Physician profile

Joseph Frederick Buell

Surgery · New Orleans, LA

NPI 1083682009

$186,200.52

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

34 companies · $3,414 in 2025

The $3,414 reported for 2025 was more than what 87% of Surgery providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $281).

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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$4,690.47
Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program$2,500.00
Travel and Lodging$2,205.02
Gift$8.74

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
Medical Device Business Services, INC. $73,609.87 2019-2021
Davol INC. $65,606.43 2019-2025 Phasix Mesh, Arista Ah Flexitip
Covidien LP $18,181.94 2019-2020
Biom'Up Sa $6,896.40 2019
Acell, INC. $6,538.17 2019-2020
Intuitive Surgical, INC. $5,699.32 2019-2025
Medtronic, INC. $3,583.89 2021-2025 Signia, Emprint, Endoflip
Tela Bio, INC. $2,075.95 2021-2024 Ovitex 2s, Ovitex Reinforced Bioscaffold With Permanent Polymer (Ovitex)
Ethicon US, LLC $1,040.62 2019-2025 Vistaseal, Echelon; Endopath, Echelon Endopath
Kerecis Limited $482.39 2022-2025 Kerecis Omega3 Marigen, Kerecis Surgiclose, Kerecis Omega3 Surgiclose
Ethicon INC. $435.00 2021
C. R. Bard, INC. & Subsidiaries $395.25 2022-2025 Phasix Mesh
Dilon Technologies, INC. $237.29 2023-2025 Hemoblast Bellows
Bard Access Systems, INC. $188.14 2019
Abbvie INC. $165.05 2023-2025 Strattice Reconstructive Tissue Matrix Bps, Creon
Show all 33 companies
CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Becton, Dickinson and Company $164.76 2020-2025 Arista
Sirtex Medical INC $128.42 2023-2024 Sir-Spheres Microspheres
Teleflex LLC $102.78 2025 Quikclot
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $86.84 2023-2024 Andexxa, Imfinzi
Angiodynamics, INC. $79.59 2025 Nanoknife
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $78.38 2024-2025
Aimmune Therapeutics, INC. $68.61 2024-2025 Zenpep
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., INC. $58.63 2023-2025 Gattex
Integra Lifesciences Corporation $50.66 2023-2024 Integra, Codman Hakim, Duraseal Exact Spinal Sealant System
Alcresta Therapeutics, INC. $50.46 2024 Relizorb
Innovation Technologies INC $36.43 2020-2024 Irrisept
Acera Surgical, INC. $33.81 2024-2025 Restrata Wound Matrix
Intera Oncology, INC $27.55 2024 Intera
Eisai INC. $23.97 2019
Tersera Therapeutics LLC $23.45 2025 Xermelo
Baxter Healthcare $19.63 2023 Perclot
Recordati_rare_diseases_inc. $16.66 2024 Sylvant
Vivus LLC $14.18 2024 Qsymia

1 company reported research payments only; those appear in the research section below.

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Joseph Frederick Buell

$186,200.52

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Medical Device Business Services, INC.
Context
The $3,414 reported for 2025 was more than what 87% of Surgery providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $281).

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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.