Dr. Georgios Vrakas, MD

  • Gainesville, FL
  • General surgeon
NPI1689217234PAC ID0143655167
Medicare services, 2024
231
Medicare patients, 2024
105
Part D claims, 2024
25
Publications
36
MIPS score, 2024
48
Practice address
1600 SW Archer Rd, Gainesville, FL 32610
Practice phone
Call (352) 265-8000
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Primary practice

UF Health Shands Hospital

Hospital · Gainesville, Florida

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Dr. Georgios Vrakas is a general surgeon in Gainesville, Florida

Dr. Vrakas practices at UF Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville, Florida, part of UF Health.

Dr. Vrakas' NPI, 1689217234, was assigned on October 25, 2019. Dr. Vrakas graduated from University of Crete School of Health Sciences in 2004. Dr. Vrakas holds Florida license MFC1841.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
0143655167
NPI enumeration date
October 25, 2019
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(352) 265-8000
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
48
Medical school graduation
2004

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

Dr. Georgios Vrakas practices at UF Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville, Florida

Dr. Vrakas' primary practice is UF Health Shands Hospital, at 1600 SW Archer Rd, Gainesville, FL 32610 in Alachua County. The practice phone is (352) 265-8000.

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Dr. Georgios Vrakas is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Vrakas' primary practice is UF Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville, Florida, part of UF Health. The medical group on file is UF Health Physicians. Dmand AI also links Dr. Vrakas to 1 more group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Georgios Vrakas' practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Vrakas practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
UF Health Shands HospitalAvailable with a free account
+1 more site and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Georgios Vrakas is one of 1,593 general surgeons in Florida

Surgery is Dr. Vrakas' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Vrakas' licenses on file in 2 states: Florida and Maryland.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Surgery, FloridaPrimaryLicense MFC1841 · 2021 to 2026 · taxonomy 208600000X
  • Transplant surgery, MarylandLicense T0088063 · 2019 to 2022 · taxonomy 204F00000X

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists kidney transplant among the conditions Dr. Vrakas treats.

General surgeons near Dr. Vrakas

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Georgios Vrakas billed Medicare for 231 services in 2024

CMS data shows 231 Medicare services from Dr. Vrakas across 7 procedure codes in 2024, for 105 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $73,193 for them.

Medicare services, 2024231
Medicare patients105
Paid by Medicare$73,193
Procedure codes7

Dr. Vrakas' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 1162024: 17349%
Surgery
2023: 842024: 5831%

Where Dr. Vrakas' Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office4821%
  • In a facility18379%

Dr. Vrakas compared with the Florida median for general surgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Vrakas
  • Florida median
Medicare services
231vs 19817% above
Medicare patients
105vs 13321% below

Medians across 1,425 general surgeons in Florida with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Vrakas' most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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

Dr. Georgios Vrakas treated 105 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 58

CMS counts 105 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Vrakas in 2024. The largest group is under 65, with 64 patients. 75% of them have chronic kidney disease, and 75% have high blood pressure. 34% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 7.27, 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. Vrakas' median patient age at 60, with 43% women.

Medicare patients, 2024105
Average age58
Average risk score7.27
Also on Medicaid34%

Dr. Vrakas' Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Vrakas' Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women4341%
  • Men6259%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Vrakas' Medicare patients, 2024

  1. Chronic kidney disease75%
  2. High blood pressure75%
  3. High cholesterol71%
  4. Diabetes57%
  5. Heart failure35%
  6. Ischemic heart disease33%
  7. Arthritis29%
  8. Anxiety24%

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

Dr. Vrakas' patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 60

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women43%
  • Men57%

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

Dr. Georgios Vrakas wrote 25 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Vrakas wrote 25 Medicare Part D claims. 100% of them were for generic drugs.

Part D claims, 202425

Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Georgios Vrakas scored 48 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 48 out of 100 for Dr. Vrakas for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Vrakas accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Vrakas' MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 48of 100Final score
  • 38.5of 100Quality
  • 0of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities

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

Hernia repair - groin (open): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

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. Georgios Vrakas has 36 publications on record

Dmand AI links 36 papers to Dr. Vrakas, published from 2011 to 2025. 2017 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are Kidney Transplantation, Graft Survival and Graft Rejection. Dr. Vrakas has published most often in Tech Coloproctol. Dr. Vrakas' most frequent co-authors are Anand Vaidya, MD, MMSC, Ali Zarrinpar, MD and Kawther Farouk Alquadan, MD.

