Dr. George E. Catinis, MD

Dr. Catinis practices at Texas Digestive Disease Consultants in Metairie, Louisiana.

Dr. Catinis' NPI, 1861495285, was assigned on May 31, 2005. Dr. Catinis graduated from Damascus University Faculty of Medicine in 1989. Dr. Catinis holds Louisiana license 11287R.

Dr. Catinis' primary practice is Texas Digestive Disease Consultants, at 4224 Houma Blvd, Metairie, LA 70006 in Jefferson Parish. The practice phone is (985) 446-1958.

Dr. Catinis' primary practice is Texas Digestive Disease Consultants in Metairie, Louisiana. Dr. Catinis is also affiliated with East Jefferson General Hospital. The medical group on file is Texas Digestive Disease Consultants. Dmand AI also links Dr. Catinis to 3 more hospitals, 4 group practices and clinics and 3 medical groups, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Catinis practices, 8 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Gastroenterology is Dr. Catinis' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RG0100X. Dr. Catinis is board certified in gastroenterology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Catinis' licenses on file in 5 states: Louisiana, Ohio, Texas, West Virginia and Iowa.

Dmand AI lists acid reflux, acute gastroduodenitis, chronic indigestion, chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), cirrhosis of the liver, colonoscopy, fatty liver and gastroduodenitis among the conditions Dr. Catinis treats.

CMS data shows 724 Medicare services from Dr. Catinis across 15 procedure codes in 2024, for 393 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $63,728 for them.

CMS counts 393 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Catinis in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 174 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 11% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.37, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Catinis' median patient age at 67, with 57% women.

In 2024, Dr. Catinis wrote 2,716 Medicare Part D claims for 758 patients. 82% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,525 of them, across 34 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $703,917 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 2,338 claims across 30 drugs.

Dr. Catinis accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Catinis as offering telehealth. CMS counts 155 procedures of upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux by Dr. Catinis, more than 86% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Catinis. Dr. Catinis has published most often in Am J Gastroenterol.

Dmand AI links Dr. Catinis to 5 clinical trials, 2 of them phase 4 studies. 3 are still active or recruiting. Conditions studied include Colitis, Ulcerative, Colitis and Crohn Disease. Eli Lilly and Company sponsors the most, 2. Open Payments lists research payments to Dr. Catinis that name 2 trials.

CMS Open Payments shows 852 general payments to Dr. Catinis from 36 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 42% of the total. Pfizer Inc. paid the most, $122,681. It also lists 3 research payments totaling $2,349 from 2018 to 2023, naming 2 clinical trials.

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Catinis.

Dr. Catinis graduated from Damascus University Faculty of Medicine in 1989. Dr. Catinis is a member of ACG.

Dr. Catinis is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.