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Dr. George S. Liu, MD

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Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

111 S 11th Avenue Suite 320
Yakima, WA 98902

(509) 454-8888

Dr. George S. Liu, MD is an orthopedist in Yakima, WA specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery.

Office Locations

111 S 11th Avenue Suite 320
Yakima, WA 98902

(509) 454-8888

(509) 453-0061

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. George S. Liu, MD in 2023

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minimally invasive surgery

In 2012, Dr. George S. Liu, MD performed more minimally invasive surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Washington.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George S. Liu, MD treated as an orthopedist in Yakima, WA during 2012 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George S. Liu, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	173
computer assisted surgery (CAS)	16
doctor visit	500
fracture surgery	14
hip imaging	95
hospital care	35
injections	173
inpatient care	35
joint surgery	16
lower extremity surgery	30
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	22
musculoskeletal imaging	251
reconstructive surgery	16
X-rays	229

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George S. Liu, MD treated as an orthopedist in Yakima, WA during 2013 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George S. Liu, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	122
computer assisted surgery (CAS)	20
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	13
decompression surgery	15
doctor visit	461
hip imaging	87
hospital care	16
injections	122
inpatient care	16
joint surgery	59
lower extremity surgery	31
minimally invasive procedures	39
musculoskeletal imaging	223
open surgery	12
reconstructive surgery	20
upper extremity surgery	40
X-rays	245

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George S. Liu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	91
Female	211

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	255
Black	0
Hispanic	29
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	110
From 75 to 84	94
85 and over	52
Less than 65	46

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George S. Liu, MD in 2013

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	31
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George S. Liu, MD treated as an orthopedist in Yakima, WA during 2014 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George S. Liu, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	146
computer assisted surgery (CAS)	16
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	12
decompression surgery	17
doctor visit	576
hip imaging	145
hospital care	15
injections	146
inpatient care	15
joint surgery	108
lower extremity surgery	79
minimally invasive procedures	92
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	93
musculoskeletal imaging	351
reconstructive surgery	16
synovectomy	28
upper extremity surgery	29
X-rays	258

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George S. Liu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	119
Female	211

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	274
Black	0
Hispanic	42
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	131
From 75 to 84	92
85 and over	55
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George S. Liu, MD in 2014

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	34
Dementia	6
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George S. Liu, MD treated as an orthopedist in Yakima, WA during 2015 were musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration, X-rays and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George S. Liu, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	210
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	11
decompression surgery	18
doctor visit	618
excision	14
hip imaging	133
hospital care	34
injections	210
inpatient care	34
joint surgery	196
lower extremity surgery	120
minimally invasive procedures	196
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	87
musculoskeletal imaging	297
synovectomy	79
upper extremity surgery	76
X-rays	210

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George S. Liu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	264
Female	422

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	576
Black	0
Hispanic	78
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	268
From 75 to 84	222
85 and over	102
Less than 65	94

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George S. Liu, MD in 2015

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	32
Dementia	6
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George S. Liu, MD treated as an orthopedist in Yakima, WA during 2016 were musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration, injections and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George S. Liu, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	153
doctor visit	538
excision	17
fracture surgery	13
hip imaging	54
hospital care	37
injections	153
inpatient care	37
joint surgery	134
lower extremity surgery	84
minimally invasive procedures	121
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	75
musculoskeletal imaging	164
open surgery	26
reconstructive surgery	13
synovectomy	43
upper extremity surgery	63
X-rays	89

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George S. Liu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	137
Female	253

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	339
Black	0
Hispanic	28
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	163
From 75 to 84	117
85 and over	59
Less than 65	51

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George S. Liu, MD in 2016

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	33
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George S. Liu, MD treated as an orthopedist in Yakima, WA during 2017 were musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration, injections and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George S. Liu, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	243
doctor visit	530
excision	17
fracture surgery	12
hip imaging	96
hospital care	31
injections	243
inpatient care	31
joint surgery	66
lower extremity surgery	37
minimally invasive procedures	54
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	136
musculoskeletal imaging	253
open surgery	25
reconstructive surgery	12
upper extremity surgery	42
X-rays	117

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George S. Liu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	110
Female	225

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	288
Black	0
Hispanic	28
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	134
From 75 to 84	102
85 and over	48
Less than 65	51

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George S. Liu, MD in 2017

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	36
Dementia	13
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George S. Liu, MD treated as an orthopedist in Yakima, WA during 2018 were aspiration, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George S. Liu, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	282
doctor visit	543
hip imaging	105
hospital care	23
injections	282
inpatient care	23
joint surgery	43
lower extremity surgery	43
minimally invasive procedures	43
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	134
musculoskeletal imaging	236
X-rays	102

