Dr. Nickolas Garbis, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery Maywood, IL Male
NPI: 1750537452
Total Payments
$138,243
2024 Payments
$71,926
Companies
13
Transactions
192
Medicare Patients
3,055
Medicare Billing
$450,683

Payment Breakdown by Category

Consulting$93,745 (67.8%)
Travel$20,449 (14.8%)
Other$15,350 (11.1%)
Food & Beverage$6,196 (4.5%)
Education$2,503 (1.8%)

Payments by Nature

Nature of Payment Amount Transactions Share
Consulting Fee $93,745 33 67.8%
Travel and Lodging $20,449 52 14.8%
Honoraria $10,100 2 7.3%
Food and Beverage $6,196 98 4.5%
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program $5,250 4 3.8%
Education $2,503 3 1.8%

Top Paying Companies

Company Total Records Latest Year
ENCORE MEDICAL, LP $82,538 82 $0 (2024)
MEDACTA USA, INC. $31,711 35 $0 (2024)
Wright Medical Technology, Inc. $12,925 30 $0 (2020)
Arthrex, Inc. $6,553 21 $0 (2024)
Medwest Associates $3,626 14 $0 (2023)
Medical Device Business Services, Inc. $187.70 2 $0 (2024)
EXACTECH, INC. $158.08 1 $0 (2022)
Stryker Corporation $143.27 2 $0 (2020)
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $132.98 1 $0 (2022)
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. $115.91 1 $0 (2018)

Payment History by Year

Year Amount Transactions Top Company
2024 $71,926 57 ENCORE MEDICAL, LP ($39,395)
2023 $22,829 32 ENCORE MEDICAL, LP ($21,315)
2022 $10,566 9 ENCORE MEDICAL, LP ($9,943)
2021 $15,757 42 ENCORE MEDICAL, LP ($9,470)
2020 $1,498 7 Medwest Associates ($1,378)
2019 $2,477 12 Wright Medical Technology, Inc. ($1,411)
2018 $11,420 14 Wright Medical Technology, Inc. ($10,070)
2017 $1,770 19 Wright Medical Technology, Inc. ($1,363)

All Payment Transactions

192 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 8

Date Company Product Nature Form Amount Type
11/15/2024 Medical Device Business Services, Inc. DYNACORD (Device), HEALIX KNOTLESS PEEK Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $131.60 General
Category: Sports_Surgical
11/07/2024 MEDACTA USA, INC. Mecta-C Cervical Cages (Device) Consulting Fee Cash or cash equivalent $600.00 General
Category: SPORTS MEDICINE
10/24/2024 Arthrex, Inc. — Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program Cash or cash equivalent $1,250.00 General
09/24/2024 ENCORE MEDICAL, LP DJO SURGICAL (Device), DJO SURGICAL Consulting Fee Cash or cash equivalent $13,100.00 General
Category: Joint Implants
09/24/2024 ENCORE MEDICAL, LP DJO SURGICAL (Device), DJO SURGICAL Consulting Fee Cash or cash equivalent $5,895.00 General
Category: Joint Implants
09/24/2024 ENCORE MEDICAL, LP DJO SURGICAL (Device), DJO SURGICAL Consulting Fee Cash or cash equivalent $3,930.00 General
Category: Joint Implants
09/24/2024 ENCORE MEDICAL, LP DJO SURGICAL (Device), DJO SURGICAL Travel and Lodging Cash or cash equivalent $84.00 General
Category: Joint Implants
08/24/2024 ENCORE MEDICAL, LP DJO SURGICAL (Device), DJO SURGICAL Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $1,232.46 General
Category: Joint Implants
08/23/2024 ENCORE MEDICAL, LP DJO SURGICAL (Device), DJO SURGICAL Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $15.22 General
Category: Joint Implants
08/23/2024 ENCORE MEDICAL, LP DJO SURGICAL (Device), DJO SURGICAL Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $10.02 General
Category: Joint Implants
07/26/2024 MEDACTA USA, INC. Mecta-C Cervical Cages (Device) Consulting Fee Cash or cash equivalent $4,400.00 General
Category: SPORTS MEDICINE
07/02/2024 ENCORE MEDICAL, LP DJO SURGICAL (Device), DJO SURGICAL Consulting Fee Cash or cash equivalent $1,965.00 General
Category: Joint Implants
06/18/2024 Arthrex, Inc. — Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $91.55 General
06/07/2024 ENCORE MEDICAL, LP DJO SURGICAL (Device), DJO SURGICAL, DJO SURGICAL Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $40.00 General
Category: Joint Implants
06/06/2024 ENCORE MEDICAL, LP DJO SURGICAL (Device), DJO SURGICAL, DJO SURGICAL Consulting Fee Cash or cash equivalent $7,860.00 General
Category: Joint Implants
06/06/2024 ENCORE MEDICAL, LP DJO SURGICAL (Device), DJO SURGICAL, DJO SURGICAL Consulting Fee Cash or cash equivalent $1,310.00 General
Category: Joint Implants
06/06/2024 ENCORE MEDICAL, LP DJO SURGICAL (Device), DJO SURGICAL, DJO SURGICAL Consulting Fee Cash or cash equivalent $655.00 General
Category: Joint Implants
06/06/2024 ENCORE MEDICAL, LP DJO SURGICAL (Device) Consulting Fee Cash or cash equivalent $327.50 General
Category: Joint Implants
06/06/2024 ENCORE MEDICAL, LP DJO SURGICAL (Device) Consulting Fee Cash or cash equivalent $327.50 General
Category: Joint Implants
06/06/2024 MEDACTA USA, INC. Shoulder System (Device) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $95.00 General
Category: SHOULDER
06/06/2024 ENCORE MEDICAL, LP DJO SURGICAL (Device), DJO SURGICAL, DJO SURGICAL Travel and Lodging Cash or cash equivalent $36.00 General
Category: Joint Implants
06/04/2024 MEDACTA USA, INC. Mecta-C Cervical Cages (Device) Consulting Fee Cash or cash equivalent $11,900.00 General
Category: SPORTS MEDICINE
04/19/2024 MEDACTA USA, INC. NextAR Platform (Device) Travel and Lodging Cash or cash equivalent $421.23 General
Category: Hip
04/19/2024 MEDACTA USA, INC. Shoulder System (Device) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $12.40 General
Category: SHOULDER
04/18/2024 MEDACTA USA, INC. NextAR Platform (Device) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $124.88 General
Category: Hip
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Medicare Billing by Year

