Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | $7,400 | 4 | 53.5% |
| Travel and Lodging | $3,762 | 13 | 27.2% |
| Food and Beverage | $2,669 | 54 | 19.3% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $5,055 | 3 | $0 (2022) |
| Foundation Medical, Llc | $3,440 | 20 | $0 (2024) |
| Arthrex, Inc. | $3,177 | 23 | $0 (2023) |
| Stryker Corporation | $2,084 | 21 | $0 (2024) |
| Orthofix Medical, Inc. | $52.24 | 3 | $0 (2022) |
| Vericel Corporation | $22.88 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $868.46 | 10 | Stryker Corporation ($678.57) |
| 2023 | $1,957 | 32 | Arthrex, Inc. ($1,200) |
| 2022 | $7,522 | 16 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($2,555) |
| 2021 | $3,035 | 6 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($2,500) |
| 2020 | $203.76 | 2 | Stryker Corporation ($203.76) |
| 2019 | $146.15 | 1 | Stryker Corporation ($146.15) |
| 2018 | $98.31 | 4 | Stryker Corporation ($62.55) |
All Payment Transactions
71 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 3
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/18/2024 | Foundation Medical, Llc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $48.10 | General |
| 08/16/2024 | Foundation Medical, Llc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $98.42 | General |
| 07/30/2024 | Foundation Medical, Llc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $43.37 | General |
| 03/20/2024 | Stryker Corporation | INSIGNIA (Device), TRIATHLON, MAKO | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.54 | General |
| Category: JOINT REPLACEMENT HIPS, KNEES | ||||||
| 03/08/2024 | Stryker Corporation | SALVATION (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $220.54 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 02/24/2024 | Stryker Corporation | SALVATION (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.24 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 02/24/2024 | Stryker Corporation | SALVATION (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.87 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 02/24/2024 | Stryker Corporation | SALVATION (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $4.00 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 02/16/2024 | Stryker Corporation | SALVATION (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $40.04 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 02/07/2024 | Stryker Corporation | SALVATION (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $329.34 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 11/28/2023 | Foundation Medical, Llc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.63 | General |
| 10/06/2023 | Foundation Medical, Llc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $42.45 | General |
| 10/06/2023 | Foundation Medical, Llc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.41 | General |
| 09/30/2023 | Foundation Medical, Llc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $193.41 | General |
| 09/28/2023 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.67 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 05/04/2023 | Foundation Medical, Llc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.78 | General |
| 03/09/2023 | Foundation Medical, Llc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.33 | General |
| 02/23/2023 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $400.29 | General |
| 02/23/2023 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $400.29 | General |
| 02/23/2023 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $56.40 | General |
| 02/23/2023 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $56.40 | General |
| 01/30/2023 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $78.46 | General |
| 01/21/2023 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.00 | General |
| 01/21/2023 | Foundation Medical, Llc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.16 | General |
| 01/21/2023 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.00 | General |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7 | 147 | 239 | $43,755 | $9,963 |
| 2022 | 1 | 12 | 13 | $3,705 | $937.17 |
| 2020 | 1 | 11 | 11 | $258.06 | $262.02 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
9 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 47 | 65 | $18,895 | $4,541 | 24.0% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 22 | 22 | $7,934 | $1,690 | 21.3% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2023 | 17 | 25 | $5,440 | $1,237 | 22.7% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 12 | 13 | $5,295 | $1,104 | 20.8% |
| 73502 | X-ray of hip, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 17 | 24 | $3,616 | $790.51 | 21.9% |
| 73564 | X-ray of knee, 4 or more views | Office | 2023 | 14 | 16 | $2,427 | $540.55 | 22.3% |
| J3301 | Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | Office | 2023 | 18 | 74 | $148.00 | $59.98 | 40.5% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 12 | 13 | $3,705 | $937.17 | 25.3% |
| 99211 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 5 minutes | Office | 2020 | 11 | 11 | $258.06 | $262.02 | 101.5% |
About Dr. Nels Leafblad, MD
Dr. Nels Leafblad, MD is a Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in White Bear Lake, Minnesota. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 04/11/2016. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1457715955.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Nels Leafblad, MD has received a total of $13,831 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $868.46 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 71 transactions from 6 companies. The most common payment nature is "Education" ($7,400).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Leafblad has provided services to 170 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 263 services with total Medicare billing of $11,162. Data is available for 3 years (2020–2023), covering 9 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery
- Other Specialties Sports Medicine
- Location White Bear Lake, MN
- Active Since 04/11/2016
- Last Updated 01/30/2026
- Taxonomy Code 207X00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1457715955
Products in Payments
- SALVATION (Device) $1,089
- ADAPT (Device) $561.57
- NANOTACK FLEX (Device) $153.95
- GAMMA (Device) $146.15
- ACCU-PASS (Device) $54.79
- MAKO (Device) $41.85
- Physio-Stim (Biological) $35.76
- VARIAX (Device) $32.30
- HOFFMANN (Device) $30.25
- INSIGNIA (Device) $28.54
- MACI (Biological) $22.88
- Physio-Stim (Device) $16.48
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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.