Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $957.04 | 40 | 100.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acera Surgical, Inc. | $172.65 | 8 | $0 (2024) |
| CROSSROADS EXTREMITY SYSTEMS, LLC | $133.33 | 1 | $0 (2020) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $88.77 | 2 | $0 (2023) |
| Amgen Inc. | $84.67 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $83.19 | 5 | $0 (2023) |
| Organogenesis Inc. | $62.18 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. | $47.79 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| AXOGEN | $36.59 | 3 | $0 (2017) |
| Paragon 28, Inc. | $27.32 | 2 | $0 (2019) |
| Aroa Biosurgery Incorporated | $25.98 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $208.13 | 9 | Amgen Inc. ($84.67) |
| 2023 | $210.40 | 8 | Medtronic, Inc. ($88.77) |
| 2022 | $74.38 | 4 | Ortho Dermatologics, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC ($21.97) |
| 2021 | $14.12 | 1 | Acera Surgical, Inc. ($14.12) |
| 2020 | $133.33 | 1 | CROSSROADS EXTREMITY SYSTEMS, LLC ($133.33) |
| 2019 | $120.38 | 6 | Acera Surgical, Inc. ($93.06) |
| 2018 | $61.45 | 2 | Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. ($47.79) |
| 2017 | $134.85 | 9 | AXOGEN ($36.59) |
All Payment Transactions
40 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 2
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/31/2024 | Amgen Inc. | KRYSTEXXA (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.01 | General |
| Category: Inflammation/Rare Disease | ||||||
| 09/04/2024 | VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.41 | General |
| 08/15/2024 | Aroa Biosurgery Incorporated | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $25.98 | General |
| 08/07/2024 | Amgen Inc. | KRYSTEXXA (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.21 | General |
| Category: Inflammation/Rare Disease | ||||||
| 06/12/2024 | Acera Surgical, Inc. | Restrata Wound Matrix (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.29 | General |
| Category: Wound Care | ||||||
| 05/24/2024 | Amgen Inc. | KRYSTEXXA (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.24 | General |
| Category: Inflammation/Rare Disease | ||||||
| 04/17/2024 | Amgen Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $33.21 | General |
| 03/19/2024 | Acera Surgical, Inc. | Restrata Wound Matrix (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.81 | General |
| Category: Wound Care | ||||||
| 03/14/2024 | Organogenesis Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.97 | General |
| 10/20/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.40 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 08/24/2023 | Bioventus LLC | Exogen Ultrasound Bone Healing System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.93 | General |
| Category: Not Applicable | ||||||
| 08/18/2023 | AbbVie Inc. | DALVANCE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.77 | General |
| Category: ANTI-INFECTIVE | ||||||
| 08/03/2023 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | STRAVIX (Medical Supply) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.59 | General |
| Category: Extremities & Limb Restoration | ||||||
| 04/27/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | VENASEAL (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $71.37 | General |
| Category: EndoVenous Therapies | ||||||
| 03/16/2023 | TREACE MEDICAL CONCEPTS, INC. | LAPIPLASTY SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $21.57 | General |
| Category: FOOT AND ANKLE | ||||||
| 03/01/2023 | TRICE MEDICAL, INC. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.06 | General |
| 01/24/2023 | Organogenesis Inc. | Puraply (Medical Supply) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $15.71 | General |
| Category: Wound Care | ||||||
| 11/02/2022 | Organogenesis Inc. | Puraply (Medical Supply) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $21.50 | General |
| Category: WOUND CARE | ||||||
| 08/16/2022 | Ortho Dermatologics, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC | JUBLIA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.97 | General |
| Category: Podiatry | ||||||
| 04/06/2022 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | GRAFIX PL (Medical Supply) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.54 | General |
| Category: Other Advanced Wound Management | ||||||
| 04/06/2022 | Acera Surgical, Inc. | Restrata Wound Matrix (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.37 | General |
| Category: Wound Care | ||||||
| 12/08/2021 | Acera Surgical, Inc. | Restrata Wound Matrix (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.12 | General |
| Category: Wound Care | ||||||
| 01/30/2020 | CROSSROADS EXTREMITY SYSTEMS, LLC | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $133.33 | General |
| Category: Medical Implant | ||||||
| 12/12/2019 | Acera Surgical, Inc. | Restrata Wound Matrix (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.92 | General |
| Category: Wound Care | ||||||
| 09/11/2019 | Paragon 28, Inc. | V92 | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $12.32 | General |
