Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $5,809 | 151 | 99.6% |
| Entertainment | $21.76 | 1 | 0.4% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Organogenesis Inc. | $1,060 | 25 | $0 (2024) |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $786.49 | 21 | $0 (2024) |
| Osiris Therapeutics Inc. | $426.14 | 5 | $0 (2019) |
| Averitas Pharma Inc. | $318.82 | 19 | $0 (2024) |
| Dynasplint Systems Inc. | $244.68 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
| Nevro Corp. | $239.70 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
| Bioventus LLC | $238.29 | 7 | $0 (2024) |
| In2Bones USA, LLC | $227.67 | 2 | $0 (2019) |
| Acera Surgical, Inc. | $212.74 | 4 | $0 (2023) |
| Wound Management Technologies, Inc | $193.02 | 5 | $0 (2019) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $779.37 | 26 | Bioventus LLC ($184.35) |
| 2023 | $610.03 | 29 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($248.63) |
| 2022 | $815.09 | 15 | Nevro Corp. ($196.14) |
| 2021 | $568.80 | 11 | Dynasplint Systems Inc. ($244.68) |
| 2020 | $152.83 | 6 | Sanara MedTech Inc. ($67.90) |
| 2019 | $746.23 | 24 | Wound Management Technologies, Inc ($193.02) |
| 2018 | $1,882 | 33 | Organogenesis Inc. ($852.50) |
| 2017 | $275.93 | 8 | Wright Medical Technology, Inc. ($135.98) |
All Payment Transactions
152 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 7
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/12/2024 | Piedmont Plus Innovation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $35.67 | General |
| 11/18/2024 | Bioventus LLC | DUROLANE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.71 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDICSORTHOPEDIC SURGERY | ||||||
| 11/14/2024 | Integra LifeSciences Corporation | Integra (Device), Integra, Integra | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $43.29 | General |
| Category: Recon-Skin and Wound | ||||||
| 11/14/2024 | TREACE MEDICAL CONCEPTS, INC. | LAPIPLASTY SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.82 | General |
| Category: FOOT AND ANKLE | ||||||
| 11/12/2024 | Dentsply Sirona Inc | Aquasil Ultra+ digit Smart Wetting Impression Material (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.17 | General |
| Category: Consumable Dentistry | ||||||
| 11/04/2024 | VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.60 | General |
| 10/28/2024 | Averitas Pharma Inc. | QUTENZA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.82 | General |
| Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT | ||||||
| 10/21/2024 | VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.87 | General |
| 10/17/2024 | Fusion Orthopedics USA, LLC | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $40.03 | General |
| 10/14/2024 | Integra LifeSciences Corporation | Integra (Device), Integra, Integra | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $32.62 | General |
| Category: Recon-Skin and Wound | ||||||
| 10/14/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | STRAVIX PL (Medical Supply) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.59 | General |
| Category: Extra Cellular Matrix | ||||||
| 10/07/2024 | Piedmont Plus Innovation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.00 | General |
| 09/18/2024 | Bioventus LLC | EXOGEN ULTRASOUND BONE HEALING SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.16 | General |
| Category: DEVICES | ||||||
| 09/03/2024 | Inari Medical, Inc. | FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S (Device), CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.75 | General |
| Category: VTE | ||||||
| 06/17/2024 | Nevro Corp. | Senza (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.85 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator | ||||||
| 06/05/2024 | Averitas Pharma Inc. | QUTENZA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $8.00 | General |
| Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT | ||||||
| 06/03/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.66 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 05/29/2024 | Bioventus LLC | EXOGEN ULTRASOUND BONE HEALING SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.72 | General |
| Category: DEVICES | ||||||
| 05/20/2024 | Bioventus LLC | EXOGEN ULTRASOUND BONE HEALING SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $59.38 | General |
| Category: DEVICES | ||||||
| 05/14/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | STRAVIX (Medical Supply) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.22 | General |
| Category: Extremities & Limb Restoration | ||||||
| 04/24/2024 | Bioventus LLC | EXOGEN ULTRASOUND BONE HEALING SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $59.38 | General |
| Category: DEVICES | ||||||
| 04/15/2024 | Organogenesis Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.52 | General |
| 04/07/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.46 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 03/14/2024 | Averitas Pharma Inc. | QUTENZA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $6.39 | General |
| Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT | ||||||
