Official source Data mirrored from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Open Payments · General Payments · as published 2026-01-23 View official record Methodology

Covered recipient · General Payments record

NICHOLAS J SCHOCH

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Orthopaedic Surgery

NPI
1366406548
CMS profile
16703
Location
SAINT CLAIR SHORES, MI

General Payments · PY2018–2024

$68,725.48

  • Reported across 235 records
  • CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$8,159.99

32 records · 0 disputed

Financial relationships do not necessarily indicate an improper relationship; the data is open to interpretation.

How these totals are calculated
  • The total is the sum of the General Payments records CMS published for the labeled program year(s), exactly as published. Nothing is estimated, weighted, or combined across categories.
  • General Payments only. Research and Ownership/Investment are separate datasets and are never summed with these figures; amounts are kept separate per program year.
  • Featured-page threshold (a presentation gate, not a judgment): records>=3 OR total>=100 (all years).
  • Methodology & Data — sourcing, labeling, and limitations.

By nature of payment

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Nature of paymentAmountRecords
Consulting Fee $6,125.00 5
Food and Beverage $1,467.37 24
Travel and Lodging $567.62 3

By paying entity

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Paying entityAmountRecords
Stryker Corporation $4,549.29 10
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. $2,376.80 8
Pinnacle, Inc $808.80 9
Globus Medical, Inc. $172.92 1
Sanara MedTech Inc. $126.18 1
ENCORE MEDICAL, LP $97.56 1
FIDIA PHARMA USA INC. $14.30 1
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. $14.14 1

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2018 $3,794.60 45
PY2019 $24,627.67 57
PY2020 $9,044.38 18
PY2021 $6,725.17 22
PY2022 $2,402.18 27
PY2023 $13,971.49 34
PY2024 $8,159.99 32

Payment records · PY2024 (32)

Sorted by paying entity, then date · as published by CMS

Program year 2024 201820192020202120222023 Record-level detail is published for PY2024; earlier years are summarised in “By program year”.
Paying entity Amount Date Nature of payment Dispute status Published Record ID Source
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. $14.14 10/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077858446 CMS
ENCORE MEDICAL, LP $97.56 03/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154723025 CMS
Fidia Pharma USA Inc. $14.30 11/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141158771 CMS
Globus Medical, Inc. $172.92 04/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145020441 CMS
Pinnacle, Inc $40.64 01/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126998335 CMS
Pinnacle, Inc $349.68 05/16/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126998339 CMS
Pinnacle, Inc $32.08 05/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126998341 CMS
Pinnacle, Inc $124.15 05/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126998343 CMS
Pinnacle, Inc $185.59 05/31/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126998337 CMS
Pinnacle, Inc $32.35 05/31/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126999103 CMS
Pinnacle, Inc $14.44 10/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126999105 CMS
Pinnacle, Inc $27.22 10/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126999107 CMS
Pinnacle, Inc $2.65 10/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126999109 CMS
Sanara MedTech Inc. $126.18 08/28/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154926760 CMS
Stryker Corporation $800.00 01/05/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119972211 CMS
Stryker Corporation $65.50 02/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119972213 CMS
Stryker Corporation $170.16 03/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119972215 CMS
Stryker Corporation $35.13 05/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119972217 CMS
Stryker Corporation $35.14 06/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119972219 CMS
Stryker Corporation $3,200.00 07/01/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119972221 CMS
Stryker Corporation $13.45 09/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119972223 CMS
Stryker Corporation $28.03 10/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119972225 CMS
Stryker Corporation $141.86 10/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119972227 CMS
Stryker Corporation $60.02 10/31/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119972229 CMS
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. $59.35 01/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1155010703 CMS
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. $12.21 02/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1155010620 CMS
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. $143.98 06/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1155010705 CMS
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. $500.00 07/03/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1155010691 CMS
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. $625.00 07/31/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1155010701 CMS
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. $20.37 08/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1155010717 CMS
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. $15.89 08/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1155010719 CMS
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. $1,000.00 09/26/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1155010715 CMS

Source & provenance

Dataset
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
Publisher of source data
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
CMS publication date
2026-01-23
Program years on this page
2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Source files
Dataset page · Bulk file · PY2018 , PY2019 , PY2020 , PY2021 , PY2022 , PY2023 , PY2024
Generated from
OP_DTL_GNRL_PGYR2024_P01232026_01102026.csv

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