George Karl Van Osten III, MD
NPI 1174768287ActiveIndividual· Orthopaedic Surgery· Tupelo, MS
Orthopaedic Surgery (MD) with St Vincent Hospital-Hospital Sisters-Third Order of St Francis and 1 other group, practicing in Tupelo, Mississippi. Mostly services rather than prescriptions: Medicare paid $79,086 for 129 patients in 2024, with only 27 Part D claims. Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. was the largest of 4 companies reporting payments in 2025, $68,459 in all, mostly education. Lists North Mississippi Medical Center and 1 other hospital as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1174768287 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Dec 4, 2008 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Apr 10, 2025 |
| Certified by provider | Apr 10, 2025 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orthopaedic Surgery Primary | 207X00000X | 20792 | MS |
| Orthopaedic Surgery | 207X00000X | 4944-320 | WI |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
Official OIG search · How matching works ·Bulk check a roster
Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Orthopedic Surgery (MS); Practitioner - Orthopedic Surgery (WI) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 129 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 1,099 across 69 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $79,086 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 27 · 29 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 21 |
| Total drug cost | $194.83 |
| Generic share | 100% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2003 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Orthopedic Surgery |
Medical groups
- St Vincent Hospital-Hospital Sisters-Third Order of St FrancisGreen Bay, WI · 603 clinicians
- North Mississippi Medical Center Services LLCTupelo, MS · 29 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- North Mississippi Medical CenterTupelo, MS
- St Vincent HospitalGreen Bay, WI
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$68,459 · 71 payments from 4 companies
- 2024$21,033 · 21 payments from 8 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $42,725 | 47 |
| Kerecis Limited | $23,142 | 21 |
| Curvafix, Inc. | $2,574 | 2 |
| Amgen Inc. | $17.68 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Education$36,059 · 15 payments
- Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program$12,578 · 3 payments
- Travel and Lodging$9,063 · 26 payments
- Consulting Fee$6,750 · 3 payments
- Food and Beverage$1,435 · 22 payments
- Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$1,324 · 1 payment
- Honoraria$1,250 · 1 payment
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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