Physician profile

Dominick V Bufalino

Interventional Cardiology · Downers Grove, IL

NPI 1831410265

$52,706.36

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

37 companies · $24K in 2025

The $24K reported for 2025 was more than what 93% of Interventional Cardiology providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $1,092).

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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$11,824.22
Travel and Lodging$9,698.80
Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program$7,540.63
Consulting Fee$7,012.48
Compensation For Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker For A Medical Education Program$1,200.00
Entertainment$513.96

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
Medtronic, INC. $15,843.29 2021-2025 Corevalve Evolut R, Symplicity G3, Abre
Ancora Heart, INC. $14,186.06 2022-2025 Accucinch
Biotronik INC. $4,905.60 2019-2024 Orsiro Mission, Nhancer Rx, Pk Papyrus
Abiomed $3,627.10 2019-2025 Impella
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation $3,332.31 2020-2025 Evoque, Pascal, Edwards Sapien 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve (Thv)
Abbott Laboratories $3,241.42 2019-2025 Mitraclip, Triclip, Amplatzer Amulet
Medtronic Vascular, INC. $1,479.55 2019
Boston Scientific Corporation $1,151.70 2019-2025 Watchman Access System, Avvigo Guidance System, Synergy
Cardiovascular Systems INC. $728.22 2019-2023 Diamondback Coronary
Shockwave Medical, INC $719.73 2021-2025 Shockwave Ivl System With The Shockwave C2 Coronary Ivl Catheter, Shockwave Ivl System With The Shockwave C2 Coronary Ivl Catheter
Cardiva Medical, INC. $671.88 2024-2025 Optowire, Savvywire, Other
Opsens INC. $533.73 2023 Optowire
Cardiac Dimensions, INC. $241.65 2023
Teleflex LLC $234.24 2022-2025 Turnpike, Orsiro Mission, Trapliner
Atricure, INC. $180.09 2022
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Cordis US Corp. $156.99 2021-2025 Mynxgrip, Mynx Control Venous, Wizdom (Stylized)
Philips North America LLC $156.30 2022-2023
Livanova USA, INC. $147.36 2023 Tandemlife
Esperion Therapeutics, INC. $135.70 2024 Nexletol
Acist Medical Systems, INC. $123.86 2025
Bard Peripheral Vascular, INC. $120.33 2021-2022
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, INC. $116.78 2025 Uptravi, Opsumit
Penumbra, INC. $103.85 2023 Smart Coil
Terumo Medical Corporation $103.15 2019-2023 Glidewire
Imperative Care, INC $74.18 2025 Symphony Catheter
Amgen INC. $60.61 2019-2024 Repatha
Heartflow, INC. $50.77 2025
Stryker Corporation $45.44 2025 Flowtriever Catheter, S, Ct Thrombectomy System Kit
Pfizer INC. $40.29 2020
Asahi Intecc USA, INC. $36.16 2025 Asahi Peripheral Vascular Wires
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, INC. $28.33 2025 Jardiance
Cook Medical LLC $28.32 2024 Cook
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $27.98 2019-2020
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $27.07 2019-2020
Inari Medical, INC. $18.72 2024 Ct Thrombectomy System Kit, Flowtriever Catheter, S
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, INC $16.38 2021
Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC $11.22 2019

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Dominick V Bufalino

$52,706.36

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Medtronic, INC.
Context
The $24K reported for 2025 was more than what 93% of Interventional Cardiology providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $1,092).

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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.