Total Payments
$34,831
2024 Payments
$3,030
Companies
11
Transactions
299
Medicare Patients
647
Medicare Billing
$123,475
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$18,662 (53.6%)
Other$11,700 (33.6%)
Travel$4,370 (12.5%)
Education$99.00 (0.3%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $18,662 | 286 | 53.6% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $11,700 | 3 | 33.6% |
| Travel and Lodging | $4,370 | 9 | 12.5% |
| Education | $99.00 | 1 | 0.3% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penumbra, Inc. | $20,389 | 171 | $0 (2023) |
| Saranas, Inc. | $6,963 | 3 | $0 (2023) |
| Imperative Care, Inc | $2,563 | 46 | $0 (2024) |
| Stryker Corporation | $2,279 | 35 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $1,715 | 28 | $0 (2020) |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $320.67 | 3 | $0 (2020) |
| Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. | $237.18 | 3 | $0 (2022) |
| Terumo Medical Corporation | $219.53 | 4 | $0 (2017) |
| Philips Electronics North America Corporation | $59.92 | 3 | $0 (2019) |
| GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | $53.82 | 2 | $0 (2021) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3,030 | 50 | Imperative Care, Inc ($1,653) |
| 2023 | $1,184 | 31 | Penumbra, Inc. ($903.49) |
| 2022 | $3,056 | 53 | Penumbra, Inc. ($2,455) |
| 2021 | $2,308 | 32 | Penumbra, Inc. ($1,974) |
| 2020 | $14,154 | 34 | Saranas, Inc. ($6,900) |
| 2019 | $9,802 | 79 | Penumbra, Inc. ($8,749) |
| 2018 | $768.25 | 13 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($531.16) |
| 2017 | $528.90 | 7 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($309.37) |
All Payment Transactions
299 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 12
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/27/2024 | Stryker Corporation | SURPASS EVOLVE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $81.33 | General |
| Category: FLOW DIVERTER | ||||||
| 12/26/2024 | Imperative Care, Inc | ZOOM REPERFUSION CATHETER (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $82.65 | General |
| Category: VASCULAR | ||||||
| 12/26/2024 | Imperative Care, Inc | ZOOM 88-T LARGE DISTAL PLATFORM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.41 | General |
| Category: VASCULAR | ||||||
| 12/20/2024 | Imperative Care, Inc | ZOOM 88-T LARGE DISTAL PLATFORM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $1.90 | General |
| Category: VASCULAR | ||||||
| 12/03/2024 | Stryker Corporation | TARGET (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $104.42 | General |
| Category: DETACHABLE COIL | ||||||
| 12/03/2024 | Stryker Corporation | TARGET (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $62.75 | General |
| Category: DETACHABLE COIL | ||||||
| 11/25/2024 | Imperative Care, Inc | ZOOM 88-T LARGE DISTAL PLATFORM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $93.55 | General |
| Category: VASCULAR | ||||||
| 11/19/2024 | Imperative Care, Inc | ZOOM REPERFUSION CATHETER (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $98.24 | General |
| Category: VASCULAR | ||||||
| 11/14/2024 | Stryker Corporation | SURPASS EVOLVE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $172.30 | General |
| Category: FLOW DIVERTER | ||||||
| 11/06/2024 | Stryker Corporation | TARGET (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $121.57 | General |
| Category: DETACHABLE COIL | ||||||
| 10/27/2024 | Imperative Care, Inc | ZOOM 88-T LARGE DISTAL PLATFORM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $87.77 | General |
| Category: VASCULAR | ||||||
| 10/24/2024 | Stryker Corporation | SURPASS EVOLVE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $165.94 | General |
| Category: FLOW DIVERTER | ||||||
| 10/17/2024 | Stryker Corporation | NEUROFORM ATLAS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $164.00 | General |
| Category: STENT | ||||||
| 09/20/2024 | Imperative Care, Inc | ZOOM REPERFUSION CATHETER (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.21 | General |
| Category: VASCULAR | ||||||
| 09/13/2024 | Imperative Care, Inc | ZOOM REPERFUSION CATHETER (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $174.25 | General |
| Category: VASCULAR | ||||||
| 09/13/2024 | Stryker Corporation | SYNCHRO SELECT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $8.06 | General |
| Category: GUIDEWIRE | ||||||
| 09/10/2024 | Imperative Care, Inc | ZOOM 88-T LARGE DISTAL PLATFORM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.32 | General |
| Category: VASCULAR | ||||||
| 08/30/2024 | Imperative Care, Inc | ZOOM 88-T LARGE DISTAL PLATFORM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $76.89 | General |
| Category: VASCULAR | ||||||
| 08/28/2024 | Imperative Care, Inc | ZOOM 88-T LARGE DISTAL PLATFORM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $4.90 | General |
| Category: VASCULAR | ||||||
| 08/28/2024 | Imperative Care, Inc | ZOOM 88-T LARGE DISTAL PLATFORM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $1.61 | General |
| Category: VASCULAR | ||||||
| 08/15/2024 | Imperative Care, Inc | ZOOM RDL RADIAL ACCESS SYSTEM, 103CM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $48.70 | General |
| Category: VASCULAR | ||||||
| 08/15/2024 | Imperative Care, Inc | ZOOM 88-T LARGE DISTAL PLATFORM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $2.92 | General |
| Category: VASCULAR | ||||||
| 08/08/2024 | Stryker Corporation | SYNCHRO SELECT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $71.95 | General |
| Category: GUIDEWIRE | ||||||
| 08/07/2024 | Imperative Care, Inc | ZOOM REPERFUSION CATHETER (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.60 | General |
| Category: VASCULAR | ||||||
| 07/28/2024 | Imperative Care, Inc | ZOOM 88-T LARGE DISTAL PLATFORM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $130.57 | General |
