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

DOMINICK V BUFALINO

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Internal Medicine Interventional Cardiology

NPI
1831410265
CMS profile
757627
Location
DOWNERS GROVE, IL

General Payments · PY2018–2024

$31,034.10

  • Reported across 356 records
  • CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$5,295.08

70 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

By paying entity

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Paying entityAmountRecords
Abbott Laboratories $1,564.45 17
BIOTRONIK INC. $1,476.28 6
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation $532.39 7
ABIOMED $383.71 8
Ancora Heart, Inc. $379.65 3
CARDIVA MEDICAL, INC. $313.24 7
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION $287.47 13
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. $135.70 2
Medtronic, Inc. $93.85 2
Amgen Inc. $35.85 1
Cook Medical LLC $28.32 1
ShockWave Medical, Inc $26.32 1
CORDIS US CORP. $19.13 1
Inari Medical, Inc. $18.72 1

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2018 $1,990.24 31
PY2019 $2,678.79 28
PY2020 $358.87 9
PY2021 $1,756.66 34
PY2022 $10,121.95 84
PY2023 $8,832.51 100
PY2024 $5,295.08 70

Payment records · PY2024 (70)

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 $128.73 01/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125295352 CMS
Abbott Laboratories $46.32 03/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125295354 CMS
Abbott Laboratories $7.93 06/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125295356 CMS
Abbott Laboratories $178.33 06/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125295358 CMS
Abbott Laboratories $17.18 07/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125295360 CMS
Abbott Laboratories $34.66 11/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125295362 CMS
Abbott Laboratories $48.84 11/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125295364 CMS
Abbott Laboratories $14.73 11/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125295366 CMS
Abbott Laboratories $23.15 11/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125295368 CMS
Abbott Laboratories $32.65 12/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125295372 CMS
Abbott Laboratories $32.65 12/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125295374 CMS
Abbott Laboratories $4.52 12/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125295376 CMS
Abbott Laboratories $32.65 12/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125295378 CMS
Abbott Laboratories $292.86 12/19/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125436757 CMS
Abbott Laboratories $635.75 12/20/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125436755 CMS
Abbott Laboratories $9.02 12/20/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125436759 CMS
Abbott Laboratories $24.48 12/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125295370 CMS
ABIOMED $17.42 01/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142236091 CMS
ABIOMED $29.32 01/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142236085 CMS
ABIOMED $6.10 05/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142236127 CMS
ABIOMED $138.51 06/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142236161 CMS
ABIOMED $38.35 07/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142236159 CMS
ABIOMED $95.98 11/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142236225 CMS
ABIOMED $34.81 12/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142236245 CMS
ABIOMED $23.22 12/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142236243 CMS
Amgen Inc. $35.85 04/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1111538831 CMS
Ancora Heart, Inc. $166.43 02/28/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1069174353 CMS
Ancora Heart, Inc. $93.88 06/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1069174356 CMS
Ancora Heart, Inc. $119.34 10/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1069174360 CMS
BIOTRONIK INC. $2.80 03/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145812253 CMS
BIOTRONIK INC. $12.49 05/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145812219 CMS
BIOTRONIK INC. $25.46 06/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145812225 CMS
BIOTRONIK INC. $92.57 08/14/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145812227 CMS
BIOTRONIK INC. $142.96 09/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145812229 CMS
BIOTRONIK INC. $1,200.00 10/29/2024 Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145812243 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $12.78 01/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092555526 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $18.56 03/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092555536 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $15.82 04/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092555528 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $24.74 04/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092555540 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $17.62 05/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092555532 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $16.75 08/28/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092555530 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $30.66 09/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092555544 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $7.30 09/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092555522 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $10.93 09/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092555524 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $17.70 10/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092555534 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $66.16 10/28/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092555546 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $20.15 11/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092555538 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $28.30 11/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092555542 CMS
CARDIVA MEDICAL, INC. $1.88 01/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1143853224 CMS
CARDIVA MEDICAL, INC. $62.23 02/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1143853226 CMS
CARDIVA MEDICAL, INC. $12.38 04/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1143853228 CMS
CARDIVA MEDICAL, INC. $31.91 05/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1143853230 CMS
CARDIVA MEDICAL, INC. $110.86 06/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1143853232 CMS
CARDIVA MEDICAL, INC. $77.44 10/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1143853234 CMS
CARDIVA MEDICAL, INC. $16.54 12/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1143853236 CMS
Cook Medical LLC $28.32 08/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1118328458 CMS
CORDIS US CORP. $19.13 11/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145403876 CMS
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation $18.79 05/31/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1138853236 CMS
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation $18.81 08/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1138853244 CMS
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation $179.53 08/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1138853246 CMS
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation $34.06 10/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1138853264 CMS
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation $30.30 10/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1138853266 CMS
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation $37.67 12/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1138853272 CMS
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation $213.23 12/27/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1138853280 CMS
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. $25.00 02/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1129429468 CMS
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. $110.70 02/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1129429470 CMS
Inari Medical, Inc. $18.72 12/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1140066385 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $59.53 06/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119507347 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $34.32 10/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119507349 CMS
ShockWave Medical, Inc $26.32 06/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1152976387 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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