Covered recipient · General Payments record
WARD P BUSTER
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Neurological Surgery
General Payments · PY2018–2024
$2,755.59
- Reported across 26 records
- CMS publication 2026-01-23
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 payment | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $1,385.66 | 7 |
| Food and Beverage | $452.36 | 8 |
By paying entity
PY2024 · sorted by reported total
| Paying entity | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Medtronic, Inc. | $1,648.86 | 12 |
| SI-BONE, INC. | $150.24 | 1 |
| Spine Wave, Inc. | $22.67 | 1 |
| Theragen, Inc. | $16.25 | 1 |
By program year
All program years on this page · sorted by year
Payment records · PY2024 (15)
Sorted by paying entity, then date · as published by CMS
| Paying entity | Amount | Date | Nature of payment | Dispute status | Published | Record ID | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medtronic, Inc. | $117.56 | 02/08/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1119515417 | CMS |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $136.64 | 05/14/2024 | Travel and Lodging | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1119515419 | CMS |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $539.95 | 05/24/2024 | Travel and Lodging | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1119515421 | CMS |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $34.25 | 05/24/2024 | Travel and Lodging | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1119515423 | CMS |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $17.60 | 05/29/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1119515431 | CMS |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $103.83 | 05/30/2024 | Travel and Lodging | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1119515425 | CMS |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $399.00 | 05/30/2024 | Travel and Lodging | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1119515433 | CMS |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $74.83 | 05/30/2024 | Travel and Lodging | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1119515435 | CMS |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $97.16 | 05/31/2024 | Travel and Lodging | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1119515427 | CMS |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $40.99 | 05/31/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1119515429 | CMS |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $56.71 | 05/31/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1119515437 | CMS |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $30.34 | 05/31/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1119515439 | CMS |
| SI-BONE, INC. | $150.24 | 01/16/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1120050787 | CMS |
| Spine Wave, Inc. | $22.67 | 09/04/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1147193855 | CMS |
| Theragen, Inc. | $16.25 | 02/08/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1141540611 | 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, 2022, 2023, 2024
- Generated from
- OP_DTL_GNRL_PGYR2024_P01232026_01102026.csv
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