Total Payments
$724,404
2024 Payments
$87,577
Companies
21
Transactions
326
Medicare Patients
8,364
Medicare Billing
$1.4M
Payment Breakdown by Category
Other$499,903 (69.0%)
Royalty/License$179,925 (24.8%)
Consulting$19,398 (2.7%)
Travel$11,272 (1.6%)
Food & Beverage$9,008 (1.2%)
Education$4,899 (0.7%)
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 | $499,903 | 102 | 69.0% |
| Royalty or License | $179,925 | 32 | 24.8% |
| Consulting Fee | $19,398 | 4 | 2.7% |
| Travel and Lodging | $11,272 | 49 | 1.6% |
| Food and Beverage | $9,008 | 130 | 1.2% |
| Education | $4,899 | 4 | 0.7% |
| Unspecified | $0 | 5 | 0.0% |
Payments by Type
General
$724,404
321 transactions
Ownership
$0
5 transactions
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arthrex, Inc. | $466,350 | 188 | $0 (2024) |
| Gotham Surgical Solutions & Devices, Inc. | $251,620 | 63 | $0 (2024) |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $1,260 | 10 | $0 (2023) |
| Stryker Corporation | $1,192 | 12 | $0 (2023) |
| Suvon Surgical Llc | $977.43 | 5 | $0 (2024) |
| Sanara MedTech Inc. | $616.22 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $461.89 | 20 | $0 (2024) |
| DJO, LLC | $419.39 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
| LifeNet Health | $355.04 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| Globus Medical, Inc. | $235.75 | 3 | $0 (2023) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $87,577 | 44 | Gotham Surgical Solutions & Devices, Inc. ($72,652) |
| 2023 | $67,642 | 30 | Gotham Surgical Solutions & Devices, Inc. ($47,408) |
| 2022 | $71,368 | 49 | Gotham Surgical Solutions & Devices, Inc. ($48,608) |
| 2021 | $76,578 | 58 | Gotham Surgical Solutions & Devices, Inc. ($47,788) |
| 2020 | $99,023 | 30 | Arthrex, Inc. ($63,265) |
| 2019 | $102,208 | 27 | Arthrex, Inc. ($101,684) |
| 2018 | $119,914 | 43 | Arthrex, Inc. ($119,450) |
| 2017 | $100,094 | 45 | Arthrex, Inc. ($99,550) |
All Payment Transactions
326 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 14
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/20/2024 | Sanara MedTech Inc. | CellerateRx (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $113.63 | General |
| Category: Collagen based wound filler | ||||||
| 12/02/2024 | Gotham Surgical Solutions & Devices, 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 | $6,017.73 | General |
| 11/18/2024 | Sanara MedTech Inc. | CellerateRx (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $164.63 | General |
| Category: Collagen based wound filler | ||||||
| 11/15/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | Arthrex (Device), Arthrex, Arthrex | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $763.95 | General |
| Category: Arthroplasty & Shoulder Fracture - Implants - Total Knee Arthroplasty - Total Knee | ||||||
| 11/13/2024 | LifeNet Health | GraftLink TS (Device), QuadLink | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $102.56 | General |
| Category: Sports Medicine | ||||||
| 11/11/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.00 | General |
| 11/02/2024 | Gotham Surgical Solutions & Devices, 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 | $6,017.73 | General |
| 10/23/2024 | Suvon Surgical Llc | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $497.96 | General |
| 10/22/2024 | DJO, LLC | CMF (Device), CMF | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $115.05 | General |
| Category: Osteogenesis Stimulators | ||||||
| 10/02/2024 | Gotham Surgical Solutions & Devices, 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 | $6,017.73 | General |
| 09/09/2024 | Suvon Surgical Llc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $149.09 | General |
| 09/02/2024 | Gotham Surgical Solutions & Devices, 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 | $6,017.73 | General |
| 08/20/2024 | Sanara MedTech Inc. | CellerateRx (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $234.86 | General |
| Category: Collagen based wound filler | ||||||
| 08/15/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | Arthrex (Device), Arthrex, Arthrex | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,309.07 | General |
| Category: Arthroplasty & Shoulder Fracture - Implants - Total Knee Arthroplasty - Total Knee | ||||||
| 08/02/2024 | Gotham Surgical Solutions & Devices, 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 | $6,017.73 | General |
| 08/01/2024 | Gotham Surgical Solutions & Devices, 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 | $1,212.53 | General |
| 07/02/2024 | Gotham Surgical Solutions & Devices, 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 | $6,017.73 | General |
| 06/12/2024 | Sanara MedTech Inc. | CellerateRx (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $103.10 | General |
| Category: Collagen based wound filler | ||||||
| 06/02/2024 | Gotham Surgical Solutions & Devices, 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 | $5,888.83 | General |
| 05/15/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | Arthrex (Device), Arthrex, Arthrex | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,890.38 | General |
| Category: Arthroplasty & Shoulder Fracture - Implants - Total Knee Arthroplasty - Total Knee | ||||||
| 05/02/2024 | Gotham Surgical Solutions & Devices, 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 | $5,888.83 | General |
| 04/05/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | Arthrex (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $180.74 | General |
| Category: Arthroplasty - Implants - Anatomic Total Shoulder - Univers | ||||||
