Physician profile
William D Nicholson
NPI 1154327617
$70,728.92
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
13 companies · $27K in 2025
The $27K reported for 2025 was more than what 98% of Surgery providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $281).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $10K · 2020: $6,674 · 2021: $5,594 · 2022: $6,561 · 2023: $11K · 2024: $3,848 · 2025: $27K.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Consulting Fee: $18K · Education: $9,555 · Travel and Lodging: $8,638 · Food and Beverage: $6,109 · Gift: $8.74.
View as a table
| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $17,550.00 |
| Education | $9,554.88 |
| Travel and Lodging | $8,637.77 |
| Food and Beverage | $6,108.52 |
| Gift | $8.74 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intuitive Surgical, INC. | $27,604.50 | 2019-2025 | Da Vinci Surgical System |
| Medtronic, INC. | $21,795.25 | 2021-2025 | Signia, Ligasure, Sonicision |
| Ethicon INC. | $9,750.00 | 2022-2025 | Echelon Endopath, Echelon Flex |
| Medical Device Business Services, INC. | $5,164.20 | 2021-2025 | Echelon Flex, Echelon Endopath |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $3,599.56 | 2019-2025 | Echelon Endopath, Echelon Flex, Harmonic |
| Covidien LP | $1,395.24 | 2019-2020 | |
| Heron Therapeutics, INC. | $622.04 | 2022 | |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, INC. | $563.49 | 2019-2024 | Gore Seamguard Bioabsorbable Staple Line Reinforce |
| Abbott Laboratories | $148.18 | 2025 | Ultreon |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $30.85 | 2023 | Wavewriter Alpha Prime 16 |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $23.68 | 2025 | Exparel |
| Olympus America INC. | $18.99 | 2022 | |
| Endo Pharmaceuticals INC. | $12.94 | 2019 |
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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- "I saw William Nicholson 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.