Physician profile
Nickolas Garbis
NPI 1750537452
$179,017.17
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
12 companies · $54K in 2025
The $54K reported for 2025 was more than what 95% of Orthopaedic Surgery providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $569).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $2,477 · 2020: $1,498 · 2021: $16K · 2022: $11K · 2023: $23K · 2024: $72K · 2025: $54K.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Consulting Fee: $119K · Travel and Lodging: $22K · Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program: $3,750 · Food and Beverage: $3,203.
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| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $119,391.50 |
| Travel and Lodging | $22,374.97 |
| Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program | $3,750.00 |
| Food and Beverage | $3,202.57 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Encore Medical, LP | $131,967.62 | 2019-2025 | Djo Surgical |
| Medacta USA, INC. | $31,711.39 | 2021-2024 | Mecta, Reverse Shoulder |
| Arthrex, INC. | $9,088.39 | 2021-2025 | Arthrex, Shoulder Implants Fibertak Knotless |
| Medwest Associates | $3,625.81 | 2020-2023 | |
| Wright Medical Technology, INC. | $1,491.58 | 2019-2020 | |
| Stryker Corporation | $292.72 | 2019-2025 | Blueprint Patient Specific Instrumentation |
| Medical Device Business Services, INC. | $292.24 | 2019-2025 | Dynacord, Healix Knotless Peek, Gryphon Orthocord |
| Exactech, INC. | $158.08 | 2022 | |
| Smith+Nephew, INC. | $132.98 | 2022 | |
| Oak Med, INC. | $119.35 | 2025 | |
| Depuy Synthes Sales INC. | $116.55 | 2025 | Na |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $20.46 | 2022 |
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.
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- "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?"
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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.