Dr. Brian S. Elmlinger, MD

  • Glasgow, KY
  • Orthopedic surgeon
NPI1821159849PAC ID9638348527
Medicare services, 2024
1,670
Medicare patients, 2024
415
Part D claims, 2024
1,036
MIPS score, 2024
93
Hospital affiliations
5
Practice address
1301 North Race Street, Glasgow, KY 42141
Practice phone
Call (270) 651-4159
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Primary practice

T.J. Samson Community Hospital

Hospital · Glasgow, Kentucky

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Dr. Brian S. Elmlinger is an orthopedic surgeon in Glasgow, Kentucky

Dr. Elmlinger practices at T.J. Samson Community Hospital in Glasgow, Kentucky, part of T.J. Regional Health.

Dr. Elmlinger's NPI, 1821159849, was assigned on December 13, 2006. Dr. Elmlinger graduated from University of Louisville School of Medicine in 2006. Dr. Elmlinger holds Kentucky license 44410.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
9638348527
NPI enumeration date
December 13, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(270) 651-4159
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
46
Medical school graduation
2006

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Brian S. Elmlinger practices at T.J. Samson Community Hospital in Glasgow, Kentucky

Dr. Elmlinger's primary practice is T.J. Samson Community Hospital, at 1301 North Race Street, Glasgow, KY 42141 in Barren County. The practice phone is (270) 651-4159.

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Dr. Brian S. Elmlinger is affiliated with 12 sites of care and 5 medical groups

Dr. Elmlinger's primary practice is T.J. Samson Community Hospital in Glasgow, Kentucky, part of T.J. Regional Health. Dr. Elmlinger is also affiliated with T.J. Health Columbia. The medical group on file is T.J. Regional Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Elmlinger to 3 more hospitals, 4 medical groups, 3 home health agencies, 2 group practices and clinics, 1 clinical lab and 1 rural health clinic, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Brian S. Elmlinger's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Elmlinger practices, 12 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
T.J. Samson Community HospitalAvailable with a free account
+11 more sites and 4 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Brian S. Elmlinger is one of 291 orthopedic surgeons in Kentucky

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Elmlinger's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Elmlinger is licensed in Kentucky.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Orthopaedic surgery, KentuckyPrimaryLicense TP797 · taxonomy 207X00000X

Orthopedic surgeons near Dr. Elmlinger

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Dr. Brian S. Elmlinger billed Medicare for 1,670 services in 2024

CMS data shows 1,670 Medicare services from Dr. Elmlinger across 11 procedure codes in 2024, for 415 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $75,243 for them.

Medicare services, 20241,670
Medicare patients415
Paid by Medicare$75,243
Procedure codes11

Dr. Elmlinger's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Drugs given in the office
2023: 422024: 8001805%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 7172024: 59916%
Surgery
2023: 3412024: 23930%
Tests and treatments
2023: 02024: 32

Where Dr. Elmlinger's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office1,60496%
  • In a facility664%

Dr. Elmlinger compared with the Kentucky median for orthopedic surgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Elmlinger
  • Kentucky median
Medicare services
1,670vs 1,20938% above
Medicare patients
415vs 25761% above
Part D claims
940vs 2463.8 times

Medians across 291 orthopedic surgeons in Kentucky with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Elmlinger's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Brian S. Elmlinger treated 415 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73

CMS counts 415 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Elmlinger in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 185 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 74% have high cholesterol. 25% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.13, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Elmlinger's median patient age at 67, with 62% women.

Medicare patients, 2024415
Average age73
Average risk score1.13
Also on Medicaid25%

Dr. Elmlinger's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Elmlinger's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women27165%
  • Men14435%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Elmlinger's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol74%
  3. Arthritis71%
  4. Diabetes38%
  5. Anxiety36%
  6. Ischemic heart disease31%
  7. Mood disorders29%
  8. COPD28%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Elmlinger's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 67

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women62%
  • Men37%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Brian S. Elmlinger wrote 1,036 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Elmlinger wrote 1,036 Medicare Part D claims for 372 patients. 98% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 940 of them, across 13 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $8,396 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 954 claims across 14 drugs.

