Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | $3,726 | 7 | 46.8% |
| Food and Beverage | $3,259 | 65 | 40.9% |
| Travel and Lodging | $818.49 | 2 | 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 | $122.33 | 3 | 1.5% |
| Consulting Fee | $36.32 | 1 | 0.5% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-Atlantic Surgical Systems, LLC | $3,773 | 10 | $0 (2020) |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $788.94 | 22 | $0 (2024) |
| Piedmont Plus Innovation | $594.45 | 2 | $0 (2023) |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $383.03 | 8 | $0 (2024) |
| Stryker Corporation | $305.12 | 5 | $0 (2020) |
| Arthrex, Inc. | $278.08 | 4 | $0 (2023) |
| Horizon Therapeutics plc | $255.29 | 3 | $0 (2019) |
| KCI USA, Inc | $187.24 | 2 | $0 (2018) |
| Paragon 28, Inc. | $172.93 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
| Bone Support Inc. | $147.62 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $496.89 | 7 | Bone Support Inc. ($147.62) |
| 2023 | $1,260 | 13 | Piedmont Plus Innovation ($594.45) |
| 2022 | $233.94 | 4 | Paragon 28, Inc. ($130.42) |
| 2021 | $198.97 | 4 | Integra LifeSciences Corporation ($97.22) |
| 2020 | $941.47 | 17 | Mid-Atlantic Surgical Systems, LLC ($436.00) |
| 2019 | $3,463 | 25 | Mid-Atlantic Surgical Systems, LLC ($2,392) |
| 2018 | $1,228 | 6 | Mid-Atlantic Surgical Systems, LLC ($928.49) |
| 2017 | $139.63 | 2 | The Medicines Company ($123.18) |
All Payment Transactions
78 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 4
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/21/2024 | Paragon 28, Inc. | Portfolio (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $18.56 | General |
| Category: FOOT AND ANKLE IMPLANTS | ||||||
| 09/18/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | GRAFIX (Medical Supply), OASIS, STRAVIX MESH | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $54.70 | General |
| Category: Other Advanced Wound Management | ||||||
| 09/13/2024 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | NA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.62 | General |
| Category: Trauma | ||||||
| 08/07/2024 | Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | NUZYRA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $110.17 | General |
| Category: ANTIBIOTIC | ||||||
| 06/24/2024 | BIOCOMPOSITES INC | STIMULAN (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $66.09 | General |
| Category: BONE VOID FILLER | ||||||
| 05/30/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | ACTICOAT 4" X 4" (Device), ALLEVYN HEEL 10.5CM X 13.5CM CTN 5, PICO | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $70.13 | General |
| Category: Infection Management | ||||||
| 03/20/2024 | Bone Support Inc. | CERAMENTBONE VOID FILLER (Device), CERAMENT G | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $147.62 | General |
| Category: Bone void and fracture | ||||||
| 12/13/2023 | Paragon 28, Inc. | Portfolio (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $23.95 | General |
| Category: FOOT AND ANKLE IMPLANTS | ||||||
| 11/30/2023 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | HEALIX KNOTLESS PEEK (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $81.17 | General |
| Category: Sports Surgical | ||||||
| 11/06/2023 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.00 | General |
| 11/06/2023 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.00 | General |
| 11/06/2023 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.00 | General |
| 11/05/2023 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $234.08 | General |
| 10/31/2023 | Next Science LLC | SurgX (Device), Xperience, BlastX | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $35.15 | General |
| Category: Surgical Site Infection | ||||||
| 10/19/2023 | Piedmont Plus Innovation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.04 | General |
| 10/12/2023 | Piedmont Plus Innovation | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $584.41 | General |
| 08/16/2023 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | MOTOBAND (Device), MOTOBAND CP, MOTOBAND | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.65 | General |
| Category: Trauma | ||||||
| 08/02/2023 | Lifenet Health | TheraGenesis Wound Matrix (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $96.30 | General |
| Category: Wound | ||||||
| 07/17/2023 | Acera Surgical, Inc. | Restrata Wound Matrix (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $70.32 | General |
| Category: Wound Care | ||||||
| 06/06/2023 | Sanara MedTech Inc. | CellerateRx (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $51.97 | General |
| Category: Collagen based wound filler | ||||||
| 11/11/2022 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | FIBULINK (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.16 | General |
| Category: Trauma | ||||||
| 08/11/2022 | Paragon 28, Inc. | GRAPPLER (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $12.32 | General |
| Category: FOOT AND ANKLE IMPLANTS | ||||||
| 07/19/2022 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | GRAFIX PL (Medical Supply), STRAVIX | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $83.36 | General |
