Total Payments
$7,129
2024 Payments
$1,063
Companies
28
Transactions
95
Medicare Patients
946
Medicare Billing
$109,298
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$3,394 (47.6%)
Education$2,400 (33.7%)
Travel$801.68 (11.2%)
Other$533.50 (7.5%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $3,394 | 86 | 47.6% |
| Education | $2,400 | 2 | 33.7% |
| Travel and Lodging | $801.68 | 5 | 11.2% |
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | $500.00 | 1 | 7.0% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $33.50 | 1 | 0.5% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arthrex, Inc. | $2,783 | 9 | $0 (2021) |
| SeaPearl Inc | $649.01 | 4 | $0 (2022) |
| Stryker Corporation | $617.33 | 12 | $0 (2024) |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $527.74 | 7 | $0 (2024) |
| Synthes GmbH | $500.00 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Medrobotics Inc. | $354.76 | 6 | $0 (2018) |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $309.30 | 6 | $0 (2023) |
| AXOGEN | $289.07 | 8 | $0 (2024) |
| Seapearl East, Inc | $206.50 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $156.48 | 11 | $0 (2023) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,063 | 13 | Synthes GmbH ($500.00) |
| 2023 | $748.24 | 15 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. ($268.39) |
| 2022 | $781.19 | 21 | Globus Medical, Inc. ($148.21) |
| 2021 | $3,575 | 19 | Arthrex, Inc. ($2,783) |
| 2020 | $45.12 | 3 | Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. ($27.10) |
| 2019 | $235.38 | 6 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. ($189.19) |
| 2018 | $491.92 | 9 | Medrobotics Inc. ($354.76) |
| 2017 | $188.53 | 9 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. ($49.19) |
All Payment Transactions
95 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 4
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/04/2024 | Stryker Corporation | PANGEA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $64.86 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPAEDICS | ||||||
| 11/25/2024 | Endo USA, Inc. | XIAFLEX (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.72 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDIC | ||||||
| 11/24/2024 | Synthes GmbH | — | Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $500.00 | General |
| 10/07/2024 | AXOGEN | Avance Nerve Graft (Device), AxoGuard Nerve Connector, AxoGuard Nerve Protector | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.31 | General |
| Category: Neurology | ||||||
| 08/14/2024 | Orthofix Medical, Inc. | Physio-Stim (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.69 | General |
| Category: Stimulator, Bone Growth, Non-Invasive | ||||||
| 07/10/2024 | Orthofix Medical, Inc. | Physio-Stim (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.40 | General |
| Category: Stimulator, Bone Growth, Non-Invasive | ||||||
| 06/29/2024 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | VA-LCP (Device), NA | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.03 | General |
| Category: Trauma | ||||||
| 06/20/2024 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | VA-LCP (Device), NA | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $166.66 | General |
| Category: Trauma | ||||||
| 06/18/2024 | PolyNovo North America LLC | NOVOSORB BTM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.20 | General |
| Category: SYNTHETIC DERMAL SUBSTITUTE | ||||||
| 06/10/2024 | Stryker Corporation | VARIAX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.25 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMETIES | ||||||
| 06/10/2024 | Stryker Corporation | VARIAX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.07 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMETIES | ||||||
| 04/17/2024 | AXOGEN | Avance Nerve Graft (Device), AxoGuard Nerve Connector, AxoGuard Nerve Protector | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $143.57 | General |
| Category: Neurology | ||||||
| 04/03/2024 | Seapearl East, Inc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.20 | General |
| 12/11/2023 | AXOGEN | Avance Nerve Graft (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $17.00 | General |
| Category: Neurology | ||||||
| 10/19/2023 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | DYNACORD (Device), HEALIX KNOTLESS PEEK, TRUESPAN ORTHOCORD | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $143.39 | General |
| Category: Sports_Surgical | ||||||
| 10/05/2023 | SANOFI PASTEUR INC. | VAXELIS (Biological), MENQUADFI, BEYFORTUS | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.18 | General |
| Category: Vaccines | ||||||
| 10/03/2023 | Stryker Corporation | VARIAX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.43 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMETIES | ||||||
| 08/16/2023 | SeaPearl East, Inc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $147.30 | General |
| 08/14/2023 | AXOGEN | Avance Nerve Graft (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $17.00 | General |
| Category: Neurology | ||||||
| 07/11/2023 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | Tapestry (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $105.00 | General |
| Category: Sports Medicine | ||||||
| 06/22/2023 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | NA (Device), VA-LCP, NA | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $125.00 | General |
| Category: Trauma | ||||||
