Physician profile

Summer Causey Buchhamer

Family · Macon, GA

NPI 1952942997

$2,646.14

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

19 companies · $538 in 2025

The $538 reported for 2025 was more than what 76% of Family providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $167).

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Payments by year

General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.

What the payments were for

Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.

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Payment typeAmount (2023-2025)
Food and Beverage$2,106.34

Payment-type detail covers 2023-2025; earlier years are included in totals but not broken out here.

Who reported paying

General payments only, as reported to CMS. Product names cover 2023-2025.

CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, INC $844.76 2022-2024 Xarelto
Abiomed $591.97 2024-2025 Impella
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $228.57 2021-2023 Farxiga
Amgen INC. $219.94 2022-2025 Repatha, Repatha
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $133.02 2022-2024
Boston Scientific Corporation $95.84 2025 Watchman Flx, Jetstream Sc
Inspire Medical Systems, INC. $92.76 2025 Inspire
Zoll Services LLC (A/K/A Zoll Lifecor Corp) $86.00 2023 Lifevest
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $76.35 2023-2024 Verquvo
Novo Nordisk INC $55.21 2021-2025 Wegovy
Pfizer INC. $44.60 2023
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals INC. $37.41 2021-2022
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, Plc $33.72 2024 Arcalyst
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, INC. $21.96 2022
Amarin Pharma, INC. $20.16 2022
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, INC. $18.52 2024 Uptravi, Opsumit
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, INC. $17.24 2023 Inpefa
Glaxosmithkline, LLC. $16.15 2021
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $11.96 2022

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Summer Causey Buchhamer

$2,646.14

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2021-2025
Top company
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, INC
Context
The $538 reported for 2025 was more than what 76% of Family providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $167).

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Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025. Payments are legal and often routine.

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Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025, as reported to CMS by drug and device makers (published June 30, 2026). Drug and device detail covers 2023-2025.