Total Payments
$5,519
2023 Payments
$115.02
Companies
22
Transactions
52
Medicare Patients
303
Medicare Billing
$24,526
Payment Breakdown by Category
Travel$3,341 (60.5%)
Food & Beverage$2,178 (39.5%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $3,341 | 10 | 60.5% |
| Food and Beverage | $2,178 | 42 | 39.5% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXACTECH, INC. | $1,856 | 7 | $0 (2022) |
| Medacta USA, Inc. | $1,724 | 9 | $0 (2018) |
| SI-BONE, Inc. | $643.88 | 4 | $0 (2017) |
| Avanos Medical | $366.40 | 4 | $0 (2023) |
| Flexion Therapeutics, Inc. | $135.54 | 3 | $0 (2019) |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $116.37 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| Stryker Corporation | $105.61 | 3 | $0 (2018) |
| Celularity Functional Regeneration, LLC | $92.37 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| ConforMIS, Inc. | $83.46 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $62.81 | 2 | $0 (2020) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $115.02 | 1 | Avanos Medical ($115.02) |
| 2022 | $836.75 | 9 | EXACTECH, INC. ($723.35) |
| 2021 | $86.27 | 3 | Ethicon US, LLC ($37.26) |
| 2020 | $74.42 | 3 | TELA Bio, Inc. ($39.79) |
| 2019 | $1,309 | 10 | EXACTECH, INC. ($1,133) |
| 2018 | $2,277 | 18 | Medacta USA, Inc. ($1,724) |
| 2017 | $821.14 | 8 | SI-BONE, Inc. ($643.88) |
All Payment Transactions
52 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 3
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/23/2023 | Avanos Medical | COOLIEF* COOLED RADIOFREQUENCY (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $115.02 | General |
| Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT | ||||||
| 10/20/2022 | EXACTECH, INC. | EQUINOXE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $371.30 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPAEDIC | ||||||
| 10/20/2022 | EXACTECH, INC. | EQUINOXE (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $335.57 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPAEDIC | ||||||
| 10/20/2022 | EXACTECH, INC. | EQUINOXE (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $16.48 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPAEDIC | ||||||
| 08/11/2022 | TREACE MEDICAL CONCEPTS, INC. | LAPIPLASTY SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $20.21 | General |
| Category: FOOT AND ANKLE | ||||||
| 06/15/2022 | Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. | Seglentis (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $16.66 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
| 06/13/2022 | Next Science LLC | SurgX (Device), Xperience, BlastX | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $20.01 | General |
| Category: Surgical Site Infection | ||||||
| 05/25/2022 | Baxter Healthcare | FLOSEAL (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.03 | General |
| Category: Surgical Care | ||||||
| 05/11/2022 | Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. | Seglentis (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $19.75 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
| 01/11/2022 | Next Science LLC | SurgX (Device), Xperience, BlastX | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $19.74 | General |
| Category: Surgical Site Infection | ||||||
| 10/06/2021 | Ethicon US, LLC | ETHICON (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $37.26 | General |
| Category: Biosurgical | ||||||
| 03/03/2021 | Baxter Healthcare | TISSEEL (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.24 | General |
| Category: Surgical Care | ||||||
| 02/03/2021 | Avanos Medical | COOLIEF* COOLED RADIOFREQUENCY (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $32.77 | General |
| Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT | ||||||
| 11/04/2020 | ERMI Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $14.20 | General |
| 08/04/2020 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | Biomet Orthopak (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.43 | General |
| Category: Bone Healing | ||||||
| 06/10/2020 | TELA Bio, Inc. | Ovitex (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $39.79 | General |
| Category: Surgical Mesh | ||||||
| 11/04/2019 | EXACTECH, INC. | NOVATION HIP (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $194.86 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPAEDIC | ||||||
| 11/04/2019 | EXACTECH, INC. | NOVATION HIP (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $100.35 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPAEDIC | ||||||
