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DON A BUFORD
Listed Specialty: Sports Medicine
1015 N CARROLL AVE STE 2000, DALLAS, TX, 75204-6607
DR. DON BUFORD,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:
2018 Payments At a Glance
35
payments
$24,842
payment total
13
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 |
|---|---|---|
Consulting |
2 | $20,044 |
Travel and Lodging |
6 | $2,295 |
Food and Beverage |
25 | $2,044 |
Nonaccredited Training |
1 | $250 |
Education |
1 | $210 |
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† |
|---|---|---|
LINVATEC SHOULDER ARTHROSCOPY |
device |
$15,717 |
MI-EYE |
device |
$8,132 |
Payments with no listed product |
N/A |
$484 |
NO PRODUCT |
drug |
$127 |
BIOLOGICS CONSUMABLES AUTOLOGOUS BLOOD PRODUCTS ANGEL PRP |
drug |
$120 |
PENNSAID |
drug |
$77 |
DUEXIS |
drug |
$69 |
ZILRETTA |
drug |
$39 |
HEALIX |
device |
$24 |
ORTHOVISC |
device |
$24 |
SPEEDTRAP |
device |
$24 |
TRUESPAN |
device |
$24 |
MACI _ PEAK STUDY |
drug |
$23 |
ORTHOLOC |
device |
$16 |
EUFLEXXA |
device |
$15 |
| † 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 5, 2018 | $14,000 | LINVATEC SHOULDER ARTHROSCOPY | Consulting | LINVATEC CORPORATION | |
| Mar 27, 2018 | $6,044 | MI-EYE | Consulting | TRICE MEDICAL, INC. | |
| Sep 15, 2018 | $921 | MI-EYE | Food and Beverage | TRICE MEDICAL, INC. | |
| May 24, 2018 | $793 | MI-EYE | Travel and Lodging | TRICE MEDICAL, INC. | |
| Nov 9, 2018 | $712 | LINVATEC SHOULDER ARTHROSCOPY | Travel and Lodging | LINVATEC CORPORATION | |
| Nov 8, 2018 | $488 | LINVATEC SHOULDER ARTHROSCOPY | Travel and Lodging | CONMED CORPORATION | |
| Mar 1, 2018 | $250 | No Listed Product | Nonaccredited Training | KONICA MINOLTA HEALTHCARE AMERICAS, INC | |
| Oct 27, 2018 | $210 | No Listed Product | Education | SPINESMITH HOLDINGS, LLC | |
| Nov 7, 2018 | $153 | LINVATEC SHOULDER ARTHROSCOPY | Travel and Lodging | CONMED CORPORATION | |
| Apr 5, 2018 | $146 | MI-EYE | Food and Beverage | TRICE MEDICAL, INC. | |
| Apr 6, 2018 | $142 | MI-EYE | Food and Beverage | TRICE MEDICAL, INC. | |
| Jun 26, 2018 | $120 | BIOLOGICS CONSUMABLES AUTOLOGOUS BLOOD PRODUCTS ANGEL PRP | Food and Beverage | ARTHREX, INC. | |
| Nov 8, 2018 | $119 | LINVATEC SHOULDER ARTHROSCOPY | Food and Beverage | LINVATEC CORPORATION | |
| May 30, 2018 | $114 | NO PRODUCT | Food and Beverage | HORIZON PHARMA PLC | |
| Sep 14, 2018 | $85 | MI-EYE | Food and Beverage | TRICE MEDICAL, INC. | |
| Nov 8, 2018 | $74 | LINVATEC SHOULDER ARTHROSCOPY | Travel and Lodging | LINVATEC CORPORATION | |
| Nov 9, 2018 | $74 | LINVATEC SHOULDER ARTHROSCOPY | Travel and Lodging | LINVATEC CORPORATION | |
| Nov 8, 2018 | $48 | LINVATEC SHOULDER ARTHROSCOPY | Food and Beverage | LINVATEC CORPORATION | |
| Nov 9, 2018 | $48 | LINVATEC SHOULDER ARTHROSCOPY | Food and Beverage | LINVATEC CORPORATION | |
| May 2, 2018 | $24 | ORTHOVISC SPEEDTRAP TRUESPAN HEALIX | Food and Beverage | DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC. | |
| Jul 18, 2018 | $24 | ZILRETTA | Food and Beverage | FLEXION THERAPEUTICS, INC. | |
| Nov 28, 2018 | $24 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | ARTERIOCYTE MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. | |
| Dec 5, 2018 | $23 | MACI _ PEAK STUDY | Food and Beverage | VERICEL CORPORATION | |
| Jun 6, 2018 | $20 | PENNSAID | Food and Beverage | HORIZON PHARMA PLC | |
| May 16, 2018 | $19 | PENNSAID | Food and Beverage | HORIZON PHARMA PLC | |
| Apr 11, 2018 | $19 | DUEXIS | Food and Beverage | HORIZON PHARMA PLC | |
| Dec 10, 2018 | $19 | DUEXIS | Food and Beverage | HORIZON PHARMA PLC | |
| Sep 24, 2018 | $19 | PENNSAID | Food and Beverage | HORIZON PHARMA PLC | |
| Aug 22, 2018 | $19 | PENNSAID | Food and Beverage | HORIZON PHARMA PLC | |
| Jan 8, 2018 | $17 | DUEXIS | Food and Beverage | HORIZON PHARMA PLC | |
| Oct 31, 2018 | $16 | ORTHOLOC | Food and Beverage | WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC. | |
| Jun 13, 2018 | $15 | EUFLEXXA | Food and Beverage | FERRING PHARMACEUTICALS INC. | |
| Nov 5, 2018 | $14 | ZILRETTA | Food and Beverage | FLEXION THERAPEUTICS, INC. | |
| Aug 20, 2018 | $13 | NO PRODUCT | Food and Beverage | HORIZON PHARMA PLC | |
| Mar 5, 2018 | $13 | DUEXIS | Food and Beverage | HORIZON PHARMA PLC |
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.