Scott A. Linger, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Colorado Springs, CO
Scott A. Linger, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and NPI 1558647180, issued on Oct 27, 2011. Check the license (Colorado DR.0071842, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Scott A. Linger
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License numbers
- DR.0071842 CO
01079943A IN
26022447A IN
61786 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3843 Rio Vista Dr Ste 1200, Colorado Springs, CO 80917
- Phone
- (719) 365-1950
- Enumerated
- Oct 27, 2011
- Record last updated
- Jul 24, 2025
- Fax
- (719) 364-4931
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20231106000052); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Indiana University School Of Medicine, 2012
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3843 Rio Vista Dr Ste 1200
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Scott A. Linger in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license DR.0071842Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
67% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
114 Medicare Part D claims for 43 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. 53 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen33 claims
- Meloxicam19 claims
- Celecoxib12 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $577.91
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alliance Medical. 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
- Poudre Valley Medical Group LLCColorado Springs, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Scott A. Linger among 471 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Colorado
Scott A. Linger, MD is one of 471 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 72% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 72% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2007 among the 290 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 55% 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 Colorado 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 Colorado
There are 471 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Colorado.
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- Matthew Kluk, MDColorado Springs, CO 809181437342748
- Hanna Mendez, M.D.Colorado Springs, CO 809181245657220
- Jordan Schaeffer, M.D.Colorado Springs, CO 809181679732929
- Ross Schumer, MDColorado Springs, CO 809181801920517
- Alexander Wessel, MDColorado Springs, CO 809181043658974
Common questions
What is Scott A. Linger, MD's NPI number?
Scott A. Linger, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558647180, issued on Oct 27, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Scott A. Linger, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3843 Rio Vista Dr Ste 1200, Colorado Springs, CO, 80917. Phone: (719) 365-1950. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Scott A. Linger, MD's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number DR.0071842, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Scott A. Linger, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Scott A. Linger, MD had 114 Medicare Part D claims for 43 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Scott A. Linger, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.6 of 100. 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.