| 02/22/2024 | Averitas Pharma Inc. | QUTENZA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $110.95 | General |
| Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 24 | 960 | 33,278 | $455,241 | $172,601 |
| 2022 | 24 | 1,092 | 1,969 | $346,135 | $104,541 |
| 2021 | 22 | 985 | 2,171 | $399,465 | $117,941 |
| 2020 | 21 | 1,012 | 1,972 | $414,531 | $106,603 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
96 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 4
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J7336 | Capsaicin 8% patch, per square centimeter | Office | 2023 | 18 | 31,360 | $205,307 | $80,499 | 39.2% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 164 | 293 | $50,789 | $18,565 | 36.6% |
| 11042 | Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less | Office | 2023 | 46 | 139 | $34,091 | $13,022 | 38.2% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 58 | 140 | $21,412 | $8,381 | 39.1% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2023 | 91 | 163 | $17,607 | $6,028 | 34.2% |
| 73630 | X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views | Office | 2023 | 131 | 250 | $15,363 | $5,714 | 37.2% |
| 28005 | Incision of foot bone | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $12,700 | $5,316 | 41.9% |
| 11721 | Removal of fingernails or toenails, 6 or more nails | Office | 2023 | 75 | 186 | $15,797 | $5,230 | 33.1% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2023 | 24 | 34 | $11,729 | $4,705 | 40.1% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 33 | 33 | $10,848 | $4,185 | 38.6% |
| 28820 | Amputation of toe at joint between forefoot and toes | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 32 | $10,658 | $3,448 | 32.4% |
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 29 | 32 | $7,090 | $2,858 | 40.3% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 34 | 34 | $7,310 | $2,496 | 34.1% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 18 | 21 | $5,163 | $2,071 | 40.1% |
| 11056 | Removal of noncancer thickened skin growth, 2-4 growths | Office | 2023 | 14 | 33 | $5,179 | $1,891 | 36.5% |
| 97597 | Removal of tissue from wound, 20.0 sq cm or less | Office | 2023 | 19 | 24 | $4,598 | $1,712 | 37.2% |
| 11720 | Removal of fingernails or toenails, 1-5 nails | Office | 2023 | 28 | 68 | $4,255 | $1,443 | 33.9% |
| 99202 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 15-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 26 | 26 | $3,602 | $1,335 | 37.1% |
| 29581 | Application of vein wound compression bandages on lower leg, ankle, and foot | Office | 2023 | 11 | 18 | $3,314 | $1,119 | 33.8% |
| 20550 | Injection into tendon or ligament | Office | 2023 | 12 | 26 | $3,217 | $974.53 | 30.3% |
| 64455 | Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into foot nerve | Office | 2023 | 11 | 20 | $2,153 | $692.06 | 32.1% |
| 11719 | Trimming of fingernails or toenails | Office | 2023 | 20 | 50 | $1,352 | $418.55 | 30.9% |
| 11042 | Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $1,379 | $391.12 | 28.4% |
| J3301 | Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | Office | 2023 | 28 | 136 | $293.42 | $94.95 | 32.4% |
| J1100 | Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg | Office | 2023 | 28 | 136 | $33.72 | $10.98 | 32.6% |
About Dr. Meredith Dickson, DPM
Dr. Meredith Dickson, DPM is a Podiatrist healthcare provider based in Lenoir, North Carolina. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/30/2014. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1124433982.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Meredith Dickson, DPM has received a total of $5,831 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $779.37 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 152 transactions from 40 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($5,809).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Dickson has provided services to 4,049 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 39,390 services with total Medicare billing of $501,686. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 96 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Podiatrist
- Other Specialties Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program, Foot & Ankle Surgery
- Location Lenoir, NC
- Active Since 06/30/2014
- Last Updated 08/06/2024
- Taxonomy Code 213E00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1124433982
Products in Payments
- Apligraf (Biological) $778.42
- GRAFIX/GRAFIXPL/STRAVIX (Biological) $403.97
- CellerateRx (Device) $345.21
- QUTENZA (Drug) $318.82
- Dynasplint (Device) $244.68
- Omnia (Device) $219.85
- NuCel (Medical Supply) $215.41
- Restrata Wound Matrix (Device) $212.74
- GRAFIX PL (Medical Supply) $201.61
- STRAVIX (Medical Supply) $199.60
- EXOGEN ULTRASOUND BONE HEALING SYSTEM (Device) $170.64
- KRYSTEXXA (Biological) $141.47
- CoLink (Device) $132.35
- Coblation Wands (Device) $130.54
- NUZYRA (Drug) $124.99
- ORTHOLOC (Device) $118.09
- VAC VERAFLO (Device) $115.00
- NEOX (Biological) $99.99
- SurgX (Device) $97.37
- PICO (Device) $95.57
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.