Physician

Christopher J. Lincoski, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Christopher Lincoski, M.D. (NPI: 1265494769) practices general surgery in the Altoona, PA market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Blair, PA. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is UNIVERSITY ORTHOPEDICS CENTER, LTD (NPI: 1770500415; TIN: 251655314) and primary practice location at 16801-7965.

Lincoski's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 588 traditional Medicare patients, billed 4,141 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $277,761 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 99204 (New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more). Part D data shows 95 prescription claims across 65 beneficiaries totaling $64,715 in drug costs, led by Celecoxib (Celecoxib). DME data shows 236 claims. Open Payments data shows 11 records totaling $414. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing has changed little. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have risen steadily, from $4,495 to $64,715. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Year	Patients	Clm Lines	Payment
2015	509	2,501	$194,266
2016	502	3,247	$211,435
2017	540	3,116	$201,508
2018	490	3,534	$216,531
2019	755	4,554	$241,360
2020	490	2,946	$167,525
2021	508	3,362	$232,719
2022	500	3,492	$202,946
2023	566	3,921	$237,221
2024	588	4,141	$277,761

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Year	Patients	Claims	Drug Cost
2015	224	308	$4,495
2016	236	339	$8,650
2017	224	307	$20,998
2018	234	299	$47,586
2019	265	339	$63,072
2020	171	217	$64,045
2021	158	230	$92,668
2022	215	310	$70,252
2023	88	140	$165,346
2024	65	95	$64,715

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

Year	Patients	Claims	Payment
2015	150	161	$16,107
2016	186	201	$20,293
2017	204	217	$19,580
2018	221	236	$22,536
2019	212	224	$20,410
2020	159	169	$15,430
2021	188	205	$18,703
2022	165	180	$17,320
2023	201	209	$21,424
2024	228	236	$21,671

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

Code	Description	Patients	Clm Lines	Total Payment
99204	New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	138	138	$119
99214	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	136	146	$91
99213	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more	132	154	$65
73130	X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views	252	355	$24
J0702	Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg	236	611	$5

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

Drug	Generic	Claims	Total Day Supply	Total Drug Cost
Celecoxib	Celecoxib	24	847	$468
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen	15	40	$52
Cephalexin	Cephalexin	13	70	$45

Top 5 DME services in 2024

By Total Medicare Payment Amount.

HCPCS Code	HCPCS Description	Supplier Rental Indicator	Total Supplier Beneficiaries	Total Supplier Claims	Total Medicare Payment Amount
L3908	Wrist hand orthosis, wrist extension control cock-up, non molded, prefabricated, off-the-shelf	N	86	94	$5,777
L3924	Hand finger orthosis, without joints, may include soft interface, straps, prefabricated, off-the-shelf	N	59	59	$5,393
L3660	Shoulder orthosis, figure of eight design abduction restrainer, canvas and webbing, prefabricated, off-the-shelf	N	50	50	$4,077
L3913	Hand finger orthosis, without joints, may include soft interface, straps, custom fabricated, includes fitting and adjustment	N	19	19	$3,977
L3933	Finger orthosis, without joints, may include soft interface, custom fabricated, includes fitting and adjustment	N	14	14	$2,447

Open Payments Summary in 2024

Category	Definition	Records	Total Reported Amount	Top Related Entity
General Payments	Reported payment or transfer-of-value amount.	11	$414	ACUMED LLC
Research Payments	Reported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.	0	$0	N/R
Ownership / Investment Interests	Reported value of ownership or investment interests.	0	$0	N/R

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FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Christopher J. Lincoski, M.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Christopher J. Lincoski, M.D. (NPI 1265494769), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does Christopher J. Lincoski, M.D. have ACO affiliation data?

No ACO affiliation record is shown in the available Tedicare data for this profile.

What billing organization is linked to Christopher J. Lincoski, M.D.?

Christopher J. Lincoski, M.D. is linked to UNIVERSITY ORTHOPEDICS CENTER, LTD (billing NPI 1770500415) in the available physician profile data.

Does Christopher J. Lincoski, M.D. have Open Payments data?

Christopher J. Lincoski, M.D. has 11 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.