George Partal, MD
Orthopedic Surgery · Bangor
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- Not verified
- Not the same as out of network.
- Offices
- 3
Offices
3 locations · Eastern Maine Medical Center · Acute Care Surgery Medical Group Inc
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Hospitals listed: Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center. That is not proof they admit you there this week.
Plan participation
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Hospitals they work in
1 hospital
These rate the hospital, not this clinician. Most measures at most hospitals are no different from the national rate.
- Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical CenterBangor, MEAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Northern Light Health, which runs 11 hospitalsPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 60% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 5 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0.503, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.363, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — SSI - Colon Surgery: 0.187, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 8 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 2 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 7 measures. Readmissions: 5 better, 5 the same, 1 worse of 11 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.503 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.363 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 0.187 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 1.4 (0.47 to 2.33) · 1,247 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.8 (0.52 to 1.08) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 179.14 (124.05 to 234.23) · 80 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 2.2 · 157 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 8.5 · 86 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 12 · 442 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 11.4 · 500 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 15.1 · 311 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 13 · 274 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 3.8 · 3,899 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.13 (0 to 0.31) · 6,592 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.25 (0.05 to 0.44) · 6,829 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 2.51 (0.65 to 4.37) · 2,084 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.16 (0 to 2.6) · 881 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.19 (0.85 to 3.52) · 1,919 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 6.16 (1.04 to 11.29) · 855 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 4.04 (0.78 to 7.3) · 853 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.85 (0.42 to 3.29) · 295 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.64 (0.01 to 1.28) · 5,789 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.978 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0.61 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 11.8 · 904 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 20.4 · 955 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | -23.8 · 536 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | 6.7 · 607 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 30.1 · 318 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 17.7 · 498 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 5 (3.7 to 6.8) · 407 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 10.7 (8.5 to 13.3) · 407 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 9.3 · 236 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 20.3 · 175 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 11.3 (8.5 to 14.9) · 1,162 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 1 (0.7 to 1.2) · 707 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (1,765 patients answered, 27% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 3 |
| Nurse communication | 2 |
| Doctor communication | 3 |
| Communication about medicines | 2 |
| Discharge information | 3 |
| Overall hospital rating | 2 |
| Quietness | 2 |
| Recommend hospital | 3 |
| Room was "always" clean | 66% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 73% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 76% |
| Staff "always" explained | 55% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 86% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 83% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 72% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 74% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 83% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 59% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 68% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 69% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 70% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 80% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 44% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 60% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 42% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 88% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$48,081
Medicare paid this office $48,081 for 103 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Treatment of broken neck of thigh bone with bone implant | 14 | $12,256 | $875 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 26 | $2,528 | $70 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes | 13 | $1,253 | $96 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 12 | $1,027 | $86 |
Procedures Medicare counted
| Removal of tissue | 1-10 | None |
Who their Medicare patients are
103 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 76 · Under 65 11% · 85 and older 30% · Women 73% · Also on Medicaid 42% · Health risk score 1.71. Sicker patients than 9 in 10 peers; the typical orthopedic surgery clinician is at 1.13.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Depression 38% · Chronic kidney disease 37% · Diabetes 36% · Coronary heart disease 36% · COPD 32% · Heart failure 29% · Atrial fibrillation 26% · Dementia 22% · Cancer 17% · Stroke 12%.
The office billed $211,010, Medicare allowed $61,084 and paid $48,081; for 168 services of 38 kinds.
Original Medicare patients only. A risk score of 1.0 is the average Medicare patient; higher means sicker. Any count under 11 is hidden.
Year by year
| 2024 | 103 | 168 | 76 | 1.71 | $211,010 | $48,081 |
| 2023 | 122 | 212 | 76 | 1.94 | $191,468 | $44,254 |
| 2022 | 111 | 174 | 74 | 1.69 | $236,498 | $50,916 |
| 2021 | 131 | 213 | 75 | 2.10 | $271,213 | $56,615 |
| 2020 | 120 | 201 | 73 | 2.14 | $272,396 | $56,045 |
| 2019 | 129 | 210 | 76 | 1.98 | $296,696 | $64,222 |
| 2018 | 154 | 274 | 73 | 1.75 | $341,019 | $68,242 |
| 2017 | 195 | 308 | 74 | 1.99 | $445,940 | $92,888 |
| 2016 | 203 | 333 | 73 | 1.81 | $505,224 | $107,241 |
| 2015 | 212 | 331 | 72 | 1.80 | $466,939 | $103,388 |
| 2014 | 198 | 327 | 73 | 1.73 | $462,804 | $102,456 |
| 2013 | 194 | 287 | 73 | 1.98 | $429,155 | $90,481 |
Original Medicare only. A service billed for fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden, so the lines can add up to less than the year's total.
