Richard Lewis Linsk, MD, PHD
Psychiatry Physician · Roanoke, VA
Richard Lewis Linsk, MD, PHD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Roanoke, Virginia, and NPI 1356355580, issued on Jul 27, 2006. Check the license (Virginia 0101266946, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Lewis Linsk
- Credential
- MD, PHD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License numbers
- 0101266946 VA
4301063144 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2017 S Jefferson St, Roanoke, VA 24014
- Phone
- (540) 981-8025
- Enumerated
- Jul 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 29, 2022
- Fax
- (540) 853-0511
- Medicaid ID
- 1356355580 MI
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100716000089); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Columbia University College Of Physicians And Surgeons, 1992
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2017 S Jefferson St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- William White, RN, PMHNPNurse Practitioner1407478936
Verify Richard Lewis Linsk in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
Search for license 0101266946Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
27% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
1,270 Medicare Part D claims for 59 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Bupropion Xl108 claims
- Doxazosin Mesylate108 claims
- Trazodone Hcl73 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate62 claims
- Gabapentin48 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl39 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 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: $237.62
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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
- Easterseals Morc Health Care, IncWalled Lake, MI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard Lewis Linsk among 1,395 psychiatry physician records in Virginia
Richard Lewis Linsk, MD, PHD is one of 1,395 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 66% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 41% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2003 among the 567 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
76 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Roanoke
They are 76 of the 5,303 NPPES records with a practice address in Roanoke, and 1,395 psychiatry physician records in Virginia.
All 1,395 in Virginia → Every provider in Roanoke → Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
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Common questions
What is Richard Lewis Linsk, MD, PHD's NPI number?
Richard Lewis Linsk, MD, PHD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356355580, issued on Jul 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Lewis Linsk, MD, PHD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2017 S Jefferson St, Roanoke, VA, 24014. Phone: (540) 981-8025. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Lewis Linsk, MD, PHD's license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0101266946, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard Lewis Linsk, MD, PHD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Lewis Linsk, MD, PHD had 1,270 Medicare Part D claims for 59 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard Lewis Linsk, MD, PHD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.