Physician profile

Nicholas Golinvaux

Hand Surgery · Boston, MA

NPI 1891181012

$8,623.17

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

16 companies · $323 in 2025

The $323 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Hand Surgery provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $270).

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Payments by year

General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.

What the payments were for

Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.

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Payment typeAmount (2023-2025)
Food and Beverage$931.83

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.

CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Gemini Mountain Medical, LLC $4,464.17 2022-2025
Arthrex, INC. $1,549.04 2022
Kairos Surgical INC $1,215.12 2021
Smith+Nephew, INC. $271.57 2021-2022
Stryker Corporation $180.53 2022-2025 Conextions Tr Tendon Repair System-Implant Mechanism
Endo Pharmaceuticals INC. $150.82 2022-2023 Xiaflex
Skeletal Dynamics INC $132.84 2024 Align, Implate, Ijs
Acera Surgical, INC. $130.16 2023 Restrata Wound Matrix
Orthofix Medical, INC. $125.07 2023 Physio-Stim
Endo USA, INC. $94.47 2024-2025 Xiaflex
Axogen $92.05 2020-2024 Axoguard Nerve Connector, Avance Nerve Graft, Axoguard Ha+ Nerve Protector
Djo, LLC $80.30 2024-2025 Cmf
Medacta USA, INC. $65.94 2024
Baxter Healthcare $30.34 2024 Perclot
Integra Lifesciences Corporation $20.67 2023 Tenoglide
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Joint Active Systems, INC. $20.08 2022

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Nicholas Golinvaux

$8,623.17

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2020-2025
Top company
Gemini Mountain Medical, LLC
Context
The $323 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Hand Surgery provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $270).

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Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025. Payments are legal and often routine.

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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.