John L. Pinkowski, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Akron, OH
John L. Pinkowski, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Akron, Ohio, and NPI 1699755967, issued on Jan 20, 2006. Check the license (Ohio 35-054469, as entered in NPPES) on the State Medical Board of Ohio; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John L. Pinkowski
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 35-054469 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 224 W Exchange St, Akron, OH 44302
- Phone
- (330) 344-1980
- Enumerated
- Jan 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 26, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (330) 344-6038
- Medicaid ID
- 0824460 OH
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060912000029); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Northeastern Ohio University College Of Medicine, 1985
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify John L. Pinkowski in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of Ohio
Search for license 35-054469Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
13% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
392 Medicare Part D claims for 173 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 116 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl96 claims
- Celecoxib88 claims
- Amoxicillin49 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium35 claims
- Meloxicam21 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl19 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $259.42
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Arthrex, 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 one group practice
- Partners Physician GroupAkron, OH
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John L. Pinkowski among 921 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Ohio
John L. Pinkowski, MD is one of 921 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Ohio. 77% 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 21% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 21% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 2004 among the 579 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 59% 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 Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Ohio
There are 921 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Ohio.
All 921 in Ohio → Every provider in Akron → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ryan Gasser, M.D.Akron, OH 443021023202728
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- Anthony Kantaras, MDAkron, OH 443021700864113
- William Kurtz, M.D.Akron, OH 443021306046917
- Steven Lippitt, MDAkron, OH 443021942285481
- Michael Smith, MDAkron, OH 443021598745887
- Paul Steurer, MDAkron, OH 443021578548012
- Jonathan StreitAkron, OH 443021831332659
Common questions
What is John L. Pinkowski, MD's NPI number?
John L. Pinkowski, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699755967, issued on Jan 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John L. Pinkowski, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 224 W Exchange St, Akron, OH, 44302. Phone: (330) 344-1980. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John L. Pinkowski, MD's license?
NPPES lists Ohio license number 35-054469, as entered by the provider. Search the State Medical Board of Ohio at https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicense. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does John L. Pinkowski, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John L. Pinkowski, MD had 392 Medicare Part D claims for 173 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.