Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | $4,187 | 3 | 47.9% |
| Food and Beverage | $2,870 | 65 | 32.8% |
| Travel and Lodging | $1,681 | 7 | 19.2% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $9.80 | 1 | 0.1% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stryker Corporation | $1,996 | 27 | $0 (2024) |
| Medinc of Texas | $1,896 | 3 | $0 (2022) |
| Titan Surgical Group, LLC | $1,787 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| Arthrex, Inc. | $1,244 | 4 | $0 (2022) |
| Integra LifeSciences Corporation | $383.49 | 15 | $0 (2024) |
| ORGANOGENESIS INC. | $349.50 | 12 | $0 (2021) |
| Penumbra, Inc. | $268.08 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| Wright Medical Technology, Inc. | $213.60 | 3 | $0 (2020) |
| TRIAD LIFE SCIENCES INC. | $191.31 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| Bioventus LLC | $137.13 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $425.50 | 7 | Penumbra, Inc. ($268.08) |
| 2023 | $60.84 | 2 | Stryker Corporation ($60.84) |
| 2022 | $2,131 | 7 | Arthrex, Inc. ($1,244) |
| 2021 | $1,684 | 8 | Medinc of Texas ($1,200) |
| 2020 | $316.61 | 6 | Stryker Corporation ($181.03) |
| 2019 | $1,118 | 24 | Stryker Corporation ($352.94) |
| 2018 | $2,986 | 21 | Titan Surgical Group, LLC ($1,787) |
| 2017 | $24.43 | 1 | TEI Medical Inc. ($24.43) |
All Payment Transactions
76 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 4
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/08/2024 | Integra LifeSciences Corporation | Integra (Device), Integra, Integra | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $44.46 | General |
| Category: Recon-Skin and Wound | ||||||
| 06/17/2024 | Core Surgical Group | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.67 | General |
| 06/04/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE VIABAHN Endoprosthesis with Heparin (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $35.80 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 02/19/2024 | Stryker Corporation | GRAFTJACKET (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.82 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 02/15/2024 | Stryker Corporation | CITREFIX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.67 | General |
| Category: BIOLOGICS | ||||||
| 02/02/2024 | Penumbra, Inc. | Penumbra System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $140.04 | General |
| Category: Neurointervention | ||||||
| 01/05/2024 | Penumbra, Inc. | Penumbra System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $128.04 | General |
| Category: Neurointervention | ||||||
| 04/18/2023 | Stryker Corporation | PROSTEP (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $47.00 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 02/16/2023 | Stryker Corporation | ORTHOLOC 2 LAPIFUSE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.84 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 05/26/2022 | Medinc of Texas | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $107.21 | General |
| 05/16/2022 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Education | In-kind items and services | $1,200.00 | General |
| 05/16/2022 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.00 | General |
| 05/16/2022 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.00 | General |
| 05/16/2022 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.00 | General |
| 03/25/2022 | Medinc of Texas | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $588.80 | General |
| 02/25/2022 | TRIAD LIFE SCIENCES INC. | INNOVAMATRIX AC (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $191.31 | General |
| Category: ADVANCED WOUND CARE | ||||||
| 10/18/2021 | Stryker Corporation | PRIME SERIES (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $204.29 | General |
| Category: STRETCHERS | ||||||
| 10/18/2021 | Stryker Corporation | PRIME SERIES (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $110.98 | General |
| Category: STRETCHERS | ||||||
| 10/04/2021 | Stryker Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.08 | General |
| 10/04/2021 | Stryker Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.37 | General |
| 10/04/2021 | Stryker Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $3.84 | General |
| 10/03/2021 | Stryker Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $114.59 | General |
| 08/30/2021 | Medinc of Texas | — | Education | In-kind items and services | $1,200.00 | General |
| 03/09/2021 | ORGANOGENESIS INC. | Puraply (Medical Supply) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $13.08 | General |
| Category: Wound Care | ||||||
| 10/15/2020 | Stryker Corporation | AXSOS (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $39.00 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMETIES | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | 51 | 83 | $4,445 | $866.90 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
4 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20552 | Injections of trigger points in 1 or 2 muscles | Office | 2021 | 12 | 17 | $2,508 | $532.71 | 21.2% |
| 96372 | Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention | Office | 2021 | 12 | 21 | $1,394 | $206.20 | 14.8% |
| J0702 | Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg | Office | 2021 | 14 | 22 | $430.00 | $121.17 | 28.2% |
| J1885 | Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, per 15 mg | Office | 2021 | 13 | 23 | $113.00 | $6.82 | 6.0% |
About Dr. Garrett Nielson, DPM
Dr. Garrett Nielson, DPM is a Podiatrist healthcare provider based in Austin, Texas. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 07/01/2017. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1295256022.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Garrett Nielson, DPM has received a total of $8,748 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $425.50 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 76 transactions from 17 companies. The most common payment nature is "Education" ($4,187).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Nielson has provided services to 51 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 83 services with total Medicare billing of $866.90. Data is available for 1 year (2021–2021), covering 4 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Podiatrist
- Other Specialties Foot & Ankle Surgery, Foot & Ankle Surgery
- Location Austin, TX
- Active Since 07/01/2017
- Last Updated 10/15/2025
- Taxonomy Code 213E00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1295256022
Products in Payments
- VARIAX (Device) $624.18
- ANCHORAGE (Device) $389.78
- Apligraf (Device) $336.42
- PRIME SERIES (Device) $315.27
- Penumbra System (Device) $268.08
- OMNIGRAFT (Device) $264.20
- AXSOS (Device) $208.08
- INNOVAMATRIX AC (Device) $191.31
- ORTHOLOC (Device) $168.99
- STAR (Device) $142.03
- OsteoAMP (Device) $137.13
- SNAP (Device) $95.62
- BILAYER WOUND MATRIX (BWM) (Device) $93.60
- Interfyl (Biological) $59.00
- PROSTEP (Device) $47.00
- Integra (Device) $44.46
- GORE VIABAHN Endoprosthesis with Heparin (Device) $35.80
- AUGMENT (Device) $32.20
- CITREFIX (Device) $28.67
- GAMMA (Device) $27.31
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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