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Dr. Colin Ackerman, MD

Orthopedic Surgery (Orthopaedic Surgery Physician)

  • Medicare participating

At a glance

Years since graduation
9
In the NPI registry since
2017
Medicare patients seen, 2024
525

The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. What an NPI is

Education and training

  • 2017Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)

Medicare’s Care Compare data doesn’t list this clinician’s medical school. Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).

Specialties and state licenses

  • Orthopaedic Surgery Physician primary
    PA license HS000239L

As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.

Map: Orthopedic Surgery per capita by county →

Where they work

Hospitals

Medical groups

Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.

Medicare patients and services

Medicare patients, 2024
525
Services billed
2,089
Patients’ average age
76
Most frequent Medicare services, 2023
ServiceTimesPatients
Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg14259
Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes7772
Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes6049
Injection into tendon or ligament5434
New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes3131
X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views2319
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint1917
X-ray of wrist, 2 views1411
New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes1313
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes1212

Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.

Medicare prescriptions

Most prescribed drugs, Medicare Part D 2024
DrugPrescriptions
Methylprednisolone
Other prescribers in Germantown, TN
11

Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.

Payments from drug and device companies

In 2025, 4 companies reported 7 payments worth $267 in total to this clinician.

By company
Paladin Technology Solutions$145
Skeletal Dynamics Inc$67.85
Integra Lifesciences Corporation$35.29
Stryker Corporation$19.45
By type
Food and Beverage$267

From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.

Who received the most in Tennessee →

Other Orthopedic Surgery clinicians in Germantown

Sources

NPI registry (CMS NPPES, November 2026; record last updated February 19, 2026), Medicare Care Compare, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024) and Open Payments (2025). Information is self-reported or billed data and may be out of date; call before visiting.

NPI 1467981647. Official NPI registry record (opens in a new tab). Clinicians can correct their information in NPPES; changes appear here after our next monthly update.