Dr. Christopher J. Linberg, MD

Dr. Linberg practices at Northeast Georgia Medical Center Gainesville in Gainesville, Georgia, part of Northeast Georgia Health System.

Dr. Linberg's NPI, 1750390936, was assigned on August 5, 2006. Dr. Linberg graduated from University of Cincinnati College of Medicine in 2003. Dr. Linberg holds Georgia license 90335.

Dr. Linberg's primary practice is Northeast Georgia Medical Center Gainesville, at 743 Spring Street, Gainesville, GA 30501 in Hall County. The practice phone is (770) 535-3553.

Dr. Linberg's primary practice is Northeast Georgia Medical Center Gainesville in Gainesville, Georgia, part of Northeast Georgia Health System. The medical group on file is Longstreet Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Linberg to 4 more group practices and clinics, 3 medical groups and 2 home health agencies, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Linberg practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Linberg's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Linberg's licenses on file in 2 states: Georgia and Florida.

CMS data shows 2,483 Medicare services from Dr. Linberg across 18 procedure codes in 2024, for 279 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $81,456 for them.

CMS counts 279 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Linberg in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 128 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 9% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.27, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Linberg's median patient age at 66, with 59% women.

In 2024, Dr. Linberg wrote 336 Medicare Part D claims for 118 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 275 of them, across 9 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,975 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 196 claims across 5 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 89 out of 100 for Dr. Linberg for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Linberg accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 20 procedures of knee replacement by Dr. Linberg, more than 53% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

CMS Open Payments shows 130 general payments to Dr. Linberg from 26 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 62% of the total. Arthrex, Inc. paid the most, $9,630.

Dr. Linberg graduated from University of Cincinnati College of Medicine in 2003.