Total Payments
$182,350
2024 Payments
$954.89
Companies
36
Transactions
202
Medicare Patients
13,229
Medicare Billing
$1.5M
Payment Breakdown by Category
Royalty/License$138,376 (75.9%)
Consulting$18,716 (10.3%)
Other$14,067 (7.7%)
Food & Beverage$6,378 (3.5%)
Travel$4,351 (2.4%)
Education$463.00 (0.3%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royalty or License | $138,376 | 26 | 75.9% |
| Consulting Fee | $18,716 | 26 | 10.3% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $14,067 | 5 | 7.7% |
| Food and Beverage | $6,378 | 123 | 3.5% |
| Travel and Lodging | $4,351 | 21 | 2.4% |
| Education | $463.00 | 1 | 0.3% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arthrex, Inc. | $138,509 | 28 | $0 (2023) |
| Acumed LLC | $26,285 | 40 | $0 (2021) |
| Stelkast Inc. | $4,000 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $3,280 | 35 | $0 (2024) |
| Stryker Corporation | $2,845 | 31 | $0 (2024) |
| OMNIlife science, Inc | $2,657 | 13 | $0 (2024) |
| Heraeus Medical, LLC. | $1,967 | 3 | $0 (2023) |
| Wright Medical Technology, Inc. | $620.09 | 6 | $0 (2018) |
| Evolution Surgical, Inc | $576.86 | 4 | $0 (2023) |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $287.92 | 5 | $0 (2023) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $954.89 | 20 | Stryker Corporation ($599.82) |
| 2023 | $6,361 | 20 | Arthrex, Inc. ($2,157) |
| 2022 | $18,220 | 12 | Arthrex, Inc. ($17,343) |
| 2021 | $24,911 | 13 | Arthrex, Inc. ($23,850) |
| 2020 | $25,437 | 12 | Arthrex, Inc. ($23,216) |
| 2019 | $37,296 | 61 | Arthrex, Inc. ($25,369) |
| 2018 | $36,479 | 29 | Arthrex, Inc. ($23,845) |
| 2017 | $32,692 | 35 | Arthrex, Inc. ($22,728) |
All Payment Transactions
202 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 9
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/09/2024 | Stryker Corporation | INBONE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $6.42 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 09/23/2024 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | Persona (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.70 | General |
| Category: Knees | ||||||
| 08/16/2024 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | MOTOBAND (Device), MOTOBAND | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.97 | General |
| Category: Trauma | ||||||
| 07/24/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $16.08 | General |
| 07/24/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $14.74 | General |
| 07/19/2024 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | NA (Device), HAMMERLOCK | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.94 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics | ||||||
| 07/16/2024 | EXACTECH, INC. | EXACTECHGPS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $58.09 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPAEDIC | ||||||
| 06/22/2024 | Stryker Corporation | INFINITY (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $102.18 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 06/22/2024 | Stryker Corporation | INFINITY (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $53.33 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 06/22/2024 | Stryker Corporation | INFINITY (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.43 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 06/21/2024 | Stryker Corporation | INFINITY (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $172.65 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 06/21/2024 | Stryker Corporation | INFINITY (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $102.18 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 06/21/2024 | Stryker Corporation | INFINITY (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $57.29 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 06/21/2024 | Stryker Corporation | INFINITY (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $49.82 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 06/21/2024 | Stryker Corporation | INFINITY (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.76 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 06/21/2024 | Stryker Corporation | INFINITY (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.76 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 02/16/2024 | OMNIlife science, Inc | Apollo Hip V (FKA) OMNIHip (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $148.33 | General |
| Category: Technology - Knees | ||||||
| 02/13/2024 | OMNIlife science, Inc | Unity Cementless (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $6.23 | General |
| Category: Technology - Knees | ||||||
| 02/05/2024 | Ethicon US, LLC | ETHICON (Device), STRATAFIX | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.43 | General |
| Category: Biosurgical | ||||||
| 01/23/2024 | OMNIlife science, Inc | Apollo Hip V (FKA) OMNIHip (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $12.56 | General |
| Category: Technology - Knees | ||||||
| 12/14/2023 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | REAL INTELLIGENCE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.50 | General |
| Category: Recon Robotics | ||||||
| 12/11/2023 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | Avenir (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.90 | General |
| Category: Hips | ||||||