Year Procedures Beneficiaries Services Submitted Medicare Paid
2023 9 798 959 $839,644 $105,818
2022 9 841 1,001 $1.2M $132,371
2021 8 729 853 $986,150 $114,347
2020 7 687 856 $837,694 $98,148
Total Patients
3,055
Total Services
3,669
Medicare Billing
$450,683
Procedure Codes
52

All Medicare Procedures & Services

52 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3

HCPCS Description Setting Year Patients Services Charges Medicare Paid Ratio
23472 Prosthetic repair of shoulder joint, total shoulder Facility 2023 31 32 $359,807 $39,726 11.0%
29827 Repair of shoulder rotator cuff using an endoscope Facility 2023 17 17 $164,533 $15,506 9.4%
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes Office 2023 147 193 $54,618 $9,736 17.8%
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes Facility 2023 121 169 $47,834 $8,202 17.1%
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes Office 2023 81 89 $37,185 $6,742 18.1%
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint Office 2023 110 138 $42,741 $5,127 12.0%
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes Facility 2023 61 64 $26,694 $4,869 18.2%
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint Facility 2023 77 102 $31,964 $3,848 12.0%
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes Office 2023 55 55 $19,145 $3,201 16.7%
29823 Removal of extensive shoulder joint tissue using an endoscope Facility 2023 11 11 $19,008 $2,600 13.7%
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes Facility 2023 40 40 $13,945 $2,535 18.2%
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes Facility 2023 19 19 $10,756 $1,864 17.3%
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes Office 2023 15 15 $8,484 $1,484 17.5%
20605 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint Office 2023 13 15 $2,930 $377.62 12.9%
23472 Prosthetic repair of shoulder joint, total shoulder Facility 2022 41 41 $489,753 $51,740 10.6%
29827 Repair of shoulder rotator cuff using an endoscope Facility 2022 21 21 $211,155 $20,205 9.6%
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes Office 2022 146 205 $57,810 $10,198 17.6%
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes Facility 2022 121 165 $46,530 $8,846 19.0%
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes Office 2022 95 104 $43,264 $7,476 17.3%
23430 Anchoring of biceps tendon Facility 2022 16 16 $76,000 $7,026 9.2%
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint Office 2022 110 129 $45,522 $5,382 11.8%
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes Facility 2022 60 66 $27,456 $5,183 18.9%
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint Facility 2022 83 106 $34,001 $4,345 12.8%
29826 Shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope Facility 2022 18 18 $113,094 $2,821 2.5%
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes Office 2022 28 28 $15,792 $2,764 17.5%
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About Dr. Nickolas Garbis, MD

Dr. Nickolas Garbis, MD is a Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in Maywood, Illinois. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 08/13/2008. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1750537452.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Nickolas Garbis, MD has received a total of $138,243 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $71,926 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 192 transactions from 13 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($93,745).

As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Garbis has provided services to 3,055 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 3,669 services with total Medicare billing of $450,683. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 52 distinct procedure/service records.

Practice Information

  • Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Location Maywood, IL
  • Active Since 08/13/2008
  • Last Updated 04/27/2021
  • Taxonomy Code 207X00000X
  • Entity Type Individual
  • NPI Number 1750537452

Products in Payments

  • DJO SURGICAL (Device) $71,349
  • Mecta-C Cervical Cages (Device) $16,900
  • Shoulder System (Device) $13,057
  • DJO Surgical AltiVate Reverse (Device) $8,694
  • SIMPLICITI (Device) $8,670
  • BLUEPRINT PSI SYSTEM (Device) $2,185
  • PRO-DENSE (Device) $1,290
  • NextAR Platform (Device) $954.84
  • DJO Surgical AltiVate Anatomic System (Device) $611.32
  • Mecta (Device) $600.00
  • AEQUALIS (Device) $365.96
  • DJO Surgical Turon Modular Shoulder System (Device) $251.39
  • Ascend Flex (Device) $201.59
  • EQUINOXE (Device) $158.08
  • Arthrex (Device) $145.98
  • Bone Anchors with Arthroscopic Delivery System (Device) $132.98
  • DYNACORD (Device) $131.60
  • PERFORM GLENOID (Device) $130.71
  • PRIMARY SHOULDER (Device) $129.82
  • IM NAILS (Device) $115.91

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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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