Christopher Arthur George, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Glenwood Springs, CO
Christopher Arthur George, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, and NPI 1437308335, issued on Sep 16, 2008. Check the license (Colorado 51022, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Arthur George
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 51022 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1830 Blake Ave, Glenwood Springs, CO 81601
- Phone
- (970) 384-7140
- Enumerated
- Sep 16, 2008
- Record last updated
- Mar 10, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (970) 945-0563
- Medicaid ID
- 84079217 CO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120717000109); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Iowa, Rj & L Carver College Of Medicine, 2007
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher Arthur George in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license 51022Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
44% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
194 Medicare Part D claims for 86 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 102 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl58 claims
- Meloxicam50 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen32 claims
- Celecoxib20 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): 84.4 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: $132.43
5 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Valley View Hospital AssociationBasalt, CO · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Christopher Arthur George among 471 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Colorado
Christopher Arthur George, MD is one of 471 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 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 61% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 61% of these records are older, 32% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2007 among the 290 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 55% 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 Colorado 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 Colorado
There are 471 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Colorado.
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The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert Adams, M.D.Glenwood Spgs, CO 816011689638793
- Felipe Ituarte, M.D.Glenwood Springs, CO 816011942616339
- Eleanor Vonstade, MDAspen, CO 816111376621698
- Kris Alden, M.D., PHD.Basalt, CO 816211992842132
- Stanley Gertzbein, M.D.Basalt, CO 816211992747620
- Thomas Moore, MDBasalt, CO 816211952416422
- Kevin Borchard, M.D.Craig, CO 816251760686539
- Frederick Ewald, M.D.Edwards, CO 816321508996034
Common questions
What is Christopher Arthur George, MD's NPI number?
Christopher Arthur George, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437308335, issued on Sep 16, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Arthur George, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1830 Blake Ave, Glenwood Springs, CO, 81601. Phone: (970) 384-7140. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Arthur George, MD's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number 51022, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher Arthur George, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Arthur George, MD had 194 Medicare Part D claims for 86 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher Arthur George, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.4 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.