Total Payments
$79,722
2024 Payments
$8,160
Companies
32
Transactions
276
Medicare Patients
8,910
Medicare Billing
$1.3M
Payment Breakdown by Category
Consulting$46,875 (58.8%)
Other$9,000 (11.3%)
Education$8,488 (10.6%)
Food & Beverage$8,333 (10.5%)
Travel$7,026 (8.8%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $46,875 | 41 | 58.8% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $9,000 | 3 | 11.3% |
| Education | $8,488 | 6 | 10.6% |
| Food and Beverage | $8,333 | 199 | 10.5% |
| Travel and Lodging | $7,026 | 27 | 8.8% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $47,553 | 77 | $0 (2024) |
| Arthrex, Inc. | $13,727 | 14 | $0 (2021) |
| Pinnacle, Inc | $7,140 | 31 | $0 (2024) |
| Stryker Corporation | $6,028 | 29 | $0 (2024) |
| Wright Medical Technology, Inc. | $1,804 | 16 | $0 (2019) |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $605.68 | 9 | $0 (2023) |
| EXACTECH, INC. | $427.04 | 4 | $0 (2019) |
| Flexion Therapeutics, Inc. | $282.97 | 10 | $0 (2020) |
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $268.74 | 19 | $0 (2023) |
| Fidia Pharma USA Inc. | $210.32 | 13 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $8,160 | 32 | Stryker Corporation ($4,549) |
| 2023 | $13,971 | 34 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. ($13,280) |
| 2022 | $2,402 | 27 | Pinnacle, Inc ($1,359) |
| 2021 | $6,725 | 22 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. ($4,344) |
| 2020 | $9,044 | 18 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. ($4,500) |
| 2019 | $24,628 | 57 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. ($21,728) |
| 2018 | $3,795 | 45 | WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC. ($1,790) |
| 2017 | $10,996 | 41 | Arthrex, Inc. ($6,467) |
All Payment Transactions
276 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 12
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/26/2024 | Fidia Pharma USA Inc. | HYALGAN (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.30 | General |
| Category: OSTEOARTHRITIS | ||||||
| 10/31/2024 | Stryker Corporation | AEQUALIS PERFORM (Device), BLUEPRINT PATIENT SPECIFIC INSTRUMENTATION | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $60.02 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 10/23/2024 | Stryker Corporation | BLUEPRINT PATIENT SPECIFIC INSTRUMENTATION (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $141.86 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 10/11/2024 | Pinnacle, Inc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.22 | General |
| 10/11/2024 | Pinnacle, Inc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $2.65 | General |
| 10/08/2024 | Stryker Corporation | AEQUALIS PERFORM REVERSED (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.03 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 10/04/2024 | Pinnacle, Inc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.44 | General |
| 10/02/2024 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | MONOVISC (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.14 | General |
| Category: Sports Early Intervention | ||||||
| 09/26/2024 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,000.00 | General |
| 09/12/2024 | Stryker Corporation | AEQUALIS ASCEND FLEX (Device), BLUEPRINT PATIENT SPECIFIC INSTRUMENTATION | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.45 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 08/28/2024 | Sanara MedTech Inc. | CellerateRx (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $126.18 | General |
| Category: Collagen based wound filler | ||||||
| 08/16/2024 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.37 | General |
| 08/16/2024 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.89 | General |
| 07/31/2024 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $625.00 | General |
| 07/03/2024 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $500.00 | General |
| 07/01/2024 | Stryker Corporation | AEQUALIS ASCEND FLEX (Device), AEQUALIS PERFORM, TORNIER PERFORM ANATOMIC AUGMENTED GLENOID | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,200.00 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 06/19/2024 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | Juggerknotless Soft Anchor (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $143.98 | General |
| Category: Sports Medicine | ||||||
| 06/05/2024 | Stryker Corporation | BLUEPRINT PATIENT SPECIFIC INSTRUMENTATION (Device), SIMPLICITI, AEQUALIS PERFORM REVERSED | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $35.14 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 05/31/2024 | Pinnacle, Inc | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $185.59 | General |
| 05/31/2024 | Pinnacle, Inc | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $32.35 | General |
| 05/30/2024 | Pinnacle, Inc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $124.15 | General |
| 05/30/2024 | Pinnacle, Inc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $32.08 | General |
| 05/18/2024 | Stryker Corporation | AEQUALIS ASCEND FLEX (Device), AEQUALIS ASCEND FLEX | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $35.13 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 05/16/2024 | Pinnacle, Inc | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $349.68 | General |
