Physician profile
Blaine D Buchanan
NPI 1598132961
$1,921.21
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
26 companies · $465 in 2025
The $465 reported for 2025 was more than what 79% of Surgical providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $146).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2021: $459 · 2022: $328 · 2023: $403 · 2024: $267 · 2025: $465.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Food and Beverage: $1,135.
View as a table
| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $1,134.64 |
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.
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atricure, INC. | $480.84 | 2021-2025 | Atricure Cryoice Cryosphere Cryoablation System |
| Baxter Healthcare | $208.48 | 2022-2024 | Preveleak, Tachosil |
| Abiomed | $155.67 | 2022-2025 | Impella |
| Saphena Medical, INC. | $144.74 | 2023 | Venapax |
| Silk Road Medical, INC. | $104.98 | 2023-2024 | Enroute Transcarotid Neuroprotection System, Enroute Transcarotid Stent, Enroute Enflate Transcarotid Rx Balloon Dilatation Catheter |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, INC | $93.12 | 2021-2024 | Xarelto |
| Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals INC. | $66.35 | 2025 | |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, INC. | $61.96 | 2024-2025 | Jardiance |
| La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company | $61.78 | 2021-2025 | Giapreza |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $60.62 | 2021-2022 | |
| Cvrx, INC. | $51.48 | 2023-2024 | Barostim Neo System |
| Getinge USA Sales, LLC | $50.85 | 2022 | |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $50.67 | 2025 | Keytruda, Verquvo |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $50.02 | 2021-2023 | |
| Medtronic, INC. | $38.79 | 2022-2023 | Endurant Iis |
Show all 26 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lemaitre Vascular, INC. | $38.44 | 2023 | Hydro Lemaitre Valvulotome, Restoreflow |
| Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $36.30 | 2025 | Farxiga |
| Angiodynamics, INC. | $27.28 | 2021 | |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, INC. | $26.50 | 2023 | Excluder Conformable Aaa Endoprosthesis With Active Control |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $20.78 | 2025 | |
| Zoll Services LLC (A/K/A Zoll Lifecor Corp) | $19.35 | 2025 | Lifevest |
| Kci USA, INC. | $18.62 | 2021 | |
| Alnylam Pharmaceuticals INC. | $14.60 | 2025 | Onpattro |
| Scpharmaceuticals INC. | $14.18 | 2025 | |
| Endologix LLC | $12.99 | 2023 | Afx2 Bifurcated Endograft System, Ovation Ix Iliac Stent Graft |
| Bard Peripheral Vascular, INC. | $11.82 | 2022 |
Drugs and devices associated with these payments
CMS records which products a payment was associated with, not how the money was allocated. Association is not allocation: one payment can be associated with several products, and a product listing does not mean the payment was made because of that product. Product detail covers 2023-2025.
If you want to bring it up
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- "I saw Blaine Buchanan listed in the CMS Open Payments database. Can you tell me about your work with those companies?"
- "Is there a generic or alternative to this medication, and would it work as well for me?"
- "What made you choose this particular treatment for my situation?"
These are normal questions. A good clinician will welcome them.
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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.