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Dr. Florian Nickisch, MD

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(Florian Nickisch)

(1014 Ratings)

Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery and Orthopedic Trauma

Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich Faculty of Medicine

Professional interests include: ankle problems, foot problems

590 Wakara Way
Salt Lake City, UT 84108

(801) 587-7109

Dr. Florian Nickisch, MD is an orthopedist in Salt Lake City, UT specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and orthopedic trauma. He graduated from Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich Faculty of Medicine. Dr. Florian Nickisch, MD is affiliated with U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and University of Utah Health.

Office Locations

590 Wakara Way
Salt Lake City, UT 84108

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Salt Lake City Vahcs (660)
Salt Lake City, UT 84148

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Florian Nickisch, MD in 2024

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

internal fixation removal

In 2024, Dr. Florian Nickisch, MD performed more internal fixation removal procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Utah.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Florian Nickisch, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	174

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Florian Nickisch, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	231

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Florian Nickisch, MD.

**Gender**
Male	71
Female	118

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	165
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	98
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	49

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Florian Nickisch, MD in 2013

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	25
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Florian Nickisch, MD treated as an orthopedist in Salt Lake City, UT during 2014 were implant removal.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Florian Nickisch, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	263
implant removal	18

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Florian Nickisch, MD.

**Gender**
Male	67
Female	137

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	181
Black	0
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	90
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	57

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Florian Nickisch, MD in 2014

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	24
Dementia	0
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Florian Nickisch, MD treated as an orthopedist in Salt Lake City, UT during 2015 were implant removal.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Florian Nickisch, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	259
implant removal	18

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Florian Nickisch, MD.

**Gender**
Male	172
Female	238

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	366
Black	0
Hispanic	22
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	200
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	110

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Florian Nickisch, MD in 2015

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	30
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Florian Nickisch, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	243

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Florian Nickisch, MD.

**Gender**
Male	79
Female	112

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	167
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	96
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Florian Nickisch, MD in 2016

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	37
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	25
Dementia	0
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Florian Nickisch, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	263

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Florian Nickisch, MD.

**Gender**
Male	89
Female	130

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	195
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	113
From 75 to 84	50
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Florian Nickisch, MD in 2017

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	28
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	23
Dementia	5
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Florian Nickisch, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	265

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Florian Nickisch, MD.

**Gender**
Male	81
Female	133

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	186
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	118
From 75 to 84	49
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Florian Nickisch, MD in 2018

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	34
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	26
Dementia	8
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Florian Nickisch, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	292

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Florian Nickisch, MD.

**Gender**
Male	90
Female	130

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	197
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	131
From 75 to 84	56
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Florian Nickisch, MD in 2019

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	35
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	24
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Florian Nickisch, MD treated as an orthopedist in Salt Lake City, UT during 2020 were open surgery, lower extremity surgery and tendon surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Florian Nickisch, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	192
lower extremity surgery	21
open surgery	21
tendon surgery	21

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Florian Nickisch, MD.

**Gender**
Male	73
Female	101

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	156
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	106
From 75 to 84	38
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Florian Nickisch, MD in 2020

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	26
Dementia	0
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Florian Nickisch, MD treated as an orthopedist in Salt Lake City, UT during 2021 were implant removal, joint surgery, lower extremity surgery and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Florian Nickisch, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	14
doctor visit	231
implant removal	19
joint surgery	14
lower extremity surgery	14

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Florian Nickisch, MD.

**Gender**
Male	64
Female	125

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	173
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	123
From 75 to 84	41
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Florian Nickisch, MD in 2021

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	21
Dementia	0
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Florian Nickisch, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	232

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Florian Nickisch, MD.

**Gender**
Male	71
Female	114

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	163
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	106
From 75 to 84	41
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Florian Nickisch, MD in 2022

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	26
Dementia	0
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Florian Nickisch, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	216

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Florian Nickisch, MD.

**Gender**
Male	77
Female	108

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	169
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	96
From 75 to 84	56
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Florian Nickisch, MD in 2023

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	24
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	26
Dementia	0
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Florian Nickisch, MD treated as an orthopedist in Salt Lake City, UT during 2024 were implant removal.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Florian Nickisch, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	256
implant removal	21

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Florian Nickisch, MD.

**Gender**
Male	101
Female	110

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	184
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	108
From 75 to 84	74
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Florian Nickisch, MD in 2024

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	26
Dementia	0
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Florian Nickisch, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Florian Nickisch, MD treated as an orthopedist in Salt Lake City, UT were open surgery, tendon surgery, implant removal and lower extremity surgery.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	14
doctor visit	239
implant removal	19
joint surgery	14
lower extremity surgery	17
open surgery	21
tendon surgery	21

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Florian Nickisch, MD.

**Gender**
Female	119
Male	79

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	177
Hispanic	2
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	1

**Age**
85 and over	0
75 to 84	31
Less than 65	20
65 to 74	106

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Florian Nickisch, MD From 2012 - 2024

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Florian Nickisch, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and diabetes.

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	13
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	23
Atrial Fibrillation	7
Cancer	7
Dementia	1

Education & Training

Dr. Florian Nickisch, MD graduated from Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich Faculty of Medicine. He completed residency at Rhode Island Hospital. He is certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and has a state license in North Carolina.

Medical School: Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich Faculty of Medicine

Residency: Rhode Island Hospital

Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Licensed In: North Carolina

Insurance Information

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Dr. Florian Nickisch, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Most Insurances Accepted.

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Most Insurances Accepted

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Florian Nickisch, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.9 out of 5 stars based on 1014 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Florian Nickisch, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Salt Lake City, UT.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Florian Nickisch, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.	$468,379 MOTOBAND $651	$467,727
Smith & Nephew, Inc.	$398,962 Sports Med Small Joint $379,750	Other Trauma $19,213
Nextremity Solutions Inc.	$1,635 $1,635
Medartis Inc.	$1,635 Aptus $1,635
Active Medical, LLC	$1,200 $1,200
Other	$1,592 INBONE $768	FOOTANDANKLE $171	Infinity $170	EASYFUSE $118	INFINITY ADAPTIS $112	Other $252

**Types of Payments**
Acquisitions	$468,379
Royalty or License	$379,743
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$14,000
Consulting Fee	$6,770
Travel and Lodging	$2,177
Other	$2,335

Ownership and Interest Payments

This table describes ownership payments received by Dr. Florian Nickisch, MD.

CROSSROADS EXTREMITY SYSTEMS, LLC

2021

$21,516.55

Physician Covered Recipient

STOCK SHARES

Biography

Dr. Florian Nickisch is an Associate Professor in the Department of Orthopaedics at University of Utah Health who specializes in foot and ankle care and orthopaedic trauma of the lower extremity. He is board-certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and fellowship-trained in orthopaedic trauma and foot & ankle surgery. Dr. Nickisch earned his MD at Ludwig Maximilians University (Munich), completed residency at Brown University, and completed fellowships at O.L. Miller Foot and Ankle Institute, Rhode Island Hospital, and as a visiting fellow at the Sigvard T. Hansen Foot & Ankle...