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Dr. Robert William Linker III, MD

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Specializes in: Thoracic Surgery

4003 Kresge Way 224
Louisville, KY 40207

(502) 895-2295

Dr. Robert William Linker III, MD is a thoracic surgeon in Louisville, KY specializing in thoracic surgery.

Office Locations

4003 Kresge Way 224
Louisville, KY 40207

(502) 895-2295

(502) 895-2296

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert William Linker III, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Louisville, KY during 2012 were inpatient care, hospital care, minimally invasive procedures and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert William Linker III, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	24
catheterization	14
diagnostic procedures	17
doctor visit	307
excision	11
gastrointestinal procedures	17
hospital care	354
inpatient care	354
minimally invasive procedures	39
open surgery	14
pleural drainage	11
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	17
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	25
thoracostomy	25

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert William Linker III, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Louisville, KY during 2013 were inpatient care, hospital care, minimally invasive procedures and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert William Linker III, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	13
catheterization	22
diagnostic procedures	11
doctor visit	265
excision	14
gastrointestinal procedures	11
hospital care	243
inpatient care	243
minimally invasive procedures	39
open surgery	13
pleural drainage	14
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	11
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	27
thoracostomy	27

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert William Linker III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	135
Female	158

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	273
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	111
From 75 to 84	115
85 and over	36
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert William Linker III, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	48
Diabetes	35
Dementia	12
Cancer	51

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert William Linker III, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Louisville, KY during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert William Linker III, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	15
catheterization	14
diagnostic procedures	15
doctor visit	261
gastrointestinal procedures	15
hospital care	90
inpatient care	90
minimally invasive procedures	30
open surgery	12
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	15
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	12
thoracostomy	12

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert William Linker III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	116
Female	139

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	243
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	82
From 75 to 84	108
85 and over	36
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert William Linker III, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	56
Diabetes	31
Dementia	9
Cancer	53

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert William Linker III, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Louisville, KY during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, thoracostomy and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert William Linker III, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	21
doctor visit	243
hospital care	105
inpatient care	105
lobectomy	12
minimally invasive procedures	26
open surgery	14
pleural drainage	14
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	26
thoracostomy	28

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert William Linker III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	244
Female	248

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	466
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	164
From 75 to 84	192
85 and over	78
Less than 65	58

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert William Linker III, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	31
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	50
Diabetes	28
Dementia	11
Cancer	50

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert William Linker III, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Louisville, KY during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert William Linker III, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	14
doctor visit	253
hospital care	108
inpatient care	108

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert William Linker III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	139
Female	127

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	253
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	109
From 75 to 84	96
85 and over	33
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert William Linker III, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	42
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	44
Diabetes	29
Dementia	10
Cancer	47

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert William Linker III, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Louisville, KY during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert William Linker III, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	15
doctor visit	292
hospital care	83
inpatient care	83

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert William Linker III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	124
Female	140

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	248
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	101
From 75 to 84	99
85 and over	35
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert William Linker III, MD in 2017

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	46
Diabetes	30
Dementia	10
Cancer	48

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert William Linker III, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Louisville, KY during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert William Linker III, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	13
diagnostic procedures	12
doctor visit	339
esophageal dilation	24
excision	11
gastrointestinal procedures	36
hospital care	132
inpatient care	132
minimally invasive procedures	63
pleural drainage	16
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	12
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	11
thoracostomy	16

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert William Linker III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	130
Female	160

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	272
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	125
From 75 to 84	96
85 and over	40
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert William Linker III, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	48
Diabetes	32
Dementia	14
Cancer	48

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert William Linker III, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Louisville, KY during 2019 were inpatient care, hospital care, minimally invasive procedures and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert William Linker III, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	14
diagnostic procedures	15
dissection	19
doctor visit	356
esophageal dilation	16
excision	31
gastrointestinal procedures	31
hospital care	90
inpatient care	90
lymph node procedures	19
minimally invasive procedures	86
pleural drainage	24
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	15
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	31
thoracostomy	24

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert William Linker III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	144
Female	164

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	278
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	132
From 75 to 84	107
85 and over	41
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert William Linker III, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	43
Diabetes	26
Dementia	11
Cancer	44

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert William Linker III, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Louisville, KY during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, dissection and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert William Linker III, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	11
dissection	13
doctor visit	166
excision	13
hospital care	100
inpatient care	100
lymph node procedures	13
minimally invasive procedures	13
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	13

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert William Linker III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	138
Female	132

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	248
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	132
From 75 to 84	90
85 and over	27
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert William Linker III, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	28
Dementia	9
Cancer	44

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert William Linker III, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Louisville, KY during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert William Linker III, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	14
dissection	19
doctor visit	248
esophageal dilation	13
excision	19
gastrointestinal procedures	13
hospital care	51
inpatient care	51
lobectomy	11
lymph node procedures	19
minimally invasive procedures	43
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	30

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert William Linker III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	146
Female	136

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	263
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	133
From 75 to 84	95
85 and over	41
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert William Linker III, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	40
Diabetes	22
Dementia	13
Cancer	45

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert William Linker III, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Louisville, KY during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert William Linker III, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	242
hospital care	16
inpatient care	16

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert William Linker III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	99
Female	95

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	177
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	104
From 75 to 84	61
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert William Linker III, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	47
Diabetes	19
Dementia	6
Cancer	54

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert William Linker III, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Robert William Linker III, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Louisville, KY were inpatient care, hospital care, minimally invasive procedures and thoracostomy.

bronchoscopy	17
catheterization	15
diagnostic procedures	14
dissection	17
doctor visit	270
esophageal dilation	17
excision	16
gastrointestinal procedures	20
hospital care	124
inpatient care	124
lobectomy	11
lymph node procedures	17
minimally invasive procedures	42
open surgery	13
pleural drainage	15
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	14
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	21
thoracostomy	22

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert William Linker III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	128
Female	136

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	247
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	96
85 and over	33
Less than 65	24
65 to 74	108

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert William Linker III, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Robert William Linker III, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	13
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	41
Diabetes	25
Atrial Fibrillation	21
Dementia	9
Cancer	44

Education & Training

He has a state license in Kentucky.

Licensed In: Kentucky

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Robert William Linker III, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$3,015 Da Vinci Surgical System $3,015
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.	$2,628 Product in Development $1,500	SEAMGUARD Staple Line Reinforce $618	SEAMGUARD Bioabsorbable Staple $202	SEAMGUARD Bioabsorbable Staple Line Reinforcement $170	GORE SEAMGUARD Bioabsorbable Staple Line Reinforce $138
Neomend, Inc.	$1,145 SURGICAL $1,027	DAV-Arista AH $118
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	$405 RIBFIX BLU ADVANTAGE $165	RibFix Blu $159	AdvantageRib $81
AtriCure, Inc.	$319 ATRICURE CRYOSURGICAL SYSTEM $270	CRYO3 $50
Other	$1,014 SURGICAL $208	Interventional Lung Solutions $147	AirSeal $90	iDrive $74	SURGICAL PAIN INCISIONAL PRODUCTS $66	Other $429

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$3,394
Travel and Lodging	$2,415
Consulting Fee	$1,500
Education	$1,217

Biography

Dr. Robert Linker specializes in general surgery and thoracic surgery and practices in Louisville, KY. Dr. Linker has obtained a license to practice in Kentucky.