| Category: Other Advanced Wound Management | ||||||
| 01/14/2022 | Paragon 28, Inc. | GORILLA (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $118.10 | General |
| Category: FOOT AND ANKLE IMPLANTS | ||||||
| 12/16/2021 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | TRIGEN Hindfoot Fusion Nail (Device), PERI-LOC Ankle Fusion, PERI-LOC | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.63 | General |
| Category: Trauma Plates, Screws, and Nails | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 9 | 632 | 937 | $176,505 | $50,197 |
| 2022 | 10 | 658 | 879 | $177,329 | $51,243 |
| 2021 | 10 | 557 | 693 | $140,889 | $40,602 |
| 2020 | 4 | 141 | 160 | $28,991 | $7,937 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
51 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 100 | 206 | $41,406 | $13,410 | 32.4% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 117 | 206 | $28,840 | $9,476 | 32.9% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 86 | 86 | $24,768 | $6,829 | 27.6% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 84 | 84 | $17,304 | $4,780 | 27.6% |
| 11721 | Removal of fingernails or toenails, 6 or more nails | Office | 2023 | 49 | 89 | $13,973 | $2,834 | 20.3% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 25 | 31 | $9,021 | $2,510 | 27.8% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 20 | 20 | $7,480 | $2,022 | 27.0% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $7,056 | $1,664 | 23.6% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 24 | $4,728 | $1,477 | 31.2% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $5,616 | $1,330 | 23.7% |
| 11721 | Removal of fingernails or toenails, 6 or more nails | Facility | 2023 | 47 | 81 | $7,290 | $1,277 | 17.5% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 16 | $3,440 | $1,136 | 33.0% |
| 73630 | X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views | Office | 2023 | 31 | 49 | $4,010 | $888.12 | 22.2% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2023 | 11 | 13 | $1,573 | $564.46 | 35.9% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 101 | 193 | $38,793 | $12,676 | 32.7% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 115 | 189 | $26,460 | $9,024 | 34.1% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 101 | 101 | $20,806 | $5,962 | 28.7% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 81 | 81 | $23,328 | $5,865 | 25.1% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 70 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 25 | 28 | $15,400 | $4,270 | 27.7% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 20 | 20 | $8,820 | $2,295 | 26.0% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 50 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 16 | 18 | $6,732 | $1,866 | 27.7% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 16 | 16 | $4,656 | $1,534 | 32.9% |
| 11721 | Removal of fingernails or toenails, 6 or more nails | Office | 2022 | 35 | 50 | $7,850 | $1,530 | 19.5% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 15 | 15 | $5,265 | $1,372 | 26.1% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 14 | 18 | $3,870 | $1,236 | 31.9% |
About Dr. Nicholas Powers, DPM
Dr. Nicholas Powers, DPM is a Foot & Ankle Surgery healthcare provider based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 07/05/2016. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1528410388.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Nicholas Powers, DPM has received a total of $7,962 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $496.89 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 78 transactions from 25 companies. The most common payment nature is "Education" ($3,726).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Powers has provided services to 1,988 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 2,669 services with total Medicare billing of $149,980. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 51 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Foot & Ankle Surgery
- Location Pittsburgh, PA
- Active Since 07/05/2016
- Last Updated 07/05/2016
- Taxonomy Code 213ES0103X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1528410388
Products in Payments
- GRAFIX PL (Biological) $199.02
- RAYOS (Drug) $190.48
- PREVENA (Device) $187.24
- CERAMENTBONE VOID FILLER (Device) $147.62
- STAR (Device) $146.25
- Grafix PL PRIME (Biological) $140.02
- Stravix (Biological) $123.25
- ORBACTIV (Drug) $123.18
- GORILLA (Device) $118.10
- GALAXY Fixation (Device) $110.41
- NUZYRA (Drug) $110.17
- BME NITINOL CONTINUOUS COMPRESSION IMPLANTS (Device) $106.74
- Apligraf (Device) $99.44
- TENOGLIDE TENDON PROTECTOR SHEET (Device) $97.22
- TheraGenesis Wound Matrix (Device) $96.30
- ANCHORAGE (Device) $95.57
- GRAFIX PL (Medical Supply) $83.36
- GrafixPL (Biological) $82.14
- HEALIX KNOTLESS PEEK (Device) $81.17
- NEOX (Biological) $79.17
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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.
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