Kevin A Linkus, MD

Primary specialty

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) PhysicianTaxonomy code 208G00000X

License

5926 Issued in NV

Practice address

635 Innovation Dr # 201
Reno, NV 89511-2631

Phone

(775) 525-9151

Fax

(775) 683-6785

NPI assigned

Feb 6, 2006

Last updated

Sep 28, 2026By the provider in NPPES

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

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

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Other identifiers 1

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in NV

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Cardiac Surgery

Education

University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, 1979

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Northern Nevada Medical Group LLCGroup PAC ID 7214093020, 83 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• FHIR API: https://fhir.nextgen.com/nge/prod/fhir-api-r4/fhir/r4/
• Direct secure messaging: kevin.linkus.p1@direct.smmg.nextgenshare.com

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

• Northern Nevada Medical Group, LLC

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Sparks, NV
  • NPI 1972751618
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group
• Saint Mary's Medical Group Inc

  dba Saint Mary's Outpatient Pharmacy

  • Community/Retail Pharmacy
  • Reno, NV
  • NPI 1447635578
  NPD
• Saint Marys Medical Group Inc.

  dba Saint Mary's Medical Group

  • Primary Care Clinic/Center
  • Reno, NV
  • NPI 1538424239

  Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)

  NPD
• Saint Marys Urgent Care LLC

  dba Saint Mary's Urgent Care

  • Multi-Specialty Clinic/Center
  • Reno, NV
  • NPI 1275898975
  NPD
• Sparks Family Hospital Inc

  dba Northern Nevada Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Sparks, NV
  • NPI 1548250582
  NPD (past)
• Scripps Health

  dba Scripps Mercy Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • San Diego, CA
  • NPI 1659359446
  NPD (past)
• Scripps Health

  dba Scripps Green Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • La Jolla, CA
  • NPI 1841233780
  NPD (past)

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

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• Laura Lingeman
• Jared Allen Link, DMD
• Jessica Marie Link, LMSW, CSW-I
• Mark Link
• Michael J Link, CP
• Carrie Linn, PHARMD
• Destiny Linnell, BSN RN
• Ede Linterman, RPH
• Lionrock Behavioral Health, Inc (Lionrock Recovery)
• Falisha Justine Lippert

• Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician in Reno, NV
• Providers in Reno, NV by specialty
• Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician in Nevada

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Sep 28, 2026; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• 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.

Verify at the official NPI Registry.