Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Venu Nemani, MD

Orthopedic Surgery · Seattle, WA
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology — Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
1100 9TH AVE, Seattle, WA 98101
2062237525
Registered in NPPES since 2010
NPI: 1265757710 verify on NPPES ↗
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
Informational, not a quality rating. This page presents federal public records about Dr. Nemani from CMS (NPPES, Open Payments, Medicare Provider Utilization, PECOS). It is not medical advice, an endorsement, or a judgment of clinical quality. Always consult the provider directly and a licensed clinician for medical decisions. Read methodology →
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What this data tells you about Dr. Nemani

Dr. Venu Nemani is an orthopedic surgery specialist in Seattle, WA, with 16 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Nemani performed 577 Medicare services in 2023. These records do not provide a deduplicated patient total.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Nemani received a total of $105,204 from 25 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 307 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly reported through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their effect on care. A reliable breakdown by payment category is not available in this snapshot. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.

The Data Coverage level for Dr. Nemani is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.

✓ 16 years of NPI registration ▲ 577 Medicare services $105,204 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary — 2023

Medicare Utilization ↗
577
Medicare services
Bottom 41% in WA for orthopedic surgery
Not available
Unique patients (not deduplicated)
$215
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →

Top procedures by volume

Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.

Procedure Volume Avg. paid Avg. submitted
Spinal fusion of additional segment
A surgical procedure to join an additional section of the spine to the existing fusion. This is performed as a separate or subsequent step to stabilize more of the spinal column.
151 $270 $867
New patient office visit (45-59 min)
An initial office visit for a new patient lasting between 45 and 59 minutes. This code covers the total time spent by the physician or qualified healthcare professional on the date of the encounter.
95 $111 $310
Office visit, established patient (20-29 min)
An office visit for an existing patient lasting between 20 and 29 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition.
88 $56 $169
Office visit, established patient (30-39 min)
A follow-up office visit for an existing patient lasting between 30 and 39 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition.
69 $77 $223
New patient office visit (30-44 min)
An initial office visit for a new patient lasting between 30 and 44 minutes. This code is used when the total time spent on the date of the encounter falls within this range.
46 $69 $218
Spine fusion with cage or mesh device insertion
A surgical procedure to fuse spine bones by inserting a cage or mesh device into the disc space.
28 $212 $682
Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min)
An office or outpatient visit for an existing patient lasting between 40 and 54 minutes. This level of service is determined by the total time spent on the date of the encounter.
19 $120 $315
Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck
A procedure involving the placement of a stabilizing device on the back of a single vertebra in the neck.
15 $643 $2,062
Partial removal of spine bone with nerve release, 1 segment
A surgical procedure involving the partial removal of a bone segment in the spine to relieve pressure on the spinal cord or nerves. This is performed on a single spinal segment.
15 $664 $2,248
Fusion of spine in lower back 14 $1,084 $4,144
Insertion of instrumentation to pelvic bones
A surgical procedure involving the placement of hardware or devices into the pelvic bones.
14 $250 $813
Anterior lumbar interbody fusion with partial disc removal
A surgical procedure to fuse the lower spine bones by accessing the area through the abdomen and partially removing a spinal disc.
12 $546 $1,866
Spinal stabilization device placement, 7-12 segments
Surgical placement of a device to stabilize the back involving 7 to 12 spine bone segments.
11 $586 $1,897
How to read this data: This reflects Medicare patients only (typically 65+). Payment amounts are what Medicare paid the provider, not your out-of-pocket cost. These counts do not measure clinical quality or years of experience.
35.5% high complexity
0.0% medium
64.5% routine

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$105,204
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $15,029/year across 7 years
Top 7% in WA for orthopedic surgery
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
25
Companies
307
Payment records
Payments are publicly reported; disclosure does not establish legality · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →

Payment categories are unavailable while the source breakdown is being rebuilt. Company and year totals do not identify how much belongs to each category.

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$17,826
2023
$12,806
2022
$45,713
2021
$24,783
2020
$492
2019
$2,876
2018
$709

Payments by company (2024)

