George Frank Chimento, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · New Orleans, LA
George Frank Chimento, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in New Orleans, Louisiana, and NPI 1497759922, issued on Jun 13, 2005. Check the license (Louisiana 08733R, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- George Frank Chimento
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 08733R LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1514 Jefferson Hwy, New Orleans, LA 70121
- Phone
- (504) 842-4000
- Enumerated
- Jun 13, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jan 5, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid IDs
- 1429945 LA
05181328 MS - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051202000299); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Georgetown University School Of Medicine, 1990
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify George Frank Chimento in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 08733RCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
72% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
96 Medicare Part D claims for 61 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam53 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: $2,592.35
15 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Globus Medical, 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Ochsner Clinic LLCNew Orleans, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
George Frank Chimento among 336 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Louisiana
George Frank Chimento, M.D. is one of 336 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 82% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2001 among the 213 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 63% 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 Louisiana 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 Louisiana
There are 336 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Louisiana.
All 336 in Louisiana → Every provider in New Orleans → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- George Andrews, MDNew Orleans, LA 701211225504889
- Brian Darrith, MDNew Orleans, LA 701211881186807
- Gustavo Godoy, MDNew Orleans, LA 701211104185958
- Jefferson Kaye, MDNew Orleans, LA 701211558319160
- Cameron King, DONew Orleans, LA 701211790280972
- Christopher MerrittJefferson, LA 701211881269678
- Mark Meyer, MDNew Orleans, LA 701211043262348
- Willard Moore, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701211629239991
Common questions
What is George Frank Chimento, M.D.'s NPI number?
George Frank Chimento, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497759922, issued on Jun 13, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is George Frank Chimento, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1514 Jefferson Hwy, New Orleans, LA, 70121. Phone: (504) 842-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify George Frank Chimento, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 08733R, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does George Frank Chimento, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, George Frank Chimento, M.D. had 96 Medicare Part D claims for 61 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.