Individual provider Active NPI

Brian Joseph Linford, MSNA, CRNA

  • Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
  • El Paso, TX
National Provider Identifier
1831510494
Registry record updated Dec 5, 2025
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Key facts

NPPES NPI Registry
Primary specialty
Certified Registered Nurse AnesthetistTaxonomy code 367500000X
License
126280 Issued in TX
Practice address
4845 Alameda Ave
El Paso, TX 79905-2705
Phone
(915) 215-5666
Fax
(915) 215-5047
NPI assigned
Dec 30, 2013
Sex
Male
Sole proprietor
Yes

NPPES NPI Registry

Updated by the provider on Dec 5, 2025

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 2

Specialty (taxonomy)CodeLicenseStatePrimary
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist 367500000X 15494-NA OH
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist 367500000X 126280 TX Primary

Addresses

Primary practice location

4845 Alameda Ave
El Paso, TX 79905-2705

Mailing address

5130 Gateway Blvd E # 51015
El Paso, TX 79905-1608
Phone (915) 215-4480

Other practice location 1

2001 N Oregon St
El Paso, TX 79902-3320
Phone (915) 577-6011

Other practice location 2

55 Hospital Dr
Athens, OH 45701-2302
Phone (208) 241-7946

Medicare participation

Medicare enrollment files
Medicare fee-for-service enrollment
Enrolled in TX

Enrollment records 1

Enrollment IDStateProvider typePAC IDDetails
I20141218001079 TX Practitioner - Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (Crna) 9032349592 Reassigns benefits to 4 organizations

Care Compare profile

Medicare Care Compare
Specialty
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (Crna)
Education
Other, 2013
Medicare assignment
Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full
Group practices
El Paso County Hospital DistrictGroup PAC ID 2365431509, 208 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

4815 Alameda Ave
El Paso, TX 79905-2705
Phone (915) 521-7902

Hospital & facility affiliations

  • University Medical Center of El Paso Hospital, El Paso, TX, CCN 450024

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score
92 of 100Reported as group
Quality
90.22
Promoting interoperability
95
Improvement activities
40
Cost
75.52

National Provider Directory

National Provider Directory
Medicare enrollment (NPD)
Enrolled
Credentials
Certified Registered Nurse

State licenses

LicenseStateTypeSpecialty
15494-NAOHMDCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
126280TXMDCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist

Practice roles

OrganizationSpecialtyStatusNew patients
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso Current Accepting new patients
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso CurrentSince Jan 1, 2023 Accepting new patients
Anesthesia Associates of El Paso PA CurrentSince Nov 13, 2014 Accepting new patients
El Paso County Hospital District CurrentSince Sep 19, 2023 Accepting new patients
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso CurrentSince Jan 1, 2023 Accepting new patients
El Paso County Hospital District CurrentSince Sep 19, 2023 Accepting new patients
BHS Physicians Network, Inc CurrentSince Sep 11, 2025 Accepting new patients
BHS Physicians Network, Inc CurrentSince Sep 11, 2025 Accepting new patients

Locations

4845 Alameda Ave
El Paso, TX 79905
Phone (915) 215-5700

4815 Alameda Ave
El Paso, TX 79905
Phone (915) 215-6000

4800 Alberta Ave
El Paso, TX 79905
Phone (915) 215-5666

2001 N Oregon St
El Paso, TX 79902
Phone (915) 577-6011

3280 Joe Battle Blvd
El Paso, TX 79938
Phone (915) 577-6000

3903 Wiseman Blvd
San Antonio, TX 78251
Phone (210) 681-0126

Interoperability endpoints

  • Direct secure messaging: brian.linford@direct.myhealthep.org

Organizations & group practices 8

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

Hospital & facility affiliations 3

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

NPI Registry JSON

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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        "sex": "M",
        "enumeration_date": "2013-12-30",
        "last_updated": "2025-12-05",
        "certification_date": "2025-12-05",
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}

Other providers in El Paso, TX

Sources for this page

  • NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Dec 5, 2025; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
  • Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments.
  • Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
  • National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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