Dr. John R. Orphanos, MD

  • South Charleston, WV
  • Neurosurgeon
NPI1336346964PAC ID3274720149
Medicare services, 2024
243
Medicare patients, 2024
186
Part D claims, 2024
238
Publications
2
MIPS score, 2024
95
Practice address
4605 Maccorkle Avenue SW, South Charleston, WV 25309
Practice phone
Call (304) 766-3600
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Primary practice

Thomas Memorial Hospital

Hospital · South Charleston, West Virginia

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Dr. John R. Orphanos is a neurosurgeon in South Charleston, West Virginia

Dr. Orphanos practices at Thomas Memorial Hospital in South Charleston, West Virginia, part of West Virginia University Health System.

Dr. Orphanos' NPI, 1336346964, was assigned on June 28, 2007. Dr. Orphanos graduated from West Virginia University School of Medicine in 2004. Dr. Orphanos holds West Virginia license 22507.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
3274720149
NPI enumeration date
June 28, 2007
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(304) 766-3600
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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. John R. Orphanos practices at Thomas Memorial Hospital in South Charleston, West Virginia

Dr. Orphanos' primary practice is Thomas Memorial Hospital, at 4605 Maccorkle Avenue SW, South Charleston, WV 25309 in Kanawha County. The practice phone is (304) 766-3600.

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Dr. John R. Orphanos is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 3 medical groups

Dr. Orphanos' primary practice is Thomas Memorial Hospital in South Charleston, West Virginia, part of West Virginia University Health System. Dr. Orphanos is also affiliated with Charleston Area Medical Center General Hospital. The medical group on file is University Health Associates. Dmand AI also links Dr. Orphanos to 2 more hospitals, 2 medical groups and 1 rural health clinic, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. John R. Orphanos' practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Orphanos practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Thomas Memorial HospitalAvailable with a free account
+4 more sites and 2 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

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Dr. John R. Orphanos is one of 49 neurosurgeons in West Virginia

Neurological surgery is Dr. Orphanos' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207T00000X. Dr. Orphanos is licensed in West Virginia.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Neurological surgery, West VirginiaPrimaryLicense 22507 · taxonomy 207T00000X

Neurosurgeons near Dr. Orphanos

Counts of neurosurgeons 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. John R. Orphanos billed Medicare for 243 services in 2024

CMS data shows 243 Medicare services from Dr. Orphanos across 8 procedure codes in 2024, for 186 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $43,392 for them.

Medicare services, 2024243
Medicare patients186
Paid by Medicare$43,392
Procedure codes8

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 2052024: 14032%
Surgery
2023: 272024: 103281%

Where Dr. Orphanos' Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office7330%
  • In a facility17070%

Dr. Orphanos compared with the West Virginia median for neurosurgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Orphanos
  • West Virginia median
Medicare services
243vs 13679% above
Medicare patients
186vs 12648% above
Part D claims
186vs 454.1 times

Medians across 48 neurosurgeons in West Virginia with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Orphanos' 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. John R. Orphanos treated 186 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 70

CMS counts 186 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Orphanos in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 95 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 15% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.46, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Orphanos' median patient age at 65, with 51% women.

Medicare patients, 2024186
Average age70
Average risk score1.46
Also on Medicaid15%

Dr. Orphanos' Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Orphanos' Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women10154%
  • Men8546%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Orphanos' Medicare patients, 2024

  1. Arthritis75%
  2. High blood pressure75%
  3. High cholesterol75%
  4. Anxiety44%
  5. Ischemic heart disease42%
  6. Diabetes41%
  7. Mood disorders40%
  8. Depression39%

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

Dr. Orphanos' patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 65

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women51%
  • Men48%

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

Dr. John R. Orphanos wrote 238 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Orphanos wrote 238 Medicare Part D claims for 149 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 186 of them, across 5 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $978 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 189 claims across 5 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024238
Drugs named by CMS5
Total drug cost$978
Part D patients149

Dr. Orphanos' 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. Orphanos' Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids59%140 of 238 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: 1892024: 1862%

Drugs named by CMS: 5 in 2024, 5 in 2023.

