Physician profile
Erik C Nilssen
NPI 1457579435
$211,523.25
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
17 companies · $1,379 in 2025
The $1,379 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Orthopaedic Surgery provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $569).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $68K · 2020: $44K · 2021: $35K · 2022: $36K · 2023: $27K · 2024: $1,029 · 2025: $1,379.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Consulting Fee: $20K · Royalty Or License: $6,642 · Travel and Lodging: $1,423 · Food and Beverage: $610.
View as a table
| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $20,250.00 |
| Royalty Or License | $6,641.69 |
| Travel and Lodging | $1,422.56 |
| Food and Beverage | $609.89 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. | $157,124.20 | 2019-2023 | Accuport Cannula |
| Globus Medical, INC. | $24,854.75 | 2019-2025 | Captivate, Captivate Vl, Headless Compression Screw |
| Curonix LLC | $21,769.59 | 2023-2024 | Pns Freedom-4a Permanent Neurostimulator Receiver Kit Channel A |
| Medartis INC. | $4,000.00 | 2019 | |
| Stimwave Technologies Incorporated | $3,166.87 | 2020-2022 | |
| Depuy Synthes Sales INC. | $172.80 | 2019-2023 | Hammerlock |
| Organogenesis INC. | $111.58 | 2020-2022 | |
| Wright Medical Technology, INC. | $77.26 | 2020 | |
| Nalu Medical, INC. | $45.96 | 2021-2025 | Nalu Neurostimulation System |
| 3m Company | $38.07 | 2019 | |
| Djo, LLC | $36.32 | 2020 | |
| Aroa Biosurgery Incorporated | $29.50 | 2020 | |
| Nevro Corp. | $27.52 | 2023 | Senza |
| Fidia Pharma USA INC. | $24.96 | 2021 | |
| Baudax Bio INC. | $17.50 | 2020 |
Show all 17 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acell, INC. | $14.49 | 2019 | |
| Stryker Corporation | $11.88 | 2020 |
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.
If you want to bring it up
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- "I saw Erik Nilssen 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.