| 04/20/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Clavicular Fracture Fixation (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $172.92 | General |
| Category: Trauma (Emergency, Injury, Surgery) | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 23 | 2,354 | 15,368 | $1.5M | $306,205 |
| 2022 | 20 | 2,246 | 13,452 | $1.5M | $338,161 |
| 2021 | 24 | 2,371 | 14,556 | $1.5M | $360,112 |
| 2020 | 23 | 1,939 | 12,245 | $1.1M | $273,920 |
Total Patients
8,910
Total Services
55,621
Medicare Billing
$1.3M
Procedure Codes
90
All Medicare Procedures & Services
90 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 4
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 448 | 768 | $107,520 | $53,187 | 49.5% |
| 23472 | Prosthetic repair of shoulder joint, total shoulder | Facility | 2023 | 39 | 40 | $333,240 | $49,119 | 14.7% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2023 | 402 | 817 | $263,380 | $45,643 | 17.3% |
| 27447 | Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee | Facility | 2023 | 29 | 31 | $251,100 | $34,154 | 13.6% |
| J7318 | Hyaluronan or derivative, durolane, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg | Office | 2023 | 63 | 5,523 | $138,075 | $27,773 | 20.1% |
| J0702 | Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg | Office | 2023 | 404 | 4,218 | $105,450 | $20,702 | 19.6% |
| J7325 | Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg | Office | 2023 | 35 | 2,688 | $80,640 | $19,904 | 24.7% |
| 73030 | X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views | Office | 2023 | 310 | 541 | $79,832 | $15,682 | 19.6% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 138 | 138 | $24,150 | $11,718 | 48.5% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 53 | 54 | $8,910 | $5,515 | 61.9% |
| 73560 | X-ray of knee, 1-2 views | Office | 2023 | 62 | 156 | $16,848 | $4,165 | 24.7% |
| 73564 | X-ray of knee, 4 or more views | Office | 2023 | 83 | 84 | $21,056 | $4,091 | 19.4% |
| 20985 | Computer-assisted surgery for muscle and bone procedure | Facility | 2023 | 26 | 28 | $25,200 | $3,496 | 13.9% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 22 | 22 | $5,390 | $2,799 | 51.9% |
| 73562 | X-ray of knee, 3 views | Office | 2023 | 47 | 52 | $12,984 | $1,883 | 14.5% |
| 73502 | X-ray of hip, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 39 | 42 | $8,148 | $1,396 | 17.1% |
| 20605 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint | Office | 2023 | 35 | 40 | $8,897 | $1,199 | 13.5% |
| 76882 | Limited ultrasound scan of joint or other extremity structure except blood vessels | Office | 2023 | 21 | 24 | $3,840 | $799.48 | 20.8% |
| 72040 | X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 24 | 24 | $4,464 | $773.76 | 17.3% |
| 73600 | X-ray of ankle, 2 views | Office | 2023 | 33 | 35 | $4,900 | $765.64 | 15.6% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $1,700 | $738.88 | 43.5% |
| 20550 | Injection into tendon or ligament | Office | 2023 | 13 | 15 | $2,880 | $410.21 | 14.2% |
| 72100 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $2,156 | $292.59 | 13.6% |
| 23472 | Prosthetic repair of shoulder joint, total shoulder | Facility | 2022 | 65 | 67 | $558,177 | $83,014 | 14.9% |
| J7318 | Hyaluronan or derivative, durolane, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg | Office | 2022 | 52 | 4,624 | $115,600 | $51,714 | 44.7% |
About Dr. Nicholas Schoch, MD
Dr. Nicholas Schoch, MD is a Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in Saint Clair Shores, Michigan. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 04/14/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1366406548.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Nicholas Schoch, MD has received a total of $79,722 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $8,160 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 276 transactions from 32 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($46,875).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Schoch has provided services to 8,910 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 55,621 services with total Medicare billing of $1.3M. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 90 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery
- Location Saint Clair Shores, MI
- Active Since 04/14/2006
- Last Updated 11/27/2012
- Taxonomy Code 207X00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1366406548
Products in Payments
- Extremities Product Portfolio (Device) $9,000
- PD-Extremities-New Product (Device) $4,500
- AEQUALIS ASCEND FLEX (Device) $3,314
- Comprehensive Reverse (Device) $3,244
- PSI Anatomical Shoulder (Device) $1,125
- ROSA (Device) $1,011
- BLUEPRINT PSI SYSTEM (Device) $984.43
- BLUEPRINT PATIENT SPECIFIC INSTRUMENTATION (Device) $953.34
- TORNIER PERFORM ANATOMIC AUGMENTED GLENOID (Device) $800.00
- Ascend Flex (Device) $600.75
- Signature Glenoid Guides (Device) $500.00
- EQUINOXE (Device) $320.29
- Zilretta (Drug) $303.72
- EUFLEXXA (Device) $268.74
- GAMMA (Device) $259.69
- AEQUALIS PERFORM (Device) $178.84
- Clavicular Fracture Fixation (Device) $172.92
- PICO 7 Single Use Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (Device) $162.84
- AEQUALIS PERFORM+ (Device) $154.03
- SYNVISC-ONE (Device) $144.96
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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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