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Gregory P. Nicholson, M.D.

NPI 1477532141ActiveIndividual· Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine· Chicago, IL

Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine (M.D.) in Chicago, Illinois, trained at Indiana University School of Medicine (class of 1986). 639 Medicare patients in 2024, $255,604 paid; nearly all of their 345 Part D prescriptions were generic (99%). Stryker Corporation was the largest of 4 companies reporting payments in 2025, $1,742,498 in all, mostly royalties and licenses.

Overview

NPI1477532141
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialM.D.
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedJan 11, 2006
Last updated in NPPESSep 18, 2018

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine Primary207XX0005X036105551IL

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Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 4, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 4, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 4, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Sports Medicine (IL); Practitioner - Sports Medicine (IN)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients639
Services billed3,623 across 58 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$255,604

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)345 · 394 30-day fills
Patients164
Total drug cost$2,583
Generic share99% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolIndiana University School of Medicine
Graduation year1986
Medicare specialtySports Medicine
Secondary specialtiesOrthopedic Surgery

Medical groups

Hospital affiliations

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$1,742,498 · 41 payments from 4 companies
  • 2024$1,432,676 · 28 payments from 2 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Royalty or License$1,715,550 · 13 payments
  • Consulting Fee$21,500 · 4 payments
  • Travel and Lodging$2,921 · 8 payments
  • Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$1,500 · 1 payment
  • Food and Beverage$1,026 · 15 payments

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

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