Part D claims, 20241,036
Drugs named by CMS13
Total drug cost$8,396
Part D patients372

Dr. Elmlinger's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic1,017 claims98%
  • Brand-name19 claims2%

Dr. Elmlinger's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Elmlinger's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids45%471 of 1,036 claims
  • Antibiotics4%45 of 1,036 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 9542024: 9401%

Drugs named by CMS: 13 in 2024, 14 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Brian S. Elmlinger scored 93 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 93 out of 100 for Dr. Elmlinger for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Elmlinger accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 15 procedures of upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) by Dr. Elmlinger, more than 55% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Elmlinger's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 93of 100Final score
  • 85.9of 100Quality
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Where Dr. Elmlinger ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Knee replacement
47th percentile16 procedures
Upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair)
55th percentile15 procedures

CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.

Hip replacement: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

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)

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Brian S. Elmlinger received $3,739 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 118 general payments to Dr. Elmlinger from 21 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 59% of the total. Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. paid the most, $2,048.

General payments to Dr. Elmlinger by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Elmlinger by kind, 2016 to 2025

$3.7Kin total
  • Food and beverage$2,20959%
  • Travel and lodging$1,51841%
  • Education$120%

Companies that paid Dr. Elmlinger the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Brian S. Elmlinger graduated from University of Louisville School of Medicine

Dr. Elmlinger graduated from University of Louisville School of Medicine in 2006.

  1. Medical schoolUniversity of Louisville School of Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Brian S. Elmlinger's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Brian S. Elmlinger's NPI number?

Dr. Brian S. Elmlinger's NPI number is 1821159849. It was assigned on December 13, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Brian S. Elmlinger?

Dr. Brian S. Elmlinger is an orthopedic surgeon in Glasgow, Kentucky. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207X00000X).

Where does Dr. Brian S. Elmlinger practice?

Dr. Elmlinger practices at 1301 North Race Street, Glasgow, KY 42141. Dr. Elmlinger's primary practice is T.J. Samson Community Hospital in Glasgow, Kentucky, part of T.J. Regional Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Elmlinger to 3 hospitals, 4 medical groups, 3 home health agencies, 2 group practices and clinics, 1 clinical lab and 1 rural health clinic.

What is Dr. Brian S. Elmlinger's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Elmlinger is (270) 651-4159.

What is Dr. Brian S. Elmlinger's medical license number?

Dr. Elmlinger holds Kentucky license 44410.

Which hospitals is Dr. Brian S. Elmlinger affiliated with?

Dr. Elmlinger practices at T.J. Samson Community Hospital in Glasgow, Kentucky. Dr. Elmlinger is also affiliated with T.J. Health Columbia. Dmand AI links Dr. Elmlinger to 3 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Brian S. Elmlinger part of?

Dr. Elmlinger is linked to T.J. Regional Health. Dmand AI links Dr. Elmlinger to 4 more medical groups.

Does Dr. Brian S. Elmlinger accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Elmlinger billed Medicare for 1,670 services in 2024, and Dr. Elmlinger accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Brian S. Elmlinger's MIPS score?

Dr. Elmlinger's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 93 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Brian S. Elmlinger see?

CMS counts 415 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Elmlinger in 2024, with an average age of 73.

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What services does Dr. Brian S. Elmlinger bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Elmlinger's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J1010), office visit, established patient (99214) and surgery: bones and joints (20610).

Where did Dr. Brian S. Elmlinger go to medical school?

Dr. Elmlinger graduated from University of Louisville School of Medicine in 2006.

What drugs does Dr. Brian S. Elmlinger prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Elmlinger's most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen, Diclofenac Sodium and Meloxicam.

Has Dr. Brian S. Elmlinger received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $3,739 in general payments to Dr. Elmlinger from 21 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

How long has Dr. Brian S. Elmlinger been practicing?

Dr. Elmlinger graduated from medical school in 2006, 20 years ago.

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