine, and NPI 1215968144, issued on Jul 6, 2006. Check the license (Maine ME1833, as entered in NPPES) on the Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Linda S. Gifford
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License numbers
- ME1833 ME
1833 ME
ETL4952 MA
H94733 MD
EMC0001000 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6 Glen Cove Dr, Rockport, ME 04856
- Phone
- (207) 302-8542
- Enumerated
- Jul 6, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 12, 2024
- Fax
- (207) 302-5277
- Medicaid ID
- 431966399 ME
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051007000159); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of New England, College Of Osteo Medicine, 2002
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Linda S. Gifford in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaine Board of Licensure in Medicine
Search for license ME1833Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
69% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
163 Medicare Part D claims for 65 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 11 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium11 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $156.51
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 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.
3 hospitals and group practices
- Central Maine Medical CenterLewiston, ME · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
- Bridgton HospitalBridgton, ME · Critical Access Hospitals3 of 5 stars
- Rumford Community Family Health Center Inc.Rumford, ME
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Linda S. Gifford among 245 hospitalist physician records in Maine
Linda S. Gifford, DO is one of 245 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Maine. 90% 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 3% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 71% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 84% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2012 among the 206 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Maine practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
15 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Rockport
They are 15 of the 387 NPPES records with a practice address in Rockport, and 245 hospitalist physician records in Maine.
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The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Renee Fay-Leblanc, MDRockport, ME 048561649218660
- Jennifer Goldberg, MDRockport, ME 048561568669919
- Susan Habibi, MDRockport, ME 048561578854261
- Peter Harman, MDRockport, ME 048561285874834
- Barry Howe, M.DRockport, ME 048561407243884
- Andrew Lackoff, M.D.Rockport, ME 048561558498915
Common questions
What is Linda S. Gifford, DO's NPI number?
Linda S. Gifford, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215968144, issued on Jul 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Linda S. Gifford, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6 Glen Cove Dr, Rockport, ME, 04856. Phone: (207) 302-8542. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Linda S. Gifford, DO's license?
NPPES lists Maine license number ME1833, as entered by the provider. Search the Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine at https://www.maine.gov/md/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Linda S. Gifford, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Linda S. Gifford, DO had 163 Medicare Part D claims for 65 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.