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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. John R. Orphanos scored 95 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 95 out of 100 for Dr. Orphanos for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Orphanos accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Orphanos as offering telehealth. CMS counts 141 procedures of spinal fusion by Dr. Orphanos, more than 82% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Dr. Orphanos' MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 95of 100Final score
  • 79.9of 100Quality
  • 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities

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

Where Dr. Orphanos ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Spinal fusion
82nd percentile141 procedures
Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones)
64th percentile33 procedures

CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.

Removal of tissue: 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. John R. Orphanos has 2 publications on record

Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Orphanos. Dr. Orphanos' most frequent co-authors are Cara L. Sedney, MD and Julian E. Bailes, MD.

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Dr. Orphanos' most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Orphanos

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. John R. Orphanos received $140,045 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 722 general payments to Dr. Orphanos from 25 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 56% of the total. Si-bone, Inc. paid the most, $70,273.

General payments to Dr. Orphanos by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Orphanos by kind, 2016 to 2025

$140Kin total
  • Consulting fees$78,20656%
  • Food and beverage$27,68320%
  • Education speaker fees$17,40012%
  • Travel and lodging$9,3957%
  • Other$7,3615%

Companies that paid Dr. Orphanos the most, 2016 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. John R. Orphanos graduated from West Virginia University School of Medicine

Dr. Orphanos graduated from West Virginia University School of Medicine in 2004.

  1. Medical schoolWest Virginia University School of Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. John R. Orphanos'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 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 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
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. John R. Orphanos' NPI number?

Dr. John R. Orphanos' NPI number is 1336346964. It was assigned on June 28, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. John R. Orphanos?

Dr. John R. Orphanos is a neurosurgeon in South Charleston, West Virginia. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Neurological Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207T00000X).

Where does Dr. John R. Orphanos practice?

Dr. Orphanos practices at 4605 Maccorkle Avenue SW, South Charleston, WV 25309. Dr. Orphanos' primary practice is Thomas Memorial Hospital in South Charleston, West Virginia, part of West Virginia University Health System. Dmand AI also links Dr. Orphanos to 2 hospitals, 2 medical groups and 1 rural health clinic.

What is Dr. John R. Orphanos' office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Orphanos is (304) 766-3600.

What is Dr. John R. Orphanos' medical license number?

Dr. Orphanos holds West Virginia license 22507.

Which hospitals is Dr. John R. Orphanos affiliated with?

Dr. Orphanos practices at Thomas Memorial Hospital in South Charleston, West Virginia. Dr. Orphanos is also affiliated with Charleston Area Medical Center General Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Orphanos to 2 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. John R. Orphanos part of?

Dr. Orphanos is linked to University Health Associates. Dmand AI links Dr. Orphanos to 2 more medical groups.

Does Dr. John R. Orphanos accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Orphanos billed Medicare for 243 services in 2024, and Dr. Orphanos accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. John R. Orphanos offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Orphanos as offering telehealth services.

What is Dr. John R. Orphanos' MIPS score?

Dr. Orphanos' MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 95 out of 100, reported through an alternative payment model (APM).

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. John R. Orphanos see?

CMS counts 186 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Orphanos in 2024, with an average age of 70.

What services does Dr. John R. Orphanos bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Orphanos' most billed Medicare services were surgery: brain, spine and nerves (64483), office visit, new patient (99204) and office visit, established patient (99214).

Where did Dr. John R. Orphanos go to medical school?

Dr. Orphanos graduated from West Virginia University School of Medicine in 2004.

What drugs does Dr. John R. Orphanos prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Orphanos' most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen, Methylprednisolone and Oxycodone-Acetaminophen.

Has Dr. John R. Orphanos received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $140,045 in general payments to Dr. Orphanos from 25 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Si-bone, Inc.

How long has Dr. John R. Orphanos been practicing?

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

Does Dr. John R. Orphanos do research?

Dmand AI links 2 publications to Dr. Orphanos.

Who does Dr. John R. Orphanos publish with?

Dr. Orphanos' most frequent co-authors are Cara L. Sedney, MD (2 shared papers) and Julian E. Bailes, MD (1 shared paper).

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