Total Payments
$20,908
2024 Payments
$3,830
Companies
65
Transactions
785
Medicare Patients
7,836
Medicare Billing
$1.6M
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$18,297 (87.5%)
Travel$2,571 (12.3%)
Education$40.02 (0.2%)
Other$0.00 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $18,297 | 766 | 87.5% |
| Travel and Lodging | $2,571 | 15 | 12.3% |
| Education | $40.02 | 4 | 0.2% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medtronic, Inc. | $2,235 | 22 | $0 (2024) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $1,618 | 41 | $0 (2024) |
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. | $1,263 | 80 | $0 (2024) |
| Stryker Corporation | $1,134 | 8 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $1,058 | 17 | $0 (2020) |
| Electronic Waveform Lab, Inc. | $926.26 | 28 | $0 (2024) |
| Vertos Medical, Inc. | $867.98 | 28 | $0 (2024) |
| Stimwave Technologies Incorporated | $808.76 | 13 | $0 (2022) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $792.85 | 22 | $0 (2024) |
| PFIZER INC. | $748.94 | 61 | $0 (2021) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3,830 | 52 | Medtronic, Inc. ($2,043) |
| 2023 | $2,622 | 85 | ABBVIE INC. ($424.37) |
| 2022 | $2,021 | 80 | Abbott Laboratories ($265.08) |
| 2021 | $1,684 | 58 | Stimwave Technologies Incorporated ($637.35) |
| 2020 | $1,318 | 74 | Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. ($320.30) |
| 2019 | $2,447 | 126 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($369.19) |
| 2018 | $3,701 | 147 | Stryker Corporation ($989.12) |
| 2017 | $3,285 | 163 | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION ($478.09) |
All Payment Transactions
785 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 32
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/16/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | BOTOX (Biological), QULIPTA | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.66 | General |
| Category: BOTOX THERAPEUTIC | ||||||
| 12/12/2024 | SCILEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC. | ZTLido (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.46 | General |
| Category: Analgesic | ||||||
| 12/11/2024 | PAINTEQ LLC | PAINTEQ (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.80 | General |
| Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT | ||||||
| 12/10/2024 | Curonix LLC | PNS FREEDOM-4A PERMANENT NEUROSTIMULATOR RECEIVER KIT CHANNEL A (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.84 | General |
| Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT | ||||||
| 12/05/2024 | PAINTEQ LLC | PAINTEQ (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $128.58 | General |
| Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT | ||||||
| 12/03/2024 | BIOTRONIK NRO, Inc. | Prospera (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.21 | General |
| Category: Not Applicable | ||||||
| 12/02/2024 | PAINTEQ LLC | PAINTEQ (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $121.42 | General |
| Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT | ||||||
| 12/02/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.71 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 11/22/2024 | Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. | XTAMPZA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $16.84 | General |
| Category: Opioid Analgesic | ||||||
| 10/22/2024 | PAINTEQ LLC | PAINTEQ (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $145.95 | General |
| Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT | ||||||
| 10/12/2024 | Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. | Venclose Maven Catheter (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $112.45 | General |
| Category: Vascular/Oncology | ||||||
| 10/12/2024 | Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. | Venclose Maven Catheter (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $81.75 | General |
| Category: Vascular/Oncology | ||||||
| 09/26/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $149.54 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 09/12/2024 | Curonix LLC | PNS FREEDOM-4A PERMANENT NEUROSTIMULATOR RECEIVER KIT CHANNEL A (Device) | Education | In-kind items and services | $17.11 | General |
| Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT | ||||||
| 09/10/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $91.30 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 08/14/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $32.11 | General |
| Category: WaveWriter Alpha_NMD | ||||||
| 08/09/2024 | Vertos Medical, Inc. | mild Device Kit (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.12 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic | ||||||
| 07/17/2024 | Electronic Waveform Lab, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $132.09 | General |
| 07/12/2024 | Vertos Medical, Inc. | mild Device Kit (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $8.07 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic | ||||||
| 07/10/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | RIALTO SI FUSION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $143.34 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 06/21/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.92 | General |
| 06/19/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $47.47 | General |
| Category: WaveWriter Alpha_NMD | ||||||
| 06/15/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | VENASEAL (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $56.80 | General |
| Category: EndoVenous Therapies | ||||||
| 06/14/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | VENASEAL (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $378.00 | General |
| Category: EndoVenous Therapies | ||||||