| 04/03/2024 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | ORTHOVISC (Device), MONOVISC | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $33.65 | General |
| Category: Sports Early Intervention | ||||||
| 04/02/2024 | Gotham Surgical Solutions & Devices, 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 | $5,888.83 | General |
| 03/12/2024 | PolyNovo North America LLC | NOVOSORB BTM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $214.03 | General |
| Category: SYNTHETIC DERMAL SUBSTITUTE | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 29 | 2,237 | 15,687 | $677,765 | $370,944 |
| 2022 | 24 | 2,403 | 20,114 | $811,902 | $477,698 |
| 2021 | 26 | 2,160 | 18,101 | $507,089 | $359,007 |
| 2020 | 21 | 1,564 | 2,993 | $323,873 | $214,553 |
Total Patients
8,364
Total Services
56,895
Medicare Billing
$1.4M
Procedure Codes
100
All Medicare Procedures & Services
100 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 4
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 582 | 1,034 | $106,450 | $77,891 | 73.2% |
| J7329 | Hyaluronan or derivative, trivisc, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg | Office | 2023 | 98 | 10,251 | $205,020 | $73,591 | 35.9% |
| 27447 | Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee | Facility | 2023 | 28 | 28 | $66,367 | $33,567 | 50.6% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2023 | 189 | 476 | $52,167 | $33,414 | 64.1% |
| 27130 | Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $24,142 | $19,136 | 79.3% |
| 23472 | Prosthetic repair of shoulder joint, total shoulder | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $23,731 | $18,860 | 79.5% |
| J7331 | Hyaluronan or derivative, synojoynt, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg | Office | 2023 | 25 | 1,960 | $29,400 | $18,330 | 62.3% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 177 | 177 | $22,576 | $15,373 | 68.1% |
| J7326 | Hyaluronan or derivative, gel-one, for intra-articular injection, per dose | Office | 2023 | 27 | 37 | $45,140 | $14,748 | 32.7% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 122 | 127 | $18,237 | $12,330 | 67.6% |
| 73560 | X-ray of knee, 1-2 views | Office | 2023 | 170 | 212 | $9,072 | $6,619 | 73.0% |
| 29881 | Removal of knee cartilage using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $7,683 | $5,868 | 76.4% |
| 23430 | Anchoring of biceps tendon | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $10,552 | $5,257 | 49.8% |
| 73562 | X-ray of knee, 3 views | Office | 2023 | 119 | 146 | $7,294 | $5,241 | 71.9% |
| 73030 | X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views | Office | 2023 | 130 | 169 | $6,870 | $5,093 | 74.1% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 40 | 40 | $7,528 | $4,966 | 66.0% |
| 72190 | X-ray of pelvis, minimum of 3 views | Office | 2023 | 88 | 96 | $4,716 | $3,521 | 74.6% |
| 72100 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 74 | 78 | $3,881 | $2,748 | 70.8% |
| 29826 | Shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $3,007 | $2,390 | 79.5% |
| 20611 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid large joint using ultrasound guidance | Office | 2023 | 14 | 17 | $3,139 | $1,982 | 63.1% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2023 | 33 | 34 | $2,183 | $1,735 | 79.5% |
| 99202 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 15-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 26 | 26 | $2,135 | $1,697 | 79.5% |
| 73501 | X-ray of hip, 1 view | Office | 2023 | 51 | 54 | $2,077 | $1,529 | 73.6% |
| 72040 | X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 35 | 35 | $1,614 | $1,246 | 77.2% |
| 99442 | Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes | Office | 2023 | 13 | 15 | $1,527 | $1,214 | 79.5% |
About Dr. Stephen Nicholas, MD
Dr. Stephen Nicholas, MD is a Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in Nyc, New York. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 09/15/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1528053550.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Stephen Nicholas, MD has received a total of $724,404 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $87,577 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 326 transactions from 21 companies. 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" ($499,903).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Nicholas has provided services to 8,364 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 56,895 services with total Medicare billing of $1.4M. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 100 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery
- Other Specialties Sports Medicine
- Location Nyc, NY
- Active Since 09/15/2005
- Last Updated 09/11/2025
- Taxonomy Code 207X00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1528053550
Products in Payments
- ARTHROPLASTY IMPLANTS KNEE & HIP ARTHROPLASTY TOTAL KNEE (Device) $69,052
- ARTHREX (Device) $44,465
- Arthrex (Device) $30,604
- ARTHROPLASTY IMPLANTS KNEE ARTHROPLASTY TOTAL KNEE (Device) $29,807
- ARTHROPLASTY IMPLANTS TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY TOTAL KNEE (Device) $10,996
- CellerateRx (Device) $616.22
- ROSA-Knee (Device) $462.65
- ORTHOVISC (Device) $336.89
- CMF (Device) $311.74
- MAKO (Device) $252.34
- ICONIX (Device) $228.71
- NOVOSORB BTM (Device) $214.03
- REUNION (Device) $211.65
- ACCOLADE (Device) $165.56
- Clavicular Fracture Fixation (Device) $162.70
- BLUEPRINT PATIENT SPECIFIC INSTRUMENTATION (Device) $161.10
- VARIAX (Device) $145.15
- Taperloc (Device) $139.40
- GraftLink (Device) $138.28
- Tricera Handpiece (Device) $134.92
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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.