See the services billed each year
2023: 5 services
| Treatment of broken neck of thigh bone with bone implant | 15 | $13,556 | $904 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 37 | $2,138 | $43 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 31 | $1,916 | $62 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes | 11 | $1,074 | $98 |
| Short return visit | 20 | $772 | $27 |
2022: 4 services
| Treatment of broken neck of thigh bone with bone implant | 19 | $17,270 | $909 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 35 | $2,274 | $44 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes | 17 | $1,301 | $77 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 22 | $1,045 | $47 |
2021: 5 services
| Treatment of broken neck of thigh bone with bone implant | 18 | $16,752 | $931 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 40 | $2,458 | $48 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 16 | $2,447 | $153 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes | 22 | $1,689 | $77 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 18 | $1,091 | $61 |
2020: 5 services
| Treatment of broken neck of thigh bone with bone implant | 13 | $12,315 | $947 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes | 17 | $1,843 | $108 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 31 | $1,447 | $34 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 13 | $1,191 | $92 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 11 | $626 | $52 |
2019: 6 services
| Treatment of broken neck of thigh bone with bone implant | 15 | $14,208 | $947 |
| Treatment of upper end of broken thigh bone with placement of stabilizing device or prosthetic replacement | 11 | $10,226 | $930 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 18 | $1,810 | $101 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes | 14 | $1,495 | $107 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes | 13 | $1,025 | $79 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 17 | $838 | $40 |
2018: 5 services
| Treatment of upper end of broken thigh bone with placement of stabilizing device or prosthetic replacement | 11 | $9,731 | $885 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes | 29 | $2,952 | $102 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 14 | $1,311 | $94 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 29 | $1,185 | $36 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes | 11 | $828 | $75 |
2017: 7 services
| Treatment of broken neck of thigh bone with bone implant | 22 | $19,906 | $905 |
| Treatment of upper end of broken thigh bone with placement of stabilizing device or prosthetic replacement | 17 | $14,946 | $879 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes | 22 | $1,648 | $75 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes | 15 | $1,520 | $101 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 23 | $944 | $36 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 16 | $791 | $49 |
| Short return visit | 35 | $653 | $18 |
2016: 7 services
| Treatment of broken neck of thigh bone with bone implant | 27 | $24,773 | $918 |
| Treatment of upper end of broken thigh bone with placement of stabilizing device or prosthetic replacement | 17 | $14,884 | $876 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes | 34 | $2,529 | $74 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 14 | $812 | $58 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 18 | $737 | $39 |
| Short return visit | 39 | $668 | $17 |
| New patient visit (15+ min) | 12 | $448 | $37 |
2015: 8 services
| Treatment of broken neck of thigh bone with bone implant | 20 | $18,604 | $930 |
| Treatment of upper end of broken thigh bone with placement of stabilizing device or prosthetic replacement | 19 | $17,159 | $903 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes | 35 | $2,696 | $77 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 16 | $2,620 | $154 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes | 13 | $1,354 | $104 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 23 | $831 | $36 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 11 | $596 | $54 |
| Short return visit | 28 | $582 | $19 |
2014: 7 services
| Treatment of upper end of broken thigh bone with placement of stabilizing device or prosthetic replacement | 28 | $25,118 | $897 |
| Treatment of broken neck of thigh bone with bone implant | 13 | $11,995 | $923 |
| Treatment of 3 or more broken lower forearm bone pieces on thumb side inside wrist joint with placement of stabilizing device | 12 | $9,753 | $813 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes | 56 | $4,252 | $76 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 33 | $1,466 | $37 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes | 12 | $1,249 | $104 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 12 | $587 | $49 |
2013: 6 services
| Treatment of upper end of broken thigh bone with placement of stabilizing device or prosthetic replacement | 19 | $16,873 | $888 |
| Treatment of broken neck of thigh bone with bone implant | 17 | $15,522 | $913 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes | 41 | $3,057 | $75 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes | 22 | $2,215 | $101 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 17 | $666 | $33 |
| Short return visit | 16 | $276 | $15 |
Medicaid work
$283 in 2022
Medicaid paid $283 for 13 billed services this clinician did in 2022, up to 13 people in a month for one service.
Medicaid and CHIP claims where this clinician did the service, fee-for-service and managed care together. Any month with fewer than 11 patients is hidden, so small Medicaid practices undercount.
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 13 | $283 |
| 2022 | 13 | 1 | 13 | $283 |
| 2021 | 12 | 1 | 12 | $193 |
See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years
2021
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 12 | $193 |
Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid
$67
Pharmacies billed $67 in 2024.
This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.
Opioids were 78% of their Part D prescriptions (18 of 23) in 2024. Too few prescriptions to compare fairly with other clinicians.
23 generic and 0 brand-name prescriptions · $67 in drug cost.
Part D prescriptions only. The opioid rate is opioid prescriptions as a share of all this clinician's Part D prescriptions; surgeons and pain specialists run higher than others, so it is shown against the same specialty.
| Oxycodone | 12 | $30 | $3 |
Year by year
| 2024 | 23 | 19 | 78% (18) | 0% | $67 |
| 2023 | 24 | 15 | 75% (18) | 0% | $168 |
| 2022 | 15 | 12 | 73% (11) | None | $311 |
| 2021 | 15 | 11 | 80% (12) | 0% | $72 |
| 2020 | 22 | 13 | None | 0% | $290 |
| 2017 | 11 | None | None | 0% | $170 |
| 2016 | 24 | None | None | 0% | $227 |
| 2015 | 12 | None | None | 0% | $168 |
| 2014 | 19 | 14 | 79% (15) | None | $263 |
| 2013 | 26 | 18 | 54% (14) | None | $1,332 |
Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.
See the drugs prescribed each year
2016: 1 drug
| Cephalexin | 15 | $154 | $10 |
Money from drug and device companies
$35 in 2023
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| Bioventus | Stimrouter Implantable Kit | $35 | 1 payment
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See the published payment
| Bioventus | Meals · 2023-10-03 | Stimrouter Implantable Kit | $35 |
Professional record
- NPI
- 1306060272
- Licence
- ME 017448
- Group
- Eastern Maine Medical Center · Acute Care Surgery Medical Group Inc
- Gender
- Male
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- Yes
- Taxonomy
- Federal specialty code 207XX0801X (207XX0801X)
- Mailing address
- 43 Whiting Hill Rd Ste 300, Brewer, ME, 04412
- NPI first listed
- 2007-04-12
- NPI last updated
- 2020-04-28
- NPI record certified
- 2020-04-28
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.