Bayes TheoremKidney CalculiNephrolithotomy, Percutaneous
Dr. Richard E. Link, MD
NPI1518057595PAC ID7719918028
- Medicare services, 2024
- 862
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 313
- Part D claims, 2024
- 619
- Publications
- 25
- Clinical trials
- 2
- Practice address
- 7200 Cambridge St, Houston, TX 77030
- Practice phone
- Call (713) 798-0000
- Professional email
- Get professional email
- Personal email
- Get personal email
- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
Bcm Physicians
Houston, Texas
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Dr. Richard E. Link is a urologist in Houston, Texas
Dr. Link practices at Bcm Physicians in Houston, Texas.
Dr. Link's NPI, 1518057595, was assigned on October 13, 2006. Dr. Link graduated from Stanford University School of Medicine in 1997. Dr. Link holds Texas license K5334.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1518057595NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 7719918028
- NPI enumeration date
- October 13, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (713) 798-0000
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 55
- Medical school graduation
- 1997
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Richard E. Link practices at Bcm Physicians in Houston, Texas
Dr. Link's primary practice is Bcm Physicians, at 7200 Cambridge St, Houston, TX 77030 in Harris County. The practice phone is (713) 798-0000.
- Bcm Physicians7200 Cambridge St, Houston, TX 77030 · Harris CountyPhone(713) 798-0000
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Richard E. Link is affiliated with 6 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Link's primary practice is Bcm Physicians in Houston, Texas. Dr. Link is also affiliated with Houston Methodist Hospital. The medical group on file is Baylor Medicine. Dmand AI also links Dr. Link to 2 more hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Bcm PhysiciansPrimary
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Richard E. Link's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Link practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Bcm Physicians | Available with a free account |
| +5 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Richard E. Link is one of 872 urologists in Texas
Urology is Dr. Link's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208800000X. Dr. Link is licensed in Texas.
Specialties and state licenses
- Urology, TexasPrimary
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Richard E. Link billed Medicare for 862 services in 2024
CMS data shows 862 Medicare services from Dr. Link across 12 procedure codes in 2024, for 313 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $48,304 for them.
Medicare services, 2024862
Medicare patients313
Paid by Medicare$48,304
Procedure codes12
Dr. Link's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Lab and pathology
- 2023: 4282024: 4173%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 3922024: 32816%
- Imaging
- 2023: 812024: 6026%
- Other services
- 2023: 02024: 40
- Surgery
- 2023: 492024: 1765%
Where Dr. Link's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office83397%
- In a facility293%
Dr. Link compared with the Texas median for urologists, 2024
- Dr. Link
- Texas median
- Medicare services
- 862vs 1,57045% below
- Medicare patients
- 313vs 40022% below
- Part D claims
- 535vs 91842% below
Medians across 809 urologists in Texas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Link'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. Richard E. Link treated 313 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73
CMS counts 313 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Link in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 159 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 4% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.68, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Link's median patient age at 68, with 32% women.
Medicare patients, 2024313
Average age73
Average risk score1.68
Also on Medicaid4%
Dr. Link's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Link's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women7925%
- Men23475%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Link's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis44%
- Cancer40%
- Chronic kidney disease40%
- Ischemic heart disease38%
- Diabetes31%
- Anxiety19%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Link's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 68
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women32%
- Men65%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Richard E. Link wrote 619 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Link wrote 619 Medicare Part D claims for 181 patients. 98% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 535 of them, across 13 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $17,624 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 441 claims across 12 drugs.
Part D claims, 2024619
Drugs named by CMS13
Total drug cost$17,624
Part D patients181
Dr. Link's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic608 claims98%
- Brand-name11 claims2%
Dr. Link'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.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Link's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids9%55 of 619 claims
- Antibiotics15%94 of 619 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 4412024: 53521%
Drugs named by CMS: 13 in 2024, 12 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. Richard E. Link ranks in the 79th percentile for prostate resection in Medicare
Dr. Link accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Link as offering telehealth. CMS counts 19 procedures of prostate resection by Dr. Link, more than 79% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Where Dr. Link ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Prostate resection
- 79th percentile19 procedures
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Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Richard E. Link has 25 publications on record
Dmand AI links 25 papers to Dr. Link, published from 2010 to 2024. 2016 was the busiest year, with 5. The most frequent topics are Kidney Neoplasms, Nephrectomy and Abdomen. Dr. Link has published most often in Urology. Dr. Link's most frequent co-authors are Wesley A. Mayer, MD, Justin Badal, MD and Sean P. Hedican, MD.
