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2026 NPPES data Orthopaedic Surgery Physician NPI 1477584761 M.D.
Verify on CMS → Christopher Gorczynski, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician in Hudson, New York.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 25,775 in Orthopaedic Surgery Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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Prescribing volume
501
Medicare Part D claims · 171 beneficiaries · Orthopaedic Surgery Physician avg: 324
Generic prescribing
83%
generic claims · 17% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
75/100
▼ 8 pts below national avg 83.1 · Above neutral
Industry payments
$408.66
7 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2023
Compiled from official public sources by the PlainDoctor editorial team.
What the federal data shows
Christopher Gorczynski, M.D. reported a CMS MIPS final score of 75/100 - below the 83.1 national average - and filed 501 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.
- 75/100
- MIPS score · -8 vs avg
- 501
- Part D claims, 2023
- 83%
- generic prescribing
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Christopher Gorczynski, M.D.'s MIPS score vs every scored U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure
75 15th percentile higher than 15% of 477,587 scored providers
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Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
Where Christopher Gorczynski, M.D. sits
This provider among orthopaedic surgery physician peers
Across the 8,194 orthopaedic surgery physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Christopher Gorczynski, M.D. writes more Part D claims than 72% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 23% - placing this provider in the high-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile
Each dot is one orthopaedic surgery physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Christopher Gorczynski, M.D.. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Christopher Gorczynski, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Christopher Gorczynski, M.D.?
Below national averagePrimary specialty
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
Medicare Part D claims
501 55% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
75/100 8.1 pts vs avg
Specialty distribution in New York
How Orthopaedic Surgery Physician compares to other specialties among New York providers
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
Christopher Gorczynski, M.D.'s 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Orthopaedic Surgery Physician national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 75/100
- vs 83.1 national avg · 2023 performance year
MIPS final score (Orthopaedic Surgery Physician) - 75/100 vs national avg 83.1
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Christopher Gorczynski, M.D. appears in the CMS NPPES registry as an Orthopaedic Surgery Physician provider holding M.D. credentials at 23 FISH AND GAME RD, Hudson, NY, 12534, with a listed phone of (518) 828-7644. NPI 1477584761 was issued on 07/05/2006.
Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 501 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 171 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $18K in drug spend, split 17% brand-name and 83% generic by claim count, with an opioid prescribing rate of 28.5%. On the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, this provider earned a Final Score of 75/100 for the 2023 performance year, compared with the national average of 83.1.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician is a mid-sized specialty nationwide, with 25,775 enrolled providers across 56 states and an average of 324 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline.
Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist, always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1477584761 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Orthopaedic Surgery Physician |
| Credentials | M.D. |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 07/05/2006 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
75
Final Score
Avg: 83.1
Reporting: Individual
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Christopher Gorczynski, M.D. bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Columbia Memorial Hospital
★☆☆☆☆ 1/5
Catskill, NY
Acute Care Hospitals
CMS CCN: 330094
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Christopher Gorczynski, M.D.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$409
Largest payer
Stryker Corporation
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
License & disciplinary context - New York NYSBPMC 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~100K New York medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Christopher Gorczynski, M.D.. To verify Christopher Gorczynski, M.D.'s current license status, search the NYSBPMC public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
312
Total board actions, New York 2023
Across 302 cases
3.12
Actions per 1,000 licensees
New York statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
89 cases
NYSBPMC publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the New York disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Typical
Christopher Gorczynski, M.D. - brand share 17.0%
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician average
17% brand-name claims vs 83% generic, on 501 2023 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.
501
Total Claims
$18K
Total Drug Cost
171
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 507
- Total Day Supply
- 6,597
- Brand vs Generic
- 17% brand / 83% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $11K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $7K
- Opioid Claims
- 143 (28.5% rate)
- Antibiotic Claims
- 63
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 72.9 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 0.96
- Gender Split
- 58% female / 42% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 18, 65-74: 83, 75-84: 58, 85+: 12
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Christopher Gorczynski, M.D. prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023
- Hydromorphone Hcl
Hydromorphone Hcl
127 claims
- Celecoxib
Celecoxib
98 claims
- Ondansetron Odt
Ondansetron Odt
89 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl 35
Ondansetron Hcl
35 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavul… 28
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass
28 claims
- Meloxicam 22
Meloxicam
22 claims
- Levofloxacin 17
Levofloxacin
17 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium 15
Diclofenac Sodium
15 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Hydromorphone Hcl | 127 |
| Celecoxib | 98 |
| Ondansetron Odt Ondansetron | 89 |
| Ondansetron Hcl | 35 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 28 |
| Meloxicam | 22 |
| Levofloxacin | 17 |
| Diclofenac Sodium | 15 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician Overview
How Christopher Gorczynski, M.D. fits within the Orthopaedic Surgery Physician landscape nationally.
25,775
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician Providers in US
56
States with Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
324
Avg Claims per Provider
Christopher Gorczynski, M.D.'s 501 claims are above the specialty average of 324.
Nearby Orthopaedic Surgery Physician Providers in New York
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in New York, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Gorczynski.
Dr. Amr Abdelgawad
M.D.
Brooklyn, NY
Dr. Zachary Aberman
M.D.
Plainview, NY
Dr. Robert Ablove
MD
Buffalo, NY
Dr. J. David Abraham
MD
Albany, NY
Dr. Armand Abulencia
MD
Huntington, NY
Compare Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Christopher Gorczynski, M.D.'s specialty? ▼
Christopher Gorczynski, M.D. specializes in Orthopaedic Surgery Physician and practices in Hudson, New York. Credentials: M.D..
How much does Christopher Gorczynski, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2023, Christopher Gorczynski, M.D. wrote 501 Medicare Part D claims totaling $18K in drug costs for 171 beneficiaries.
What is Christopher Gorczynski, M.D.'s Medicare quality score? ▼
Christopher Gorczynski, M.D. has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 75/100. The national average MIPS Final Score is 83.1. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Christopher Gorczynski, M.D. located? ▼
Christopher Gorczynski, M.D. is located at 23 FISH AND GAME RD, Hudson, NY, 12534. Phone: (518) 828-7644.
What is Christopher Gorczynski, M.D.'s NPI number? ▼
Christopher Gorczynski, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477584761, issued on 07/05/2006.
Does Christopher Gorczynski, M.D. prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Christopher Gorczynski, M.D.'s prescribing is 17% brand-name and 83% generic drugs by claim count, with $11K in brand drug costs.
Does Christopher Gorczynski, M.D. prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Christopher Gorczynski, M.D. had 143 opioid claims in 2023 with an opioid prescribing rate of 28.5%.
How many Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 25,775 Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers across 56 states in the US. The average Orthopaedic Surgery Physician provider writes 324 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Christopher Gorczynski, M.D. prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, Christopher Gorczynski, M.D.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Hydromorphone Hcl, Celecoxib, Ondansetron Odt. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Christopher Gorczynski, M.D. accept Medicare? ▼
Christopher Gorczynski, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 501 Part D claims and 171 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Christopher Gorczynski, M.D.'s credentials? ▼
Christopher Gorczynski, M.D.'s NPI is 1477584761 with credentials M.D.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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