Eric H. Linford, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Casper, WY
Eric H. Linford, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Casper, Wyoming, and NPI 1134362825, issued on Apr 11, 2009. Check the license (Wyoming 9762A, as entered in NPPES) on the Wyoming Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Eric H. Linford
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 9762A WY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4140 Centennial Hills Blvd Ste A, Casper, WY 82609
- Phone
- (307) 265-7205
- Enumerated
- Apr 11, 2009
- Record last updated
- Jul 27, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (307) 235-6262
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150519000288); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Colorado School Of Medicine, Denver, 2009
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4140 Centennial Hills Blvd Ste A
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Eric H. Linford in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWyoming Board of Medicine
Search for license 9762ACheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
72% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
96 Medicare Part D claims for 45 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin50 claims
- Meloxicam16 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 67.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $526.46
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Casper Orthopaedic Associates PCCasper, WY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Eric H. Linford among 91 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Wyoming
Eric H. Linford, M.D. is one of 91 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Wyoming. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 80% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 80% of these records are older, 16% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2002 among the 60 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Wyoming practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
17 orthopaedic surgery physician records list a practice address in Casper
They are 17 of the 1,924 NPPES records with a practice address in Casper, and 91 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Wyoming.
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The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert Allaire, MDCasper, WY 826091851593529
- Ari Amitai, MDCasper, WY 826091104230374
- John Bailey, MDCasper, WY 826091871595413
- John Barrasso, MDCasper, WY 826091396747903
- Steven Becker, M.D.Casper, WY 826091881601607
- Jerome Behrens, MDCasper, WY 826091578565172
- Matthew Gorman, M.D.Casper, WY 826091194858357
- Joseph Hahn, MDCasper, WY 826091114192473
Common questions
What is Eric H. Linford, M.D.'s NPI number?
Eric H. Linford, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134362825, issued on Apr 11, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Eric H. Linford, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4140 Centennial Hills Blvd Ste A, Casper, WY, 82609. Phone: (307) 265-7205. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Eric H. Linford, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Wyoming license number 9762A, as entered by the provider. Search the Wyoming Board of Medicine at https://wyomedboard.wyo.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Eric H. Linford, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Eric H. Linford, M.D. had 96 Medicare Part D claims for 45 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Eric H. Linford, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 67.3 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.