Papers25
Years published2010 to 2024
Dr. Link's papers by year, 2011 to 2024
Topics Dr. Link writes about most
- Kidney Neoplasms
- Nephrectomy
- Abdomen
- Clinical Competence
- Computer Simulation
- Equipment Design
- Kidney
- Kidney Calculi
Dr. Link's most frequent co-authors
Recent publications by Dr. Link
Hospitals, PediatricKidney NeoplasmsNephrectomy
Curr Urol Rep
MicrobiotaUrinary TractUrogenital System
AbdomenHemangiomaIncidental Findings
Clinical CompetenceComputer SimulationDouble-Blind Method
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Richard E. Link has worked on 2 clinical trials
Dmand AI links Dr. Link to 2 clinical trials. Conditions studied include Carcinoma, Renal Cell and Kidney Neoplasms.
Conditions in Dr. Link's trials
- Carcinoma, Renal Cell
- Kidney Neoplasms
Recent clinical trials with Dr. Link
Carcinoma, Renal CellKidney NeoplasmsLaser Tissue Welding Device
Carcinoma, Renal CellKidney Neoplasms
Sources: Dmand AI Research Linkage; and ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine)
Dr. Richard E. Link received $279,179 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 299 general payments to Dr. Link from 14 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 44% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $251,602.
General payments to Dr. Link by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Link by kind, 2016 to 2025
$279.2Kin total
- Education$122,60044%
- Speaker and faculty fees$105,97538%
- Consulting fees$20,1957%
- Travel and lodging$17,3736%
- Other$13,0375%
Companies that paid Dr. Link 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. Richard E. Link graduated from Stanford University School of Medicine
Dr. Link graduated from Stanford University School of Medicine in 1997.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Richard E. Link'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)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 |
| Clinical trials and co-investigators | Dmand AI Research LinkageClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab) |
| 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. Richard E. Link's NPI number?
Dr. Richard E. Link's NPI number is 1518057595. It was assigned on October 13, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Richard E. Link?
Dr. Richard E. Link is a urologist in Houston, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Urology Physician (taxonomy code 208800000X).
Where does Dr. Richard E. Link practice?
Dr. Link practices at 7200 Cambridge St, Houston, TX 77030. Dr. Link's primary practice is Bcm Physicians in Houston, Texas. Dmand AI also links Dr. Link to 2 hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Richard E. Link's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Link is (713) 798-0000.
What is Dr. Richard E. Link's medical license number?
Dr. Link holds Texas license K5334.
Which hospitals is Dr. Richard E. Link affiliated with?
Dr. Link is affiliated with Houston Methodist Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Link to 2 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Richard E. Link part of?
Dr. Link is linked to Baylor Medicine. Dmand AI links Dr. Link to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Richard E. Link accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Link billed Medicare for 862 services in 2024, and Dr. Link accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Richard E. Link offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Link as offering telehealth services.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Richard E. Link see?
CMS counts 313 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Link in 2024, with an average age of 73.
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What services does Dr. Richard E. Link bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Link's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), lab and pathology test (81002) and lab and pathology test (81003).
Where did Dr. Richard E. Link go to medical school?
Dr. Link graduated from Stanford University School of Medicine in 1997.
What drugs does Dr. Richard E. Link prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Link's most prescribed drugs by claims were Tamsulosin HCl, Potassium Citrate ER and Oxybutynin Chloride ER.
Has Dr. Richard E. Link received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $279,179 in general payments to Dr. Link from 14 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
How long has Dr. Richard E. Link been practicing?
Dr. Link graduated from medical school in 1997, 29 years ago.
Does Dr. Richard E. Link do research?
Dmand AI links 25 publications to Dr. Link, published from 2010 to 2024. Dr. Link has worked on 2 clinical trials.
Who does Dr. Richard E. Link publish with?
Dr. Link's most frequent co-authors are Wesley A. Mayer, MD (5 shared papers), Justin Badal, MD (2 shared papers) and Sean P. Hedican, MD (2 shared papers).
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