Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $80,500 | 6 | 100.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $80,500 | 6 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $73,500 | 5 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. ($73,500) |
| 2022 | $7,000 | 1 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. ($7,000) |
All Payment Transactions
6 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/14/2024 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | M2A - MODULAR HEAD HIP 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 | $4,550.00 | General |
| Category: Hips | ||||||
| 04/01/2024 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | M2A - MODULAR HEAD HIP 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 | $8,400.00 | General |
| Category: Hips | ||||||
| 02/20/2024 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | M2A - MODULAR HEAD HIP 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 | $21,525.00 | General |
| Category: Hips | ||||||
| 02/01/2024 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | Beta-BSM (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 | $14,350.00 | General |
| Category: Knee Creations | ||||||
| 01/03/2024 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | M2A - MODULAR HEAD HIP 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 | $24,675.00 | General |
| Category: Hips | ||||||
| 11/22/2022 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | VerSys (Device), Trilogy | 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 | $7,000.00 | General |
| Category: Hips | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 10 | 1,937 | 2,686 | $403,654 | $61,742 |
| 2022 | 10 | 1,469 | 2,051 | $312,588 | $49,961 |
| 2021 | 10 | 1,352 | 1,786 | $264,150 | $42,964 |
| 2020 | 10 | 1,541 | 2,161 | $306,901 | $55,729 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
55 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88305 | Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity | Facility | 2023 | 477 | 565 | $101,034 | $17,873 | 17.7% |
| 88307 | Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately high complexity | Facility | 2023 | 86 | 104 | $41,600 | $7,249 | 17.4% |
| 88311 | Preparation of tissue for examination by removing any calcium present | Facility | 2023 | 619 | 688 | $49,536 | $7,247 | 14.6% |
| 88341 | Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, each additional procedure | Facility | 2023 | 44 | 286 | $45,760 | $6,839 | 14.9% |
| 88341 | Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, each additional procedure | Office | 2023 | 14 | 128 | $31,580 | $4,936 | 15.6% |
| 88304 | Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity | Facility | 2023 | 392 | 459 | $41,310 | $4,354 | 10.5% |
| 88309 | Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, high complexity | Facility | 2023 | 24 | 25 | $17,500 | $3,104 | 17.7% |
| 88305 | Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity | Office | 2023 | 31 | 74 | $20,777 | $2,373 | 11.4% |
| 88304 | Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity | Office | 2023 | 43 | 106 | $18,550 | $2,111 | 11.4% |
| 88342 | Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure | Facility | 2023 | 58 | 63 | $12,033 | $1,844 | 15.3% |
| 88342 | Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure | Office | 2023 | 16 | 33 | $8,975 | $1,466 | 16.3% |
| 88321 | Surgical pathology consultation and report on referred slides prepared elsewhere | Office | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $8,175 | $1,279 | 15.6% |
| 76098 | X-ray of surgical specimen | Facility | 2023 | 40 | 44 | $2,360 | $574.64 | 24.3% |
| 88300 | Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, limited examination | Facility | 2023 | 67 | 72 | $3,024 | $270.00 | 8.9% |
| 88311 | Preparation of tissue for examination by removing any calcium present | Office | 2023 | 11 | 24 | $1,440 | $221.78 | 15.4% |
| 88305 | Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity | Facility | 2022 | 350 | 414 | $70,380 | $13,257 | 18.8% |
| 88307 | Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately high complexity | Facility | 2022 | 76 | 92 | $36,800 | $6,582 | 17.9% |
| 88341 | Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, each additional procedure | Facility | 2022 | 51 | 251 | $40,480 | $6,105 | 15.1% |
| 88341 | Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, each additional procedure | Office | 2022 | 13 | 143 | $36,015 | $5,888 | 16.3% |
| 88311 | Preparation of tissue for examination by removing any calcium present | Facility | 2022 | 435 | 478 | $34,416 | $5,100 | 14.8% |
| 88304 | Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity | Facility | 2022 | 277 | 321 | $28,890 | $3,165 | 11.0% |
| 88342 | Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure | Facility | 2022 | 61 | 66 | $12,606 | $1,982 | 15.7% |
| 88309 | Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, high complexity | Facility | 2022 | 15 | 15 | $10,500 | $1,886 | 18.0% |
| 88305 | Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity | Office | 2022 | 23 | 56 | $14,588 | $1,756 | 12.0% |
| 88342 | Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure | Office | 2022 | 13 | 26 | $7,137 | $1,225 | 17.2% |
About Dr. Scott Nelson, MD
Dr. Scott Nelson, MD is a Anatomic Pathology healthcare provider based in Los Angeles, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 07/11/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1447285234.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Scott Nelson, MD has received a total of $80,500 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $73,500 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 6 transactions from 1 company. The most common payment nature is "Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program" ($80,500).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Nelson has provided services to 6,299 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 8,684 services with total Medicare billing of $210,395. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 55 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Anatomic Pathology
- Other Specialties Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology
- Location Los Angeles, CA
- Active Since 07/11/2006
- Last Updated 06/18/2012
- Taxonomy Code 207ZP0101X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1447285234
Products in Payments
- M2A - MODULAR HEAD HIP SYSTEM (Device) $59,150
- Beta-BSM (Device) $14,350
- VerSys (Device) $7,000
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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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