Dr. George A. Poultsides, MD

Dr. Poultsides practices at Stanford Hospital at 300 Pasteur Drive in Stanford, California, part of Stanford University.

Dr. Poultsides' NPI, 1437327046, was assigned on February 16, 2008. Dr. Poultsides graduated from University of Athens in 2000. Dr. Poultsides' California license number on file is A109564.

Dr. Poultsides' primary practice is Stanford Hospital at 300 Pasteur Drive, at 300 Pasteur Drive, Stanford, CA 94305 in Santa Clara County. The practice phone is (650) 723-4000.

Dr. Poultsides' primary practice is Stanford Hospital at 300 Pasteur Drive in Stanford, California, part of Stanford University. Dr. Poultsides is also affiliated with Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley. The medical group on file is Stanford Health Care. Dmand AI also links Dr. Poultsides to 1 more hospital and 1 medical group, each named with a free account. Dr. Poultsides' employer is on file too: a hospital.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Poultsides practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Surgery is Dr. Poultsides' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Poultsides is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Poultsides' licenses on file in 3 states: California, Maryland and Connecticut.

CMS data shows 493 Medicare services from Dr. Poultsides across 10 procedure codes in 2024, for 336 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $117,328 for them.

CMS counts 336 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Poultsides in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 156 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 21% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.79, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Poultsides' median patient age at 65, with 50% women.

In 2024, Dr. Poultsides wrote 133 Medicare Part D claims for 56 patients. 73% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 19 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $1,978 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 25 claims across 2 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 89 out of 100 for Dr. Poultsides for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Poultsides accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Poultsides as offering telehealth.

Dmand AI links 203 papers to Dr. Poultsides, published from 2013 to 2025. 2024 was the busiest year, with 39. The most frequent topics are Hepatectomy, Liver Neoplasms and Carcinoma, Hepatocellular. Dr. Poultsides has published most often in Ann Surg Oncol. Dr. Poultsides' most frequent co-authors are Timothy Michael Pawlik, MD, Shishir K. Maithel, MD and Matthew Weiss, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 23 general payments to Dr. Poultsides from 6 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 49% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $4,450.

Dr. Poultsides graduated from University of Athens in 2000.

Dr. Poultsides is in network with 9 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 6. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.