George Hefner, MD
NPI 1548279649ActiveIndividual· Anesthesiology· Lake Forest, IL
Anesthesiology (MD) with Vituity-Wisconsin Anesthesia SC, practicing in Lake Forest, Illinois. Medicare paid $33,476 for services to 251 patients in 2024. Lists Ascension Columbia St Marys Hospital Milwaukee and 4 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1548279649 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Aug 7, 2006 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Jul 25, 2022 |
| Certified by provider | Jul 25, 2022 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anesthesiology Primary | 207L00000X | 036083805 | IL |
| Anesthesiology | 207L00000X | 57253 | 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 | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Anesthesiology (IL); Practitioner - Anesthesiology (WI) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 251 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 271 across 55 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $33,476 |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 1988 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Anesthesiology |
Medical group
- Vituity-Wisconsin Anesthesia SCPleasant Prairie, WI · 139 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Ascension Columbia St Marys Hospital MilwaukeeMilwaukee, WI
- Ascension Se Wisconsin HospitalMilwaukee, WI
- Ascension St Francis HospitalMilwaukee, WI
- Northwestern Lake Forest HospitalLake Forest, IL
- Northwestern Medicine McHenryMcHenry, IL
Industry payments (Open Payments)
None reported for 2025 or 2024.
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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