Total Payments
$461,748
2024 Payments
$26,846
Companies
23
Transactions
453
Medicare Patients
1,039
Medicare Billing
$204,832
Payment Breakdown by Category
Consulting$369,978 (80.1%)
Education$49,014 (10.6%)
Travel$24,953 (5.4%)
Food & Beverage$14,768 (3.2%)
Other$3,000 (0.6%)
Gifts$34.34 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $369,978 | 91 | 80.1% |
| Education | $49,014 | 16 | 10.6% |
| Travel and Lodging | $24,953 | 105 | 5.4% |
| Food and Beverage | $14,768 | 238 | 3.2% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $3,000 | 2 | 0.6% |
| Gift | $34.34 | 1 | 0.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethicon US, LLC | $154,332 | 144 | $0 (2024) |
| Ethicon Inc. | $132,854 | 74 | $0 (2022) |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $93,468 | 86 | $0 (2024) |
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | $62,039 | 83 | $0 (2024) |
| Torax Medical, Inc. | $15,702 | 11 | $0 (2017) |
| Endogastric Solutions, Inc | $1,242 | 13 | $0 (2024) |
| Covidien LP | $564.58 | 6 | $0 (2020) |
| Enterra Medical, Inc. | $444.55 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $249.45 | 5 | $0 (2020) |
| DAVOL INC. | $143.72 | 3 | $0 (2018) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $26,846 | 28 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. ($15,517) |
| 2023 | $25,558 | 27 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($17,643) |
| 2022 | $28,303 | 35 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($16,851) |
| 2021 | $25,330 | 16 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. ($24,994) |
| 2020 | $33,755 | 26 | Ethicon US, LLC ($17,337) |
| 2019 | $164,358 | 181 | Ethicon US, LLC ($135,433) |
| 2018 | $20,977 | 56 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. ($17,271) |
| 2017 | $136,621 | 84 | Ethicon Inc. ($120,763) |
All Payment Transactions
453 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 19
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/04/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/04/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $150.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 11/08/2024 | Ethicon US, LLC | LINX REFLUX MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.31 | General |
| Category: Endo-Mechanical | ||||||
| 10/16/2024 | Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | VOQUEZNA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.27 | General |
| Category: GASTROENTEROLOGY | ||||||
| 10/01/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE ENFORM Preperitoneal Biomaterial (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $56.15 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 08/02/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | 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 | $1,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 07/10/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | CREON (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.54 | General |
| Category: ENDOCRINOLOGY | ||||||
| 07/03/2024 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,095.00 | General |
| 07/03/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 07/03/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $150.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 06/25/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $66.55 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 06/21/2024 | Lucid Diagnostics Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.98 | General |
| 06/10/2024 | Endogastric Solutions, Inc | ESOPHYX (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $14.55 | General |
| Category: GERD | ||||||
| 05/22/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | 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 | $2,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 04/23/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | CREON (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.24 | General |
| Category: ENDOCRINOLOGY | ||||||
| 03/20/2024 | Enterra Medical, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $165.75 | General |
| 03/13/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 03/13/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $150.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 03/12/2024 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $5,847.86 | General |
| 03/12/2024 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $183.13 | General |
| 03/12/2024 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $67.15 | General |
| 02/28/2024 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | LINX REFLUX MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $405.57 | General |
| Category: Endo-Mechanical | ||||||
| 02/28/2024 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | LINX REFLUX MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $117.97 | General |
| Category: Endo-Mechanical | ||||||
| 02/28/2024 | Ethicon US, LLC | LINX REFLUX MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.35 | General |
| Category: Endo-Mechanical | ||||||
| 02/27/2024 | Ethicon US, LLC | LINX REFLUX MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $100.97 | General |
| Category: Endo-Mechanical | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7 | 271 | 299 | $330,648 | $74,646 |
