Dr. George Russell Huffman, MD

  • Orlando, FL
  • Orthopedic surgeon
NPI1699703157PAC ID4688632490
Medicare services, 2024
1,634
Medicare patients, 2024
356
Part D claims, 2024
203
Publications
64
Clinical trials
1
Practice address
601 E Rollins St, Orlando, FL 32803
Practice phone
Call (407) 303-1976
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Primary practice

AdventHealth Orlando

Hospital · Orlando, Florida

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Dr. George Russell Huffman is an orthopedic surgeon in Orlando, Florida

Dr. Huffman practices at AdventHealth Orlando in Orlando, Florida, part of AdventHealth.

Dr. Huffman's NPI, 1699703157, was assigned on June 30, 2006. Dr. Huffman graduated from Duke University School Of Medicine in 1998. Dr. Huffman holds Florida license ME152386.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
4688632490
NPI enumeration date
June 30, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(407) 303-1976
Professional email
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
54
Medical school graduation
1998

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. George Russell Huffman practices at AdventHealth Orlando in Orlando, Florida

Dr. Huffman's primary practice is AdventHealth Orlando, at 601 E Rollins St, Orlando, FL 32803 in Orange County. The practice phone is (407) 303-1976.

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Dr. George Russell Huffman is affiliated with 6 sites of care and 5 medical groups

Dr. Huffman's primary practice is AdventHealth Orlando in Orlando, Florida, part of AdventHealth. Dr. Huffman is also affiliated with Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center. The medical group on file is AdventHealth Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Huffman to 4 more group practices and clinics and 4 medical groups, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. George Russell Huffman's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Huffman practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
AdventHealth OrlandoAvailable with a free account
+5 more sites and 4 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. George Russell Huffman is one of 1,248 orthopedic surgeons in Florida

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Huffman's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Huffman is board certified in orthopaedic sports medicine by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Huffman's licenses on file in 3 states: Florida, Pennsylvania and California.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Orthopaedic surgery, FloridaPrimaryLicense ME152386 · 2021 to 2026 · taxonomy 207X00000X
  • Pennsylvania licenseLicense MD424496 · 2004 to 2026
  • California license1999 to 2005

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists arm, wrist, hand fracture and dislocation, arthritis, enthesopathy in arms, joint arthropathy, joint pain, minor injury to a limb, muscle pain, fibromyalgia, and limb pain and neck pain and spine problems among the conditions Dr. Huffman treats.

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Dr. George Russell Huffman billed Medicare for 1,634 services in 2024

CMS data shows 1,634 Medicare services from Dr. Huffman across 14 procedure codes in 2024, for 356 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $174,679 for them.

Medicare services, 20241,634
Medicare patients356
Paid by Medicare$174,679
Procedure codes14

Dr. Huffman's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 5622024: 5355%
Drugs given in the office
2023: 4622024: 41610%
Imaging
2023: 4262024: 4143%
Surgery
2023: 2762024: 2693%

Where Dr. Huffman's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office1,46390%
  • In a facility17110%

Dr. Huffman compared with the Florida median for orthopedic surgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Huffman
  • Florida median
Medicare services
1,634vs 1,34521% above
Medicare patients
356vs 29023% above
Part D claims
146vs 17617% below

Medians across 1,164 orthopedic surgeons in Florida with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Huffman's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. George Russell Huffman treated 356 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74

CMS counts 356 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Huffman in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 194 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 5% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.21, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Huffman's median patient age at 66, with 50% women.

Medicare patients, 2024356
Average age74
Average risk score1.21
Also on Medicaid5%

Dr. Huffman's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Huffman's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women20758%
  • Men14942%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Huffman's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. Arthritis75%
  2. High blood pressure75%
  3. High cholesterol75%
  4. Ischemic heart disease39%
  5. Anxiety33%
  6. Mood disorders31%
  7. Depression29%
  8. Diabetes29%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Huffman's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 66

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women50%
  • Men49%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. George Russell Huffman wrote 203 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Huffman wrote 203 Medicare Part D claims for 92 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 146 of them, across 4 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $935 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 201 claims across 6 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024203
Drugs named by CMS4
Total drug cost$935
Part D patients92

Dr. Huffman's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic201 claims99%
  • Brand-name and other2 claims1%

Dr. Huffman's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Huffman's Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics23%46 of 203 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 2012024: 14627%

Drugs named by CMS: 4 in 2024, 6 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. George Russell Huffman scored 87 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 87 out of 100 for Dr. Huffman for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Huffman accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Huffman as offering telehealth. CMS counts 103 procedures of upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) by Dr. Huffman, more than 96% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Dr. Huffman's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 87of 100Final score
  • 77.9of 100Quality
  • 99of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 80of 100Cost

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Where Dr. Huffman ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair)
96th percentile103 procedures
Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair)
88th percentile15 procedures

CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. George Russell Huffman has 64 publications on record

Dmand AI links 64 papers to Dr. Huffman, published from 2006 to 2024. 2024 was the busiest year, with 4. The most frequent topics are Arthroscopy, Shoulder Joint and Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Dr. Huffman has published most often in Clin Orthop Relat Res. Dr. Huffman's most frequent co-authors are Jason Edward Hsu, MD, Andrea Legath Bowers, MD and Oke Adrian Anakwenze, MD.