| 09/13/2019 | EXACTECH, INC. | NOVATION HIP (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $576.44 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPAEDIC | ||||||
| 09/13/2019 | EXACTECH, INC. | NOVATION HIP (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $261.06 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPAEDIC | ||||||
| 08/14/2019 | Flexion Therapeutics, Inc. | Zilretta (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $82.16 | General |
| Category: Musculoskeletal | ||||||
| 06/26/2019 | Integra LifeSciences Corporation | BILAYER WOUND MATRIX (BWM) (Device), INTEGRA WOUND MATRIX (IWM), AMNIOEXCEL | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.93 | General |
| Category: RECON-SKIN AND WOUND | ||||||
| 06/12/2019 | Flexion Therapeutics, Inc. | Zilretta (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $24.14 | General |
| Category: Musculoskeletal | ||||||
| 05/13/2019 | Flexion Therapeutics, Inc. | Zilretta (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $29.24 | General |
| Category: Musculoskeletal | ||||||
| 04/23/2019 | IlluminOss Medical, Inc. | IlluminOss Photodynamic Bone Stabilization System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $11.15 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4 | 62 | 96 | $16,181 | $4,823 |
| 2021 | 4 | 125 | 189 | $33,467 | $10,510 |
| 2020 | 4 | 116 | 191 | $35,550 | $9,192 |
Total Patients
303
Total Services
476
Medicare Billing
$24,526
Procedure Codes
12
All Medicare Procedures & Services
12 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 17 | 27 | $6,205 | $1,878 | 30.3% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 13 | 17 | $5,551 | $1,635 | 29.5% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2022 | 14 | 21 | $3,588 | $1,044 | 29.1% |
| J1040 | Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg | Office | 2022 | 18 | 31 | $837.00 | $266.59 | 31.9% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 51 | 89 | $18,533 | $6,173 | 33.3% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of large joint or joint capsule | Office | 2021 | 26 | 39 | $6,286 | $2,031 | 32.3% |
| 99203 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 30-44 minutes | Office | 2021 | 22 | 22 | $6,257 | $1,991 | 31.8% |
| J1040 | Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg | Office | 2021 | 26 | 39 | $2,391 | $315.50 | 13.2% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes | Office | 2020 | 58 | 113 | $22,600 | $6,463 | 28.6% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of large joint or joint capsule | Office | 2020 | 22 | 33 | $4,950 | $1,647 | 33.3% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 14 | 14 | $4,900 | $814.54 | 16.6% |
| J1040 | Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg | Office | 2020 | 22 | 31 | $3,100 | $267.67 | 8.6% |
About Dr. Robert Nelson, MD
Dr. Robert Nelson, MD is a Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in Riverdale, Georgia. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/05/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1871532937.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Robert Nelson, MD has received a total of $5,519 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $115.02 received in 2023. These payments were reported across 52 transactions from 22 companies. The most common payment nature is "Travel and Lodging" ($3,341).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Nelson has provided services to 303 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 476 services with total Medicare billing of $24,526. Data is available for 3 years (2020–2022), covering 12 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery
- Location Riverdale, GA
- Active Since 06/05/2006
- Last Updated 11/24/2020
- Taxonomy Code 207X00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1871532937
Products in Payments
- NOVATION HIP (Device) $1,133
- AMIStem (Device) $1,030
- EQUINOXE (Device) $723.35
- iFuse Implant (Device) $643.88
- GMK Sphere (Device) $632.96
- COOLIEF* COOLED RADIOFREQUENCY (Device) $147.79
- Zilretta (Drug) $135.54
- COOLIEF COOLED RADIOFREQUENCY (Device) $116.61
- ATTUNE (Device) $116.37
- COOLIEF (Device) $102.00
- All (Device) $83.46
- Moto Partial Knee (Device) $60.96
- DVR Anatomic Plates/Screws/Pegs (Device) $42.38
- Ovitex (Device) $39.79
- SurgX (Device) $39.75
- Makoplasty (Device) $37.31
- ETHICON (Device) $37.26
- Seglentis (Drug) $36.41
- Triathlon (Device) $35.06
- GAMMA (Device) $33.24
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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.