Dr. Lekha K. George, MD

Dr. George practices at Fresenius Kidney Care Heart of Lubbock in Lubbock, Texas.

Dr. George's NPI, 1184859993, was assigned on May 22, 2009. Dr. George graduated from Sri Ramachandra Medical College in 1993. Dr. George's Texas license number on file is M8667.

Dr. George's primary practice is Fresenius Kidney Care Heart of Lubbock, at 2710 Avenue Q,, Lubbock, TX 79411 in Lubbock County. The practice phone is (806) 744-1252.

Dr. George's primary practice is Fresenius Kidney Care Heart of Lubbock in Lubbock, Texas. Dr. George is also affiliated with University Medical Center. The medical group on file is Texas Tech Physicians. Dmand AI also links Dr. George to 4 more dialysis centers, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. George practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Nephrology is Dr. George's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RN0300X. Dr. George is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. George's licenses on file in 3 states: Texas, Michigan and Tennessee.

Dmand AI lists chronic kidney disease, fluid and electrolyte imbalances, kidney cysts and kidney failure among the conditions Dr. George treats.

CMS data shows 609 Medicare services from Dr. George across 10 procedure codes in 2024, for 195 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $78,791 for them.

CMS counts 195 Medicare patients who saw Dr. George in 2024. The largest group is under 65, with 75 patients. 75% of them have chronic kidney disease, and 75% have high blood pressure. 34% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 5.99, 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. George's median patient age at 67, with 49% women.

In 2024, Dr. George wrote 497 Medicare Part D claims for 107 patients. 77% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 354 of them, across 11 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $234,921 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 421 claims across 16 drugs.

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

Dmand AI links 15 papers to Dr. George, published from 2014 to 2024. The most frequent topics are Coronary Artery Disease, Acute Kidney Injury and Atrial Fibrillation. Dr. George has published most often in Echocardiography. Dr. George's most frequent co-authors are Kamyar Zadeh Kalantar-Zadeh, MD, Csaba Pal Kovesdy, MD and Manyoo Agarwal, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 33 general payments to Dr. George from 18 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 99% of the total. AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP paid the most, $256.

Dr. George graduated from Sri Ramachandra Medical College in 1993.

Dr. George is in network with 20 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and HCSC. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.