Dr. James Robert Lindner , MD
Orthopaedic Surgery • Bloomington, IN
2605 E Creeks Edge Dr
Bloomington, IN 474018368
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Dr. James Lindner is listed in NPPES under Orthopaedic Surgery.
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NPI assigned on April 17, 2007; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 180 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 99213 — Established patient outpatient office visit: 74 service units.
- 73030 — X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views: 44 service units.
- 20610 — Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint: 33 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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See all 4 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 65 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen (Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen) — 36 prescription fills, including refills.
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen (Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen) — 29 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See the full table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Fewer Medicare Part B services than 85% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Indiana (2024, 300 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,688. Middle half: 470 to 4,265.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 623 in 2020 to 180 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
2605 E Creeks Edge Dr
Bloomington, IN 474018368
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 2 distinct group names: Indiana University Health Southern Indiana Physicians Llc; Iu Health Medical Group Llc. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
2005
What Public CMS Data Show
Orthopaedic Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
104 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $12,922 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $9,305 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
65 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$491 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $909.67 across 7 records.
By nature of payment
- Travel and Lodging: $545.10 across 2 records.
- Food and Beverage: $364.57 across 5 records.
Reporting-company totals
- MF MED: $801.84 across 5 records.
- Avanos Medical: $83.83 across 1 record.
- Arthrex, Inc.: $24.00 across 1 record.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
21 years (graduated 2005)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2005 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2007
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Lindner has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Lindner as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Bloomington and Indiana
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 85% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Indiana (2024, 300 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,688. Middle half: 470 to 4,265.
Too few clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Bloomington have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare-allowed amount
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 90% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Indiana (2024, 300 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $91,085. Middle half: $37,888 to $178,675.
Too few clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Bloomington have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Paid by Medicare
A lower Medicare payment amount than 90% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Indiana (2024, 300 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $66,047. Middle half: $28,117 to $133,374.
Too few clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Bloomington have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 75% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Indiana (2024, 301 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 226. Middle half: 84 to 521.
Too few clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Bloomington have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
Part D drug cost
A lower Part D drug cost than 70% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Indiana (2024, 301 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $1,709. Middle half: $472 to $3,544.
Too few clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Bloomington have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
8 active clinicians are listed under Orthopaedic Surgery with a practice address in Bloomington, IN (496 in Indiana).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services decreased 71% from 623 in 2020 to 180 in 2024.
- 2020: 623
- 2021: 566
- 2022: 654
- 2023: 355
- 2024: 180
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 73% from $47,694 in 2020 to $12,922 in 2024.
- 2020: $47,694
- 2021: $60,711
- 2022: $45,833
- 2023: $27,332
- 2024: $12,922
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 74% from $35,445 in 2020 to $9,305 in 2024.
- 2020: $35,445
- 2021: $47,087
- 2022: $35,211
- 2023: $21,115
- 2024: $9,305
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions decreased 24% from 86 in 2020 to 65 in 2024.
- 2020: 86
- 2021: 112
- 2022: 92
- 2023: 67
- 2024: 65
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30-day fills
30-day fills decreased 24% from 86 in 2020 to 65 in 2024.
- 2020: 86
- 2021: 112
- 2022: 92
- 2023: 67
- 2024: 65
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost decreased 51% from $1,010 in 2020 to $491 in 2024.
- 2020: $1,010
- 2021: $1,143
- 2022: $876
- 2023: $460
- 2024: $491
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $534.30 in 2021 to $909.67 in 2025.
- 2021: $534.30
- 2022: $289.95
- 2023: $169.77
- 2024: $1,326.89
- 2025: $909.67
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2025): fewer than 11 records totaling $909.67.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| MF MED |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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— | General | $304.48 |
| MF MED |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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— | General | $240.62 |
| MF MED |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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— | General | $145.54 |
| MF MED |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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— | General | $92.73 |
| Avanos Medical |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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GENERATOR | General | $83.83 |
| Arthrex, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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— | General | $24.00 |
| MF MED |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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— | General | $18.47 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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74 | 51 | $127.00 | $84.18 |
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73030
X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views
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44 | 23 | $216.74 | $27.98 |
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20610
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint
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33 | 22 | $182.88 | $63.73 |
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99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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29 | 28 | $183.00 | $115.82 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen | Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 36 | 250 | $227.29 | 33 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 29 | 209 | $263.81 | 26 |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2021-10-27NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207X00000X
An orthopaedic surgeon is trained in the preservation, investigation and restoration of the form and function of the extremities, spine and associated structures by medical, surgical and physical means. An orthopaedic surgeon is involved with the care of patients whose musculoskeletal problems include congenital deformities, trauma, infections, tumors, metabolic disturbances of the musculoskeletal system, deformities, injuries and degenerative diseases of the spine, hands, feet, knee, hip, shoulder and elbow in children and adults. An orthopaedic surgeon is also concerned with primary and secondary muscular problems and the effects of central or peripheral nervous system lesions of the musculoskeletal system.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY
I20150601002013
IN
0547433385
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Indiana University Health Southern Indiana Physicians Llc
707 W 2nd St, Bloomington, IN 474032209
Phone: 8884843258
Indiana University Health Southern Indiana Physicians Llc
719 W 2nd St, Bloomington, IN 474032209
Phone: 8884843258
Indiana University Health Southern Indiana Physicians Llc
2605 E Creeks Edge Dr, Bloomington, IN 474018368
Phone: 8884843258
Iu Health Medical Group Llc
1701 N Senate Blvd, Indianapolis, IN 462021239
Phone: 8884843258
Indiana University Health Southern Indiana Physicians Llc
2651 E Discovery Pkwy, Bloomington, IN 474089059
Phone: 8123539250
Indiana University Health Southern Indiana Physicians Llc
727 W 2nd St, Bloomington, IN 474032209
Phone: 8884843258
Secondary Practice Locations
2605 E Creeks Edge Dr
Bloomington, IN 474018368
Phone: 8123552300
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Physical Therapist
Master of Physical Therapy
Nurse Practitioner - Adult Health
Nurse Practitioner
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 250 N SHADELAND AVE, INDIANAPOLIS, IN 462194959
Additional practice office at 2605 E Creeks Edge Dr, Bloomington, IN 474018368
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 2605 E CREEKS EDGE DR, BLOOMINGTON, IN 474018368 (Tel: 8123331933)
Registered at 2605 E CREEKS EDGE DR, BLOOMINGTON, IN 474018368 (Tel: 8123331933)
Recorded as JAMES LINDNER, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: IN 01075145A)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Orthopaedic Surgery Specialists in Bloomington
- Dr. Aaron Mast, MD
- Dr. Sterling Doster, MD
- Dr. David Licini, MD
- Dr. Cody Bellard, MD
- Tarek Sibai
- Dr. Brandon Hood, MD
Mailing Address
250 N Shadeland Ave
Indianapolis, IN 462194959