George Karl Van Osten, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Tupelo, MS
George Karl Van Osten, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Tupelo, Mississippi, and NPI 1174768287, issued on Dec 4, 2008. Check the license (Mississippi 20792, as entered in NPPES) on the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- George Karl Van Osten
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License numbers
- 20792 MS
4944-320 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4381 South Eason Blvd., Suite 303, Tupelo, MS 38801
- Phone
- (662) 840-5747
- Enumerated
- Dec 4, 2008
- Record last updated
- Apr 10, 2025
- Fax
- (662) 840-5856
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250305004325); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify George Karl Van Osten in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMississippi State Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 20792Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
27 Medicare Part D claims for 21 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 18 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen13 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: $21,033.29
20 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was CurvaFix, Inc. 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.
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
- North Mississippi Medical Center Services LLCTupelo, MS
- St Vincent Hospital-Hospital Sisters-Third Order OF St FrancisGreen Bay, WI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
George Karl Van Osten among 197 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Mississippi
George Karl Van Osten, MD is one of 197 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Mississippi. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 54% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 54% of these records are older, 43% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2005 among the 131 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
18 orthopaedic surgery physician records list a practice address in Tupelo
They are 18 of the 2,315 NPPES records with a practice address in Tupelo, and 197 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Mississippi.
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The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Chad Altmyer, MDTupelo, MS 388011952494718
- Bryan Fagan, M.D.Tupelo, MS 388011669683405
- Eric Lewis, M.D.Tupelo, MS 388011043229990
- F. Massey, M.D.Tupelo, MS 388011649292053
- Taylor Mathis, MDTupelo, MS 388011053622498
- Clyde Phillips, MDTupelo, MS 388011679571491
- William Pillow, M.D.Tupelo, MS 388011659306124
- William Rice, M.D.Tupelo, MS 388011598735177
Common questions
What is George Karl Van Osten, MD's NPI number?
George Karl Van Osten, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174768287, issued on Dec 4, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is George Karl Van Osten, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4381 South Eason Blvd., Suite 303, Tupelo, MS, 38801. Phone: (662) 840-5747. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify George Karl Van Osten, MD's license?
NPPES lists Mississippi license number 20792, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure at https://www.msbml.ms.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does George Karl Van Osten, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, George Karl Van Osten, MD had 27 Medicare Part D claims for 21 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.