Christopher (chris) Paul Lindgren, M.D.

33% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

152 Medicare Part D claims for 109 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 26 claims were for opioids.

Most prescribed

1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen25 claims
2. Doxycycline Hyclate16 claims
3. Prednisone16 claims
4. Ondansetron Odt12 claims
5. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass11 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 67.4 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

2 hospitals and group practices

1. Montgomery County Memorial HospitalRed Oak, IA · Critical Access Hospitals
2. Nebraska Orthopaedic Hospital LLCOmaha, NE

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov).