Physician profile

Steven J Buda

Surgery · Omaha, NE

NPI 1053351429

$6,423.94

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

25 companies · $68.89 in 2025

The $68.89 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Surgery provider 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$600.66

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
Intuitive Surgical, INC. $4,917.38 2019-2024
Ethicon US, LLC $282.02 2020-2023 Echelon Flex
Stryker Corporation $174.89 2021
Smith+Nephew, INC. $166.17 2023-2024 Collagenase Santyl, Grafix, Stravix Pl
Davol INC. $158.41 2019-2020
Kerecis Limited $123.47 2024-2025 Kerecis Omega3 Marigen, Kerecis Surgiclose, Kerecis Omega3 Surgiclose
Conmed Corporation $116.53 2024-2025 Airseal
Mallinckrodt Enterprises LLC $56.08 2019
Tela Bio, INC. $48.53 2020
Misonix INC $47.20 2020
Covidien LP $44.85 2019
Integra Lifesciences Corporation $41.91 2022
Medtronic, INC. $32.73 2022-2024 Progrip
Asensus Surgical, INC. $29.35 2019
Ambu INC. $27.40 2022
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Hologic INC $22.45 2022
Kub Technologies INC. $21.43 2024
Polynovo North America LLC $17.28 2024 Novosorb Btm
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., INC. $16.38 2022
Melinta Therapeutics, LLC $16.26 2019
Teleflex LLC $15.82 2024 Titan Sgs
Mesh Suture INC $13.27 2024
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $13.20 2022
Tei Biosciences INC $11.56 2019
Rti Surgical, INC $9.37 2024

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

Steven J Buda

$6,423.94

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Intuitive Surgical, INC.
Context
The $68.89 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Surgery provider 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.