Samuel Wray Linford, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Afton, WY
Samuel Wray Linford, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Afton, Wyoming, and NPI 1306091046, issued on Nov 21, 2008. Check the license (Wyoming 9361A, as entered in NPPES) on the Wyoming Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Samuel Wray Linford
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 9361A WY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 120 Hospital LN, Afton, WY 83110
- Phone
- (307) 885-5870
- Enumerated
- Nov 21, 2008
- Record last updated
- Jan 9, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130919000722); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Washington School Of Medicine, 2007
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 120 Hospital LN
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Cody Myers, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1518202340
Verify Samuel Wray Linford in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWyoming Board of Medicine
Search for license 9361ACheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
60% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
137 Medicare Part D claims for 76 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 16 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin23 claims
- Celecoxib23 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $3,023.13
16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. 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
- North Lincoln County Hospital DistrictCokeville, WY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Samuel Wray Linford among 91 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Wyoming
Samuel Wray 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 2008, is newer than 75% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 75% of these records are older, 20% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2002 among the 60 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 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).
2 orthopaedic surgery physician records list a practice address in Afton
They are 2 of the 103 NPPES records with a practice address in Afton, and 91 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Wyoming.
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The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kevin Stucki, DOAfton, WY 831101306975701
- Rafael Williams, M.D.Wilson, WY 830141225067606
- Joshua Beck, MDJackson, WY 830011295789089
- Andrew Bullington, M.D.Jackson, WY 830011700910155
- James Champa, M.D.Jackson, WY 830011255359626
- Christopher Hills, D.O.Jackson, WY 830011518024488
- David Khoury, MDJackson, WY 830011760521702
- Heidi Michelsen Jost, MDJackson, WY 830011649272204
Common questions
What is Samuel Wray Linford, M.D.'s NPI number?
Samuel Wray Linford, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306091046, issued on Nov 21, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Samuel Wray Linford, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 120 Hospital LN, Afton, WY, 83110. Phone: (307) 885-5870. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Samuel Wray Linford, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Wyoming license number 9361A, 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 Samuel Wray Linford, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Samuel Wray Linford, M.D. had 137 Medicare Part D claims for 76 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.