Total Payments
$17,179
2024 Payments
$630.54
Companies
35
Transactions
169
Medicare Patients
6,802
Medicare Billing
$1.0M
Payment Breakdown by Category
Consulting$10,425 (60.7%)
Food & Beverage$4,362 (25.4%)
Education$1,205 (7.0%)
Travel$936.73 (5.5%)
Other$250.00 (1.5%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $10,425 | 7 | 60.7% |
| Food and Beverage | $4,362 | 153 | 25.4% |
| Education | $1,205 | 2 | 7.0% |
| Travel and Lodging | $936.73 | 6 | 5.5% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $250.00 | 1 | 1.5% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $7,064 | 17 | $0 (2021) |
| KCI USA, Inc | $2,700 | 2 | $0 (2018) |
| Integra LifeSciences Corporation | $2,115 | 6 | $0 (2020) |
| Medinc of Texas | $1,200 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Stryker Corporation | $1,171 | 21 | $0 (2022) |
| MEDACTA USA, INC. | $850.06 | 5 | $0 (2024) |
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $405.47 | 21 | $0 (2023) |
| Flexion Therapeutics, Inc. | $370.36 | 26 | $0 (2020) |
| Pacira Therapeutics, Inc. | $157.68 | 10 | $0 (2021) |
| Wright Medical Technology, Inc. | $153.87 | 4 | $0 (2019) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $630.54 | 2 | MEDACTA USA, INC. ($600.00) |
| 2023 | $217.42 | 5 | Medacta USA, Inc. ($188.05) |
| 2022 | $223.15 | 10 | Stryker Corporation ($128.28) |
| 2021 | $7,709 | 41 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($6,956) |
| 2020 | $2,475 | 26 | Integra LifeSciences Corporation ($1,973) |
| 2019 | $722.75 | 28 | Flexion Therapeutics, Inc. ($173.65) |
| 2018 | $3,150 | 35 | KCI USA, Inc ($2,250) |
| 2017 | $2,051 | 22 | Medinc of Texas ($1,200) |
All Payment Transactions
169 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 7
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/11/2024 | PAINTEQ LLC | PAINTEQ (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.54 | General |
| Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT | ||||||
| 01/18/2024 | MEDACTA USA, INC. | Mecta-C Cervical Cages (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $600.00 | General |
| Category: SPORTS MEDICINE | ||||||
| 07/12/2023 | Medacta USA, Inc. | Mecta (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $9.94 | General |
| Category: SPORTS MEDICINE | ||||||
| 06/14/2023 | Medacta USA, Inc. | Mecta (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $3.63 | General |
| Category: SPORTS MEDICINE | ||||||
| 05/11/2023 | Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | EUFLEXXA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.29 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDICS | ||||||
| 05/02/2023 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | ORTHOVISC (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.08 | General |
| Category: Sports Early Intervention | ||||||
| 01/24/2023 | Medacta USA, Inc. | Mecta (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $174.48 | General |
| Category: SPORTS MEDICINE | ||||||
| 09/27/2022 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.08 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 08/26/2022 | Stryker Corporation | PROFYLE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $6.94 | General |
| Category: NON-LOCKING PLATE | ||||||
| 08/25/2022 | Stryker Corporation | OMEGA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.57 | General |
| Category: NON-LOCKING PLATE | ||||||
| 08/08/2022 | MEDACTA USA, INC. | REVERSE SHOULDER (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $62.01 | General |
| Category: SHOULDER | ||||||
| 08/02/2022 | Stryker Corporation | PROFYLE (Device), OMEGA | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.20 | General |
| Category: NON-LOCKING PLATE | ||||||
| 07/26/2022 | Stryker Corporation | PROFYLE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.89 | General |
| Category: NON-LOCKING PLATE | ||||||
| 06/23/2022 | Stryker Corporation | PROFYLE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $40.93 | General |
| Category: NON-LOCKING PLATE | ||||||
| 05/26/2022 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | MONOVISC (Device), ORTHOVISC | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.87 | General |
| Category: Sports Early Intervention | ||||||
| 03/01/2022 | Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | EUFLEXXA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.99 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDICS | ||||||
| 02/23/2022 | Stryker Corporation | PROFYLE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.67 | General |
| Category: NON-LOCKING PLATE | ||||||
| 12/31/2021 | Innovation Technologies Inc | Irrisept (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $27.60 | General |
| Category: Jet Lavage Device with CHG | ||||||
| 12/17/2021 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,250.00 | General |
| 12/17/2021 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $500.00 | General |
| 12/17/2021 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $237.66 | General |
| 12/11/2021 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | RSS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $96.29 | General |
| Category: Recon Shoulders or Extremity, Upper | ||||||
| 12/11/2021 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | RSS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $55.55 | General |
| Category: Recon Shoulders or Extremity, Upper | ||||||
