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

PAUL C BUZHARDT

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Orthopaedic Surgery Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery

NPI
1790003788
CMS profile
1394625
Location
LAFAYETTE, LA

General Payments · PY2018–2024

$54,154.02

  • Reported across 104 records
  • CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$42,711.04

44 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 $35,000.00 7
Travel and Lodging $6,588.25 18
Food and Beverage $1,122.79 19

By paying entity

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Paying entityAmountRecords
Stryker Corporation $42,653.34 41
Ethicon US, LLC $42.89 2
Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. $14.81 1

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2018 $921.70 11
PY2019 $281.44 7
PY2020 $271.28 7
PY2021 $291.62 4
PY2022 $5,151.85 6
PY2023 $4,525.09 25
PY2024 $42,711.04 44

Payment records · PY2024 (44)

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
Ethicon US, LLC $26.36 05/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077632660 CMS
Ethicon US, LLC $16.53 05/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077632668 CMS
Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. $14.81 09/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137467431 CMS
Stryker Corporation $18.00 01/05/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119789394 CMS
Stryker Corporation $8,200.00 01/05/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119789396 CMS
Stryker Corporation $1,807.61 02/27/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119789398 CMS
Stryker Corporation $49.25 03/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119789400 CMS
Stryker Corporation $163.31 03/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119789402 CMS
Stryker Corporation $56.41 04/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119789404 CMS
Stryker Corporation $67.05 04/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119789406 CMS
Stryker Corporation $1,000.00 05/10/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119789408 CMS
Stryker Corporation $1,800.00 05/10/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119789410 CMS
Stryker Corporation $499.93 06/26/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119789412 CMS
Stryker Corporation $1,658.15 07/10/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119789414 CMS
Stryker Corporation $155.24 08/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119789416 CMS
Stryker Corporation $85.33 08/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119789418 CMS
Stryker Corporation $28.09 08/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119789420 CMS
Stryker Corporation $41.78 08/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119789422 CMS
Stryker Corporation $294.74 08/12/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119789424 CMS
Stryker Corporation $245.65 08/12/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119789426 CMS
Stryker Corporation $39.17 08/16/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119789428 CMS
Stryker Corporation $31.98 08/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119789430 CMS
Stryker Corporation $6.13 08/17/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119789432 CMS
Stryker Corporation $40.89 08/17/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119789434 CMS
Stryker Corporation $30.22 08/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119789436 CMS
Stryker Corporation $74.91 08/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119789438 CMS
Stryker Corporation $25.86 08/20/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119789440 CMS
Stryker Corporation $281.10 08/31/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119789442 CMS
Stryker Corporation $171.19 08/31/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119789444 CMS
Stryker Corporation $6,400.00 09/13/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119789446 CMS
Stryker Corporation $30.00 09/13/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119789448 CMS
Stryker Corporation $8,000.00 09/20/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119789450 CMS
Stryker Corporation $18.00 09/20/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119789452 CMS
Stryker Corporation $18.78 10/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119789454 CMS
Stryker Corporation $3,800.00 10/11/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119789456 CMS
Stryker Corporation $1,114.87 11/04/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119789458 CMS
Stryker Corporation $68.85 11/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119789460 CMS
Stryker Corporation $15.67 11/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119789462 CMS
Stryker Corporation $7.03 11/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119789464 CMS
Stryker Corporation $150.95 11/22/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119789466 CMS
Stryker Corporation $157.60 11/22/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119789468 CMS
Stryker Corporation $175.60 11/25/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119789470 CMS
Stryker Corporation $5,800.00 12/06/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119789472 CMS
Stryker Corporation $24.00 12/06/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119789474 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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