Craig Linder, MD
Gynecology Physician · Massapeqa, NY
Craig Linder, MD is a gynecology physician with a practice address in Massapeqa, New York, and NPI 1215022058, issued on Oct 4, 2006. Check the license (New York 157466, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Craig Linder
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Gynecology Physician 207VG0400X
- License number
- 157466 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 514 Ocean Ave, Massapeqa, NY 11758
- Phone
- (516) 799-2554
- Enumerated
- Oct 4, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 4, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050209000092); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Craig Linder in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 157466Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
72% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average gynecology physician in 2024
84 Medicare Part D claims for 23 beneficiaries, against an average of 299 among the 1,919 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Clobetasol Propionate14 claims
- Veozah12 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): 98.6 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: $604.88
23 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Biogen, Inc. The 1,398 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,469.88 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 one group practice
- Marc S Behar MD PCNorth Massapequa, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Craig Linder among 362 gynecology physician records in New York
Craig Linder, MD is one of 362 gynecology physician records with a practice address in New York. 62% 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 32% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 62% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 42% of these records are
- Graduated1978 · median 1996 among the 151 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 72% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207VG0400X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gynecology Physician providers in New York
There are 362 gynecology physician records in New York.
The 8 gynecology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jung Oh, MDIslip, NY 117511093736860
- Jill Thompson, MDNorthport, NY 117681427022557
- Gloria Escamilla, MDHuntington Station, NY 117461114991924
- Phyllis Simon, MDHuntington Station, NY 117461437156494
- Malathy Varanasi, M.D.,Dix Hills, NY 117461528149770
- Daphna Kilion, MDPatchogue, NY 117721528159829
- Seymour Molinoff, M.D.Patchogue, NY 117721255586970
- Lawrence Horn, MDHuntington, NY 117431508970658
Common questions
What is Craig Linder, MD's NPI number?
Craig Linder, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215022058, issued on Oct 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Craig Linder, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 514 Ocean Ave, Massapeqa, NY, 11758. Phone: (516) 799-2554. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Craig Linder, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 157466, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Craig Linder, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Craig Linder, MD had 84 Medicare Part D claims for 23 beneficiaries; the average among gynecology physician prescribers was 299. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Craig Linder, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 98.6 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.