Papers36
Years published2011 to 2025

Dr. Vrakas' papers by year, 2015 to 2025

Topics Dr. Vrakas writes about most

  • Kidney Transplantation
  • Graft Survival
  • Graft Rejection
  • Pancreas Transplantation
  • Intestines
  • Kidney
  • Colectomy
  • Rectal Neoplasms

Dr. Vrakas' most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Vrakas

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Dr. Georgios Vrakas received $8,842 in industry payments from 2020 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 15 general payments to Dr. Vrakas from 2 drug and device companies from 2020 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 79% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $8,722.

General payments to Dr. Vrakas by program year, 2020 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Vrakas by kind, 2020 to 2025

$8.8Kin total
  • Education$7,00079%
  • Travel and lodging$1,67619%
  • Food and beverage$1662%

Companies that paid Dr. Vrakas the most, 2020 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. Georgios Vrakas graduated from University of Crete School of Health Sciences

Dr. Vrakas graduated from University of Crete School of Health Sciences in 2004.

  1. Medical schoolUniversity of Crete School of Health Sciences

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Georgios Vrakas accepts plans from 9 insurance carriers

Dr. Vrakas is in network with 9 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • United Healthcare
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • HCSC
  • Regence Health Plans
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City
  • CMS Medicare
  • +1 more carriersWith a free account

Plan types Dr. Vrakas accepts, by number of carriers

  1. Medicare7
  2. PPO5
  3. HMO3
  4. POS3
  5. EPO2
  6. Medicaid1

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Georgios Vrakas'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 (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
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
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. Georgios Vrakas' NPI number?

Dr. Georgios Vrakas' NPI number is 1689217234. It was assigned on October 25, 2019, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Georgios Vrakas?

Dr. Georgios Vrakas is a general surgeon in Gainesville, Florida. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).

Where does Dr. Georgios Vrakas practice?

Dr. Vrakas practices at 1600 SW Archer Rd, Gainesville, FL 32610. Dr. Vrakas' primary practice is UF Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville, Florida, part of UF Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Vrakas to 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Georgios Vrakas' office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Vrakas is (352) 265-8000.

What is Dr. Georgios Vrakas' medical license number?

Dr. Vrakas holds Florida license MFC1841, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Georgios Vrakas been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Vrakas in Florida (2021 to 2026) and Maryland (2019 to 2022).

Which hospitals is Dr. Georgios Vrakas affiliated with?

Dr. Vrakas practices at UF Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville, Florida.

What medical group is Dr. Georgios Vrakas part of?

Dr. Vrakas is linked to UF Health Physicians. Dmand AI links Dr. Vrakas to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Georgios Vrakas accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Vrakas billed Medicare for 231 services in 2024, and Dr. Vrakas accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Georgios Vrakas' MIPS score?

Dr. Vrakas' MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 48 out of 100, reported through an alternative payment model (APM).

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Georgios Vrakas see?

CMS counts 105 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Vrakas in 2024, with an average age of 58.

What services does Dr. Georgios Vrakas bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Vrakas' most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99232), office visit, new patient (99204) and surgery: urinary system (50360).

Where did Dr. Georgios Vrakas go to medical school?

Dr. Vrakas graduated from University of Crete School of Health Sciences in 2004.

Has Dr. Georgios Vrakas received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $8,842 in general payments to Dr. Vrakas from 2 companies from 2020 to 2025. The largest total came from Intuitive Surgical, Inc.

How long has Dr. Georgios Vrakas been practicing?

Dr. Vrakas graduated from medical school in 2004, 22 years ago.

Does Dr. Georgios Vrakas do research?

Dmand AI links 36 publications to Dr. Vrakas, published from 2011 to 2025.

Who does Dr. Georgios Vrakas publish with?

Dr. Vrakas' most frequent co-authors are Anand Vaidya, MD, MMSC (3 shared papers), Ali Zarrinpar, MD (2 shared papers) and Kawther Farouk Alquadan, MD (1 shared paper).

What insurance does Dr. Georgios Vrakas accept?

Dr. Vrakas is in network with 9 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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