Physician profile

David K Bush

Cardiovascular Disease · Ashland, KY

NPI 1356354187

$1,481.76

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

17 companies · $32.25 in 2025

The $32.25 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Cardiovascular Disease provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $433).

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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$749.10

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
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $725.02 2019-2025
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, INC. $138.52 2022-2024 Jardiance
Abbott Laboratories $122.62 2021-2024 Assurity, Confirm Rx
Pfizer INC. $86.23 2021-2024
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $63.31 2023-2025 Verquvo
Zoll Services LLC (A/K/A Zoll Lifecor Corp) $55.24 2021-2024 Lifevest
Esperion Therapeutics, INC. $46.40 2021
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, INC $39.57 2021
Chiesi USA, INC. $37.55 2019
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, INC. $36.03 2023-2024 Evkeeza
Atricure, INC. $24.58 2024
Novo Nordisk INC $23.22 2024 Ozempic
Vifor Pharma, INC. $20.43 2020
Boston Scientific Corporation $20.24 2024 Watchman Access System
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $14.75 2022
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Irhythm Technologies, INC. $14.55 2023 Zio Xt Patch
Philips North America LLC $13.50 2023

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.

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Payment summary

David K Bush

$1,481.76

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
Context
The $32.25 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Cardiovascular Disease provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $433).

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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.