Dr. John E. Linn, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 569
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 333
- Part D claims, 2024
- 349
- Publications
- 1
- MIPS score, 2024
- 85
- Practice address
- 1245 Madison Ave, Memphis, TN 38104
- Practice phone
- Call (901) 722-3250
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Southern College of Optometry
Memphis, Tennessee
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Dr. John E. Linn is an ophthalmologist in Memphis, Tennessee
Dr. Linn practices at Southern College of Optometry in Memphis, Tennessee.
Dr. Linn's NPI, 1902853393, was assigned on May 30, 2006. Dr. Linn graduated from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in 1980. Dr. Linn holds Tennessee license MD015570.
- NPI
- 1902853393NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 7618940032
- NPI enumeration date
- May 30, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (901) 722-3250
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 72
- Medical school graduation
- 1980
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. John E. Linn practices at Southern College of Optometry in Memphis, Tennessee
Dr. Linn's primary practice is Southern College of Optometry, at 1245 Madison Ave, Memphis, TN 38104 in Shelby County. The practice phone is (901) 722-3250.
- Southern College of Optometry1245 Madison Ave, Memphis, TN 38104 · Shelby CountyPhone(901) 722-3250
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. John E. Linn is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 4 medical groups
Dr. Linn's primary practice is Southern College of Optometry in Memphis, Tennessee. Dmand AI also links Dr. Linn to 4 medical groups, 3 group practices and clinics and 1 ambulatory surgery center, each named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. John E. Linn's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Linn practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Southern College of Optometry | Available with a free account |
| +4 more sites and 4 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. John E. Linn is one of 310 ophthalmologists in Tennessee
Ophthalmology is Dr. Linn's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Linn's licenses on file in 4 states: Tennessee, Alabama, Arkansas and Mississippi.
Specialties and state licenses
- Ophthalmology, TennesseePrimary
- Alabama license
- Arkansas license
- Mississippi license
Ophthalmologists near Dr. Linn
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. John E. Linn billed Medicare for 569 services in 2024
CMS data shows 569 Medicare services from Dr. Linn across 10 procedure codes in 2024, for 333 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $81,366 for them.
Dr. Linn's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Surgery
- 2023: 8602024: 28467%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 6922024: 14579%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 862024: 14063%
Where Dr. Linn's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office32457%
- In a facility24543%
Dr. Linn compared with the Tennessee median for ophthalmologists, 2024
- Dr. Linn
- Tennessee median
- Medicare services
- 569vs 1,58464% below
- Medicare patients
- 333vs 63648% below
- Part D claims
- 281vs 63356% below
Medians across 333 ophthalmologists in Tennessee with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Linn's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. John E. Linn treated 333 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76
CMS counts 333 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Linn in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 155 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 6% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.14, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Linn's median patient age at 71, with 61% women.
Dr. Linn's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Linn's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women20060%
- Men13340%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Linn's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis48%
- Diabetes34%
- Ischemic heart disease34%
- Cancer20%
- Chronic kidney disease20%
- Mood disorders20%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Linn's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 71
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women61%
- Men38%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. John E. Linn wrote 349 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Linn wrote 349 Medicare Part D claims for 127 patients. 56% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 281 of them, across 11 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $26,153 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,851 claims across 14 drugs.
Dr. Linn's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic194 claims56%
- Brand-name155 claims44%
Dr. Linn's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 1,8512024: 28185%
Drugs named by CMS: 11 in 2024, 14 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. John E. Linn scored 85 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 85 out of 100 for Dr. Linn for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Linn accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 290 procedures of cataract surgery by Dr. Linn, more than 89% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Linn's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 85of 100Final score
- 86of 100Quality
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 75of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Linn ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Cataract surgery
- 89th percentile290 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. John E. Linn has 1 publication on record
Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Linn in 2020. Dr. Linn's most frequent co-authors are Brandon James Baartman, MD, John Palmer Berdahl, MD and Andrew W. Crothers, MD.
Dr. Linn's most frequent co-authors
- Brandon James Baartman, MD1 shared paper
- John Palmer Berdahl, MD1 shared paper
- Andrew W. Crothers, MD1 shared paper
Recent publications by Dr. Linn
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. John E. Linn received $8,605 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 231 general payments to Dr. Linn from 34 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 65% of the total. Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. paid the most, $3,335.
General payments to Dr. Linn by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Linn by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$5,58865%
- Travel and lodging$2,13425%
- Honoraria$5006%
- Speaker and faculty fees$2002%
- Other$1832%
Companies that paid Dr. Linn the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. John E. Linn graduated from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Dr. Linn graduated from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in 1980.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. John E. Linn's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. John E. Linn's NPI number?
Dr. John E. Linn's NPI number is 1902853393. It was assigned on May 30, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. John E. Linn?
Dr. John E. Linn is an ophthalmologist in Memphis, Tennessee. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Ophthalmology Physician (taxonomy code 207W00000X).
Where does Dr. John E. Linn practice?
Dr. Linn practices at 1245 Madison Ave, Memphis, TN 38104. Dr. Linn's primary practice is Southern College of Optometry in Memphis, Tennessee. Dmand AI also links Dr. Linn to 4 medical groups, 3 group practices and clinics and 1 ambulatory surgery center.
What is Dr. John E. Linn's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Linn is (901) 722-3250.
What is Dr. John E. Linn's medical license number?
Dr. Linn holds Tennessee license MD015570, one of the licenses on file in 4 states.
Which states has Dr. John E. Linn been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Linn in Tennessee, Alabama, Arkansas and Mississippi.
Does Dr. John E. Linn accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Linn billed Medicare for 569 services in 2024, and Dr. Linn accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. John E. Linn's MIPS score?
Dr. Linn's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 85 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. John E. Linn see?
CMS counts 333 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Linn in 2024, with an average age of 76.
What services does Dr. John E. Linn bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Linn's most billed Medicare services were surgery: eye (66821), surgery: eye (65855) and office visit, established patient (99212).
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Where did Dr. John E. Linn go to medical school?
Dr. Linn graduated from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in 1980.
What drugs does Dr. John E. Linn prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Linn's most prescribed drugs by claims were Latanoprost, Prednisolone Acetate and Diclofenac Sodium.
Has Dr. John E. Linn received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $8,605 in general payments to Dr. Linn from 34 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc.
How long has Dr. John E. Linn been practicing?
Dr. Linn graduated from medical school in 1980, 46 years ago.
Does Dr. John E. Linn do research?
Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Linn.
Who does Dr. John E. Linn publish with?
Dr. Linn's most frequent co-authors are Brandon James Baartman, MD (1 shared paper), John Palmer Berdahl, MD (1 shared paper) and Andrew W. Crothers, MD (1 shared paper).
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