Total Payments
$33,601
2024 Payments
$577.91
Companies
25
Transactions
216
Medicare Patients
3,039
Medicare Billing
$343,494
Payment Breakdown by Category
Other$10,000 (29.8%)
Education$8,642 (25.7%)
Travel$7,921 (23.6%)
Food & Beverage$7,038 (20.9%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant | $10,000 | 1 | 29.8% |
| Education | $8,642 | 9 | 25.7% |
| Travel and Lodging | $7,921 | 33 | 23.6% |
| Food and Beverage | $7,038 | 173 | 20.9% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arthrex, Inc. | $19,057 | 58 | $0 (2024) |
| Crossroads Orthopedics, LLC | $4,524 | 17 | $0 (2023) |
| Stryker Corporation | $3,233 | 52 | $0 (2024) |
| Linvatec Corporation | $2,156 | 11 | $0 (2019) |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $1,558 | 12 | $0 (2019) |
| Medacta USA, Inc. | $595.12 | 5 | $0 (2023) |
| Gemini Medical LLC | $550.00 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $521.86 | 6 | $0 (2023) |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $326.83 | 5 | $0 (2024) |
| Alliance Medical | $255.45 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $577.91 | 6 | Alliance Medical ($255.45) |
| 2023 | $2,328 | 34 | Arthrex, Inc. ($1,200) |
| 2022 | $2,288 | 19 | Crossroads Orthopedics, LLC ($1,215) |
| 2021 | $6,477 | 42 | Arthrex, Inc. ($3,542) |
| 2020 | $2,562 | 38 | Crossroads Orthopedics, LLC ($1,071) |
| 2019 | $2,948 | 47 | Linvatec Corporation ($1,254) |
| 2018 | $5,759 | 26 | Arthrex, Inc. ($2,726) |
| 2017 | $10,660 | 4 | Arthrex, Inc. ($10,321) |
All Payment Transactions
216 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 9
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/03/2024 | Alliance Medical | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.81 | General |
| 09/18/2024 | Alliance Medical | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $239.64 | General |
| 07/13/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | SPATIAL FRAME (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $149.08 | General |
| Category: Sports Med Knee | ||||||
| 06/06/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $103.49 | General |
| 02/13/2024 | Stryker Corporation | TRIATHLON (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $35.45 | General |
| Category: KNEES | ||||||
| 01/25/2024 | Gemini Mountain Medical, LLC | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $34.44 | General |
| 11/14/2023 | Stryker Corporation | ICONIX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $146.86 | General |
| Category: SPORTS MEDICINE | ||||||
| 11/08/2023 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | Bioinductive Implant with Arthroscopic Delivery System - Medium (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $134.96 | General |
| Category: Sports Med Shoulder | ||||||
| 08/30/2023 | Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | EUFLEXXA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.77 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDICS | ||||||
| 08/07/2023 | Stryker Corporation | ACCOLADE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.63 | General |
| Category: HIPS | ||||||
| 07/18/2023 | Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | EUFLEXXA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.89 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDICS | ||||||
| 06/08/2023 | Medacta USA, Inc. | AMIStem (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $327.55 | General |
| Category: HIP | ||||||
| 06/07/2023 | Medacta USA, Inc. | Reverse Shoulder (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $113.17 | General |
| Category: SHOULDER | ||||||
| 06/07/2023 | Medacta USA, Inc. | Primary Shoulder (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $41.31 | General |
| Category: SHOULDER | ||||||
| 06/07/2023 | Medacta USA, Inc. | Primary Shoulder (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $38.53 | General |
| Category: SHOULDER | ||||||
| 05/18/2023 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | Bioinductive Implant with Arthroscopic Delivery System - Medium (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.80 | General |
| Category: Sports Med Shoulder | ||||||
| 05/16/2023 | Bioventus LLC | Durolane (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.63 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 04/29/2023 | Orthofix Medical, Inc. | Physio-Stim (Device), Physio-Stim | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.43 | General |
| Category: Stimulator, Bone Growth, Non-Invasive | ||||||
| 02/23/2023 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $400.29 | General |
| 02/23/2023 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $400.29 | General |
| 02/23/2023 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $56.40 | General |
| 02/23/2023 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $56.40 | General |
| 02/23/2023 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | MONOVISC (Device), ORTHOVISC | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.55 | General |
| Category: Sports Early Intervention | ||||||
| 02/21/2023 | Crossroads Orthopedics, LLC | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $82.40 | General |