| 12/06/2023 | Stryker Corporation | PROPHECY (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $168.55 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 11/16/2023 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | REAL INTELLIGENCE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $56.36 | General |
| Category: Recon Robotics | ||||||
| 11/14/2023 | Evolution Surgical, Inc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $35.44 | General |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 31 | 2,936 | 29,383 | $1.5M | $341,666 |
| 2022 | 40 | 3,872 | 6,480 | $1.8M | $451,765 |
| 2021 | 37 | 3,638 | 4,766 | $1.5M | $421,013 |
| 2020 | 36 | 2,783 | 3,764 | $1.1M | $289,578 |
Total Patients
13,229
Total Services
44,393
Medicare Billing
$1.5M
Procedure Codes
145
All Medicare Procedures & Services
145 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 | 434 | 601 | $274,657 | $62,601 | 22.8% |
| 27447 | Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee | Facility | 2023 | 49 | 51 | $200,388 | $54,099 | 27.0% |
| 27130 | Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis | Facility | 2023 | 34 | 35 | $152,985 | $37,875 | 24.8% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 194 | 194 | $113,878 | $25,276 | 22.2% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 220 | 276 | $89,424 | $20,345 | 22.8% |
| 73721 | Mri scan of leg joint without contrast | Office | 2023 | 100 | 114 | $141,816 | $17,301 | 12.2% |
| 20611 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid large joint using ultrasound guidance | Office | 2023 | 93 | 177 | $73,566 | $16,833 | 22.9% |
| 73564 | X-ray of knee, 4 or more views | Office | 2023 | 240 | 337 | $61,824 | $14,582 | 23.6% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2023 | 211 | 257 | $61,074 | $13,811 | 22.6% |
| J7328 | Hyaluronan or derivative, gelsyn-3, for intra-articular injection, 0.1 mg | Office | 2023 | 60 | 25,368 | $63,672 | $12,710 | 20.0% |
| 73610 | X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views | Office | 2023 | 167 | 221 | $32,266 | $7,753 | 24.0% |
| 20985 | Computer-assisted surgery for muscle and bone procedure | Facility | 2023 | 45 | 46 | $19,308 | $5,335 | 27.6% |
| 29898 | Removal of extensive dead or infected tissue using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 19 | $31,877 | $5,132 | 16.1% |
| 73620 | X-ray of foot, 2 views | Office | 2023 | 141 | 174 | $19,140 | $4,682 | 24.5% |
| 73501 | X-ray of hip, 1 view | Office | 2023 | 131 | 151 | $19,328 | $4,499 | 23.3% |
| 72148 | Mri scan of lower spinal canal without contrast | Office | 2023 | 30 | 30 | $35,129 | $3,961 | 11.3% |
| 73630 | X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views | Office | 2023 | 86 | 114 | $15,504 | $3,627 | 23.4% |
| 29881 | Removal of knee cartilage using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $25,488 | $3,390 | 13.3% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 37 | 37 | $14,689 | $3,345 | 22.8% |
| 72100 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 86 | 86 | $13,502 | $3,223 | 23.9% |
| J7329 | Hyaluronan or derivative, trivisc, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg | Office | 2023 | 13 | 425 | $6,750 | $3,141 | 46.5% |
| 73562 | X-ray of knee, 3 views | Office | 2023 | 56 | 78 | $12,636 | $2,960 | 23.4% |
| J1040 | Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg | Office | 2023 | 258 | 311 | $5,628 | $2,918 | 51.8% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 17 | $9,758 | $2,446 | 25.1% |
| 73600 | X-ray of ankle, 2 views | Office | 2023 | 60 | 80 | $10,160 | $2,403 | 23.7% |
About Dr. Nicholas Abidi, MD
Dr. Nicholas Abidi, MD is a Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in Capitola, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 08/15/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1548273758.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Nicholas Abidi, MD has received a total of $182,350 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $954.89 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 202 transactions from 36 companies. The most common payment nature is "Royalty or License" ($138,376).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Abidi has provided services to 13,229 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 44,393 services with total Medicare billing of $1.5M. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 145 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery
- Other Specialties Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery, Foot and Ankle Surgery
- Location Capitola, CA
- Active Since 08/15/2006
- Last Updated 11/06/2023
- Taxonomy Code 207X00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1548273758
Products in Payments
- DISTAL EXTREMITIES IMPLANTS MIDFOOT PLATES & SCREWS CFS (Device) $84,974
- ARTHREX (Device) $41,118
- Ankle Plating System (Device) $14,675
- DISTAL EXTREMITIES IMPLANTS FOOT & ANKLE CFS (Device) $10,126
- Acutrak Headless Compression Screw System (Device) $3,202
- Bone Graft Harvesting System (Device) $3,200
- OMNIBotics 3.0 (Device) $2,198
- Arthrex (Device) $2,157
- PALACOS (Device) $1,967
- MAKO (Device) $1,675
- AccuFill (Device) $1,361
- Fibula Rod System (Device) $1,214
- INFINITY (Device) $1,028
- Persona (Device) $963.45
- Cannulated Screw System (Device) $700.00
- Polarus 3 Solution (Device) $300.00
- CERAMENTBONE VOID FILLER (Device) $250.00
- Gel One (Biological) $231.17
- PROPHECY (Device) $202.09
- ROSA (Device) $191.47
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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.