Christopher J. Linberg, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Braselton, GA
Christopher J. Linberg, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Braselton, Georgia, and NPI 1750390936, issued on Aug 5, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 90335, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher J. Linberg
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License numbers
- 90335 GA
ME104686 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1270 Friendship RD, Braselton, GA 30517
- Phone
- (678) 207-4477
- Enumerated
- Aug 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 18, 2023
- Fax
- (678) 207-4478
- Medicaid ID
- 500098100 MN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20211025001443); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Cincinnati College Of Medicine, 2003
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1270 Friendship RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Christopher J. Linberg in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 90335Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
336 Medicare Part D claims for 118 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 145 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen106 claims
- Mupirocin32 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium24 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen24 claims
- Meloxicam23 claims
- Cefdinir20 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): 76.6 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,266.49
15 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 4 group practices
- Georgialina Physical Therapy Associates LLCAugusta, GA
- Northeast Georgia Community Physicians LLCBraselton, GA
- Phoenix Rehabilitation And Health Services IncCranberry Township, PA
- The Longstreet Clinic, PCBraselton, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher J. Linberg among 753 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Georgia
Christopher J. Linberg, MD is one of 753 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 19% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 19% of these records are older, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2005 among the 500 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
6 orthopaedic surgery physician records list a practice address in Braselton
They are 6 of the 340 NPPES records with a practice address in Braselton, and 753 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Georgia.
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The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mary Lynn Chillemi, MDBraselton, GA 305171982834081
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- Darrell Scales, MDBraselton, GA 305171235187030
- Chirag Sheth, MDBraselton, GA 305171568023133
- Zachary Skipper, MDBraselton, GA 305171619300266
- Norman Palmeri, M.D.Blue Ridge, GA 305131710949102
- Brent Davis, M.D.Blairsville, GA 305121073578696
- Hamidreza Doroodchi, MDBlairsville, GA 305121376857151
Common questions
What is Christopher J. Linberg, MD's NPI number?
Christopher J. Linberg, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1750390936, issued on Aug 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher J. Linberg, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1270 Friendship RD, Braselton, GA, 30517. Phone: (678) 207-4477. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher J. Linberg, MD's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 90335, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher J. Linberg, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher J. Linberg, MD had 336 Medicare Part D claims for 118 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher J. Linberg, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.