| 06/13/2024 | Vertos Medical, Inc. | mild Device Kit (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $105.52 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 26 | 1,495 | 2,352 | $948,980 | $195,160 |
| 2022 | 27 | 1,869 | 3,552 | $1.3M | $318,787 |
| 2021 | 28 | 2,143 | 5,914 | $1.7M | $561,441 |
| 2020 | 31 | 2,329 | 13,329 | $1.9M | $550,952 |
Total Patients
7,836
Total Services
25,147
Medicare Billing
$1.6M
Procedure Codes
128
All Medicare Procedures & Services
128 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 6
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 359 | 796 | $358,200 | $68,219 | 19.0% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 139 | 246 | $78,720 | $16,783 | 21.3% |
| 64483 | Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | Facility | 2023 | 99 | 143 | $78,000 | $15,815 | 20.3% |
| 64493 | Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | Facility | 2023 | 81 | 124 | $63,550 | $12,453 | 19.6% |
| 64635 | Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint | Facility | 2023 | 40 | 47 | $58,520 | $9,830 | 16.8% |
| G0481 | Drug test(s), definitive, utilizing (1) drug identification methods able to identify individual drugs and distinguish between structural isomers (but not necessarily stereoisomers), including, but not limited to gc/ms (any type, single or tandem) and lc/ms | Office | 2023 | 59 | 61 | $28,670 | $9,361 | 32.7% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 64 | 64 | $37,120 | $8,148 | 21.9% |
| 77002 | Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement | Office | 2023 | 50 | 77 | $33,110 | $7,699 | 23.3% |
| 64494 | Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level | Facility | 2023 | 76 | 114 | $34,200 | $6,538 | 19.1% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 70 | 70 | $27,300 | $6,262 | 22.9% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2023 | 48 | 74 | $20,930 | $4,461 | 21.3% |
| 80307 | Testing for presence of drug, by chemistry analyzers | Office | 2023 | 71 | 75 | $14,250 | $4,412 | 31.0% |
| 64490 | Injection of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | Facility | 2023 | 21 | 41 | $15,910 | $3,719 | 23.4% |
| 64484 | Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, each additional level | Facility | 2023 | 56 | 74 | $13,320 | $3,205 | 24.1% |
| 64636 | Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, each additional facet joint | Facility | 2023 | 38 | 46 | $14,800 | $2,971 | 20.1% |
| 27096 | Injection of anesthetic or steroid into joint between lower spine and hip bone using imaging guidance | Office | 2023 | 17 | 20 | $13,200 | $2,881 | 21.8% |
| 64633 | Destruction of upper or middle spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 15 | $13,260 | $2,458 | 18.5% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2023 | 30 | 37 | $7,400 | $1,688 | 22.8% |
| 76942 | Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | Office | 2023 | 26 | 38 | $7,980 | $1,683 | 21.1% |
| 64491 | Injection of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 32 | $6,930 | $1,621 | 23.4% |
| 62321 | Injection of substance into middle or upper spine canal using imaging guidance | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 18 | $6,660 | $1,527 | 22.9% |
| 20552 | Injection of trigger points, 1-2 muscles | Office | 2023 | 17 | 24 | $4,560 | $1,026 | 22.5% |
| 64634 | Destruction of upper or middle spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, each additional facet joint | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 13 | $3,220 | $756.40 | 23.5% |
| 64450 | Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into other nerve or branch | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 18 | $4,050 | $721.31 | 17.8% |
| 64450 | Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into other nerve or branch | Office | 2023 | 11 | 13 | $3,920 | $539.75 | 13.8% |
About Dr. Dontese Nicholson, MD
Dr. Dontese Nicholson, MD is a Interventional Pain Medicine healthcare provider based in Baltimore, Maryland. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 11/03/2008. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1215180328.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Dontese Nicholson, MD has received a total of $20,908 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $3,830 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 785 transactions from 65 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($18,297).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Nicholson has provided services to 7,836 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 25,147 services with total Medicare billing of $1.6M. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 128 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Interventional Pain Medicine
- Other Specialties Pain Medicine
- Location Baltimore, MD
- Active Since 11/03/2008
- Last Updated 06/18/2021
- Taxonomy Code 208VP0014X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1215180328
Products in Payments
- VENASEAL (Device) $1,646
- XTAMPZA (Drug) $1,044
- IVS - VERTEBRAL AUGMENTATION PRODUCTS (Device) $916.12
- mild Device Kit (Device) $867.98
- StimQ Receiver Stimulator Kit Channel A US w Receiver (Device) $637.35
- LYRICA (Drug) $590.37
- Morphabond ER (Drug) $498.73
- INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) $433.52
- PAINTEQ (Device) $425.75
- Zilretta (Drug) $397.64
- Algovita (Device) $384.14
- ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) $364.98
- GENERAL - PAIN MANAGEMENT (Device) $358.55
- Evzio (Drug) $345.84
- Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs (Device) $345.73
- UBRELVY (Drug) $337.39
- SPECTRA WAVEWRITER (Device) $335.24
- RESTORE (Device) $309.79
- ZTLido (Drug) $293.35
- AIMOVIG (Biological) $283.94
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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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