Physician

James M Nieman, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, James Nieman, M.D. (NPI: 1316927171) practices orthopedic surgery in the Lima, OH market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Allen, OH. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE OF OHIO, INC (NPI: 1902886492; TIN: 31-1562435) and primary practice location at 45804-4030.

Nieman's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 677 traditional Medicare patients, billed 9,439 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $186,370 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 99213 (Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more). Part D data shows 836 prescription claims across 397 beneficiaries totaling $5,614 in drug costs, led by Celecoxib (Celecoxib). 2023 DME data shows 23 claims. No Open Payments records. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing has changed little. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have declined steadily, from $19,155 to $5,614. In contrast, DME billing represents a smaller volume and fell sharply in recent years, from $8,592 to $848.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Year	Patients	Clm Lines	Payment
2015	612	4,387	$218,767
2016	670	3,568	$212,464
2017	656	2,615	$200,251
2018	703	3,812	$237,544
2019	712	4,023	$231,036
2020	600	2,004	$194,250
2021	705	2,635	$223,920
2022	718	2,426	$214,168
2023	668	2,777	$191,001
2024	677	9,439	$186,370

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Year	Patients	Claims	Drug Cost
2015	286	659	$19,155
2016	288	683	$18,337
2017	303	646	$29,067
2018	309	654	$20,028
2019	362	704	$16,328
2020	340	757	$23,905
2021	391	783	$18,860
2022	392	741	$17,162
2023	361	767	$8,275
2024	397	836	$5,614

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

Year	Patients	Claims	Payment
2015	67	90	$10,151
2016	23	36	$7,211
2017	37	73	$9,039
2018	37	37	$9,656
2019	58	70	$13,023
2020	38	40	$9,830
2021	28	28	$2,761
2022	11	11	$1,202
2023	23	23	$2,080
2024	N/R	N/R	N/R

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

Code	Description	Patients	Clm Lines	Total Payment
99213	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more	81	87	$59
20610	Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	74	83	$47
73502	X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	82	118	$23
73564	X-ray of knee, 4 or more views	296	376	$22
73560	X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	96	120	$18

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

Drug	Generic	Claims	Total Day Supply	Total Drug Cost
Celecoxib	Celecoxib	33	1,620	$1,408
Meloxicam	Meloxicam	336	14,820	$932
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen	90	630	$928
Cephalexin	Cephalexin	187	279	$338
Methylprednisolone	Methylprednisolone	43	258	$225

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary

No connected Open Payments records were found for this physician in General Payments, Research Payments, or Ownership / Investment Interests.

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FAQ

What Medicare data is available for James M. Nieman, M.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for James M. Nieman, M.D. (NPI 1316927171), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does James M. Nieman, M.D. have ACO affiliation data?

No ACO affiliation record is shown in the available Tedicare data for this profile.

What billing organization is linked to James M. Nieman, M.D.?

James M. Nieman, M.D. is linked to ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE OF OHIO, INC (billing NPI 1902886492) in the available physician profile data.

Does James M. Nieman, M.D. have Open Payments data?

No connected Open Payments records are shown for this physician in the available General Payments, Research Payments, or Ownership / Investment Interests data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.