Dr. Christopher B. Link, M.D.
Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology (Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- University of Miami, Lm Miller School of Medicine (2010)
- Years since graduation
- 16
- In the NPI registry since
- 2010
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 450
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2010Medical school: University of Miami, Lm Miller School of Medicine
- 2010Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)
Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician primary
ME license MD21731 · PA license MD458956 · WV license 29737 -
Cardiovascular Disease Physician
PA license MD458956 · WV license 29737
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Map: Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology per capita by county →
Where they work
Hospitals
- Mainehealth Maine Medical Center Portland, ME
- Mainehealth Mid Coast Hospital Brunswick, ME
- Central Maine Medical Center Lewiston, ME
- Memorial Hospital, the North Conway, NH
- St Mary's Regional Medical Center Lewiston, ME
Medical groups
- Mainehealth (2,633 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 450
- Services billed
- 1,023
- Patients’ average age
- 75
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | 95 | 34 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | 90 | 71 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 67 | 24 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 37 | 33 |
| Evaluation of lower heart chamber assist device | 36 | 12 |
| Initial hospital care with same-day admission and discharge with high level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 85 minutes | 28 | 14 |
| Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes | 26 | 26 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | 21 | 21 |
| Heart muscle strain imaging | 19 | 19 |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | 16 | 16 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Medicare prescriptions
| Drug | Prescriptions |
|---|---|
| Jardiance (empagliflozin) Other prescribers in Pittsburgh, PA | 111 |
| Metoprolol Succinate Other prescribers in Pittsburgh, PA | 100 |
| Spironolactone Other prescribers in Pittsburgh, PA | 81 |
| Torsemide Other prescribers in Pittsburgh, PA | 69 |
| Furosemide Other prescribers in Pittsburgh, PA | 67 |
| Entresto (sacubitril/valsartan) Other prescribers in Pittsburgh, PA | 60 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium Other prescribers in Pittsburgh, PA | 58 |
| Carvedilol Other prescribers in Pittsburgh, PA | 52 |
| Bumetanide Other prescribers in Pittsburgh, PA | 44 |
| Eliquis (apixaban) Other prescribers in Pittsburgh, PA | 41 |
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.