George Makkar, M.D.
Vascular Surgery Physician · Van Nuys, CA
George Makkar, M.D. is a vascular surgery physician with a practice address in Van Nuys, California, and NPI 1649595489, issued on Apr 5, 2010. Check the license (California A150837, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- George Makkar
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Vascular Surgery Physician 2086S0129X
- License number
- A150837 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 16917 Enadia Way, Van Nuys, CA 91406
- Phone
- (818) 401-1010
- Enumerated
- Apr 5, 2010
- Record last updated
- Jul 16, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180823003171); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Howard University College Of Medicine, 2010
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 16917 Enadia Way
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Ihab Aziz, MDVascular Surgery Physician1700873593
Verify George Makkar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A150837Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
25% more Medicare Part D claims than the average vascular surgery physician in 2024
251 Medicare Part D claims for 120 beneficiaries, against an average of 201 among the 3,936 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 23% of claims. 43 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Clopidogrel68 claims
- Eliquis45 claims
- Cilostazol38 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen19 claims
- Tramadol Hcl13 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): 100 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: $367.63
15 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. The 4,059 providers of this specialty with any payment received $6,178.00 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
- Valley Vascular Associates IncVan Nuys, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
George Makkar among 580 vascular surgery physician records in California
George Makkar, M.D. is one of 580 vascular surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 69% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 69% of these records are older, 28% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2003 among the 411 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2086S0129X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Vascular Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 580 vascular surgery physician records in California.
All 580 in California → Every provider in Van Nuys → Vascular Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 vascular surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ihab Aziz, MDVan Nuys, CA 914061700873593
- George Andros, M.D.Van Nuys, CA 914051972540540
- James Burks, MDVan Nuys, CA 914051356378566
- Zhen Huang, M.D.Van Nuys, CA 914051780834770
- Larisse Lee, M.D.Sherman Oaks, CA 914031124282645
- Joaquim Cerveira, MDPanorama City, CA 914021932268695
- David Moore, MDPanorama City, CA 914021205984085
- Andrew Abi-Chaker, M.D.Sherman Oaks, CA 914111528488467
Common questions
What is George Makkar, M.D.'s NPI number?
George Makkar, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649595489, issued on Apr 5, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is George Makkar, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 16917 Enadia Way, Van Nuys, CA, 91406. Phone: (818) 401-1010. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify George Makkar, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A150837, 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 Makkar, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, George Makkar, M.D. had 251 Medicare Part D claims for 120 beneficiaries; the average among vascular surgery physician prescribers was 201. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is George Makkar, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.