| 01/30/2023 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $78.46 | General |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 15 | 706 | 1,276 | $374,071 | $85,079 |
| 2022 | 13 | 679 | 1,336 | $329,851 | $81,868 |
| 2021 | 18 | 816 | 1,651 | $411,184 | $95,228 |
| 2020 | 16 | 838 | 1,769 | $393,376 | $81,319 |
Total Patients
3,039
Total Services
6,032
Medicare Billing
$343,494
Procedure Codes
62
All Medicare Procedures & Services
62 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J7327 | Hyaluronan or derivative, monovisc, for intra-articular injection, per dose | Office | 2023 | 22 | 31 | $73,140 | $17,310 | 23.7% |
| 27447 | Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 15 | $65,070 | $13,647 | 21.0% |
| 29827 | Repair of shoulder rotator cuff using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $45,510 | $10,544 | 23.2% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 124 | 172 | $35,530 | $10,033 | 28.2% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 79 | 86 | $25,864 | $7,513 | 29.0% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 53 | 53 | $23,374 | $6,100 | 26.1% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2023 | 89 | 143 | $24,406 | $5,756 | 23.6% |
| 73564 | X-ray of knee, 4 or more views | Office | 2023 | 71 | 88 | $11,176 | $2,820 | 25.2% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 41 | 41 | $11,992 | $2,781 | 23.2% |
| 73030 | X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views | Office | 2023 | 70 | 103 | $9,113 | $2,319 | 25.4% |
| 73221 | Mri scan of arm joint without contrast | Office | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $13,413 | $2,307 | 17.2% |
| 73721 | Mri scan of leg joint without contrast | Office | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $8,679 | $1,588 | 18.3% |
| 29826 | Shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $20,680 | $1,271 | 6.1% |
| 99221 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $3,336 | $739.87 | 22.2% |
| J3301 | Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | Office | 2023 | 77 | 478 | $2,788 | $350.05 | 12.6% |
| J7327 | Hyaluronan or derivative, monovisc, for intra-articular injection, per dose | Office | 2022 | 20 | 30 | $68,640 | $18,201 | 26.5% |
| 27447 | Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee | Facility | 2022 | 14 | 16 | $69,408 | $15,039 | 21.7% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 145 | 214 | $44,512 | $12,718 | 28.6% |
| 29827 | Repair of shoulder rotator cuff using an endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 13 | 13 | $39,442 | $10,265 | 26.0% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2022 | 88 | 148 | $25,308 | $6,631 | 26.2% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 85 | 85 | $26,095 | $6,179 | 23.7% |
| 73564 | X-ray of knee, 4 or more views | Office | 2022 | 93 | 122 | $15,494 | $3,891 | 25.1% |
| 73221 | Mri scan of arm joint without contrast | Office | 2022 | 19 | 19 | $14,991 | $2,695 | 18.0% |
| 73030 | X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views | Office | 2022 | 77 | 98 | $8,722 | $2,244 | 25.7% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 16 | 17 | $5,185 | $1,384 | 26.7% |
About Dr. Scott Linger, MD
Dr. Scott Linger, MD is a Pharmacist healthcare provider based in Colorado Springs, Colorado. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 10/27/2011. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1558647180.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Scott Linger, MD has received a total of $33,601 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $577.91 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 216 transactions from 25 companies. The most common payment nature is "Grant" ($10,000).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Linger has provided services to 3,039 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 6,032 services with total Medicare billing of $343,494. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 62 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Pharmacist
- Other Specialties Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine
- Location Colorado Springs, CO
- Active Since 10/27/2011
- Last Updated 07/24/2025
- Taxonomy Code 183500000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1558647180
Products in Payments
- ACCOLADE (Device) $1,714
- GRYPHON (Device) $1,153
- LIVATEC KNEE PRESERVATION SYSTEM (Device) $682.51
- KNEE BIOLOGICS (Device) $478.68
- GLOBAL (Device) $442.08
- Linvatec Shoulder Arthroscopy (Device) $415.04
- TRIATHLON (Device) $403.32
- REUNION (Device) $328.21
- AMIStem (Device) $327.55
- Linvatec Knee Preservation System (Device) $293.66
- Linvatec Arthroscopy (Device) $193.97
- PENNSAID (Drug) $191.26
- MAKO (Device) $183.57
- GAMMA (Device) $156.36
- SPATIAL FRAME (Device) $149.08
- ICONIX (Device) $146.86
- Bioinductive Implant with Arthroscopic Delivery System - Medium (Device) $145.76
- Reverse Shoulder (Device) $113.17
- DELTA (Device) $104.66
- PRIALT (Drug) $91.82
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Data Sources
Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.
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