Melissa B. Linskey-Dougherty, M.D.
Trauma Surgery Physician · Hershey, PA
Melissa B. Linskey-Dougherty, M.D. is a trauma surgery physician with a practice address in Hershey, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1134461767, issued on Mar 21, 2013. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD472819, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa B. Linskey-Dougherty
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Trauma Surgery Physician 2086S0127X
- License number
- MD472819 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 500 University Dr, Hershey, PA 17033
- Phone
- (717) 531-8887
- Enumerated
- Mar 21, 2013
- Record last updated
- May 20, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (717) 531-4974
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210525001835); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Temple University School Of Medicine, 2013
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melissa B. Linskey-Dougherty in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD472819Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 71.8 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: $25.83
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Acera Surgical, Inc. The 762 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,324.59 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
- The Milton S Hershey Medical Center Physicians GroupHershey, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa B. Linskey-Dougherty among 92 trauma surgery physician records in Pennsylvania
Melissa B. Linskey-Dougherty, M.D. is one of 92 trauma surgery physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 72% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 72% of these records are older, 24% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 83% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2008 among the 75 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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 2086S0127X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Trauma Surgery Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 92 trauma surgery physician records in Pennsylvania.
All 92 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Hershey → Trauma Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 trauma surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Scott Armen, MDHershey, PA 170331699793752
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- Te Ming Chang, MDHershey, PA 170331255326195
- Russell Dumire, MDHershey, PA 170331619971223
- Karima Fitzgerald, M.D.Hershey, PA 170331003048802
- Joshua Gish, M.D.Hershey, PA 170331518124072
- Angela Hargis-Villanueva, M.DHershey, PA 170331649624610
- Courtney Janowski, MDHershey, PA 170331790281962
Common questions
What is Melissa B. Linskey-Dougherty, M.D.'s NPI number?
Melissa B. Linskey-Dougherty, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134461767, issued on Mar 21, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa B. Linskey-Dougherty, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 500 University Dr, Hershey, PA, 17033. Phone: (717) 531-8887. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa B. Linskey-Dougherty, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD472819, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
What is Melissa B. Linskey-Dougherty, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 71.8 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.