Dr. Edward Fort Linton, MD

Dr. Linton practices at University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center in Iowa City, Iowa, part of The University of Iowa.

Dr. Linton's NPI, 1144754946, was assigned on April 18, 2017. Dr. Linton graduated from Perelman School of Med at the University of Pennsylvania in 2017. Dr. Linton holds Iowa license MD-48335.

Dr. Linton's primary practice is University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center, at 200 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, IA 52242 in Johnson County. The practice phone is (319) 356-1616.

Dr. Linton's primary practice is University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center in Iowa City, Iowa, part of The University of Iowa. The medical group on file is Scanlan Center for School Mental Health Clinic.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Linton practices. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Neuro-ophthalmology is Dr. Linton's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207WX0109X. Dr. Linton is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology. Dr. Linton is licensed in Iowa.

CMS data shows 234 Medicare services from Dr. Linton across 8 procedure codes in 2024, for 78 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $9,769 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 78 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Linton in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 36 patients. 72% of them have high blood pressure, and 67% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.19, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Linton's median patient age at 68, with 58% women.

In 2024, Dr. Linton wrote 34 Medicare Part D claims for 12 patients. 79% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 11 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $833 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 28 claims across 2 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 80 out of 100 for Dr. Linton for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Linton accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Dmand AI links 13 papers to Dr. Linton, published from 2021 to 2025. 2025 was the busiest year, with 4. The most frequent topics are Deep Learning, Papilledema and Visual Field Tests. Dr. Linton has published most often in Am J Ophthalmol. Dr. Linton's most frequent co-authors are Randy H. Kardon, MD, PhD, Noor-Us-Sabah Ahmad, MBBS and Sean P. Donahue, MD, PhD.

Dr. Linton graduated from Perelman School of Med at the University of Pennsylvania in 2017.