GEORGE PERDIKIS, MD
Legal Medicine in LANCASTER, California. CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System profile including specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare prescribing data when reported.
What the federal data shows
GEORGE PERDIKIS, MD filed 4,846 Medicare Part D claims in 2023 as a Legal Medicine in LANCASTER, California.
- 5K
- Part D claims, 2023
- $804.29
- industry payments (Sunshine Act)
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.
GEORGE PERDIKIS, MD's Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2023 — across all CMS prescribers nationally
4,846 Top 7% higher than 93% of 1,370,886 prescribers
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. 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.
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2023
What does the federal data show about GEORGE PERDIKIS, MD?
Quality data not reportedPrimary specialty
Medicare Part D claims
Specialty distribution in California
How Legal Medicine compares to other specialties among California providers
Legal Medicine share within California
Legal Medicine is one of the more visible NUCC categories in California
Each bar reflects the share of in-state providers whose primary NUCC taxonomy matches the specialty. Long tail of ~690 NUCC codes folded into "Other" to keep the comparison legible.
Specialty board-certification context
Estimated specialty board-certified rate — Legal Medicine (ABMS / AOA reference)
- Est. board-certified rate
- 78%
- Legal Medicine ABMS/AOA estimate
Est. board-certified rate (Legal Medicine) — ABMS / AOA estimate
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Specialty board-certified rate — Legal Medicine estimate
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus Maintenance of Certification cycles. CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field; the figure shown is the specialty-level estimated rate from ABMS / AOA reference data.
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).
GEORGE PERDIKIS, MD appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Legal Medicine provider holding MD credentials at 1669 W. AVE-J, LANCASTER, CA, 93534, with a listed phone of (661) 940-5155. NPI 1336178128 was issued on 07/02/2006. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what PERDIKIS most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.
Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 4,846 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 167 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $388K in drug spend, with an opioid prescribing rate of 37.4%. These figures capture only Medicare Part D — commercial insurance, Medicaid, and cash-pay prescriptions are not included, and any drug-beneficiary cell under 11 is suppressed by CMS for patient privacy.
Legal Medicine is a narrow specialty nationwide, with 1,067 enrolled providers across 51 states and an average of 2,821 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist — always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1336178128 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Legal Medicine |
| Credentials | MD |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 07/02/2006 |
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How we sourced this profile
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 PERDIKIS, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$804
Largest payer
Forte Bio-Pharma LLC
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.
License & disciplinary context — California MBC 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only — NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~150K California medical licensees in 2023 — they are NOT specific to GEORGE PERDIKIS, MD. To verify GEORGE PERDIKIS, MD's current license status, search the MBC public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
MBC publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the California disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 5,096
- Total Day Supply
- 150,276
- Generic Drug Cost
- $198K
- Opioid Claims
- 1,812 (37.4% rate)
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 65.4 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.49
- Gender Split
- 57% female / 43% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 54, 65-74: 96, 75-84: N/A, 85+: N/A
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What GEORGE PERDIKIS, MD prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023
- Hydrocodone-Acetam…
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
527 claims
- Hydromorphone Hcl
Hydromorphone Hcl
436 claims
- Gabapentin
Gabapentin
352 claims
- Zolpidem Tartrate
Zolpidem Tartrate
285 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl
Tizanidine Hcl
251 claims
- Baclofen
Baclofen
248 claims
- Morphine Sulfate Er
Morphine Sulfate Er
234 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetamin…
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen
215 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 527 |
| Hydromorphone Hcl | 436 |
| Gabapentin | 352 |
| Zolpidem Tartrate | 285 |
| Tizanidine Hcl | 251 |
| Baclofen | 248 |
| Morphine Sulfate Er Morphine Sulfate | 234 |
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 215 |
| Diclofenac Sodium | 181 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | 142 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Legal Medicine Overview
How GEORGE PERDIKIS, MD fits within the Legal Medicine landscape nationally.
GEORGE PERDIKIS, MD's 4,846 claims are above the specialty average of 2,821.
Nearby Legal Medicine Providers in California
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in California, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as PERDIKIS.
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Data Sources
- 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 (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- 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 April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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