NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

George Jeffrey Popham, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Louisville, KY

George Jeffrey Popham, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Louisville, Kentucky, and NPI 1265426712, issued on Sep 9, 2005. Check the license (Kentucky 34044, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1265426712
Name
George Jeffrey Popham
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
34044 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
13151 Magisterial Dr Ste 200, Louisville, KY 40223
Phone
(502) 587-1236
Enumerated
Sep 9, 2005
Record last updated
Feb 27, 2025
Fax
(502) 587-0126
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20110725000307); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Louisville School Of Medicine, 1993
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 13151 Magisterial Dr Ste 200

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

  1. Ryan Beard, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1760096200
  2. Megan Courtney, PA-C, ATCPhysician Assistant1265486732
  3. Katie Downey, ATCAthletic Trainer1891448791
  4. Hayley French, PTPhysical Therapist1609112416
  5. Sean Griffin, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1134217474
  6. Hannah Leasure, PA-CPhysician Assistant1154095107

Verify George Jeffrey Popham in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
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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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2.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

908 Medicare Part D claims for 337 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims. 279 claims were for opioids.

  1. George Popham908
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Amoxicillin125 claims
  2. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen119 claims
  3. Meloxicam108 claims
  4. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen81 claims
  5. Ondansetron Hcl70 claims
  6. Tramadol Hcl67 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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $202.74

6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alpha Orthopedic Systems. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. George Popham$203
  2. Specialty average$23,023

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Ellis And Badenhausen Orthopaedics, PscLouisville, KY
  2. SN Kentuckiana Rehab, LLCLouisville, KY

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

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Kentucky

There are 364 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Kentucky.

Other orthopaedic surgery physician records in Kentucky

  1. Sarag Abhari, MDEdgewood, KY1437654993
  2. Moses Adebayo, MDPikeville, KY1568995413
  3. Nicholas Ahn, MDLouisville, KY1356369482
  4. Gordon Air, MDEdgewood, KY1689676843
  5. George Aitken, MDAshland, KY1053322321
  6. James Akin, MDProspect, KY1851384150
  7. Sreenivasa Alla, M.D.Jackson, KY1972735025
  8. Victor Anciano Granadillo, MDLouisville, KY1841686995
  9. Hari Ankem, MDMadisonville, KY1518597699
  10. Donald Arms, MDHartford, KY1548233661

Common questions

What is George Jeffrey Popham, MD's NPI number?

George Jeffrey Popham, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265426712, issued on Sep 9, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is George Jeffrey Popham, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 13151 Magisterial Dr Ste 200, Louisville, KY, 40223. Phone: (502) 587-1236. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify George Jeffrey Popham, MD's license?

NPPES lists Kentucky license number 34044, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does George Jeffrey Popham, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, George Jeffrey Popham, MD had 908 Medicare Part D claims for 337 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is George Jeffrey Popham, MD's MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.