Total Payments
$20,867
2023 Payments
$57.66
Companies
5
Transactions
45
Medicare Patients
1,986
Medicare Billing
$669,594
Payment Breakdown by Category
Consulting$12,090 (57.9%)
Other$5,360 (25.7%)
Travel$2,516 (12.1%)
Food & Beverage$901.41 (4.3%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $12,090 | 4 | 57.9% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $5,360 | 3 | 25.7% |
| Travel and Lodging | $2,516 | 7 | 12.1% |
| Food and Beverage | $901.41 | 31 | 4.3% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $19,375 | 35 | $0 (2020) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $1,359 | 7 | $0 (2023) |
| LEICA MICROSYSTEMS INC. | $85.26 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $31.10 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| Synaptive Medical Inc. | $17.19 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $57.66 | 3 | Medtronic, Inc. ($57.66) |
| 2022 | $31.10 | 1 | Abbott Laboratories ($31.10) |
| 2021 | $1,387 | 5 | Medtronic, Inc. ($1,301) |
| 2020 | $12,776 | 24 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($12,776) |
| 2019 | $1,040 | 1 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($1,040) |
| 2018 | $2,600 | 4 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($2,600) |
| 2017 | $2,976 | 7 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($2,959) |
All Payment Transactions
45 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 2
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/26/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | CATALYFT PL EXPANDABLE INTERBODY SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.07 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 11/21/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | ADAPTIX INTERBODY SYSTEM WITH TITAN NANOLOCK SURFACE TECHNOLOGY (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.53 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 11/14/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | ADAPTIX INTERBODY SYSTEM WITH TITAN NANOLOCK SURFACE TECHNOLOGY (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.06 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 08/08/2022 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.10 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 07/20/2021 | Medtronic, Inc. | INFUSE (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $1,176.74 | General |
| Category: Bone Matrix/Graft | ||||||
| 07/20/2021 | Medtronic, Inc. | INFUSE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $97.16 | General |
| Category: Bone Matrix/Graft | ||||||
| 04/01/2021 | Medtronic, Inc. | MAST QUADRANT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.79 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 03/16/2021 | Medtronic, Inc. | INFINITY OCT System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.61 | General |
| Category: Cervical | ||||||
| 02/25/2021 | LEICA MICROSYSTEMS INC. | SURGICAL MICROSCOPES (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $85.26 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 12/28/2020 | Medtronic USA, Inc. | O-ARM-Spine (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.41 | General |
| Category: Enabling | ||||||
| 12/15/2020 | Medtronic USA, Inc. | POWEREASE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.96 | General |
| Category: Enabling | ||||||
| 11/30/2020 | Medtronic USA, Inc. | GRAFTON (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.82 | General |
| Category: Bone Matrix/Graft | ||||||
| 10/26/2020 | Medtronic USA, Inc. | PIVOX Oblique Lateral Spinal System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.84 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 07/21/2020 | Medtronic USA, Inc. | MazorX Renaissance (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $780.00 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 06/19/2020 | Medtronic USA, Inc. | DIVERGENCE-L (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $6.66 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 05/28/2020 | Medtronic USA, Inc. | MazorX Renaissance (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,550.00 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 05/18/2020 | Medtronic USA, Inc. | MazorX Renaissance (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.43 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 05/18/2020 | Medtronic USA, Inc. | MazorX Renaissance (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.43 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 05/15/2020 | Medtronic USA, Inc. | ELEVATE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.71 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 04/21/2020 | Medtronic USA, Inc. | StealthStation (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $5,720.00 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 02/20/2020 | Medtronic USA, Inc. | StealthStation (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.04 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 02/20/2020 | Medtronic USA, Inc. | StealthStation (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.28 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 02/20/2020 | Medtronic USA, Inc. | O-ARM-Spine (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.57 | General |
| Category: Enabling | ||||||
