Dr. George Michael Behrend, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 6,012
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 455
- Part D claims, 2024
- 553
- Hospital affiliations
- 5
- Industry payments
- $903
- Practice address
- 2708 S Rochester Rd, Rochester Hills, MI 48307
- Practice phone
- Call (734) 721-1030
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Westland Dialysis
Rochester Hills, Michigan
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Dr. George Michael Behrend is a nephrologist in Rochester Hills, Michigan
Dr. Behrend practices at Westland Dialysis in Rochester Hills, Michigan.
Dr. Behrend's NPI, 1659331783, was assigned on March 24, 2006. Dr. Behrend graduated from Wayne State University School of Medicine in 1999. Dr. Behrend holds Michigan license 4301074037.
- NPI
- 1659331783NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 0840274239
- NPI enumeration date
- March 24, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (734) 721-1030
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 53
- Medical school graduation
- 1999
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. George Michael Behrend practices at Westland Dialysis in Rochester Hills, Michigan
Dr. Behrend's primary practice is Westland Dialysis, at 2708 S Rochester Rd, Rochester Hills, MI 48307 in Oakland County. The practice phone is (734) 721-1030.
- Westland Dialysis2708 S Rochester Rd, Rochester Hills, MI 48307 · Oakland CountyPhone(734) 721-1030
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. George Michael Behrend is affiliated with 11 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Behrend's primary practice is Westland Dialysis in Rochester Hills, Michigan. Dr. Behrend is also affiliated with Trinity Health Ann Arbor Hospital. The medical group on file is Nephrology Associates of Michigan. Dmand AI also links Dr. Behrend to 4 more hospitals, 4 dialysis centers and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. George Michael Behrend's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Behrend practices, 10 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Westland Dialysis | Available with a free account |
| +10 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. George Michael Behrend is one of 310 nephrologists in Michigan
Nephrology is Dr. Behrend's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RN0300X. Dr. Behrend is licensed in Michigan.
Specialties and state licenses
- Nephrology, MichiganPrimary
Nephrologists near Dr. Behrend
Counts of nephrologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. George Michael Behrend billed Medicare for 6,012 services in 2024
CMS data shows 6,012 Medicare services from Dr. Behrend across 23 procedure codes in 2024, for 455 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $428,765 for them.
Dr. Behrend's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Other services
- 2023: 5,1192024: 4,50012%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 1,1552024: 78932%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 3802024: 3673%
- Surgery
- 2023: 3782024: 26430%
- Imaging
- 2023: 1502024: 9239%
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 6,2002024: 0100%
Where Dr. Behrend's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office5,72095%
- In a facility2925%
Dr. Behrend compared with the Michigan median for nephrologists, 2024
- Dr. Behrend
- Michigan median
- Medicare services
- 6,012vs 8497.1 times
- Medicare patients
- 455vs 26969% above
- Part D claims
- 348vs 57439% below
Medians across 310 nephrologists in Michigan with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Behrend'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 Michael Behrend treated 455 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 71
CMS counts 455 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Behrend in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 149 patients. 75% of them have chronic kidney disease, and 75% have high blood pressure. 29% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 6.19, 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. Behrend's median patient age at 72, with 45% women.
Dr. Behrend's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Behrend's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women20645%
- Men24955%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Behrend's Medicare patients, 2024
- Chronic kidney disease75%
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Diabetes65%
- Heart failure65%
- Ischemic heart disease58%
- Arthritis50%
- Atrial fibrillation42%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Behrend's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 72
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women45%
- Men54%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. George Michael Behrend wrote 553 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Behrend wrote 553 Medicare Part D claims for 135 patients. 89% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 348 of them, across 14 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $43,291 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 384 claims across 16 drugs.
Dr. Behrend's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic492 claims89%
- Brand-name61 claims11%
Dr. Behrend'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. Behrend's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics3%15 of 553 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: 3842024: 3489%
Drugs named by CMS: 14 in 2024, 16 in 2023.
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 Michael Behrend offers telehealth to Medicare patients
Dr. Behrend accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Behrend as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. George Michael Behrend received $903 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 35 general payments to Dr. Behrend from 21 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 91% of the total. C. R. Bard, Inc. & Subsidiaries paid the most, $274.
General payments to Dr. Behrend by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Behrend by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$81991%
- Education$849%
Companies that paid Dr. Behrend the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. George Michael Behrend graduated from Wayne State University School of Medicine
Dr. Behrend graduated from Wayne State University School of Medicine in 1999.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. George Michael Behrend's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare 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 percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. George Michael Behrend's NPI number?
Dr. George Michael Behrend's NPI number is 1659331783. It was assigned on March 24, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. George Michael Behrend?
Dr. George Michael Behrend is a nephrologist in Rochester Hills, Michigan. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Nephrology Physician (taxonomy code 207RN0300X).
Where does Dr. George Michael Behrend practice?
Dr. Behrend practices at 2708 S Rochester Rd, Rochester Hills, MI 48307. Dr. Behrend's primary practice is Westland Dialysis in Rochester Hills, Michigan. Dmand AI also links Dr. Behrend to 4 hospitals, 4 dialysis centers and 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. George Michael Behrend's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Behrend is (734) 721-1030.
What is Dr. George Michael Behrend's medical license number?
Dr. Behrend holds Michigan license 4301074037.
Which hospitals is Dr. George Michael Behrend affiliated with?
Dr. Behrend is affiliated with Trinity Health Ann Arbor Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Behrend to 4 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. George Michael Behrend part of?
Dr. Behrend is linked to Nephrology Associates of Michigan.
Does Dr. George Michael Behrend accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Behrend billed Medicare for 6,012 services in 2024, and Dr. Behrend accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. George Michael Behrend offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Behrend as offering telehealth services.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. George Michael Behrend see?
CMS counts 455 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Behrend in 2024, with an average age of 71.
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What services does Dr. George Michael Behrend bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Behrend's most billed Medicare services were medicare temporary code (Q9967), dialysis (90960) and hospital inpatient care (99232).
Where did Dr. George Michael Behrend go to medical school?
Dr. Behrend graduated from Wayne State University School of Medicine in 1999.
What drugs does Dr. George Michael Behrend prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Behrend's most prescribed drugs by claims were Sevelamer Carbonate, Calcium Acetate and Furosemide.
Has Dr. George Michael Behrend received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $903 in general payments to Dr. Behrend from 21 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from C. R. Bard, Inc. & Subsidiaries.
How long has Dr. George Michael Behrend been practicing?
Dr. Behrend graduated from medical school in 1999, 27 years ago.
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