| 2022 | 7 | 237 | 263 | $221,505 | $38,047 |
| 2021 | 6 | 282 | 332 | $272,320 | $49,514 |
| 2020 | 7 | 249 | 280 | $238,855 | $42,625 |
Total Patients
1,039
Total Services
1,174
Medicare Billing
$204,832
Procedure Codes
27
All Medicare Procedures & Services
27 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43282 | Repair of hernia of muscle at esophagus and stomach with implantation of mesh using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 18 | $80,680 | $24,505 | 30.4% |
| 43281 | Repair of hernia of muscle at esophagus and stomach using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 20 | 20 | $78,637 | $23,538 | 29.9% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 55 | 69 | $23,805 | $7,262 | 30.5% |
| 43239 | Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 55 | 62 | $69,006 | $6,881 | 10.0% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 43 | 43 | $19,221 | $6,037 | 31.4% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 47 | 54 | $13,230 | $4,222 | 31.9% |
| 91035 | Monitoring and recording of esophageal function through a capsule attached to the esophagus wall | Facility | 2023 | 33 | 33 | $46,068 | $2,202 | 4.8% |
| 43281 | Repair of hernia of muscle at esophagus and stomach using an endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $47,289 | $13,472 | 28.5% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 50 | 50 | $24,492 | $6,713 | 27.4% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 50 | 61 | $22,365 | $5,845 | 26.1% |
| 43239 | Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 55 | 57 | $68,366 | $5,408 | 7.9% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 44 | 56 | $14,260 | $4,057 | 28.4% |
| 43249 | Balloon dilation of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope, less than 3.0 cm | Facility | 2022 | 14 | 15 | $36,270 | $1,823 | 5.0% |
| 91010 | Study of esophagus to assess movement | Facility | 2022 | 13 | 13 | $8,463 | $730.10 | 8.6% |
| 43282 | Repair of hernia of muscle at esophagus and stomach with implantation of mesh using an endoscope | Facility | 2021 | 12 | 12 | $66,720 | $17,962 | 26.9% |
| 43239 | Biopsy of the esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope | Facility | 2021 | 75 | 80 | $104,800 | $8,370 | 8.0% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Office | 2021 | 60 | 60 | $36,000 | $7,900 | 21.9% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 80 | 104 | $28,600 | $7,442 | 26.0% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 38 | 47 | $18,800 | $4,249 | 22.6% |
| 43249 | Balloon dilation of esophagus, stomach and upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2021 | 17 | 29 | $17,400 | $3,590 | 20.6% |
| 43282 | Repair of hernia of muscle at esophagus and stomach with implantation of mesh using an endoscope | Facility | 2020 | 12 | 12 | $66,720 | $18,233 | 27.3% |
| 43239 | Biopsy of the esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope | Facility | 2020 | 62 | 65 | $85,150 | $6,706 | 7.9% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes | Office | 2020 | 47 | 47 | $28,200 | $6,024 | 21.4% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes | Office | 2020 | 55 | 73 | $29,200 | $5,794 | 19.8% |
| 43249 | Balloon dilation of esophagus using an endoscope | Facility | 2020 | 22 | 25 | $15,000 | $3,097 | 20.6% |
About Dr. Nikolai Bildzukewicz, M.D
Dr. Nikolai Bildzukewicz, M.D is a Surgery healthcare provider based in Los Angeles, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 05/15/2007. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1255547493.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Nikolai Bildzukewicz, M.D has received a total of $461,748 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $26,846 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 453 transactions from 23 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($369,978).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Bildzukewicz has provided services to 1,039 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 1,174 services with total Medicare billing of $204,832. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 27 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Surgery
- Location Los Angeles, CA
- Active Since 05/15/2007
- Last Updated 04/20/2022
- Taxonomy Code 208600000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1255547493
Products in Payments
- LINX Reflux Management System (Device) $308,536
- Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) $61,774
- LINX (Device) $15,702
- ESOPHYX (Device) $1,242
- LINX REFLUX MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (Device) $671.17
- DA VINCI SP (Device) $264.81
- ENTERRA (Device) $249.45
- HARMONIC Product Family (Device) $158.02
- PHASIX (Device) $129.66
- Bravo (Device) $124.06
- CREON (Drug) $80.19
- Harmonic (Device) $74.84
- Cytosponge (Device) $73.88
- Phasix Mesh (Device) $71.10
- GORE ENFORM Preperitoneal Biomaterial (Device) $56.15
- Signia (Device) $55.39
- iDrive (Device) $46.25
- STRATTICE LAP (Device) $39.90
- VOQUEZNA (Drug) $26.27
- GORE SYNECOR Biomaterial (Device) $24.72
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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