George Albert Liu, MD
Surgery Physician · Decatur, IL
George Albert Liu, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Decatur, Illinois, and NPI 1528164951, issued on Sep 15, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 036126042, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- George Albert Liu
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- 036126042 IL
32494 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1 Memorial Dr Ste 300, Decatur, IL 62526
- Phone
- (217) 876-5500
- Enumerated
- Sep 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 20, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (217) 876-5505
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101215000501); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Meharry Medical College School Of Medicine, 1988
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest surgery physician records → All 1,520 in Illinois → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 1 Memorial Dr Ste 300
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Timothy Bailey, M.D.Surgery Physician1053378976
- Albert Gilman, M.D.Surgery Physician1225094436
- Jessica Ryder, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1225541469
Verify George Albert Liu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036126042Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
89% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
278 Medicare Part D claims for 197 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 132 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tramadol Hcl125 claims
- Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf46 claims
- Omeprazole30 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim12 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): 95 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: $473.04
24 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Decatur Memorial HospitalDecatur, IL · Acute Care Hospitals3 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.
George Albert Liu among 1,520 surgery physician records in Illinois
George Albert Liu, MD is one of 1,520 surgery physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 66% 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 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 64% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 2004 among the 650 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Illinois
There are 1,520 surgery physician records in Illinois.
All 1,520 in Illinois → Every provider in Decatur → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Timothy Bailey, M.D.Decatur, IL 625261053378976
- Carl Birk, M.D.Decatur, IL 625261386601391
- Albert Gilman, M.D.Decatur, IL 625261225094436
- Donald Kamm, MDDecatur, IL 625261225005382
- Robin Riley, M.D.Decatur, IL 625261215390406
- Scott Sherwood, M.D.Decatur, IL 625261295791341
- Ranjodh Singh, MDDecatur, IL 625261013161538
- Mohammad TorabiDecatur, IL 625261245769876
Common questions
What is George Albert Liu, MD's NPI number?
George Albert Liu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528164951, issued on Sep 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is George Albert Liu, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Memorial Dr Ste 300, Decatur, IL, 62526. Phone: (217) 876-5500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify George Albert Liu, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036126042, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does George Albert Liu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, George Albert Liu, MD had 278 Medicare Part D claims for 197 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is George Albert Liu, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95 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.