| Category: Foot and Ankle Implants | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 17 | 1,622 | 2,777 | $562,523 | $135,872 |
| 2022 | 17 | 1,436 | 2,777 | $541,006 | $134,447 |
| 2021 | 21 | 1,620 | 3,186 | $622,186 | $154,959 |
| 2020 | 18 | 1,627 | 2,886 | $527,349 | $125,591 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
73 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11721 | Removal of fingernails or toenails, 6 or more nails | Office | 2023 | 313 | 876 | $115,627 | $25,200 | 21.8% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 251 | 385 | $83,160 | $22,521 | 27.1% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 163 | 163 | $77,914 | $17,417 | 22.4% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 169 | 197 | $61,858 | $16,169 | 26.1% |
| 11056 | Removal of noncancer thickened skin growth, 2-4 growths | Office | 2023 | 94 | 250 | $52,250 | $13,411 | 25.7% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 138 | 138 | $42,918 | $9,811 | 22.9% |
| 11042 | Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less | Office | 2023 | 38 | 96 | $33,652 | $8,293 | 24.6% |
| 73630 | X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views | Office | 2023 | 173 | 262 | $23,613 | $5,714 | 24.2% |
| 11055 | Removal of noncancer thickened skin growth, 1 growth | Office | 2023 | 56 | 122 | $19,833 | $5,535 | 27.9% |
| 11750 | Permanent removal fingernail or toenail | Office | 2023 | 22 | 29 | $13,021 | $2,891 | 22.2% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2023 | 49 | 54 | $7,049 | $2,269 | 32.2% |
| 11755 | Biopsy of fingernail or toenail | Office | 2023 | 31 | 31 | $10,877 | $2,263 | 20.8% |
| 11730 | Simple separation of fingernail or toenail from nail bed, first nail | Office | 2023 | 21 | 21 | $6,636 | $1,649 | 24.9% |
| 76882 | Limited ultrasound scan of joint or other extremity structure except blood vessels | Office | 2023 | 37 | 46 | $7,452 | $1,352 | 18.1% |
| 20550 | Injection into tendon or ligament | Office | 2023 | 23 | 28 | $4,508 | $927.57 | 20.6% |
| 73610 | X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views | Office | 2023 | 16 | 18 | $1,746 | $401.40 | 23.0% |
| J3301 | Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | Office | 2023 | 28 | 61 | $409.00 | $47.68 | 11.7% |
| 11721 | Removal of fingernails or toenails, 6 or more nails | Office | 2022 | 297 | 1,004 | $132,528 | $29,739 | 22.4% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 230 | 383 | $82,728 | $22,794 | 27.6% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 144 | 144 | $68,832 | $16,557 | 24.1% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 122 | 149 | $46,786 | $13,626 | 29.1% |
| 11056 | Removal of noncancer thickened skin growth, 2-4 growths | Office | 2022 | 87 | 261 | $54,549 | $13,588 | 24.9% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 114 | 114 | $35,454 | $7,873 | 22.2% |
| 11042 | Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less | Office | 2022 | 33 | 81 | $28,206 | $7,009 | 24.8% |
| 73630 | X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views | Office | 2022 | 142 | 263 | $23,015 | $6,041 | 26.2% |
About Dr. David Valbuena, DPM
Dr. David Valbuena, DPM is a Foot & Ankle Surgery healthcare provider based in Savannah, Georgia. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 08/14/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1528071198.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. David Valbuena, DPM has received a total of $957.04 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $208.13 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 40 transactions from 20 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($957.04).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Valbuena has provided services to 6,305 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 11,626 services with total Medicare billing of $550,869. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 73 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Foot & Ankle Surgery
- Location Savannah, GA
- Active Since 08/14/2006
- Last Updated 01/16/2017
- Taxonomy Code 213ES0103X
- Entity Type Individual
- Practice Solo Practitioner
- NPI Number 1528071198
Products in Payments
- Restrata Wound Matrix (Device) $172.65
- VENASEAL (Device) $71.37
- KRYSTEXXA (Biological) $51.46
- Santyl (Drug) $50.06
- CROSSER (Device) $47.79
- Puraply (Medical Supply) $37.21
- DALVANCE (Drug) $25.77
- AxoGuard Nerve Connector (Device) $24.91
- VIVLODEX (Drug) $24.65
- JUBLIA (Drug) $21.97
- LAPIPLASTY SYSTEM (Device) $21.57
- Exogen Ultrasound Bone Healing System (Device) $19.93
- STRAVIX (Medical Supply) $17.59
- INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) $17.40
- GRAFIX PL (Medical Supply) $15.54
- EXPAREL (Drug) $14.92
- AxoGuard Nerve Protector (Device) $11.68
- Ecoza (Drug) $11.33
- BME NITINOL CONTINUOUS COMPRESSION IMPLANTS (Device) $10.96
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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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