Physician

Nicholas Abidi, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Nicholas Abidi, MD (NPI: 1548273758) practices orthopedic surgery in the Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Santa Cruz, CA. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is GOLDEN STATE ORTHOPEDICS & SPINE (NPI: 1972552990; TIN: 56-2605608) and primary practice location at 95010-3956.

Abidi's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 702 traditional Medicare patients, billed 38,534 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $385,805 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 99214 (Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more). Part D data shows 246 prescription claims across 105 beneficiaries totaling $6,732 in drug costs, led by Celecoxib (Celecoxib). DME data shows 148 claims. Open Payments data shows 21 records totaling $2,434. 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 risen steadily, from $345,581 to $385,805. In contrast, Part D prescription costs started with an early spike, then settled into a lower baseline, moving from $10,938 to $6,732. For DME billing, this smaller-volume category moved up and down with repeated peaks and valleys, starting at $10,362 and ending at $1,182.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

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

Year	Patients	Clm Lines	Payment
2015	673	3,967	$345,581
2016	646	3,942	$355,200
2017	678	4,997	$363,820
2018	724	6,733	$403,547
2019	693	4,491	$422,467
2020	676	4,173	$394,147
2021	829	6,207	$517,514
2022	891	9,049	$559,956
2023	753	29,710	$445,885
2024	702	38,534	$385,805

Part D Events Trend

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

Year	Patients	Claims	Drug Cost
2015	146	346	$10,938
2016	163	429	$70,484
2017	130	357	$14,032
2018	149	355	$15,878
2019	166	542	$25,377
2020	110	327	$3,543
2021	93	203	$2,546
2022	78	203	$5,848
2023	107	276	$5,682
2024	105	246	$6,732

DME Billing Trend

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

Year	Patients	Claims	Payment
2015	166	191	$47,349
2016	133	151	$33,242
2017	225	231	$48,841
2018	163	169	$35,524
2019	79	79	$10,789
2020	78	78	$8,495
2021	61	62	$9,162
2022	170	170	$38,724
2023	154	170	$39,211
2024	148	148	$24,923

* / # = 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
99214	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	292	368	$102
99213	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more	298	391	$72
20610	Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	198	228	$56
73564	X-ray of knee, 4 or more views	226	330	$41
J1010	Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 1 mg	196	16,720	$0

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

Drug	Generic	Claims	Total Day Supply	Total Drug Cost
Celecoxib	Celecoxib	65	2,010	$5,449
Famotidine	Famotidine	42	1,665	$285
Gabapentin	Gabapentin	25	737	$235
Amoxicillin	Amoxicillin	25	53	$45
Meloxicam	Meloxicam	15	450	$37

Top 5 DME services in 2024

By Total Medicare Payment Amount.

HCPCS Code	HCPCS Description	Supplier Rental Indicator	Total Supplier Beneficiaries	Total Supplier Claims	Total Medicare Payment Amount
L1820	Knee orthosis, elastic with condylar pads and joints, with or without patellar control, prefabricated item that has been trimmed, bent, molded, assembled, or otherwise customized to fit a specific patient by an individual with expertise	N	46	46	$6,393
L4361	Walking boot, pneumatic and/or vacuum, with or without joints, with or without interface material, prefabricated, off-the-shelf	N	24	24	$6,232
L2330	Addition to lower extremity, lacer molded to patient model, for custom fabricated orthosis only	N	13	13	$5,871
L1821	Knee orthosis, elastic with condylar pads and joints, with or without patellar control, prefabricated, off the shelf	N	17	17	$2,503
L2275	Addition to lower extremity, varus/valgus correction, plastic modification, padded/lined	N	13	13	$1,754

Open Payments Summary in 2024

Category	Definition	Records	Total Reported Amount	Top Related Entity
General Payments	Reported payment or transfer-of-value amount.	20	$955	Stryker Corporation
Research Payments	Reported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.	1	$1,479	Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.
Ownership / Investment Interests	Reported value of ownership or investment interests.	0	$0	N/R

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FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Nicholas Abidi, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Nicholas Abidi, MD (NPI 1548273758), 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 Nicholas Abidi, MD have ACO affiliation data?

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

What billing organization is linked to Nicholas Abidi, MD?

Nicholas Abidi, MD is linked to GOLDEN STATE ORTHOPEDICS & SPINE (billing NPI 1972552990) in the available physician profile data.

Does Nicholas Abidi, MD have Open Payments data?

Nicholas Abidi, MD has 21 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

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