Dr. Nicolas S. Piuzzi, M.D.
Joint Replacement Surgery (Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Years since graduation
- 16
- In the NPI registry since
- 2016
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 200
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2016Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)
Medicare’s Care Compare data doesn’t list this clinician’s medical school. Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery Physician primary
OH license 57028811 -
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
OH license 57028811
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, OH
- Hillcrest Hospital Mayfield Heights, OH
- Marymount Hospital Garfield Heights, OH
- Euclid Hospital Euclid, OH
- Lutheran Hospital Cleveland, OH
Medical groups
- Cleveland Clinic (7,090 clinicians)
- Mrs Physical Therapy (182 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 200
- Services billed
- 340
- Patients’ average age
- 73
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and | 58 | 54 |
| Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee | 45 | 43 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | 43 | 39 |
| Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis | 39 | 37 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | 37 | 37 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 31 | 31 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | 29 | 27 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | 25 | 25 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | 13 | 11 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | 12 | 12 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Medicare prescriptions
| Drug | Prescriptions |
|---|---|
| Meloxicam Other prescribers in Cleveland, OH | 13 |
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 6 companies reported 75 payments worth $749,839 in total to this clinician.
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $744,027 |
|---|---|
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $5,036 |
| Stryker Corporation | $531 |
| Hydrocision, Inc. | $109 |
| Smith+nephew, Inc. | $101 |
| Theradaptive, Inc. | $35.00 |
| Consulting Fee | $736,181 |
|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $8,286 |
| Food and Beverage | $2,737 |
| Education | $2,600 |
| Gift | $35.00 |
What the payments were for
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. Oct 30, 2025 | Consulting Fee | $237,344 |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. Aug 7, 2025 | Consulting Fee | $200,208 |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. Jan 30, 2025 | Consulting Fee | $169,531 |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. Apr 30, 2025 | Consulting Fee | $124,323 |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Apr 10, 2025 | Consulting Fee Exparel; Iovera; Zilretta · Pain Management | $4,775 |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. Oct 16, 2025 | Education Persona · Knees | $2,000 |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. Nov 12, 2025 | Travel and Lodging travel to Fort Wayne, IN · in-kind | $1,165 |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. Nov 15, 2025 | Travel and Lodging travel to Overland Park, KS · in-kind | $1,118 |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. Jun 16, 2025 | Travel and Lodging G7 · Hips · travel to Overland Park, KS · in-kind | $1,099 |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. Jan 23, 2025 | Travel and Lodging travel to Fort Worth, TX · in-kind | $960 |
All 33 payments other than meals, newest first
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. Nov 20, 2025 | Travel and Lodging Persona · Knees · travel to New York, NY · in-kind | $474 |
| Theradaptive, Inc. Nov 20, 2025 | Gift OsteoAdapt · Spine · in-kind | $35.00 |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. Nov 15, 2025 | Travel and Lodging travel to Overland Park, KS · in-kind | $1,118 |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. Nov 14, 2025 | Travel and Lodging ROSA · Hips · travel to WARSAW, IN · in-kind | $175 |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. Nov 13, 2025 | Travel and Lodging ROSA · Knees · travel to WARSAW, IN · in-kind | $585 |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. Nov 12, 2025 | Travel and Lodging travel to Fort Wayne, IN · in-kind | $1,165 |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. Oct 30, 2025 | Consulting Fee | $237,344 |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. Oct 16, 2025 | Education Persona · Knees | $2,000 |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. Oct 16, 2025 | Education Persona · Knees | $600 |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. Oct 2, 2025 | Travel and Lodging travel to Park Ridge, IL | $46.00 |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. Oct 2, 2025 | Travel and Lodging travel to Park Ridge, IL | $14.91 |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. Oct 2, 2025 | Travel and Lodging travel to Park Ridge, IL | $14.91 |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. Aug 7, 2025 | Consulting Fee | $200,208 |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. Aug 4, 2025 | Travel and Lodging travel to Rosemont, IL · in-kind | $227 |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. Jul 25, 2025 | Travel and Lodging travel to Des Plaines, IL · in-kind | $143 |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. Jul 25, 2025 | Travel and Lodging travel to Chicago, IL · in-kind | $64.80 |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. Jul 25, 2025 | Travel and Lodging travel to Chicago, IL · in-kind | $49.56 |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. Jul 24, 2025 | Travel and Lodging travel to Chicago, IL · in-kind | $344 |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. Jul 24, 2025 | Travel and Lodging travel to Chicago, IL · in-kind | $192 |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. Jul 24, 2025 | Travel and Lodging travel to Chicago, IL · in-kind | $94.50 |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. Jul 24, 2025 | Travel and Lodging travel to Chicago, IL · in-kind | $46.80 |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. Jul 24, 2025 | Travel and Lodging travel to Chicago, IL · in-kind | $35.00 |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. Jul 17, 2025 | Travel and Lodging travel to Montreal, Canada | $46.00 |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. Jul 17, 2025 | Travel and Lodging travel to Montreal, Canada | $29.82 |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. Jun 16, 2025 | Travel and Lodging G7 · Hips · travel to Overland Park, KS · in-kind | $1,099 |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. Jun 16, 2025 | Travel and Lodging travel to Fort Worth, TX · in-kind | $553 |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. Jun 16, 2025 | Travel and Lodging G7 · Hips · travel to Overland Park, KS · in-kind | $53.00 |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. Jun 15, 2025 | Travel and Lodging travel to Montreal, Canada · in-kind | $672 |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. Apr 30, 2025 | Consulting Fee | $124,323 |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Apr 10, 2025 | Consulting Fee Exparel; Iovera; Zilretta · Pain Management | $4,775 |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. Feb 6, 2025 | Travel and Lodging travel to Chicago, IL · in-kind | $83.58 |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. Jan 30, 2025 | Consulting Fee | $169,531 |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. Jan 23, 2025 | Travel and Lodging travel to Fort Worth, TX · in-kind | $960 |
Each payment as the company reported it, with the products it named. Meals are counted in the totals above but not listed one by one.
From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.
Industry-funded research
Named as a principal investigator on 2 industry-funded studies in 2025, from 1 companies. The companies reported $40,127 in research payments for these studies, mostly to the institutions running them.
- Persona OsseoTi Keel Compatibility Study – A Multicenter Cohort Study A prospective, post-market clinical follow-up study to demonstrate safety, performance and clinical benefits of the Persona Knee System Portfolio a…
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. - Infection Consortium Study #1 – Synovasure vs. Clinical Guidelines for PJI
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.
From CMS Open Payments research payments, where companies name up to five principal investigators per payment. Research payments usually go to hospitals, universities and research sites, not to the investigator personally. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing.