Medicare Enrolled
Dr. Isaac George, M.D.
Thoracic Surgery · New York, NY
Practice pattern: Cardiac & Interventional
— Practice combining cardiac and interventional services
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
Informational, not a quality rating.
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What this data tells you about Dr. George
Dr. Isaac George is a thoracic surgery specialist in New York, NY, with 19 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. George performed 745 Medicare services in 2023. These records do not provide a deduplicated patient total.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. George received a total of $411,918 from 35 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 801 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly reported through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their effect on care. A reliable breakdown by payment category is not available in this snapshot. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. George is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
✓ 19 years of NPI registration
▲ Top 9% volume in NY
$411,918 industry payments
Medicare Practice Summary — 2023
Medicare Utilization ↗745
Medicare services
Top 9% in NY for thoracic surgery
Not available
Unique patients (not deduplicated)
$477
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →
Top procedures by volume
Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.
| Procedure | Volume | Avg. paid | Avg. submitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 280 | $198 | $870 |
| Transcatheter aortic valve replacement via femoral artery A minimally invasive procedure to replace a diseased aortic heart valve using a catheter inserted through the skin and femoral artery. |
217 | $715 | $8,428 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity Initial hospital inpatient or observation care for a new patient involving high-level medical decision making, with at least 75 minutes total time on the date of the encounter. |
64 | $158 | $840 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) An office or outpatient visit for an existing patient lasting between 40 and 54 minutes. This level of service is determined by the total time spent on the date of the encounter. |
39 | $164 | $728 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) An office visit for an existing patient lasting between 20 and 29 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition. |
35 | $73 | $366 |
| Aortic valve replacement surgery Surgical replacement of the aortic valve using a heart-lung machine to maintain blood circulation during the procedure. |
24 | $1,755 | $14,452 |
| Surgical removal of pericardial tissue for drainage A surgical procedure to remove a piece of the sac surrounding the heart to allow for drainage. |
22 | $371 | $4,960 |
| Mitral valve repair through skin, initial prosthesis A minimally invasive procedure to repair the mitral valve using a new prosthetic device inserted through the skin. |
18 | $1,101 | $11,510 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) A follow-up office visit for an existing patient lasting between 30 and 39 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition. |
18 | $98 | $400 |
| Mitral valve replacement surgery Surgical replacement of the mitral valve in the heart using a heart-lung machine to maintain circulation during the procedure. |
16 | $2,713 | $18,575 |
| Insertion of artificial valve between left heart chambers, percutaneous A minimally invasive procedure to place an artificial valve between the chambers of the left side of the heart through a small skin incision. |
12 | $858 | $8,100 |
How to read this data: This reflects Medicare patients only (typically 65+). Payment amounts are what Medicare paid the provider, not your out-of-pocket cost. These counts do not measure clinical quality or years of experience.
38.5% high complexity
0.0% medium
61.5% routine
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗$411,918
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $58,845/year across 7 years
Top 3% in NY for thoracic surgery
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
35
Companies
801
Payment records
Payments are publicly reported; disclosure does not establish legality · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →
Payment categories are unavailable while the source breakdown is being rebuilt. Company and year totals do not identify how much belongs to each category.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
2024
$69,123
2023
$84,846
2022
$52,843
2021
$22,821
2020
$38,155
2019
$58,692
2018
$85,436
Payments by company (2024)
Boston Scientific Corporation
$42,364
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.
$14,934
Ethicon Inc.
$4,142
ATRICURE, INC.
$2,767
Medtronic, Inc.
$1,801
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$1,544
Abbott Laboratories
$1,444
Neuronetics, Inc.
$48
Integra LifeSciences Corporation
$42
Teleflex LLC
$38
Top 3 companies account for 88.9% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Boston Scientific Corporation
$104,843
AtriCure, Inc.
$81,024
ATRICURE, INC.
$49,265
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$43,909
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
$34,153
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
$27,819
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.
$26,641
Medtronic, Inc.
$11,835
ABBVIE INC.
$8,892
Ethicon Inc.
$6,415
Abbott Laboratories
$5,370
Bolton Medical Inc
$4,788
Haemonetics Corporation
$3,000
JenaValve Technology, Inc.
$829
ClearFlow, Inc.
$751
Artivion, Inc.
$462
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$215
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
$213
Medistim USA, Inc.
$186
ZOLL Circulation Inc
$148
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$145
CryoLife, Inc.
$140
Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Corporation
$122
KCI USA, Inc.
$108
Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.
$94
ABIOMED
$89
Integra LifeSciences Corporation
$79
HemoSonics LLC
$74
Philips Electronics North America Corporation
$69
Neuronetics, Inc.
