Seth Hall Criner, D.O.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Visalia, CA
Seth Hall Criner, D.O. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Visalia, California, and NPI 1972824100, issued on Jun 22, 2010. Check the license (California 20A13237, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Seth Hall Criner
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 20A13237 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 820 S Akers St, Visalia, CA 93277
- Phone
- (559) 733-3346
- Enumerated
- Jun 22, 2010
- Record last updated
- Aug 23, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20161115002344); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- College Of Osteo Med Of The Pacific At Pomona, 2010
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Seth Hall Criner in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 20A13237Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
24% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
430 Medicare Part D claims for 198 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 337 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl208 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen64 claims
- Tramadol Hcl62 claims
- Ibuprofen28 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim12 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): 22.9 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: $192.73
6 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
- Orthopaedic Assoc Medical Clinic IncVisalia, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Seth Hall Criner among 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California
Seth Hall Criner, D.O. is one of 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 72% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 72% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2003 among the 1,347 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 66% 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 California 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 California
There are 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California.
All 2,276 in California → Every provider in Visalia → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ian Duncan, MDVisalia, CA 932771982866927
- Bruce Le, DO, MSVisalia, CA 932771558465799
- Burton Redd, MDVisalia, CA 932771437269206
- Donald Schengel, MDVisalia, CA 932771376645895
- Timothy Tan, M.D.Visalia, CA 932771023404910
- Jou Lee, MDTulare, CA 932741316965684
- Frank Feng, DOVisalia, CA 932911730281254
- James Guadagni, M.D.Visalia, CA 932911013913664
Common questions
What is Seth Hall Criner, D.O.'s NPI number?
Seth Hall Criner, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972824100, issued on Jun 22, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Seth Hall Criner, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 820 S Akers St, Visalia, CA, 93277. Phone: (559) 733-3346. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Seth Hall Criner, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 20A13237, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Seth Hall Criner, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Seth Hall Criner, D.O. had 430 Medicare Part D claims for 198 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Seth Hall Criner, D.O.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 22.9 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.