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Helen R. Link, APNP

NPI 1447226857ActiveIndividual· Nurse Practitioner, Psych/Mental Health· Rockford, IL

Nurse Practitioner, Psych/Mental Health (APNP) in Rockford, Illinois, trained at University of Wisconsin School of Medicine (class of 1991). Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $57,312 for 1,144 claims, against $8,830 paid for services in 2024. Abbvie Inc. was the largest of 3 companies reporting payments in 2025, $735.40 in all, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI1447226857
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialAPNP
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedFeb 24, 2006
Last updated in NPPESAug 2, 2024
Certified by providerAug 2, 2024

Specialties and licenses

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Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist (Cns) (IL); Practitioner - Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist (Cns) (WI)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients29
Services billed130 across 2 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$8,830

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)1,144 · 1,759 30-day fills
Patients92
Total drug cost$57,312
Generic share97% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolUniversity of Wisconsin School of Medicine
Graduation year1991
Medicare specialtyCertified Clinical Nurse Specialist (Cns)

Medical group

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$735.40 · 7 payments from 3 companies
  • 2024$568.21 · 5 payments from 5 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Abbvie Inc.$364.123
Alkermes, Inc.$260.993
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.$110.291

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$735.40 · 7 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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