Augmedics Inc.
$5,477
Medtronic, Inc.
$4,517
Alphatec Spine, Inc
$3,088
Orthofix Medical, Inc.
$1,195
Globus Medical, Inc.
$1,068
Stryker Corporation
$951
Medical Device Business Services, Inc.
$862
Viseon, Inc.
$337
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.
$269
Invictus Surgical Incorporated
$63
Top 3 companies account for 73.4% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Medtronic, Inc.
$61,969
Stryker Corporation
$14,305
NuVasive, Inc.
$8,305
Augmedics Inc.
$5,650
Alphatec Spine, Inc
$5,397
Medtronic USA, Inc.
$1,402
Orthofix Medical, Inc.
$1,215
SMAIO SA
$1,168
Globus Medical, Inc.
$1,068
SeaSpine Orthopedics Corporation
$874
Medical Device Business Services, Inc.
$862
Viseon, Inc.
$834
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.
$554
SEASPINE ORTHOPEDICS CORPORATION
$459
Surgalign Spine Technologies, Inc.
$393
MEDACTA USA, INC.
$304
Providence Medical Technology, Inc.
$196
Invictus Surgical Incorporated
$63
Arthrosurface Incorporated
$57
BAXTER HEALTHCARE
$34
Bioventus LLC
$26
Medicrea USA, Corp.
$25
Amniox Medical, Inc.
$17
Horizon Pharma plc
$15
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.
$13
Top 3 companies account for 80.4% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
12.5MM X 50MM · 7D Surgical FLASH Frame · 7D Surgical System · ACIS · ALTALYNE · ARAI SURGICAL NAVIGATION SYSTEM · ATLANTIS · Battalion · Bonescalpel · C360 · CAVUX Cervical Cage · CD HORIZON · CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM · CLYDESDALE · CONDUIT · CONFIDENCE · CoRoent · DIVERGENCE-L · Direct Look · ELEVATE · EVEREST · EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM · EXPEDIUM · Excelsius Deformity · Excelsius3D Imaging System · ExcelsiusGPS Robotic Navigation System · Expedium VERSE · Explorer TO · FIBERGRAFT BG Morsels · FLOSEAL · Fitbone · HemiCAP Shoulder · INFINITY OCT System · INTELLIS · INVICTUS OPEN · Invictus OPEN · MAZOR X SYSTEM · MESA SPINAL SYSTEM · MYSPINE · MaXcess · Mariner MIS · MaxView System · MaxView System - Lateral Set · Mazor X Stealth Edition · MazorX - Renaissance · Mobi-C · Multiple Products · N/A · NAV - NAV3 NAVIGATION PLATFORM · NEOX · NO_PRODUCT · NorthStar · O-ARM-ST · Other - Miscellaneous · PASS-LP · PIVOX Oblique Lateral Spinal System · Physio-Stim · Pulse · SIMMETRY IMPLANT · STREAMLINE TL SPINAL FIXATION SYSTEM · SYMPHONY · SYNAPSE · Simplify Cervical Artificial Disc · Solanas · StealthStation · Teligen · UNID_PASS · UNiD · VARIAX · Vertigraft · XIA 3 · XLIF · Xvision
Should you be concerned? Industry payments are disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their purpose, legality, or effect on care. What matters is whether a recommended drug or device appears in your doctor's payment records. If so, consider asking your doctor about it. How to interpret this data →
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Geographic Context

Orthopedic surgeons in nearby ZIP areas
314
County median income
$122,148
Nearest hospital to ZIP centroid (approximate)
VIRGINIA MASON MEDICAL CENTER
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Data Sources

Provider Registry NPPES NPPES snapshot; verify current record
Medicare Enrollment PECOS PECOS snapshot
Practice Data Medicare Util. Annual (CY lag)
Industry Payments Open Payments CY 2024
Disciplinary History — Not included N/A

This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This reflects how much public data is available about a provider. How we calculate this →

Summary

Dr. Nemani is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with 16 years of NPI registration.

This summary is auto-generated from federal data, describing data availability and patterns. Read our methodology →

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Dr. Nemani experienced with spinal fusion of additional segment?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Nemani performed 151 spinal fusion of additional segment services. These records cover Medicare fee-for-service activity, including eligible younger beneficiaries; they do not measure total practice volume or clinical quality.
Does Dr. Nemani receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Nemani received a total of $105,204 from 25 companies across 307 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their legality or effect on care. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.
How do Dr. Nemani's costs compare to other orthopedic surgeons in Seattle?
Dr. Nemani's average Medicare payment per service is $215. Note that these figures represent what Medicare pays, not your out-of-pocket cost, which depends on your specific insurance plan and deductible. Procedure-level data above shows both what was submitted and what Medicare paid for each service type.
What does Data Coverage mean?
Data Coverage (currently Very High for Dr. Nemani) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A "Very High" or "High" level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating the presence of registry, enrollment, activity or payment records, not verified experience or clinical quality. A "Low" or "Moderate" level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative. Read our full methodology →
Is this data up to date?
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About this page

This page combines public CMS records with calculated summaries and explanatory procedure labels. These transformations are not verbatim federal records. Sources: NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.

This page is not medical advice, an endorsement, a recommendation, or a quality rating. Data Coverage reflects data completeness — how much federal information exists for this provider — not clinical performance, patient outcomes, or quality of care. Always verify information directly with the provider and consult a licensed clinician before making medical decisions.

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