George M. Chavez, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Sacramento, CA
George M. Chavez, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Sacramento, California, and NPI 1619608064, issued on Jun 17, 2022. Check the license on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- George M. Chavez
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- Practice location
- 4860 Y St # 1700, Sacramento, CA 95817
- Phone
- (916) 734-2700
- Enumerated
- Jun 17, 2022
- Record last updated
- Jun 17, 2022
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify George M. Chavez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of CaliforniaCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
66% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
118 Medicare Part D claims for 51 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 58 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl29 claims
- Tramadol Hcl20 claims
- Meloxicam18 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $21.18
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Evolution Surgical, Inc. 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.
George M. Chavez among 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California
George M. Chavez, MD 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 2022, is newer than 98% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 98% of these records are older, 1% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 59% of these records are
- Record last updated2022 · 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.
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- Domingo Hallare, MDSacramento, CA 958171659362903
- Brian Haus, MDSacramento, CA 958171356462824
- Christopher Kreulen, MDSacramento, CA 958171568660165
Common questions
What is George M. Chavez, MD's NPI number?
George M. Chavez, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619608064, issued on Jun 17, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is George M. Chavez, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4860 Y St # 1700, Sacramento, CA, 95817. Phone: (916) 734-2700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify George M. Chavez, MD's license?
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 George M. Chavez, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, George M. Chavez, MD had 118 Medicare Part D claims for 51 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.