Dr. Philip Ernest George, MD

Dr. George practices at Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York in Fort Lee, New Jersey.

Dr. George's NPI, 1356769871, was assigned on April 1, 2014. Dr. George graduated from George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences in 2010. Dr. George holds New York license 297169.

Dr. George's primary practice is Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, at 400 Kelby St, Fort Lee, NJ 07024 in Bergen County. The practice phone is (646) 317-7111.

Dr. George's primary practice is Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York in Fort Lee, New Jersey. Dr. George is also affiliated with NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center. The medical group on file is ColumbiaDoctors. Dmand AI also links Dr. George to 1 more hospital, 3 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. George practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Surgery is Dr. George's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. George is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. George's licenses on file in 3 states: New York, New Jersey and Maryland.

Dmand AI lists abdominal adhesion surgery, abdominal hernia repair surgery, colon removal, esophagus, stomach, or upper small intestine surgery, gallbladder removal and groin hernia surgery among the conditions Dr. George treats.

CMS data shows 114 Medicare services from Dr. George across 4 procedure codes in 2024, all of them office visits, for 131 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $11,291 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 131 Medicare patients who saw Dr. George in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 68 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 67% have high blood pressure. 16% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.26, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. George's median patient age at 61, with 33% women.

In 2024, Dr. George wrote 43 Medicare Part D claims for 31 patients. 98% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 25 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $56 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 17 claims across 1 drug.

Dr. George accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. George as offering telehealth. CMS counts 23 procedures of hernia repair - groin (open) by Dr. George, more than 97% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 6 papers to Dr. George in 2020. 2020 was the busiest year, with 5. The most frequent topics are Abdominal Wall, Hernia, Ventral and Herniorrhaphy. Dr. George has published most often in Surg Endosc. Dr. George's most frequent co-authors are Igor Belyansky, MD, Richard Lu, MD and Adrian E. Park, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 28 general payments to Dr. George from 5 drug and device companies from 2019 to 2024. Debt forgiveness make up the largest share, 80% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $5,261.

Dr. George graduated from George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences in 2010.

Dr. George is in network with 18 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.