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Joseph Nelson, MD

NPI 1427438365ActiveIndividual· Orthopaedic Surgery· Gilbert, AZ

Orthopaedic Surgery (MD) with Sjhmc Physician Services, practicing in Gilbert, Arizona. 465 Medicare patients in 2024, $233,824 paid; nearly all of their 184 Part D prescriptions were generic (99%). Stryker Corporation was the largest of 2 companies reporting payments in 2025, $137.42 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Arizona Orthopedic and Surgical Specialty Hospital and 2 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.

Overview

NPI1427438365
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialMD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedJun 5, 2015
Last updated in NPPESDec 5, 2024
Certified by providerDec 5, 2024

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Orthopaedic Surgery Primary207X00000X62881AZ

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Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Orthopedic Surgery (AZ)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients465
Services billed8,981 across 56 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$233,824

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)184 · 280 30-day fills
Patients109
Total drug cost$2,190
Generic share99% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Graduation year2015
Medicare specialtyOrthopedic Surgery

Medical group

Hospital affiliations

Other facilities

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$137.42 · 3 payments from 2 companies
  • 2024$1,788 · 8 payments from 3 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Stryker Corporation$105.232
Depuy Synthes Sales Inc.$32.191

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$137.42 · 3 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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