Dr. Seth Andrew Christensen , DO
Orthopaedic Surgery โข Phoenix, AZ
18444 N 25th Ave Ste 310
Phoenix, AZ 850231266
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Dr. Seth Christensen is listed in NPPES under Orthopaedic Surgery.
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NPI assigned on June 5, 2013; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 645 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 99214 โ Established patient outpatient office visit: 144 service units.
- 99213 โ Established patient outpatient office visit: 63 service units.
- 0055T โ Musculoskeletal surgical navigational orthopedic operation using imaging guidance: 60 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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See all 14 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 889 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Celecoxib โ 227 prescription fills, including refills.
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen (Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen) โ 173 prescription fills, including refills.
- Mupirocin โ 145 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 10 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Fewer Medicare Part B services than 65% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Phoenix, AZ (2024, 73 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,241. Middle half: 394 to 2,810.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 60% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Arizona (2024, 251 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,287. Middle half: 291 to 3,613.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 320 in 2020 to 645 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2020โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
18444 N 25th Ave Ste 310
Phoenix, AZ 850231266
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
NPPES lists 1 additional practice-address record in Tyler, TX. See the list
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Christus Trinity Clinic. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
2004
What Public CMS Data Show
Orthopaedic Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
292 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $147,820 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $114,318 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
916 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$12,399 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $1,198.57 across 6 records.
By nature of payment
- Travel and Lodging: $900.34 across 2 records.
- Food and Beverage: $298.23 across 4 records.
Reporting-company totals
- Stryker Corporation: $1,141.04 across 4 records.
- Avanos Medical: $38.87 across 1 record.
- Solventum Corporation: $18.66 across 1 record.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
22 years (graduated 2004)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2004 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2013
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, โDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Christensen has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Christensen as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Phoenix and Arizona
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 65% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Phoenix, AZ (2024, 73 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,241. Middle half: 394 to 2,810.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 60% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Arizona (2024, 251 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,287. Middle half: 291 to 3,613.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 65% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Phoenix, AZ (2024, 73 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $120,979. Middle half: $57,943 to $191,461.
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 60% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Arizona (2024, 251 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $108,811. Middle half: $33,771 to $192,709.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 65% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Phoenix, AZ (2024, 73 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $91,371. Middle half: $45,168 to $143,312.
A higher Medicare payment amount than 65% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Arizona (2024, 251 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $83,485. Middle half: $24,956 to $147,303.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
More Part D prescriptions than 95% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Phoenix, AZ (2024, 58 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 136. Middle half: 57 to 250.
More Part D prescriptions than 95% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Arizona (2024, 226 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 162. Middle half: 57 to 417.
Part D drug cost
A higher Part D drug cost than 90% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Phoenix, AZ (2024, 58 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $803. Middle half: $243 to $2,622.
A higher Part D drug cost than 95% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Arizona (2024, 226 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $1,076. Middle half: $334 to $3,462.
131 active clinicians are listed under Orthopaedic Surgery with a practice address in Phoenix, AZ (465 in Arizona).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Phoenix
10.7% of these 131 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
64.9% of these 131 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services increased 102% from 320 in 2020 to 645 in 2024.
- 2020: 320
- 2021: 1,816
- 2022: 1,700
- 2023: 799
- 2024: 645
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 466% from $26,111 in 2020 to $147,820 in 2024.
- 2020: $26,111
- 2021: $226,563
- 2022: $212,168
- 2023: $121,617
- 2024: $147,820
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare increased 452% from $20,699 in 2020 to $114,318 in 2024.
- 2020: $20,699
- 2021: $176,007
- 2022: $165,917
- 2023: $88,733
- 2024: $114,318
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions increased 2863% from 30 in 2020 to 889 in 2024.
- 2020: 30
- 2021: 253
- 2022: 292
- 2023: 297
- 2024: 889
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30-day fills
30-day fills increased 2518% from 35 in 2020 to 916 in 2024.
- 2020: 35
- 2021: 258
- 2022: 303
- 2023: 322
- 2024: 916
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost went from $102 in 2020 to $12,399 in 2024.
- 2020: $102
- 2021: $3,139
- 2022: $2,073
- 2023: $2,392
- 2024: $12,399
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $14.87 in 2021 to $1,198.57 in 2025.
- 2021: $14.87
- 2022: $147.13
- 2023: $73.58
- 2024: $13.52
- 2025: $1,198.57
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 โ December 31, 2025): fewer than 11 records totaling $1,198.57.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Stryker Corporation |
Travel and Lodging
Cash or cash equivalent
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MAKO | General | $837.04 |
| Stryker Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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INSIGNIA | General | $164.68 |
| Stryker Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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MAKO | General | $76.02 |
| Stryker Corporation |
Travel and Lodging
Cash or cash equivalent
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MAKO | General | $63.30 |
| Avanos Medical |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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PNB AND ACCESSORIES | General | $38.87 |
| Solventum Corporation |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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PREVENA | General | $18.66 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
CPTยฎ is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. CPT codes, descriptions and other data only are copyright 2019โ2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Applicable FARS/HHSARS apply. Descriptions of CPT codes are the AMA's CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors as published by CMS in the Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service data, 2020โ2024; they are plain-language summaries, not for clinical coding or documentation. HCPCS Level II codes and descriptions are from CMS. Fee schedules, relative value units, conversion factors and/or related components are not assigned by the AMA, are not part of CPT, and the AMA is not recommending their use. The AMA does not directly or indirectly practice medicine or dispense medical services. The AMA assumes no liability for data contained or not contained herein.
| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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144 | 115 | $289.00 | $92.68 |
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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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63 | 48 | $204.00 | $62.93 |
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0055T
Musculoskeletal surgical navigational orthopedic operation using imaging guidance
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60 | 55 | $1313.00 | $220.24 |
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20610
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint
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59 | 48 | $234.02 | $45.47 |
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99203
New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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57 | 57 | $251.00 | $77.21 |
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99204
New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more
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43 | 43 | $375.00 | $127.44 |
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97606
Therapy procedure using a special bandage and vacuum pump, surface area more than 50.0 sq cm
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41 | 40 | $173.00 | $25.46 |
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27130
Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis
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31 | 30 | $4793.27 | $1270.44 |
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99222
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes
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30 | 30 | $300.00 | $124.46 |
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99223
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes
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28 | 28 | $441.00 | $164.64 |
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99215
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more
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25 | 25 | $406.00 | $133.70 |
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27447
Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee
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24 | 20 | $4930.52 | $1285.54 |
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G0180
Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and
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22 | 21 | $119.00 | $50.94 |
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27236
Treatment of upper end of broken thigh bone with placement of stabilizing device or prosthetic replacement
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18 | 18 | $4064.68 | $1146.89 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Celecoxib | Celecoxib | 227 | 6,727 | $6,608.97 | 112 |
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen | Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 173 | 1,204 | $2,264.46 | 93 |
| Mupirocin | Mupirocin | 145 | 1,867 | $1,022.08 | 128 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 105 | 759 | $914.18 | 59 |
| Meloxicam | Meloxicam | 69 | 2,039 | $213.23 | 44 |
| Tramadol Hcl | Tramadol Hcl | 49 | 360 | $177.42 | 33 |
| Cefadroxil | Cefadroxil | 48 | 474 | $431.22 | 46 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | Doxycycline Hyclate | 34 | 342 | $325.54 | 31 |
| Methylprednisolone | Methylprednisolone | 21 | 127 | $201.94 | 20 |
| Acetaminophen-Codeine | Acetaminophen With Codeine | 18 | 131 | $240.45 | 14 |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2023-06-09NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207X00000X
An orthopaedic surgeon is trained in the preservation, investigation and restoration of the form and function of the extremities, spine and associated structures by medical, surgical and physical means. An orthopaedic surgeon is involved with the care of patients whose musculoskeletal problems include congenital deformities, trauma, infections, tumors, metabolic disturbances of the musculoskeletal system, deformities, injuries and degenerative diseases of the spine, hands, feet, knee, hip, shoulder and elbow in children and adults. An orthopaedic surgeon is also concerned with primary and secondary muscular problems and the effects of central or peripheral nervous system lesions of the musculoskeletal system.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207X00000X
An orthopaedic surgeon is trained in the preservation, investigation and restoration of the form and function of the extremities, spine and associated structures by medical, surgical and physical means. An orthopaedic surgeon is involved with the care of patients whose musculoskeletal problems include congenital deformities, trauma, infections, tumors, metabolic disturbances of the musculoskeletal system, deformities, injuries and degenerative diseases of the spine, hands, feet, knee, hip, shoulder and elbow in children and adults. An orthopaedic surgeon is also concerned with primary and secondary muscular problems and the effects of central or peripheral nervous system lesions of the musculoskeletal system.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 390200000X
An individual who is enrolled in an organized health care education/training program leading to a degree, certification, registration, and/or licensure to provide health care.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY
I20230622002885
TX
0143511519
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Christus Trinity Clinic
800 E Dawson St, Tyler, TX 757012036
Phone: 9035101186
Christus Trinity Clinic
1302 N Pacific St, Mineola, TX 757731022
Phone: 9035695383
Christus Trinity Clinic
8389 S Broadway Ave, Tyler, TX 757035408
Phone: 9036066500
Christus Trinity Clinic
2026 S Jackson St, Jacksonville, TX 757665822
Phone: 9035414613
Christus Trinity Clinic
Po Box, Dallas, TX 752846098
Christus Trinity Clinic
620 S Fleishel Ave, Tyler, TX 757012041
Phone: 9036064900
Christus Trinity Clinic
18780 Interstate 20, Canton, TX 751033593
Phone: 9035674841
Christus Trinity Clinic
2026 S Jackson St, Jacksonville, TX 757665822
Phone: 9035414599
Christus Trinity Clinic
8591 S Broadway Ave, Tyler, TX 757035470
Phone: 9036068840
Christus Trinity Clinic
630 S Fleishel Ave, Tyler, TX 757012041
Phone: 9036065560
Secondary Practice Locations
8591 S Broadway Ave
Tyler, TX 757035470
Phone: 9036068840
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Orthopaedic Surgery
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Physical Therapist
Physical Therapist
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Physical Therapist
Doctor of Physical Therapy
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Orthopaedic Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: TX U1878)
Registered at 18444 N 25TH AVE STE 310, PHOENIX, AZ 850231266 (Tel: 8669742673)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 375 DIXMYTH AVE, CINCINNATI, OH 452202475 (Tel: 5138623562)
Registered at 11100 EUCLID AVE, CLEVELAND, OH 441061716 (Tel: 4405856553)
Recorded as SETH CHRISTENSEN, D.O.
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Orthopaedic Surgery Specialists in Phoenix
- Dr. Cody Mcleod, MD
- Dr. Jesse Anderson, MD
- Dr. Dana Jamison, MD
- Dr. John Vanderhoof, MD
- Dr. Frank Moussa, MD
- Dr. Michael Holmboe, DO
Mailing Address
11100 Euclid Ave
Cleveland, OH 441061716
Phone: 4405856553