Official source Data mirrored from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Open Payments · General Payments · as published 2026-01-23 View official record Methodology

Covered recipient · General Payments record

ERIC F BUCH

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Internal Medicine Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology

NPI
1285671016
CMS profile
103742
Location
LOS ANGELES, CA

General Payments · PY2018–2024

$168,157.04

  • Reported across 239 records
  • CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$56,736.31

62 records · 0 disputed

Financial relationships do not necessarily indicate an improper relationship; the data is open to interpretation.

How these totals are calculated
  • The total is the sum of the General Payments records CMS published for the labeled program year(s), exactly as published. Nothing is estimated, weighted, or combined across categories.
  • General Payments only. Research and Ownership/Investment are separate datasets and are never summed with these figures; amounts are kept separate per program year.
  • Featured-page threshold (a presentation gate, not a judgment): records>=3 OR total>=100 (all years).
  • Methodology & Data — sourcing, labeling, and limitations.

By nature of payment

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Nature of paymentAmountRecords
Consulting Fee $43,624.00 14
Travel and Lodging $11,258.58 12
Food and Beverage $1,853.73 36

By paying entity

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Paying entityAmountRecords
Medical Device Business Services, Inc. $27,563.19 11
ATRICURE, INC. $23,674.53 24
Biosense Webster, Inc. $3,989.71 7
Medtronic, Inc. $641.49 5
Abbott Laboratories $559.03 5
CARDIVA MEDICAL, INC. $226.53 9
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION $81.83 1

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2018 $3,165.83 21
PY2019 $2,907.95 12
PY2020 $14,194.66 19
PY2021 $1,964.13 14
PY2022 $18,059.58 29
PY2023 $71,128.58 82
PY2024 $56,736.31 62

Payment records · PY2024 (62)

Sorted by paying entity, then date · as published by CMS

Program year 2024 201820192020202120222023 Record-level detail is published for PY2024; earlier years are summarised in “By program year”.
Paying entity Amount Date Nature of payment Dispute status Published Record ID Source
Abbott Laboratories $43.80 02/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1124957284 CMS
Abbott Laboratories $147.57 03/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1124957288 CMS
Abbott Laboratories $178.56 06/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1124957292 CMS
Abbott Laboratories $12.06 06/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1124957295 CMS
Abbott Laboratories $177.04 11/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1124957299 CMS
ATRICURE, INC. $13.61 02/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1132882086 CMS
ATRICURE, INC. $445.57 02/10/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1132890194 CMS
ATRICURE, INC. $90.13 02/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1132831712 CMS
ATRICURE, INC. $75.11 02/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1132831798 CMS
ATRICURE, INC. $45.56 02/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1132831969 CMS
ATRICURE, INC. $337.19 02/24/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1132832250 CMS
ATRICURE, INC. $10.98 02/28/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1132853380 CMS
ATRICURE, INC. $348.46 03/15/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1132859290 CMS
ATRICURE, INC. $22.29 03/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1132859419 CMS
ATRICURE, INC. $60.77 03/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1132859675 CMS
ATRICURE, INC. $91.45 03/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1132880151 CMS
ATRICURE, INC. $5,000.00 03/15/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1132896774 CMS
ATRICURE, INC. $52.93 03/15/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1132896776 CMS
ATRICURE, INC. $44.33 03/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1132896778 CMS
ATRICURE, INC. $182.24 04/03/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1132903148 CMS
ATRICURE, INC. $45.88 04/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1132903150 CMS
ATRICURE, INC. $7,500.00 04/03/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1132903353 CMS
ATRICURE, INC. $7,500.00 04/24/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1132873812 CMS
ATRICURE, INC. $182.24 04/24/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1132873814 CMS
ATRICURE, INC. $55.00 04/24/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1132873816 CMS
ATRICURE, INC. $1,250.00 05/01/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1132873004 CMS
ATRICURE, INC. $29.60 05/28/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1132903577 CMS
ATRICURE, INC. $129.69 07/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1132892921 CMS
ATRICURE, INC. $161.50 08/28/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1132871593 CMS
Biosense Webster, Inc. $25.87 02/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077661170 CMS
Biosense Webster, Inc. $34.77 04/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077661246 CMS
Biosense Webster, Inc. $29.23 05/31/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077660976 CMS
Biosense Webster, Inc. $388.56 05/31/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077661148 CMS
Biosense Webster, Inc. $1,001.00 06/11/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077742464 CMS
Biosense Webster, Inc. $2,499.00 06/11/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077742468 CMS
Biosense Webster, Inc. $11.28 07/31/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077661242 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $81.83 05/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092696891 CMS
CARDIVA MEDICAL, INC. $68.46 01/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1143853206 CMS
CARDIVA MEDICAL, INC. $17.99 01/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1143853208 CMS
CARDIVA MEDICAL, INC. $22.69 08/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1143853210 CMS
CARDIVA MEDICAL, INC. $24.59 08/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1143853212 CMS
CARDIVA MEDICAL, INC. $3.45 10/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1143853214 CMS
CARDIVA MEDICAL, INC. $22.20 10/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1143853216 CMS
CARDIVA MEDICAL, INC. $24.03 10/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1143853218 CMS
CARDIVA MEDICAL, INC. $24.03 10/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1143853220 CMS
CARDIVA MEDICAL, INC. $19.09 11/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1143853222 CMS
Medical Device Business Services, Inc. $1,000.00 01/02/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077863734 CMS
Medical Device Business Services, Inc. $7,565.20 01/30/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077755089 CMS
Medical Device Business Services, Inc. $1,500.00 02/28/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077863747 CMS
Medical Device Business Services, Inc. $8,625.00 03/14/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077863730 CMS
Medical Device Business Services, Inc. $122.99 03/14/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077863751 CMS
Medical Device Business Services, Inc. $1,500.00 03/18/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077863722 CMS
Medical Device Business Services, Inc. $1,000.00 05/20/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077863713 CMS
Medical Device Business Services, Inc. $3,000.00 09/02/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077863718 CMS
Medical Device Business Services, Inc. $500.00 09/02/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077863739 CMS
Medical Device Business Services, Inc. $2,200.00 09/16/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077863743 CMS
Medical Device Business Services, Inc. $550.00 11/18/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077863726 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $18.00 02/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117144575 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $577.20 02/28/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117144577 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $25.61 07/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117144579 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $7.00 08/28/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117144581 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $13.68 12/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117144583 CMS

Source & provenance

Dataset
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
Publisher of source data
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
CMS publication date
2026-01-23
Program years on this page
2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Source files
Dataset page · Bulk file · PY2018 , PY2019 , PY2020 , PY2021 , PY2022 , PY2023 , PY2024
Generated from
OP_DTL_GNRL_PGYR2024_P01232026_01102026.csv

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