Papers64
Years published2006 to 2024

Dr. Huffman's papers by year, 2014 to 2024

Topics Dr. Huffman writes about most

  • Arthroscopy
  • Shoulder Joint
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Knee Injuries
  • Range of Motion, Articular
  • Arthroplasty
  • Joint Instability
  • Arm Injuries

Dr. Huffman's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Huffman

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. George Russell Huffman has worked on 1 clinical trial

Dmand AI links Dr. Huffman to 1 clinical trial. 1 is still active or recruiting. Conditions studied include Osteoarthritis and Rheumatic Diseases.

Conditions in Dr. Huffman's trials

  • Osteoarthritis
  • Rheumatic Diseases

Investigators on the most trials with Dr. Huffman

Recent clinical trials with Dr. Huffman

Sources: Dmand AI Research Linkage; and ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine)

Dr. George Russell Huffman received $263,085 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 362 general payments to Dr. Huffman from 31 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 52% of the total. Arthrex, Inc. paid the most, $149,997.

General payments to Dr. Huffman by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Huffman by kind, 2016 to 2025

$263.1Kin total
  • Consulting fees$136,29952%
  • Speaker and faculty fees$89,11634%
  • Travel and lodging$20,8148%
  • Education$8,7883%
  • Other$8,0693%

Companies that paid Dr. Huffman the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. George Russell Huffman has 19 awards and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 19 awards for Dr. Huffman, most recently Top Doctor in 2025.

Awards and honors for Dr. Huffman

  1. 2025
    • Top Doctor
  2. 2024
    • Premier Doctor
  3. 2019
    • Best in Medicine
  4. 2018
    • The Jesse T. Nicholson Award
  5. 2012
    • CMS Stage 1 EHR
  6. 2010
    • Traveling Fellowship
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Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. George Russell Huffman graduated from Duke University School Of Medicine

Dr. Huffman graduated from Duke University School Of Medicine in 1998. Dr. Huffman is a member of AOA, AAOS, American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons, AANA, Mid-Atlantic Shoulder and Elbow Society and Phoenix Shoulder Society.

  1. Medical schoolDuke University School Of Medicine
  2. Board certified in orthopaedic sports medicineAmerican Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
  3. Board certified in orthopaedic surgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. George Russell Huffman accepts plans from 20 insurance carriers

Dr. Huffman is in network with 20 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 14. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • United Healthcare
  • Cigna
  • Elevance
  • HCSC
  • Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey
  • Aspirus Health Plan
  • +12 more carriersWith a free account

Plan types Dr. Huffman accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO14
  2. Medicare10
  3. HMO9
  4. EPO5
  5. POS4
  6. Medicaid1

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. George Russell Huffman's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Clinical trials and co-investigatorsDmand AI Research LinkageClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. George Russell Huffman's NPI number?

Dr. George Russell Huffman's NPI number is 1699703157. It was assigned on June 30, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. George Russell Huffman?

Dr. George Russell Huffman is an orthopedic surgeon in Orlando, Florida. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207X00000X).

Where does Dr. George Russell Huffman practice?

Dr. Huffman practices at 601 E Rollins St, Orlando, FL 32803. Dr. Huffman's primary practice is AdventHealth Orlando in Orlando, Florida, part of AdventHealth. Dmand AI also links Dr. Huffman to 4 group practices and clinics and 4 medical groups.

What is Dr. George Russell Huffman's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Huffman is (407) 303-1976.

What is Dr. George Russell Huffman's medical license number?

Dr. Huffman holds Florida license ME152386, one of the licenses on file in 3 states.

Which states has Dr. George Russell Huffman been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Huffman in Florida (2021 to 2026), Pennsylvania (2004 to 2026) and California (1999 to 2005).

Which hospitals is Dr. George Russell Huffman affiliated with?

Dr. Huffman practices at AdventHealth Orlando in Orlando, Florida. Dr. Huffman is also affiliated with Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center.

What medical group is Dr. George Russell Huffman part of?

Dr. Huffman is linked to AdventHealth Medical Group. Dmand AI links Dr. Huffman to 4 more medical groups.

Does Dr. George Russell Huffman accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Huffman billed Medicare for 1,634 services in 2024, and Dr. Huffman accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. George Russell Huffman offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Huffman as offering telehealth services.

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What is Dr. George Russell Huffman's MIPS score?

Dr. Huffman's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 87 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. George Russell Huffman see?

CMS counts 356 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Huffman in 2024, with an average age of 74.

Is Dr. George Russell Huffman board certified?

Yes. Dr. Huffman is board certified in orthopaedic sports medicine by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.

What services does Dr. George Russell Huffman bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Huffman's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J3301), diagnostic imaging (73030) and office visit, established patient (99213).

Where did Dr. George Russell Huffman go to medical school?

Dr. Huffman graduated from Duke University School Of Medicine in 1998.

What drugs does Dr. George Russell Huffman prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Huffman's most prescribed drugs by claims were Meloxicam, Gabapentin and Methocarbamol.

Has Dr. George Russell Huffman received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $263,085 in general payments to Dr. Huffman from 31 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Arthrex, Inc.

How long has Dr. George Russell Huffman been practicing?

Dr. Huffman graduated from medical school in 1998, 28 years ago.

Does Dr. George Russell Huffman do research?

Dmand AI links 64 publications to Dr. Huffman, published from 2006 to 2024. Dr. Huffman has worked on 1 clinical trial.

Who does Dr. George Russell Huffman publish with?

Dr. Huffman's most frequent co-authors are Jason Edward Hsu, MD (5 shared papers), Andrea Legath Bowers, MD (3 shared papers) and Oke Adrian Anakwenze, MD (2 shared papers).

What insurance does Dr. George Russell Huffman accept?

Dr. Huffman is in network with 20 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 14. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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