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Dr. Samuel Wray Linford, MD
NPI1306091046PAC ID6608025986
- Medicare services, 2024
- 444
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 109
- Part D claims, 2024
- 137
- Publications
- 1
- Hospital affiliations
- 3
- Practice address
- 901 Adams Street, Afton, WY 83110
- Practice phone
- Call (307) 885-5800
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Samuel Wray Linford is an orthopedic surgeon in Afton, Wyoming
Dr. Linford practices at Star Valley Health in Afton, Wyoming, part of Star Valley Health.
Dr. Linford's NPI, 1306091046, was assigned on November 21, 2008. Dr. Linford graduated from University of Washington School of Medicine in 2007. Dr. Linford holds Wyoming license 9361A.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1306091046NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 6608025986
- NPI enumeration date
- November 21, 2008
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (307) 885-5800
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 45
- Medical school graduation
- 2007
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Samuel Wray Linford practices at Star Valley Health in Afton, Wyoming
Dr. Linford's primary practice is Star Valley Health, at 901 Adams Street, Afton, WY 83110 in Lincoln County. The practice phone is (307) 885-5800.
- Star Valley Health901 Adams Street, Afton, WY 83110 · Lincoln CountyPhone(307) 885-5800
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Samuel Wray Linford is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Linford's primary practice is Star Valley Health in Afton, Wyoming, part of Star Valley Health. Dr. Linford is also affiliated with Bear Lake Memorial Hospital. The medical group on file is Star Valley Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Linford to 1 more hospital, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 home health agency, each named with a free account. Dr. Linford's employer is on file too: a hospital.
Bear Lake Memorial HospitalStar Valley Health1 hospitalName with a free account1 group practice or clinicName with a free account1 home health agencyName with a free accountEmployer: hospitalName with a free account
See all 6 affiliations for Dr. LinfordSources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Samuel Wray Linford's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Linford practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Star Valley Health | Available with a free account |
| +4 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Samuel Wray Linford is one of 73 orthopedic surgeons in Wyoming
Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Linford's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Linford is licensed in Wyoming.
Specialties and state licenses
- Orthopaedic surgery, WyomingPrimary
Orthopedic surgeons near Dr. Linford
Counts of orthopedic surgeons with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
73orthopedic surgeons in Wyoming
6orthopedic surgeons in Afton
5orthopedic surgeons at Star Valley HealthSources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Samuel Wray Linford billed Medicare for 444 services in 2024
CMS data shows 444 Medicare services from Dr. Linford across 7 procedure codes in 2024, for 109 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $36,156 for them.
Medicare services, 2024444
Medicare patients109
Paid by Medicare$36,156
Procedure codes7
Dr. Linford's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 2222024: 26921%
- Surgery
- 2023: 1072024: 6638%
- Imaging
- 2023: 792024: 6222%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 802024: 4741%
Where Dr. Linford's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office42997%
- In a facility153%
Dr. Linford compared with the Wyoming median for orthopedic surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Linford
- Wyoming median
- Medicare services
- 444vs 83647% below
- Medicare patients
- 109vs 25758% below
- Part D claims
- 46vs 7841% below
Medians across 70 orthopedic surgeons in Wyoming with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Linford's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Samuel Wray Linford treated 109 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74
CMS counts 109 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Linford in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 63 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 66% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 0.86, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Linford's median patient age at 71, with 57% women.
Medicare patients, 2024109
Average age74
Average risk score0.86
Dr. Linford's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Linford's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women6661%
- Men4339%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Linford's Medicare patients, 2024
- Arthritis75%
- High blood pressure66%
- High cholesterol46%
- Anxiety17%
- Atrial fibrillation17%
- Diabetes17%
- Mood disorders17%
- Chronic kidney disease16%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Linford's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 71
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women57%
- Men43%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Samuel Wray Linford wrote 137 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Linford wrote 137 Medicare Part D claims for 76 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 46 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $424 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 61 claims across 4 drugs.
Part D claims, 2024137
Drugs named by CMS2
Total drug cost$424
Part D patients76
Dr. Linford's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic135 claims99%
- Brand-name and other2 claims1%
Dr. Linford'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. Linford's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids12%16 of 137 claims
- Antibiotics33%45 of 137 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: 612024: 4625%
Drugs named by CMS: 2 in 2024, 4 in 2023.
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
How Dr. Samuel Wray Linford takes part in Medicare
Dr. Linford accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Hip replacement: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Knee replacement: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Samuel Wray Linford has 1 publication on record
Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Linford in 2011. Dr. Linford's most frequent co-authors are Christopher Earl Pelt, MD and Christopher L. Peters, MD.
Papers1
Dr. Linford's most frequent co-authors
Recent publications by Dr. Linford
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Samuel Wray Linford received $7,790 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 53 general payments to Dr. Linford from 17 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 39% of the total. Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. paid the most, $3,461.
General payments to Dr. Linford by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Linford by kind, 2016 to 2025
$7.8Kin total
- Travel and lodging$3,01639%
- Education$2,63334%
- Food and beverage$2,12927%
- Debt forgiveness$120%
Companies that paid Dr. Linford the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Samuel Wray Linford graduated from University of Washington School of Medicine
Dr. Linford graduated from University of Washington School of Medicine in 2007.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Samuel Wray Linford's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare 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 percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Samuel Wray Linford's NPI number?
Dr. Samuel Wray Linford's NPI number is 1306091046. It was assigned on November 21, 2008, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Samuel Wray Linford?
Dr. Samuel Wray Linford is an orthopedic surgeon in Afton, Wyoming. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207X00000X).
Where does Dr. Samuel Wray Linford practice?
Dr. Linford practices at 901 Adams Street, Afton, WY 83110. Dr. Linford's primary practice is Star Valley Health in Afton, Wyoming, part of Star Valley Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Linford to 1 hospital, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 home health agency.
What is Dr. Samuel Wray Linford's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Linford is (307) 885-5800.
What is Dr. Samuel Wray Linford's medical license number?
Dr. Linford holds Wyoming license 9361A.
Which hospitals is Dr. Samuel Wray Linford affiliated with?
Dr. Linford practices at Star Valley Health in Afton, Wyoming. Dr. Linford is also affiliated with Bear Lake Memorial Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Linford to 1 more hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Samuel Wray Linford part of?
Dr. Linford is linked to Star Valley Health.
Does Dr. Samuel Wray Linford accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Linford billed Medicare for 444 services in 2024, and Dr. Linford accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Samuel Wray Linford see?
CMS counts 109 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Linford in 2024, with an average age of 74.
What services does Dr. Samuel Wray Linford bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Linford's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J3301), surgery: bones and joints (20610) and office visit, established patient (99213).
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Where did Dr. Samuel Wray Linford go to medical school?
Dr. Linford graduated from University of Washington School of Medicine in 2007.
What drugs does Dr. Samuel Wray Linford prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Linford's most prescribed drugs by claims were Amoxicillin and Celecoxib.
Has Dr. Samuel Wray Linford received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $7,790 in general payments to Dr. Linford from 17 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.
How long has Dr. Samuel Wray Linford been practicing?
Dr. Linford graduated from medical school in 2007, 19 years ago.
Does Dr. Samuel Wray Linford do research?
Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Linford.
Who does Dr. Samuel Wray Linford publish with?
Dr. Linford's most frequent co-authors are Christopher Earl Pelt, MD (1 shared paper) and Christopher L. Peters, MD (1 shared paper).
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