NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

George Dominic Picetti, M.D.

Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician · Sacramento, CA

George Dominic Picetti, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician with a practice address in Sacramento, California, and NPI 1518988443, issued on Jul 23, 2006. Check the license (California G58523, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1518988443
Name
George Dominic Picetti
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician 207XS0117X
License number
G58523 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2800 L St, Sacramento, CA 95816
Phone
(916) 454-6850
Enumerated
Jul 23, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 9, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(916) 454-6852
Medicaid ID
00G585230 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060508001011); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Creighton University School Of Medicine, 1985
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 2800 L St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Richard Atkinson, MDNeurology Physician1154344992
  2. William Au, M.D.Neurology Physician1457375321
  3. Richard Axelrod, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1437147923
  4. Sarah Chan, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1437353125
  5. Samuel Ciricillo, M.D.Neurological Surgery Physician1841305554
  6. Richard Ericson, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1649314055

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician in 2024

72 Medicare Part D claims for 49 beneficiaries, against an average of 381 among the 1,714 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 48 claims were for opioids.

  1. George Picetti72
  2. Specialty average381

Most prescribed

  1. Methylprednisolone18 claims
  2. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen17 claims
  3. Oxycodone Hcl13 claims
  4. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen11 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $27,368.31

15 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Nexxt Spine LLC. The 1,726 providers of this specialty with any payment received $34,071.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. George Picetti$27,368
  2. Specialty average$34,072

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

  1. Sutter Valley Medical FoundationSacramento, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

George Dominic Picetti among 314 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in California

George Dominic Picetti, M.D. is one of 314 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with a practice address in California. 87% 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 6% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 53% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • Graduated1985 · median 2003 among the 226 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2015 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0117X 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 of the Spine Physician providers in California

There are 314 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in California.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Anthony Bellomo, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958161295844074
  2. Anirudh Gowd, MDSacramento, CA 958161043873235
  3. Paul Hong, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958161326333147
  4. Deep Patel, MDSacramento, CA 958161164001665
  5. Ruwan Ratnayake, MDSacramento, CA 958161619397338
  6. Gary Schneiderman, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958161356364103
  7. Ian SingletonSacramento, CA 958161629651898
  8. Charles Sonu, MDSacramento, CA 958161497886014

Common questions

What is George Dominic Picetti, M.D.'s NPI number?

George Dominic Picetti, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518988443, issued on Jul 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is George Dominic Picetti, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2800 L St, Sacramento, CA, 95816. Phone: (916) 454-6850. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify George Dominic Picetti, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number G58523, 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 Dominic Picetti, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, George Dominic Picetti, M.D. had 72 Medicare Part D claims for 49 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician prescribers was 381. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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.