NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Orthopaedic Surgery Physician NPI 1447526637 MD
Verify on CMS → George Hanson, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 26,109 in Orthopaedic Surgery Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
Federal data, no proprietary rating.
We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
67
Medicare Part D claims · 31 beneficiaries · Orthopaedic Surgery Physician avg: 344
MIPS score
91.4/100
▲ 8 pts above national avg 83.5 · Exceptional
Industry payments
$62.38
2 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
What the federal data shows
George Hanson, MD reported a CMS MIPS final score of 91.4/100 - above the 83.5 national average - and filed 67 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.
- 91.4/100
- MIPS score · +8 vs avg
- 67
- Part D claims, 2024
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
- ≥61st
- pct among measured MIPS (lower-bound band)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about George Hanson, MD
Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1447526637), first enumerated 04/01/2012.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 67 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
CMS quality reporting (MIPS)
Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 91.4/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program
- Reported
Board certification signal
Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$62.38 in reported industry payments (2 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- Not in federal data
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Source: State medical board / FSMB
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CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1447526637 · Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-MID · TAX-MID · MIPS-ABOVE · RX-TRACE · BOOK-LIGHT · PHOTO-FINISH
- NPI-10 1447526637
- ENUM-MID 2012
- TAX-MID 26K Orthopaedic Surgery
- MIPS-ABOVE 91.4/100
- RX-TRACE 67
- BOOK-LIGHT 647 in Minnesota
- PHOTO-FINISH Brian Clair · ±0.0
MIPS final-score neighbourhood
Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity
- Hanson · this pr…
Hanson · this provider
91.4 MIPS pts
- Jaipal Gandhi · …
Jaipal Gandhi
91.4 MIPS pts
- Ethan Maltz · near
Ethan Maltz
91.4 MIPS pts
- William Monahan …
William Monahan
91.4 MIPS pts
- Brian Clair · near
Brian Clair
91.4 MIPS pts
What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).
George Hanson, MD's MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.
91 ≥ 61st percentile 61% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
Where George Hanson, MD sits
This provider among orthopaedic surgery physician peers
Across the 7,229 orthopaedic surgery physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, George Hanson, MD writes more Part D claims than 19% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 72% - placing this provider in the lower-volume, high-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Each dot is one orthopaedic surgery physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is George Hanson, MD. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
George Hanson, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about George Hanson, MD?
High performer (top quartile)Primary specialty
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
Medicare Part D claims
67 81% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
91.4/100 7.9 pts vs avg
Specialty distribution in Minnesota
How Orthopaedic Surgery Physician compares to other specialties among Minnesota providers
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
George Hanson, MD's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Orthopaedic Surgery Physician national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 91.4/100
- vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1447526637 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Orthopaedic Surgery Physician |
| Credentials | MD |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 04/01/2012 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
91.4268
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
78.7821
Quality
62.8019
Cost
100
Promoting Interoperability
Reporting: Group practice
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where George Hanson, MD bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Hennepin Healthcare System Inc
Minneapolis, MN
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for George Hanson, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$62
Largest payer
Stryker Corporation
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
67
Total Claims
$10K
Total Drug Cost
31
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 70
- Total Day Supply
- 966
- Generic Drug Cost
- $621
- Opioid Claims
- 18 (26.9% rate)
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 68.3 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.19
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Oxycodone Hcl | 13 |
| Hydroxyzine Hcl | 11 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician Overview
How George Hanson, MD fits within the Orthopaedic Surgery Physician landscape nationally.
26,109
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician Providers in US
56
States with Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
344
Avg Claims per Provider
George Hanson, MD's 67 claims are below the specialty average of 344.
Nationwide Orthopaedic Surgery Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Hanson, both outside Minnesota so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar MIPS final score
Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (91.4 here).
Same NPPES enumeration year (2012)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Orthopaedic Surgery Physician Providers in Minnesota
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Minnesota, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Hanson.
One of 647 Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers enrolled in Minnesota, 5 are shown here.
Dr. Gordon Aamoth
MD
Minneapolis, MN
Dr. Matthew Abdel
MD
Rochester, MN
Dr. Elizabeth Abe
D.O.
Rochester, MN
Dr. Tamara Alexandrov
MD
Rochester, MN
Dr. Scott Allen
MD
Mankato, MN
Compare Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is George Hanson, MD's specialty? ▼
George Hanson, MD specializes in Orthopaedic Surgery Physician and practices in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Credentials: MD.
How much does George Hanson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, George Hanson, MD wrote 67 Medicare Part D claims totaling $10K in drug costs for 31 beneficiaries.
What is George Hanson, MD's Medicare quality score? ▼
George Hanson, MD has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 91.4/100 (Quality: 78.8, Cost: 62.8). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is George Hanson, MD located? ▼
George Hanson, MD is located at 715 S 8TH ST, Minneapolis, MN, 55404. Phone: (612) 873-6963.
What is George Hanson, MD's NPI number? ▼
George Hanson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447526637, issued on 04/01/2012.
Does George Hanson, MD prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, George Hanson, MD had 18 opioid claims in 2024 with an opioid prescribing rate of 26.9%.
How many Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 26,109 Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers across 56 states in the US. The average Orthopaedic Surgery Physician provider writes 344 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does George Hanson, MD prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, George Hanson, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Oxycodone Hcl, Hydroxyzine Hcl. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does George Hanson, MD accept Medicare? ▼
George Hanson, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 67 Part D claims and 31 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify George Hanson, MD's credentials? ▼
George Hanson, MD's NPI is 1447526637 with credentials MD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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