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Stephen J Nicholas
NPI 1528053550
$585,503.64
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
17 companies · $81K in 2025
The $81K reported for 2025 was more than what 96% of Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $686).
See the full distribution for Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery)
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $102K · 2020: $99K · 2021: $77K · 2022: $71K · 2023: $68K · 2024: $88K · 2025: $81K.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program: $198K · Royalty Or License: $32K · Food and Beverage: $4,858 · Travel and Lodging: $1,935.
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| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program | $197,931.01 |
| Royalty Or License | $31,602.45 |
| Food and Beverage | $4,857.74 |
| Travel and Lodging | $1,935.17 |
Payment-type detail covers 2023-2025; earlier years are included in totals but not broken out here.
Who reported paying
General payments only, as reported to CMS. Product names cover 2023-2025.
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gotham Surgical Solutions & Devices, INC. | $287,711.67 | 2020-2025 | |
| Arthrex, INC. | $248,553.10 | 2019-2025 | Arthrex |
| Suvon Surgical LLC | $43,935.76 | 2022-2025 | |
| Sanara Medtech INC. | $1,188.08 | 2024-2025 | Celleraterx, Celleraterx |
| Stryker Corporation | $1,104.15 | 2019-2025 | Blueprint Patient Specific Instrumentation, 1688, Crossfire |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. | $950.81 | 2020-2023 | Tricera Handpiece, Saw Guide |
| Lifenet Health | $453.62 | 2020-2025 | Quadlink, Graftlink Ts, Duallink |
| Djo, LLC | $448.37 | 2021-2025 | Cmf |
| Depuy Synthes Sales INC. | $376.22 | 2019-2025 | Orthovisc, Monovisc |
| Globus Medical, INC. | $235.75 | 2022-2023 | Clavicular Fracture Fixation, Proximal Humerus Strut |
| Polynovo North America LLC | $214.03 | 2024 | Novosorb Btm |
| Joint Restoration Foundation, INC. | $209.08 | 2019 | |
| Si-Bone, INC. | $51.71 | 2023 | |
| Nevro Corp. | $32.69 | 2022 | |
| Horizon Therapeutics Plc | $19.39 | 2020 |
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| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals INC. | $19.21 | 2020 |
1 company reported research payments only; those appear in the research section below.
Drugs and devices associated with these payments
CMS records which products a payment was associated with, not how the money was allocated. Association is not allocation: one payment can be associated with several products, and a product listing does not mean the payment was made because of that product. Product detail covers 2023-2025.
Research and ownership
$61,037.00 in ownership or investment interests, as reported to CMS. These are holdings a clinician or an immediate family member has in a company, not payments received.
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- "I saw Stephen Nicholas listed in the CMS Open Payments database. Can you tell me about your work with those companies?"
- "Is there a generic or alternative to this medication, and would it work as well for me?"
- "What made you choose this particular treatment for my situation?"
These are normal questions. A good clinician will welcome them.
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Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025, as reported to CMS by drug and device makers (published June 30, 2026). Drug and device detail covers 2023-2025.