NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kola David George, MD, MPH

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Charleston, SC

Kola David George, MD, MPH is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Charleston, South Carolina, and NPI 1548990559, issued on Jun 13, 2022. Check the license (South Carolina LL88027, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; 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
1548990559
Name
Kola David George
Credential
MD, MPH
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
LL88027 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
96 Jonathan Lucas Street, Csb, Charleston, SC 29425
Phone
(843) 792-1792
Enumerated
Jun 13, 2022
Record last updated
Jun 13, 2022
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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34% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

227 Medicare Part D claims for 78 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 66 claims were for opioids.

  1. Kola George227
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone Hcl60 claims
  2. Ondansetron Odt58 claims
  3. Naloxone Hcl29 claims
  4. Celecoxib27 claims
  5. Methocarbamol16 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: $340.53

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Treace Medical Concepts, 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.

  1. Kola George$341
  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.

Kola David George among 365 orthopaedic surgery physician records in South Carolina

Kola David George, MD, MPH is one of 365 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 87% of them.

  • NPI issued2022 · 87% of these records are older, 10% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 61% of these records are
  • Record last updated2022 · 45% 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 South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in South Carolina

There are 365 orthopaedic surgery physician records in South Carolina.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Nicholas ArpeyCharleston, SC 294251427551241
  2. Jacob Braunstein, M.D.Charleston, SC 294251235512930
  3. Howard Brilliant, MDCharleston, SC 294251629027453
  4. Philip Kirn, M.D., PHARM.DCharleston, SC 294251841583366
  5. Lee Leddy, MDCharleston, SC 294251730365131
  6. Thomas Moran, MDCharleston, SC 294251912467044
  7. Patrick O'Callaghan, M.D.Charleston, SC 294251750792446
  8. Brent Ponce, MDCharleston, SC 294251659358091

Common questions

What is Kola David George, MD, MPH's NPI number?

Kola David George, MD, MPH's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548990559, issued on Jun 13, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kola David George, MD, MPH located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 96 Jonathan Lucas Street, Csb, Charleston, SC, 29425. Phone: (843) 792-1792. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kola David George, MD, MPH's license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number LL88027, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Kola David George, MD, MPH prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kola David George, MD, MPH had 227 Medicare Part D claims for 78 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.