Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $316.29 | 10 | 100.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stryker Corporation | $147.20 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| Nevro Corp. | $46.19 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $46.15 | 2 | $0 (2017) |
| Foundation Fusion Solutions, LLC | $27.59 | 1 | $0 (2020) |
| Relievant Medsystems, Inc. | $21.27 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
| PFIZER INC. | $13.37 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc. | $13.08 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $47.63 | 3 | Nevro Corp. ($46.19) |
| 2021 | $21.27 | 1 | Relievant Medsystems, Inc. ($21.27) |
| 2020 | $27.59 | 1 | Foundation Fusion Solutions, LLC ($27.59) |
| 2018 | $160.28 | 2 | Stryker Corporation ($147.20) |
| 2017 | $59.52 | 3 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($46.15) |
All Payment Transactions
10 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/18/2024 | SPR Therapeutics, Inc | SPRINT PNS System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $1.44 | General |
| Category: Pain management | ||||||
| 11/06/2024 | Nevro Corp. | Senza (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.58 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator | ||||||
| 09/12/2024 | Nevro Corp. | Senza (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.61 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator | ||||||
| 10/22/2021 | Relievant Medsystems, Inc. | Intracept (Device), Intracept | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $21.27 | General |
| Category: Pain | ||||||
| 07/21/2020 | Foundation Fusion Solutions, LLC | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $27.59 | General |
| 10/12/2018 | BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc. | BUNAVAIL 2.1 mg 30-count box (Drug), BUNAVAIL 2.1 mg single pouch, BUNAVAIL 4.2 mg 30-count box | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.08 | General |
| Category: Addiction Therapy | ||||||
| 08/20/2018 | Stryker Corporation | IVS - MULTIGEN 2RF (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $147.20 | General |
| Category: INTERVENTIONAL SPINE | ||||||
| 11/10/2017 | Medtronic USA, Inc. | AUTOFILL (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.82 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 05/07/2017 | Medtronic USA, Inc. | MULTI-LEAD TRIALING CABLE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.33 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 02/27/2017 | PFIZER INC. | LYRICA (Drug), EMBEDA | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.37 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE;PAIN | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 25 | 2,256 | 6,850 | $626,360 | $224,501 |
| 2022 | 23 | 2,193 | 6,683 | $623,226 | $220,005 |
| 2021 | 23 | 2,236 | 6,729 | $607,462 | $228,159 |
| 2020 | 24 | 1,995 | 5,729 | $917,795 | $182,169 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
95 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 4
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64483 | Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | Office | 2023 | 181 | 239 | $139,576 | $51,093 | 36.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 257 | 332 | $82,540 | $28,504 | 34.5% |
| 77002 | Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement | Office | 2023 | 206 | 274 | $62,104 | $22,938 | 36.9% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 152 | 152 | $49,173 | $17,512 | 35.6% |
| 72148 | Mri scan of lower spinal canal without contrast | Office | 2023 | 103 | 205 | $52,172 | $15,208 | 29.2% |
| 64493 | Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | Office | 2023 | 62 | 83 | $38,843 | $14,837 | 38.2% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2023 | 205 | 276 | $37,333 | $13,845 | 37.1% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 107 | 132 | $23,174 | $8,688 | 37.5% |
| 62323 | Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance | Office | 2023 | 42 | 46 | $23,074 | $8,145 | 35.3% |
| 27096 | Injection of anesthetic or steroid into joint between lower spine and hip bone using imaging guidance | Office | 2023 | 39 | 50 | $19,626 | $7,056 | 36.0% |
| 64494 | Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level | Office | 2023 | 57 | 75 | $17,943 | $7,039 | 39.2% |
| 64484 | Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, each additional level | Office | 2023 | 57 | 67 | $14,556 | $5,623 | 38.6% |
| 64490 | Injection of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | Office | 2023 | 22 | 28 | $13,161 | $4,944 | 37.6% |
| 62321 | Injection of substance into middle or upper spine canal using imaging guidance | Office | 2023 | 16 | 22 | $11,223 | $4,143 | 36.9% |
| 72100 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 120 | 121 | $9,365 | $3,341 | 35.7% |
| 64491 | Injection of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level | Office | 2023 | 21 | 27 | $6,498 | $2,550 | 39.2% |
| 72141 | Mri scan of upper spinal canal without contrast | Office | 2023 | 16 | 32 | $9,468 | $2,375 | 25.1% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 22 | 22 | $4,788 | $1,792 | 37.4% |
| J3301 | Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | Office | 2023 | 260 | 1,751 | $2,848 | $1,424 | 50.0% |
| 20552 | Injection of trigger points, 1-2 muscles | Office | 2023 | 28 | 34 | $3,496 | $1,211 | 34.6% |
| 72050 | X-ray of upper spine, 4-5 views | Office | 2023 | 29 | 29 | $3,008 | $1,137 | 37.8% |
| 73502 | X-ray of hip, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $1,152 | $451.70 | 39.2% |
| J1100 | Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg | Office | 2023 | 205 | 2,770 | $518.25 | $268.75 | 51.9% |
| J0702 | Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg | Office | 2023 | 19 | 48 | $479.73 | $250.81 | 52.3% |
| J1030 | Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg | Office | 2023 | 16 | 21 | $240.30 | $125.55 | 52.2% |
About Dr. Charles Buttaci, DO
Dr. Charles Buttaci, DO is a Pain Medicine healthcare provider based in Albany, New York. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 01/17/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1962482901.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Charles Buttaci, DO has received a total of $316.29 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $47.63 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 10 transactions from 8 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($316.29).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Buttaci has provided services to 8,680 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 25,991 services with total Medicare billing of $854,834. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 95 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Pain Medicine
- Other Specialties Interventional Pain Medicine
- Location Albany, NY
- Active Since 01/17/2006
- Last Updated 07/16/2025
- Taxonomy Code 2081P2900X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1962482901
Products in Payments
- IVS - MULTIGEN 2RF (Device) $147.20
- Senza (Device) $46.19
- AUTOFILL (Device) $26.82
- Intracept (Device) $21.27
- MULTI-LEAD TRIALING CABLE (Device) $19.33
- LYRICA (Drug) $13.37
- BUNAVAIL 2.1 mg 30-count box (Drug) $13.08
- SPRINT PNS System (Device) $1.44
Data Sources
Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.
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