Dr. Seth Christensen, D.O.

Dr. Christensen has performed 55 Medicare-verified joint replacement procedures. The Arizona average is 72 procedures per surgeon. Medicare data captures roughly one-third of all joint replacements, so total volume may be higher. Dr. Christensen ranks #97 out of 191 orthopedic surgeons in Arizona.

Dr. Christensen's Medicare data shows procedures in hip replacement (31 cases) and knee replacement (24 cases).

Yes. There are 51 orthopedic surgeons in Phoenix in the current Medicare dataset. Patients can compare procedure volumes and specializations to choose the surgeon who best fits their needs. Use the state page to view all Arizona surgeons.

The procedure counts shown are based on 2024 Medicare Part B fee-for-service claims data, published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Medicare fee-for-service is only one payer stream, and the share of national volume it represents differs by procedure. In 2024 the share was 25% to 33% for hip replacement, 23% to 28% for knee replacement, which puts Dr. Christensen's total volume across all insurers at roughly 180 to 230 procedures against the 55 verified here. Those shares are derived from published national volume projections rather than quoted from a single publication, and they are estimates with real uncertainty. The OrthoProcedures methodology page shows the full derivation, the sources, and the limits at orthoprocedures.com/data-methodology.html.

Dr. Christensen's Medicare-recorded volume peaked at 101 procedures in 2022 and was 55 in the most recent data. Volume fluctuations can reflect changes in payer mix, practice focus, or Medicare reporting rather than a change in overall surgical activity.

Yes. Dr. Christensen's Medicare data shows procedures in hip replacement (31 cases), knee replacement (24 cases). Surgeons who perform multiple joint replacement types maintain broad technical skills across different anatomical joints.

According to CMS facility affiliation data, Dr. Christensen is affiliated with Christus Mother Frances Hospital, Christus Good Shepherd Medical Center, Christus Mother Frances Hospital Sulphur Springs. Dr. Christensen maintains hospital privileges across state lines, indicating a practice that serves patients in multiple states.

Among the 51 orthopedic surgeons in Phoenix, Dr. Christensen ranks #26 by total Medicare procedure volume. The highest-volume surgeon in Phoenix has 234 verified Medicare procedures.

Christus Mother Frances Hospital (4 out of 5 CMS stars, hip/knee complication rate similar to national average); Christus Good Shepherd Medical Center (3 out of 5 CMS stars, insufficient case volume for complication rate comparison); Christus Mother Frances Hospital Sulphur Springs (4 out of 5 CMS stars, insufficient case volume for complication rate comparison). These are hospital-level quality metrics from CMS Hospital Compare and do not reflect individual surgeon outcomes.