George P. Panagiotides, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Lakewood, CA
George P. Panagiotides, M.D., F.A.C.S. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Lakewood, California, and NPI 1952317745, issued on Jul 31, 2006. Check the license (California G73503, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- George P. Panagiotides
- Credential
- M.D., F.A.C.S.
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- G73503 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3650 South St, Lakewood, CA 90712
- Phone
- (562) 531-0019
- Enumerated
- Jul 31, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 25, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (562) 531-0032
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090319000120); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Georgetown University School Of Medicine, 1987
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify George P. Panagiotides in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G73503Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $205.16
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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
- Pacific Heart And Lung Surgeons IncLakewood, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
George P. Panagiotides among 634 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in California
George P. Panagiotides, M.D., F.A.C.S. is one of 634 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in California. 75% 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, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 1997 among the 408 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in California
There are 634 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in California.
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The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Daniel Bethencourt, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908061437163904
- Ryan Chiu, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908061306107743
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Common questions
What is George P. Panagiotides, M.D., F.A.C.S.'s NPI number?
George P. Panagiotides, M.D., F.A.C.S.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952317745, issued on Jul 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is George P. Panagiotides, M.D., F.A.C.S. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3650 South St, Lakewood, CA, 90712. Phone: (562) 531-0019. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify George P. Panagiotides, M.D., F.A.C.S.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G73503, 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.
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.