NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Paul Sanders Linker, MD

Pediatrics Physician · Forest City, NC

Paul Sanders Linker, MD is a pediatrics physician with a practice address in Forest City, North Carolina, and NPI 1932143690, issued on Jun 15, 2006. Check the license on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1932143690
Name
Paul Sanders Linker
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Pediatrics Physician 208000000X
License numbers
310964 LA
21069 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
162 Commercial Dr Ste B, Forest City, NC 28043
Phone
(828) 286-5573
Enumerated
Jun 15, 2006
Record last updated
May 25, 2022
Fax
(828) 287-3594
Medicaid IDs
2482831 LA
210694 SC
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 162 Commercial Dr Ste B

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

  1. Mallory Alcala, DOPediatrics Physician1952894404

Verify Paul Sanders Linker in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical BoardCheck the board
  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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Industry payments in 2024: $47.30

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Corium, LLC. The 21,580 providers of this specialty with any payment received $842.05 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Paul Linker$47.30
  2. Specialty average$842.05

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Paul Sanders Linker among 2,356 pediatrics physician records in North Carolina

Paul Sanders Linker, MD is one of 2,356 pediatrics physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 35% 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, 51% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 35% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 10% of these records are
  • Record last updated2022 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208000000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

3 pediatrics physician records list a practice address in Forest City

They are 3 of the 253 NPPES records with a practice address in Forest City, and 2,356 pediatrics physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 pediatrics physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Mallory Alcala, DOForest City, NC 280431952894404
  2. Anna Schilling, MDForest City, NC 280431841236429
  3. William Barrett, MDDenver, NC 280371831191402
  4. Jennifer Bushey Colyer, MDDenver, NC 280371609814011
  5. Jessica Jones, DODenver, NC 280371952978215
  6. Julissa Joyce, MDDenver, NC 280371285973677
  7. Wissam Nadra, M.D.Denver, NC 280371154318350
  8. Ann Pittoni Condon, MDDenver, NC 280371366502452

Common questions

What is Paul Sanders Linker, MD's NPI number?

Paul Sanders Linker, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1932143690, issued on Jun 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Paul Sanders Linker, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 162 Commercial Dr Ste B, Forest City, NC, 28043. Phone: (828) 286-5573. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Paul Sanders Linker, MD's license?

Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. 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.