| 06/12/2023 | AXOGEN | Avance Nerve Graft (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $17.00 | General |
| Category: Neurology | ||||||
| 04/25/2023 | Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. | XIAFLEX (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.78 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDIC | ||||||
| 03/27/2023 | SeaPearl East, Inc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $35.00 | General |
| 02/23/2023 | Stryker Corporation | UNIVERSAL NEURO 3 (Device), NA, DURAMATRIX | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.08 | General |
| Category: NEURO | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7 | 259 | 338 | $199,741 | $27,179 |
| 2022 | 9 | 352 | 411 | $245,976 | $48,617 |
| 2021 | 6 | 228 | 246 | $134,331 | $26,608 |
| 2020 | 3 | 107 | 116 | $26,559 | $6,895 |
Total Patients
946
Total Services
1,111
Medicare Billing
$109,298
Procedure Codes
25
All Medicare Procedures & Services
25 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 78 | 105 | $76,510 | $11,184 | 14.6% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 79 | 79 | $76,656 | $10,391 | 13.6% |
| 20550 | Injection into tendon or ligament | Office | 2023 | 27 | 41 | $14,200 | $1,721 | 12.1% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $8,814 | $1,245 | 14.1% |
| 29125 | Application of nonmoveable forearm to hand splint | Office | 2023 | 19 | 20 | $8,339 | $1,175 | 14.1% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 13 | 15 | $8,012 | $1,136 | 14.2% |
| J0702 | Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg | Office | 2023 | 32 | 67 | $7,211 | $327.12 | 4.5% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 128 | 128 | $93,895 | $17,453 | 18.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 81 | 112 | $59,920 | $12,482 | 20.8% |
| 27245 | Treatment of broken neck of thigh bone with bone implant | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $60,202 | $12,177 | 20.2% |
| 20550 | Injection into tendon or ligament | Office | 2022 | 27 | 37 | $9,367 | $1,896 | 20.2% |
| 29125 | Application of nonmoveable forearm to hand splint | Office | 2022 | 27 | 27 | $8,037 | $1,706 | 21.2% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 50 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 13 | 13 | $7,598 | $1,492 | 19.6% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 14 | 16 | $5,851 | $1,235 | 21.1% |
| J0702 | Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg | Office | 2022 | 26 | 34 | $1,074 | $174.91 | 16.3% |
| J2001 | Injection, lidocaine hcl for intravenous infusion, 10 mg | Office | 2022 | 25 | 33 | $32.00 | $0.66 | 2.1% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Office | 2021 | 105 | 105 | $76,545 | $14,421 | 18.8% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 39 | 48 | $23,767 | $5,406 | 22.7% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 23 | 27 | $8,373 | $1,900 | 22.7% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 17 | 17 | $10,302 | $1,891 | 18.4% |
| 20550 | Injections of tendon sheath, ligament, or muscle membrane | Office | 2021 | 28 | 33 | $8,117 | $1,739 | 21.4% |
| 99203 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 30-44 minutes | Office | 2021 | 16 | 16 | $7,227 | $1,251 | 17.3% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes | Office | 2020 | 60 | 60 | $17,220 | $4,922 | 28.6% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes | Office | 2020 | 33 | 38 | $6,213 | $1,429 | 23.0% |
| 20550 | Injections of tendon sheath, ligament, or muscle membrane | Office | 2020 | 14 | 18 | $3,126 | $543.65 | 17.4% |
About Dr. Nicole Lopez, MD
Dr. Nicole Lopez, MD is a Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in Belleville, New Jersey. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/16/2011. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1982999140.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Nicole Lopez, MD has received a total of $7,129 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $1,063 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 95 transactions from 28 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($3,394).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Lopez has provided services to 946 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 1,111 services with total Medicare billing of $109,298. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 25 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery
- Other Specialties Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program, Hand Surgery
- Location Belleville, NJ
- Active Since 06/16/2011
- Last Updated 10/19/2023
- Taxonomy Code 207X00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1982999140
Products in Payments
- Avance Nerve Graft (Device) $289.07
- AXSOS (Device) $231.20
- VA-LCP (Device) $210.16
- VARIAX (Device) $204.02
- Comprehensive Primary Stem (Device) $189.19
- XIAFLEX (Biological) $173.20
- ANTHEM (Device) $148.21
- DYNACORD (Device) $143.39
- NA (Device) $125.00
- Dynasplint (Device) $122.65
- Tapestry (Device) $105.00
- PANGEA (Device) $64.86
- VAXELIS (Biological) $57.10
- Physio-Stim (Device) $47.09
- Accolade (Device) $46.98
- EUFLEXXA (Device) $35.76
- Geminus (Device) $33.50
- SIVEXTRO (Drug) $33.36
- Iovera (Device) $28.36
- MONOVISC (Device) $27.61
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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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