Dr. George H. Canizares, MD

Dr. Canizares practices at Center for Special Surgery - Saint Petersburg in Saint Petersburg, Florida.

Dr. Canizares' NPI, 1942274485, was assigned on February 13, 2006. Dr. Canizares graduated from USF Health Morsani College of Medicine in 1996. Dr. Canizares holds Florida license ME0082101.

Dr. Canizares' primary practice is Center for Special Surgery - Saint Petersburg, at 4650 4th St N, Saint Petersburg, FL 33703. The practice phone is (813) 527-1919.

Dr. Canizares' primary practice is Center for Special Surgery - Saint Petersburg in Saint Petersburg, Florida. Dr. Canizares is also affiliated with BayCare St. Anthony's Hospital. The medical group on file is Florida Orthopaedic Institute. Dmand AI also links Dr. Canizares to 2 more hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics, 1 home health agency and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Canizares practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Canizares' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Canizares is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Canizares' licenses on file in 2 states: Florida and Michigan.

Dmand AI lists arm, wrist, hand fracture and dislocation, arthritis, bursitis, hand joint or tendon inflammation, joint arthropathy, joint cyst, joint pain and knee arthroscopy among the conditions Dr. Canizares treats.

CMS data shows 10,584 Medicare services from Dr. Canizares across 26 procedure codes in 2024, for 488 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $194,803 for them.

CMS counts 488 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Canizares in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 256 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high cholesterol. 6% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.05, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Canizares' median patient age at 65, with 52% women.

In 2024, Dr. Canizares wrote 326 Medicare Part D claims for 197 patients. 96% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 260 of them, across 6 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $21,489 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 275 claims across 6 drugs.

Dr. Canizares accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Canizares as offering telehealth. CMS counts 20 procedures of lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) by Dr. Canizares, more than 92% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Canizares. The most frequent topics are Knee Joint, Range of Motion, Articular and Tomography, X-Ray Computed. Dr. Canizares' most frequent co-authors are Joseph P. Deangelis and Michael A. Miranda, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 132 general payments to Dr. Canizares from 24 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 58% of the total. Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. paid the most, $2,944.

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Canizares, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2014.

Dr. Canizares graduated from USF Health Morsani College of Medicine in 1996.

Dr. Canizares is in network with 18 carriers, including Aetna, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.