Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $310.52 | 14 | 100.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mentor Worldwide LLC | $107.22 | 7 | $0 (2024) |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | $69.66 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| Integra LifeSciences Corporation | $57.68 | 2 | $0 (2023) |
| Allergan Inc. | $24.58 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Smith & Nephew, Inc. | $20.82 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $16.14 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. | $14.42 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $15.30 | 1 | Mentor Worldwide LLC ($15.30) |
| 2023 | $36.30 | 2 | Integra LifeSciences Corporation ($19.56) |
| 2022 | $38.12 | 1 | Integra LifeSciences Corporation ($38.12) |
| 2021 | $45.33 | 3 | Mentor Worldwide LLC ($30.91) |
| 2019 | $69.66 | 1 | Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. ($69.66) |
| 2018 | $52.54 | 3 | Smith & Nephew, Inc. ($20.82) |
| 2017 | $53.27 | 3 | Mentor Worldwide LLC ($28.69) |
All Payment Transactions
14 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/01/2024 | Mentor Worldwide LLC | MENTOR MemoryGel Resterilizable Gel Sizer (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.30 | General |
| Category: Plastic Surgery | ||||||
| 02/09/2023 | Mentor Worldwide LLC | MENTOR MemoryGel Resterilizable Gel Sizer (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.74 | General |
| Category: Plastic Surgery | ||||||
| 01/19/2023 | Integra LifeSciences Corporation | OMNIGRAFT (Device), Integra, Integra | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.56 | General |
| Category: Recon-Skin and Wound | ||||||
| 10/05/2022 | Integra LifeSciences Corporation | SURGIMEND (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $38.12 | General |
| Category: Recon-Skin and Wound | ||||||
| 11/17/2021 | Mentor Worldwide LLC | MENTOR MemoryGel Resterilizable Gel Sizer (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.38 | General |
| Category: Plastic Surgery | ||||||
| 06/09/2021 | Mentor Worldwide LLC | MENTOR MemoryGel Resterilizable Gel Sizer (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.53 | General |
| Category: Plastic Surgery | ||||||
| 05/19/2021 | Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.42 | General |
| 10/31/2019 | Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | LIBTAYO (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $69.66 | General |
| Category: ONCOLOGY | ||||||
| 12/12/2018 | Mentor Worldwide LLC | FlexHD Acellular Hydrated Dermis (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.58 | General |
| Category: Plastic Surgery | ||||||
| 08/22/2018 | Smith & Nephew, Inc. | Santyl (Drug), Oasis | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.82 | General |
| Category: Pharma Product | ||||||
| 05/02/2018 | Ethicon US, LLC | SURGICEL Family of Absorbable Hemostats (Device), EVICEL | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.14 | General |
| Category: Biosurgical | ||||||
| 08/16/2017 | Allergan Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.58 | General |
| 07/10/2017 | Mentor Worldwide LLC | FlexHD Acellular Hydrated Dermis (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.77 | General |
| Category: Plastic Surgery | ||||||
| 04/19/2017 | Mentor Worldwide LLC | MENTOR CPX Family of Breast Tissue Expanders (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.92 | General |
| Category: Plastic Surgery | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | 34 | 38 | $9,176 | $1,860 |
| 2021 | 2 | 31 | 37 | $6,160 | $2,138 |
| 2020 | 2 | 29 | 38 | $2,910 | $1,307 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
7 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 | 11 | 12 | $3,036 | $690.58 | 22.7% |
| 99202 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 15-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $3,060 | $599.50 | 19.6% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2022 | 11 | 14 | $3,080 | $569.66 | 18.5% |
| 99203 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 30-44 minutes | Office | 2021 | 16 | 16 | $3,400 | $1,230 | 36.2% |
| 99212 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 10-19 minutes | Office | 2021 | 15 | 21 | $2,760 | $908.25 | 32.9% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 10 minutes | Office | 2020 | 18 | 27 | $1,755 | $840.54 | 47.9% |
| 99202 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes | Office | 2020 | 11 | 11 | $1,155 | $466.34 | 40.4% |
About Dr. Steven Nitsch, M.D
Dr. Steven Nitsch, M.D is a Plastic Surgery healthcare provider based in Kalamazoo, Michigan. 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 1891780888.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Steven Nitsch, M.D has received a total of $310.52 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $15.30 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 14 transactions from 7 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($310.52).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Nitsch has provided services to 94 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 113 services with total Medicare billing of $5,305. Data is available for 3 years (2020–2022), covering 7 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Plastic Surgery
- Other Specialties Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
- Location Kalamazoo, MI
- Active Since 09/15/2005
- Last Updated 05/05/2016
- Taxonomy Code 208200000X
- Entity Type Individual
- Practice Solo Practitioner
- NPI Number 1891780888
Products in Payments
- LIBTAYO (Biological) $69.66
- MENTOR MemoryGel Resterilizable Gel Sizer (Device) $62.95
- SURGIMEND (Device) $38.12
- FlexHD Acellular Hydrated Dermis (Device) $32.35
- Santyl (Drug) $20.82
- OMNIGRAFT (Device) $19.56
- SURGICEL Family of Absorbable Hemostats (Device) $16.14
- MENTOR CPX Family of Breast Tissue Expanders (Device) $11.92
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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.