| 12/10/2021 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $339.90 | General |
| 12/10/2021 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $150.00 | General |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 21 | 1,745 | 5,736 | $1.0M | $262,663 |
| 2022 | 19 | 1,800 | 5,369 | $875,789 | $270,810 |
| 2021 | 16 | 1,567 | 12,770 | $651,797 | $255,272 |
| 2020 | 15 | 1,690 | 4,109 | $734,894 | $223,980 |
Total Patients
6,802
Total Services
27,984
Medicare Billing
$1.0M
Procedure Codes
71
All Medicare Procedures & Services
71 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27447 | Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee | Facility | 2023 | 43 | 46 | $181,286 | $47,422 | 26.2% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 252 | 403 | $120,094 | $37,320 | 31.1% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2023 | 297 | 627 | $119,757 | $36,219 | 30.2% |
| J7326 | Hyaluronan or derivative, gel-one, for intra-articular injection, per dose | Office | 2023 | 41 | 59 | $89,090 | $23,682 | 26.6% |
| 23472 | Prosthetic repair of shoulder joint, total shoulder | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 19 | $78,033 | $23,238 | 29.8% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 160 | 189 | $38,178 | $12,789 | 33.5% |
| 29827 | Repair of shoulder rotator cuff using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $44,550 | $12,343 | 27.7% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 144 | 144 | $43,056 | $10,675 | 24.8% |
| 73562 | X-ray of knee, 3 views | Office | 2023 | 234 | 336 | $33,100 | $10,460 | 31.6% |
| J0702 | Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg | Office | 2023 | 228 | 1,790 | $35,560 | $9,177 | 25.8% |
| J7318 | Hyaluronan or derivative, durolane, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg | Office | 2023 | 16 | 1,500 | $91,500 | $7,826 | 8.6% |
| J7323 | Hyaluronan or derivative, euflexxa, for intra-articular injection, per dose | Office | 2023 | 16 | 71 | $28,980 | $6,422 | 22.2% |
| 29881 | Removal of knee cartilage using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $19,188 | $5,365 | 28.0% |
| 73030 | X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views | Office | 2023 | 127 | 182 | $14,857 | $4,742 | 31.9% |
| J7321 | Hyaluronan or derivative, hyalgan, supartz or visco-3, for intra-articular injection, per dose | Office | 2023 | 19 | 79 | $29,388 | $4,530 | 15.4% |
| 73721 | Mri scan of leg joint without contrast | Office | 2023 | 26 | 27 | $23,517 | $3,029 | 12.9% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 24 | 24 | $10,944 | $2,508 | 22.9% |
| 73221 | Mri scan of arm joint without contrast | Office | 2023 | 20 | 23 | $19,642 | $2,484 | 12.6% |
| 29826 | Shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $6,734 | $1,969 | 29.2% |
| J1040 | Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg | Office | 2023 | 16 | 36 | $1,332 | $348.83 | 26.2% |
| J3301 | Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | Office | 2023 | 22 | 140 | $840.00 | $113.95 | 13.6% |
| J7326 | Hyaluronan or derivative, gel-one, for intra-articular injection, per dose | Office | 2022 | 46 | 73 | $102,880 | $47,782 | 46.4% |
| 27447 | Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee | Facility | 2022 | 41 | 45 | $160,425 | $47,456 | 29.6% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2022 | 308 | 660 | $113,721 | $38,913 | 34.2% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 263 | 405 | $113,582 | $37,826 | 33.3% |
About Dr. Michael George, MD
Dr. Michael George, MD is a Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in Houston, Texas. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 11/08/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1235110222.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Michael George, MD has received a total of $17,179 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $630.54 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 169 transactions from 35 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($10,425).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, George has provided services to 6,802 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 27,984 services with total Medicare billing of $1.0M. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 71 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery
- Other Specialties Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery
- Location Houston, TX
- Active Since 11/08/2005
- Last Updated 03/07/2023
- Taxonomy Code 207X00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1235110222
Products in Payments
- TITAN Shoulder (Device) $3,056
- PREVENA (Device) $2,250
- FREEDOM WRIST (Device) $1,832
- Mecta-C Cervical Cages (Device) $600.00
- Zilretta (Drug) $528.04
- TRIATHLON (Device) $454.11
- EUFLEXXA (Device) $405.47
- MAKO (Device) $372.52
- SALTO TALARIS TOTAL ANKLE PROSTHESIS (Device) $283.36
- FREEDOM Wrist (Device) $250.00
- Mecta (Device) $188.05
- BLUEPRINT PSI SYSTEM (Device) $153.87
- RSS (Device) $151.84
- Archer CSR Total Shoulder System (Device) $130.41
- Makoplasty (Device) $112.00
- MONOVISC (Device) $107.98
- PROFYLE (Device) $105.38
- PENNSAID (Drug) $79.06
- AEQUALIS PERFORM REVERSED (Device) $72.85
- Regeneten (Device) $67.94
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Data Sources
Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.
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