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George S. Liu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	99
Female	214

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	262
Black	0
Hispanic	28
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	141
From 75 to 84	103
85 and over	37
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George S. Liu, MD in 2018

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	30
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George S. Liu, MD treated as an orthopedist in Yakima, WA during 2019 were aspiration, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George S. Liu, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	263
doctor visit	527
excision	14
hip imaging	83
hospital care	21
injections	263
inpatient care	21
joint surgery	108
lower extremity surgery	82
minimally invasive procedures	108
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	83
musculoskeletal imaging	179
synovectomy	16
upper extremity surgery	26
X-rays	96

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George S. Liu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	121
Female	214

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	283
Black	0
Hispanic	33
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	132
From 75 to 84	130
85 and over	38
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George S. Liu, MD in 2019

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	33
Dementia	13
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George S. Liu, MD treated as an orthopedist in Yakima, WA during 2020 were aspiration, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George S. Liu, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	219
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	16
doctor visit	457
excision	15
hip imaging	55
hospital care	35
injections	219
inpatient care	35
joint surgery	82
lower extremity surgery	67
minimally invasive procedures	82
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	55
musculoskeletal imaging	159
synovectomy	14
upper extremity surgery	15
X-rays	104

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George S. Liu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	113
Female	226

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	287
Black	0
Hispanic	32
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	133
From 75 to 84	117
85 and over	49
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George S. Liu, MD in 2020

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	33
Dementia	14
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George S. Liu, MD treated as an orthopedist in Yakima, WA during 2021 were aspiration, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George S. Liu, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	265
doctor visit	497
excision	13
hip imaging	94
hospital care	75
injections	265
inpatient care	75
joint surgery	82
lower extremity surgery	69
minimally invasive procedures	82
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	123
musculoskeletal imaging	200
plastic surgery procedures	31
reconstructive surgery	31
synovectomy	17
upper extremity surgery	13
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	55
X-rays	77

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George S. Liu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	146
Female	236

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	331
Black	0
Hispanic	32
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	139
From 75 to 84	133
85 and over	62
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George S. Liu, MD in 2021

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	34
Dementia	16
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George S. Liu, MD treated as an orthopedist in Yakima, WA during 2022 were musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration, injections and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George S. Liu, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	101
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	12
decompression surgery	11
doctor visit	335
excision	13
hip imaging	46
hospital care	49
injections	101
inpatient care	49
joint surgery	61
lower extremity surgery	25
minimally invasive procedures	61
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	74
musculoskeletal imaging	118
upper extremity surgery	36
X-rays	44

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George S. Liu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	105
Female	173

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	229
Black	0
Hispanic	30
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	101
From 75 to 84	99
85 and over	49
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George S. Liu, MD in 2022

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	31
Dementia	12
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George S. Liu, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. George S. Liu, MD treated as an orthopedist in Yakima, WA were musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration, injections and X-rays.

aspiration	197
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	16
computer assisted surgery (CAS)	17
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	12
decompression surgery	15
doctor visit	507
excision	14
fracture surgery	13
hip imaging	90
hospital care	33
injections	197
inpatient care	33
joint surgery	86
lower extremity surgery	60
minimally invasive procedures	87
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	88
musculoskeletal imaging	221
open surgery	21
plastic surgery procedures	31
reconstructive surgery	18
synovectomy	32
upper extremity surgery	37
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	55
X-rays	142

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George S. Liu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	118
Female	216

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	284
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	32
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	109
85 and over	50
Less than 65	43
65 to 74	132

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George S. Liu, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. George S. Liu, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and depression.

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	29
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Dementia	10
Cancer	8

Education & Training

He has a state license in Washington.

Licensed In: Washington

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. George S. Liu, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Arthrex, Inc.	$1,534 $1,534
Stryker Corporation	$332 MAKOplasty $134	HIPS $83	Ex-Fix $51	Mako $49	Variax $15
Pacific Medical, Inc	$324 ALL ARTHREX PRODUCT LINES $324
KCI USA, Inc	$78 VAC THERAPY $78
Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$50 EUFLEXXA $50
Other	$103 XARELTO $23	TFN-Advance $20	Advanced Energy Cutting Device $19	KNEES $17	Early Intervention $12	Other $11

**Types of Payments**
Education	$1,659
Food and Beverage	$762

Biography

Dr. George Liu's medical specialty is orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He attended medical school at Harvard Medical School.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George S. Liu, MD in 2019

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George S. Liu, MD in 2020

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George S. Liu, MD in 2021

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George S. Liu, MD in 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George S. Liu, MD From 2012 - 2022

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