$48
KCI USA, Inc
$47
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$46
Teleflex LLC
$38
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
$37
BAXTER HEALTHCARE
$22
Top 3 companies account for 57.1% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
(9273) SLS · A&E Medical / Thorecon Disposable Plate Cutter · ACC2 Cardiac Cryosurgical System · AMPLATZER AMULET · ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM · ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION · ATRICURE CRYOICE CRYOABLATION SYSTEM (CRYO2) · ATRICURE CRYOICE CRYOSPHERE CRYOABLATION SYSTEM · ATRICURE SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM · ATRICURE SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEMS · AVALUS · AVVIGO Guidance System · Apollo · AtriCure AtriClip LAA Exclusion System · AtriCure Cryosurgical System · AtriCure Synergy Ablation System · Avalus · BIOGLUE SURGICAL ADHESIVE · BOTOX · BRILINTA · BioGlue · CMF & Thoracic-None · COBRA FUSION ABLATION SYSTEM · CODMAN CERTAS · COREVALVE EVOLUT R · CRYOVALVE SG PULMONARY HUMAN HEART VALVE · Carpentier-Edwards PERIMOUNT Magna Ease Pericardial Aortic Bioprosthesis · Carpentier-Edwards Physio II Annuloplasty Ring · Cobra Fusion Ablation System · CoreValve Evolut · Dissector System · EDWARDS INTUITY Elite valve system · EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE (THV) · EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX · EPIC · ETHIBOND EXCEL · Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve · Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve · Epi-Sense Guided Coagulation System with VisiTrax · Epic Stented Tissue Valve · GENERAL STRUCTURAL HEART · GENERAL THERAPIES · GENERAL STRUCTURAL HEART · GENERAL THERAPIES · General - Structural Heart · HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Assist Device · HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Dev · INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE · INSPIRIS RESILIA aortic valve · Impella · JARDIANCE · JenaValve Pericardial TAVR System · LOTUS EDGE · LifeVest · MANTA · MITRACLIP · MITRIS RESILIA Mitral Valve · MiraQ · Mitra Clip system · MitraClip System · Models · Mosaic · NAVITOR · NEUROSTAR TMS THERAPY SYSTEM · Optis Coronary Imaging System · PASCAL · PORTICO · PREVELEAK · PREVENA · Pectus Bar Bending Forceps · Penditure · PleuraFlow · Portico Transcatheter Aortic HV · Product in Development · QUANTRA QPLUS SYSTEM · Regent Mechanical Heart Valve · Relay Plus · SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA · STERNALOCK BLU SYSTEM · SYNERGY · SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM · Sentinel · Simulus · Standard · SternaLock 360 · SternaLock Blu · TEG6S HEMOSTASIS SYSTEM · Temperature Management System · Thoracic Reconstruction · Traumaone · Trifecta GT Tissue Heart Valve · Virtuosaph · WATCHMAN FLX
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Geographic Context
Thoracic surgerists in nearby ZIP areas
298
County median income
$104,553
Nearest hospital to ZIP centroid (approximate)
NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE
0.0 mi
0.0 mi
Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | NPPES snapshot; verify current record |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | PECOS snapshot |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not included | N/A |
This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This reflects how much public data is available about a provider. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. George is a cardiac & interventional specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 9% in NY), with 19 years of NPI registration.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data, describing data availability and patterns. Read our methodology →
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Dr. George experienced with new patient office visit, complex (60-74 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. George performed 280 new patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) services. These records cover Medicare fee-for-service activity, including eligible younger beneficiaries; they do not measure total practice volume or clinical quality.
Does Dr. George receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. George received a total of $411,918 from 35 companies across 801 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their legality or effect on care. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.
How do Dr. George's costs compare to other thoracic surgerists in New York?
Dr. George's average Medicare payment per service is $477. Note that these figures represent what Medicare pays, not your out-of-pocket cost, which depends on your specific insurance plan and deductible. Procedure-level data above shows both what was submitted and what Medicare paid for each service type.
What does Data Coverage mean?
Data Coverage (currently Very High for Dr. George) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A "Very High" or "High" level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating the presence of registry, enrollment, activity or payment records, not verified experience or clinical quality. A "Low" or "Moderate" level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative. Read our full methodology →
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This page combines public CMS records with calculated summaries and explanatory procedure labels. These transformations are not verbatim federal records. Sources: NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.
This page is not medical advice, an endorsement, a recommendation, or a quality rating. Data Coverage reflects data completeness — how much federal information exists for this provider — not clinical performance, patient outcomes, or quality of care. Always verify information directly with the provider and consult a licensed clinician before making medical decisions.
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