| 02/19/2020 | Medtronic USA, Inc. | StealthStation (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $369.01 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 02/19/2020 | Medtronic USA, Inc. | StealthStation (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $219.34 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 13 | 383 | 444 | $645,905 | $191,525 |
| 2022 | 13 | 571 | 663 | $772,951 | $185,589 |
| 2021 | 13 | 534 | 599 | $833,875 | $150,322 |
| 2020 | 11 | 498 | 581 | $791,678 | $142,158 |
Total Patients
1,986
Total Services
2,287
Medicare Billing
$669,594
Procedure Codes
50
All Medicare Procedures & Services
50 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22633 | Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc | Facility | 2023 | 54 | 54 | $275,006 | $79,716 | 29.0% |
| 22842 | Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments | Facility | 2023 | 40 | 40 | $79,560 | $24,153 | 30.4% |
| 22853 | Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | Facility | 2023 | 62 | 102 | $68,646 | $20,824 | 30.3% |
| 63047 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $41,118 | $12,089 | 29.4% |
| 63052 | Partial removal of bone of single segment of spine in lower back with release of spinal cord and/or nerves during fusion of spine in lower back | Facility | 2023 | 50 | 50 | $33,700 | $10,219 | 30.3% |
| 22634 | Fusion of additional segment of spine with partial removal of spine bone and disc | Facility | 2023 | 23 | 26 | $33,644 | $9,960 | 29.6% |
| 22614 | Fusion of additional segment of spine | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 31 | $31,620 | $9,588 | 30.3% |
| 22840 | Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $29,700 | $8,998 | 30.3% |
| 61783 | Computer-assisted spinal procedure | Facility | 2023 | 41 | 41 | $24,723 | $7,495 | 30.3% |
| 63053 | Partial removal of bone of additional segment of spine in lower back with release of spinal cord and/or nerves during fusion of spine in lower back | Facility | 2023 | 21 | 24 | $12,096 | $4,346 | 35.9% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $7,184 | $1,722 | 24.0% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $4,498 | $1,253 | 27.9% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 18 | 18 | $4,410 | $1,162 | 26.3% |
| 22633 | Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc | Facility | 2022 | 46 | 46 | $278,869 | $68,860 | 24.7% |
| 22853 | Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | Facility | 2022 | 56 | 96 | $80,925 | $19,763 | 24.4% |
| 22842 | Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments | Facility | 2022 | 32 | 32 | $80,169 | $19,450 | 24.3% |
| 22634 | Fusion of additional segment of spine with partial removal of spine bone and disc | Facility | 2022 | 26 | 30 | $50,558 | $11,882 | 23.5% |
| 22840 | Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck | Facility | 2022 | 17 | 18 | $44,638 | $10,894 | 24.4% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 92 | 107 | $47,772 | $9,781 | 20.5% |
| 61783 | Computer-assisted spinal procedure | Facility | 2022 | 43 | 43 | $32,905 | $7,920 | 24.1% |
| 63052 | Partial removal of bone of single segment of spine in lower back with release of spinal cord and/or nerves during fusion of spine in lower back | Facility | 2022 | 38 | 38 | $29,202 | $7,818 | 26.8% |
| 22614 | Fusion of additional segment of spine | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 27 | $40,689 | $7,709 | 18.9% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 74 | 74 | $30,807 | $6,137 | 19.9% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 74 | 86 | $22,749 | $5,873 | 25.8% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 38 | 38 | $16,948 | $5,182 | 30.6% |
About Dr. Ewell Nelson, MD
Dr. Ewell Nelson, MD is a Neurological Surgery healthcare provider based in Boulder, Colorado. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/07/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1881634194.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Ewell Nelson, MD has received a total of $20,867 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $57.66 received in 2023. These payments were reported across 45 transactions from 5 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($12,090).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Nelson has provided services to 1,986 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 2,287 services with total Medicare billing of $669,594. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 50 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Neurological Surgery
- Other Specialties Neurological Surgery
- Location Boulder, CO
- Active Since 06/07/2006
- Last Updated 02/15/2013
- Taxonomy Code 207T00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1881634194
Products in Payments
- StealthStation (Device) $6,456
- MazorX Renaissance (Device) $5,365
- O-ARM-ST (Device) $4,127
- MazorX - Renaissance (Device) $1,752
- INFUSE (Device) $1,274
- O-ARM-Spine (Device) $191.10
- SURGICAL MICROSCOPES (Device) $85.26
- PIVOX Oblique Lateral Spinal System (Device) $69.96
- KYPHON Balloon Kyphoplasty (Device) $60.27
- ADAPTIX INTERBODY SYSTEM WITH TITAN NANOLOCK SURFACE TECHNOLOGY (Device) $42.59
- PROCLAIM (Device) $31.10
- BRIGHTMATTER GUIDE/Modus V (Device) $17.19
- INFINITY OCT System (Device) $15.61
- CATALYFT PL EXPANDABLE INTERBODY SYSTEM (Device) $15.07
- POWEREASE (Device) $13.96
- ELEVATE (Device) $12.71
- GRAFTON (Device) $11.82
- MAST QUADRANT (Device) $11.79
- CD HORIZON (Device) $9.08
- DIVERGENCE-L (Device) $6.66
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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.