George John Lian, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Sacramento, CA
George John Lian, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Sacramento, California, and NPI 1831162593, issued on Feb 10, 2006. Check the license (California G053716, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- George John Lian
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- G053716 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2801 K St, Sacramento, CA 95816
- Phone
- (916) 733-8710
- Enumerated
- Feb 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 23, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (916) 733-8707
- Medicaid ID
- 00G537160 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050812000798); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, San Diego School Of Medicine, 1983
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify George John Lian in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G053716Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
24% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
262 Medicare Part D claims for 81 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 188 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen144 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen28 claims
- Cephalexin20 claims
- Tramadol Hcl12 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 87.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $3,695.42
21 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.
George John Lian among 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California
George John Lian, M.D. 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 2006, is newer than 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1983 · median 2003 among the 1,347 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 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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Common questions
What is George John Lian, M.D.'s NPI number?
George John Lian, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831162593, issued on Feb 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is George John Lian, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2801 K St, Sacramento, CA, 95816. Phone: (916) 733-8710. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify George John Lian, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G053716, as entered by the provider. 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 John Lian, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, George John Lian, M.D. had 262 Medicare Part D claims for 81 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is George John Lian, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.