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This database was last updated in October 2019 and should only be used as a historical snapshot. Newer data is available at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Open Payments site.

CRAIG A BUCHMAN
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CRAIG A BUCHMAN

Listed Specialty: Otolaryngology
4921 PARKVIEW PL, STE 11A, SAINT LOUIS, MO, 63110-1032
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DR. CRAIG BUCHMAN,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

13

payments

$6,687

payment total

3

companies paid this doctor

Payment Calendar in 2018

This doctor received a payment on days in 2018.

Each box below represents a single day during the disclosure period. A gray box indicates no payments. The darker the color, the more payments a doctor received that day.

2018

Types of Payments in 2018

Category Payments Payment Value
Education
1 $3,000
Travel and Lodging
3 $2,827
Food and Beverage
9 $861

Drugs & Devices in 2018

Totals listed below account for all payments from that mention this product. Beginning in 2016, the government began classifying products as drugs, devices, biologics or medical supplies. Below, you will see drugs (drugs and biologics) and devices (devices and medical supplies). If a payment record mentions more than one product, the entire value will be included in each of those products. When no products are listed, they are not included in the list below.

Product Name Product Type Payments
MED-EL MAESTRO COCHLEAR IMPLANT SYSTEM

device

$3,018
NUCLEUS

device

$2,355
BAHA

device

$2,355
VIBRANT SOUNDBRIDGE MIDDLE EAR IMPLANT AND BONEBRIDGE SYSTEM

device

$750
HIRESOLUTION BIONIC EAR SYSTEM

device

$564
† May not add up to dollar total at top of page, since a payment record may not be associated with any product or can be associated with several products.

Payment Details in 2018

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Jun 6, 2018 $3,000 MED-EL MAESTRO COCHLEAR IMPLANT SYSTEM Education MED-EL CORPORATION American Neurotology Society
Apr 16, 2018 $2,050 NUCLEUS BAHA Travel and Lodging COCHLEAR AMERICAS
Dec 8, 2018 $750 VIBRANT SOUNDBRIDGE MIDDLE EAR IMPLANT AND BONEBRIDGE SYSTEM Travel and Lodging MED-EL CORPORATION
Aug 8, 2018 $383 HIRESOLUTION BIONIC EAR SYSTEM Food and Beverage ADVANCED BIONICS, LLC Travel Bug
Dec 6, 2018 $134 NUCLEUS BAHA Food and Beverage COCHLEAR AMERICAS
Apr 20, 2018 $122 NUCLEUS BAHA Food and Beverage COCHLEAR AMERICAS
Aug 29, 2018 $87 HIRESOLUTION BIONIC EAR SYSTEM Food and Beverage ADVANCED BIONICS, LLC AMEX
Apr 12, 2018 $58 HIRESOLUTION BIONIC EAR SYSTEM Food and Beverage ADVANCED BIONICS, LLC Cash-Out of Pocket
Apr 16, 2018 $27 NUCLEUS BAHA Travel and Lodging COCHLEAR AMERICAS
Oct 8, 2018 $23 NUCLEUS BAHA Food and Beverage COCHLEAR AMERICAS
Apr 21, 2018 $21 HIRESOLUTION BIONIC EAR SYSTEM Food and Beverage ADVANCED BIONICS, LLC AMEX
Mar 9, 2018 $18 MED-EL MAESTRO COCHLEAR IMPLANT SYSTEM Food and Beverage MED-EL CORPORATION
Apr 13, 2018 $15 HIRESOLUTION BIONIC EAR SYSTEM Food and Beverage ADVANCED BIONICS, LLC AMEX
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.