Active NPI 1154384543 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. George W. Brindley , MD

Orthopaedic Surgery • Lubbock, TX

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. George Brindley, MD is a certified Orthopaedic Surgery practicing in Lubbock, TX. With approximately 45 years of clinical experience since graduating from University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston in 1981, Dr. Brindley delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 3502 9TH STREET.

Dr. Brindley is affiliated with Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Lubbock and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg, established patient outpatient office visit, aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

3502 9th Street
Suite 450

Lubbock, TX 794153368

Telephone 8067434263

Fax 8067431155

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Lubbock Facility NPI 1225086820

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston

Graduation Year

1981

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Orthopaedic Surgery in Lubbock, TX

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

45 Yrs +18.5 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 26.5 Yrs

State Avg: 25.4 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

29 Specialists

Practicing in Lubbock, TX (1627 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

0.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

51.6% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Brindley (45 Years) 45 Yrs

Lubbock Specialty Average (26.5 Years) 26.5 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J0702 Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg	127	21	$16.00	$6.97
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	113	92	$155.00	$90.25
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	86	76	$220.00	$129.10
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	40	29	$154.38	$78.11
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	40	38	$2886.40	$1333.33
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	13	13	$306.15	$169.86

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	169	121	$155.00	$86.77
J0702 Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg	164	25	$16.00	$6.37
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	105	98	$220.62	$123.93
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	51	36	$159.31	$76.36
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	39	38	$2742.62	$1245.28
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	18	18	$285.00	$162.31

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J0702 Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg	216	33	$17.25	$6.41
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	162	111	$155.00	$88.45
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	78	72	$220.00	$123.22
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	54	36	$170.59	$76.45
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	37	35	$3241.32	$1273.56
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	26	26	$190.00	$109.65
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	16	16	$285.00	$164.01
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	11	11	$95.00	$55.35

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	196	142	$151.57	$89.30
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	160	75	$171.79	$69.78
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	159	131	$212.78	$126.85
J0702 Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg	122	66	$10.69	$7.09
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	52	52	$293.46	$165.02
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	28	28	$188.14	$107.99
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	25	21	$92.28	$55.28
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	19	19	$4998.05	$1247.33

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	150	127	$117.03	$73.07
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	141	111	$78.00	$44.49
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	129	77	$178.12	$70.01
J0702 Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg	117	71	$10.00	$7.06
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	29	29	$170.45	$103.62
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	27	26	$171.22	$107.24
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	23	23	$325.00	$162.38
27130 Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis	21	20	$5048.00	$1261.76

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	300	209	$78.00	$43.76
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	235	133	$176.59	$66.88
J0702 Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg	137	95	$10.00	$6.67
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	100	77	$115.00	$72.00
J1040 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg	95	58	$17.00	$12.26
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	83	83	$167.00	$104.90
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	31	31	$5146.94	$1388.10
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	23	21	$165.00	$106.15
27130 Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis	23	21	$5048.00	$1345.40
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	17	17	$325.00	$160.68
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	13	13	$142.00	$71.24

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J7325 Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg	1,297	16	$33.87	$11.76
J0702 Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg	670	129	$10.00	$7.01
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	282	216	$78.00	$42.00
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	267	141	$176.59	$67.77
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	228	165	$115.00	$69.96
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	95	95	$167.00	$101.50
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	75	71	$165.00	$101.37
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	30	29	$4835.00	$1347.47
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	25	25	$325.00	$158.84
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	22	22	$142.00	$71.47
27130 Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis	21	21	$5048.00	$1326.57

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J7325 Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg	2,061	18	$33.87	$11.84
J0702 Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg	721	100	$9.27	$6.77
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	394	270	$115.00	$69.35
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	214	111	$172.85	$68.28
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	178	149	$78.00	$41.31
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	65	65	$167.00	$103.06
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	37	36	$165.00	$98.98
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	34	33	$5546.03	$1392.49
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	32	32	$142.00	$71.25
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	29	29	$325.00	$157.25
27130 Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis	17	17	$5048.00	$1318.01

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

CMS Verified: 2021-11-23

Orthopaedic Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207X00000X

State License TX F9239

An orthopaedic surgeon is trained in the preservation, investigation and restoration of the form and function of the extremities, spine and associated structures by medical, surgical and physical means. An orthopaedic surgeon is involved with the care of patients whose musculoskeletal problems include congenital deformities, trauma, infections, tumors, metabolic disturbances of the musculoskeletal system, deformities, injuries and degenerative diseases of the spine, hands, feet, knee, hip, shoulder and elbow in children and adults. An orthopaedic surgeon is also concerned with primary and secondary muscular problems and the effects of central or peripheral nervous system lesions of the musculoskeletal system.

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid State Provider ID

200069980A (OK)

Medicaid State Provider ID

27275086 (NM)

Medicaid State Provider ID

109167102 (TX)

Medicaid State Provider ID

101070405 (TX)

Medicaid State Provider ID

202001989 (NM)

Medicaid State Provider ID

101070404 (TX)

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Hmo Blue

8A5988 (TX)

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Bc/bs

8J8826 (TX)

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Firstcare Commercial

109167103 (TX)

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Presbyterian Commercial

202001989 (NM)

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Lubbock

3601 4th St, Lubbock, TX 794309410

Phone: 8067433150

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

7 Associated Practitioners

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Nurse Practitioner - Family

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Family Nurse Practitioner

Dr. Michael Dymond , MD

Anesthesiology

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Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Dr. Colton Shepherd , MD

Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program

NPI 1083557151

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Dr. Jerry Grimes , MD

Orthopaedic Surgery - Foot and Ankle Surgery

NPI 1528020336

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Dr. Eugene Dabezies , MD

Orthopaedic Surgery

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Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Stephanie Brown , NP

Nurse Practitioner

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Nurse Practitioner

Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

6 Historical Events

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NPI Profile Active May 03, 2016

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location May 03, 2016

Registered at 3502 9TH STREET, SUITE 450, LUBBOCK, TX 794153368 (Tel: 8067434263)

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Updated Business Mailing Address May 03, 2016

Registered at PO BOX 5865, LUBBOCK, TX 794085865 (Tel: 8067432898)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated May 03, 2016

Recorded as GEORGE BRINDLEY, M.D.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) May 03, 2016

Orthopaedic Surgery (License #F9239 in TX)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration April 08, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1154384543

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: April 08, 2006

Last Update: November 23, 2021

Sole Proprietor: No

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Mailing Address

Po Box 5865

Lubbock, TX 794085865

Phone: 8067432898

Public Domain Record This profile contains public domain information published by CMS and NPPES under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

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