| Category: VASCULAR | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7 | 112 | 125 | $120,655 | $19,902 |
| 2022 | 8 | 155 | 164 | $151,538 | $23,541 |
| 2021 | 11 | 190 | 244 | $175,872 | $32,930 |
| 2020 | 9 | 190 | 261 | $234,139 | $47,102 |
Total Patients
647
Total Services
794
Medicare Billing
$123,475
Procedure Codes
35
All Medicare Procedures & Services
35 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61624 | Occlusion of central nervous system or spinal cord artery | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 13 | $33,995 | $10,209 | 30.0% |
| 36224 | Insertion of tube into internal neck artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 24 | 26 | $30,340 | $6,151 | 20.3% |
| 36227 | Insertion of tube into external neck artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $4,860 | $1,303 | 26.8% |
| 75898 | Imaging of blood vessel | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 16 | $24,600 | $1,033 | 4.2% |
| 75894 | Review by radiologist of image for insertion of material to block blood flow | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 16 | $24,025 | $815.52 | 3.4% |
| 76937 | Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | Facility | 2023 | 23 | 29 | $2,445 | $281.34 | 11.5% |
| 99152 | Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 13 | $390.00 | $109.08 | 28.0% |
| 61645 | Removal of blood clot and injection to dissolve blood clot from head artery using fluoroscopic guidance | Facility | 2022 | 13 | 13 | $33,689 | $7,941 | 23.6% |
| 36224 | Insertion of tube into internal neck artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist | Facility | 2022 | 26 | 30 | $57,471 | $7,581 | 13.2% |
| 36226 | Insertion of tube into brain artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist | Facility | 2022 | 20 | 20 | $38,365 | $3,691 | 9.6% |
| 36227 | Insertion of tube into external neck artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist | Facility | 2022 | 13 | 14 | $9,965 | $1,670 | 16.8% |
| 62328 | Removal of spinal fluid with lower back spinal tap for diagnostic test using imaging guidance | Facility | 2022 | 18 | 18 | $4,922 | $1,175 | 23.9% |
| 70498 | Ct scan of blood vessels of neck with contrast | Facility | 2022 | 16 | 16 | $4,592 | $985.30 | 21.5% |
| 76937 | Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | Facility | 2022 | 28 | 32 | $1,676 | $314.41 | 18.8% |
| 99152 | Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 21 | 21 | $858.00 | $183.73 | 21.4% |
| 61645 | Removal of blood clot and injection to dissolve blood clot from head artery using fluoroscopic guidance, accessed through skin | Facility | 2021 | 18 | 18 | $42,380 | $11,004 | 26.0% |
| 36224 | Insertion of catheter into internal carotid artery on one side of neck for diagnosis or treatment including radiological supervision and interpretation | Facility | 2021 | 23 | 28 | $51,123 | $7,675 | 15.0% |
| 36226 | Insertion of catheter into chest artery for diagnosis or treatment including radiological supervision and interpretation | Facility | 2021 | 16 | 21 | $39,020 | $4,002 | 10.3% |
| 36227 | Insertion of catheter into external carotid artery on one side of neck for diagnosis or treatment including radiological supervision and interpretation | Facility | 2021 | 19 | 41 | $14,376 | $3,434 | 23.9% |
| 70553 | Mri scan of brain before and after contrast | Facility | 2021 | 17 | 17 | $6,397 | $1,450 | 22.7% |
| 62328 | Diagnostic spinal tap of lower spine using imaging guidance | Facility | 2021 | 19 | 22 | $6,558 | $1,343 | 20.5% |
| 99203 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 30-44 minutes | Office | 2021 | 13 | 13 | $3,380 | $1,096 | 32.4% |
| 75898 | Imaging of blood vessel | Facility | 2021 | 11 | 16 | $4,414 | $1,057 | 24.0% |
| 75894 | Radiological supervision and interpretation of obstruction of blood vessel via catheter | Facility | 2021 | 13 | 16 | $3,482 | $840.64 | 24.1% |
| 70551 | Mri scan brain | Facility | 2021 | 12 | 12 | $2,862 | $605.98 | 21.2% |
About Dr. Andrew Nicholson, MD
Dr. Andrew Nicholson, MD is a Neurological Surgery healthcare provider based in Knoxville, Tennessee. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 05/18/2009. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1528293701.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Andrew Nicholson, MD has received a total of $34,831 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $3,030 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 299 transactions from 11 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($18,662).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Nicholson has provided services to 647 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 794 services with total Medicare billing of $123,475. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 35 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Neurological Surgery
- Other Specialties Diagnostic Radiology, Diagnostic Radiology
- Location Knoxville, TN
- Active Since 05/18/2009
- Last Updated 11/12/2025
- Taxonomy Code 207T00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1528293701
Products in Payments
- Penumbra System (Device) $12,893
- Penumbra SMART Coil (Device) $1,208
- Solitaire (Device) $1,122
- Indigo (Device) $1,014
- Penumbra Coil 400 (Device) $1,007
- ZOOM 88-T LARGE DISTAL PLATFORM (Device) $961.14
- ZOOM REPERFUSION CATHETER (Device) $956.29
- Benchmark (Device) $915.62
- Smart Coil (Device) $776.36
- TARGET (Device) $704.15
- RED 72 (Device) $631.31
- Pipeline (Device) $593.25
- SURPASS EVOLVE (Device) $554.93
- Penumbra Jet 7 (Device) $543.28
- POD (Device) $441.32
- Smart (Device) $375.30
- Imperative Care Zoom (Device) $357.35
- 3D Revascularization (Device) $315.12
- TREVO (Device) $301.34
- CorPath Imaging System (Device) $237.18
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Data Sources
Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.
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