What is George West's specialty?

George West (NPI 1528074135) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Neurosurgery in Houston, TX.

Where does George West practice?

George West practices in Houston, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1528074135.

How much does Medicare pay George West?

George West (NPI 1528074135) received approximately $235K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 282 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1528074135

George WestMD

NeurosurgeryHouston, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

453

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

502

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$155K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 406 Neurosurgery providers in TX — above median (cohort median 373).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

256

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$3K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

43.4%

Top prescribed drugs

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen95 claims

Tizanidine Hcl64 claims

Gabapentin29 claims

Methocarbamol21 claims

Meloxicam17 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$3K

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$2K

Travel and Lodging$1K

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$2K

Travel and Lodging$1K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where George West's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 8 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
METHODIST HEALTH CENTERS	117	499
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Houston, TX	30	120
Jerry Polasek Diagnostic Radiology · Houston, TX	29	111
Roger Selouan Diagnostic Radiology · Houston, TX	27	60
Su Chang Cardiology · Houston, TX	21	48
John Hume Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Houston, TX	19	57
NPI 1316937105	14	25
Jonathan Levine Diagnostic Radiology · Houston, TX	12	19

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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