Tommy D. Linkous, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Scottsdale, AZ
Tommy D. Linkous, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Scottsdale, Arizona, and NPI 1902889579, issued on Nov 28, 2005. Check the license (Arizona 8973, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tommy D. Linkous
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 8973 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6221 E Montecito Ave, Scottsdale, AZ 85251
- Phone
- (480) 945-4906
- Enumerated
- Nov 28, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 239807 AZ
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Tommy D. Linkous in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 8973Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
19 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Tommy D. Linkous among 2,853 internal medicine physician records in Arizona
Tommy D. Linkous, M.D. is one of 2,853 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 87% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 58% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
344 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Scottsdale
They are 344 of the 11,008 NPPES records with a practice address in Scottsdale, and 2,853 internal medicine physician records in Arizona.
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Common questions
What is Tommy D. Linkous, M.D.'s NPI number?
Tommy D. Linkous, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902889579, issued on Nov 28, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tommy D. Linkous, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6221 E Montecito Ave, Scottsdale, AZ, 85251. Phone: (480) 945-4906. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tommy D. Linkous, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 8973, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Tommy D. Linkous, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tommy D. Linkous, M.D. had 19 Medicare Part D claims; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.