Gene L. Griffiths, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Yakima, WA
Gene L. Griffiths, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Yakima, Washington, and NPI 1154439115, issued on Aug 29, 2006. Check the license (Washington MD00048142, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gene L. Griffiths
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- MD00048142 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 111 S 11TH Ave Ste 320, Yakima, WA 98902
- Phone
- (509) 454-8888
- Enumerated
- Aug 29, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 26, 2023
- Fax
- (509) 454-0061
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070725000417); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Saint Louis University School Of Medicine, 1991
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Gene L. Griffiths in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
Search for license MD00048142Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
52% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
525 Medicare Part D claims for 168 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 310 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl250 claims
- Hydroxyzine Hcl96 claims
- Omeprazole44 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen22 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen19 claims
- Amoxicillin15 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): 5.4 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: $2,967.61
22 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
- Yakima Valley Memorial PhysiciansYakima, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gene L. Griffiths among 656 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Washington
Gene L. Griffiths, M.D. is one of 656 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Washington. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2004 among the 385 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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 Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Washington
There are 656 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Washington.
All 656 in Washington → Every provider in Yakima → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert Greene, M.D.Yakima, WA 989021952350639
- James Haven, M.D.Yakima, WA 989021396711172
- George Liu, M.D.Yakima, WA 989021396711990
- Anthony Longo, MDYakima, WA 989021346444916
- Todd Orvald, MDYakima, WA 989021881660694
- Raymond Palesch, MDYakima, WA 989021124118906
- Roy Pierson, MD00044568Yakima, WA 989021063594091
- S. Seltzer, M.D.Yakima, WA 989021417018144
Common questions
What is Gene L. Griffiths, M.D.'s NPI number?
Gene L. Griffiths, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154439115, issued on Aug 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gene L. Griffiths, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 111 S 11TH Ave Ste 320, Yakima, WA, 98902. Phone: (509) 454-8888. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gene L. Griffiths, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Washington license number MD00048142, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington Medical Commission at https://wahelms.my.site.com/s/license-search. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Gene L. Griffiths, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gene L. Griffiths, M.D. had 525 Medicare Part D claims for 168 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Gene L. Griffiths, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 5.4 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.