Total Payments
$310,915
2024 Payments
$4,872
Companies
13
Transactions
506
Payment Breakdown by Category
Consulting$131,708 (42.4%)
Other$127,315 (40.9%)
Travel$27,642 (8.9%)
Food & Beverage$13,813 (4.4%)
Gifts$10,240 (3.3%)
Education$197.42 (0.1%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $131,708 | 39 | 42.4% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $92,315 | 50 | 29.7% |
| Grant | $35,000 | 1 | 11.3% |
| Travel and Lodging | $27,642 | 79 | 8.9% |
| Food and Beverage | $13,813 | 301 | 4.4% |
| Gift | $10,240 | 8 | 3.3% |
| Education | $197.42 | 25 | 0.1% |
| Unspecified | $0 | 3 | 0.0% |
Payments by Type
General
$310,915
503 transactions
Ownership
$0
3 transactions
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allergan, Inc. | $247,221 | 363 | $0 (2023) |
| ABBVIE INC. | $41,196 | 78 | $0 (2024) |
| Galderma Laboratories, L.P. | $6,382 | 18 | $0 (2024) |
| Merz North America, Inc. | $5,539 | 18 | $0 (2023) |
| Apyx Medical Corporation | $5,246 | 12 | $0 (2020) |
| Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $2,460 | 4 | $0 (2019) |
| Solta Medical, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC | $2,350 | 2 | $0 (2023) |
| Mentor Worldwide LLC | $221.21 | 2 | $0 (2021) |
| Tepha Inc | $171.09 | 2 | $0 (2019) |
| AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $58.42 | 1 | $0 (2020) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $4,872 | 38 | Galderma Laboratories, L.P. ($2,917) |
| 2023 | $42,478 | 37 | AbbVie Inc. ($39,143) |
| 2022 | $54,657 | 73 | Allergan, Inc. ($52,020) |
| 2021 | $9,478 | 64 | Allergan, Inc. ($9,008) |
| 2020 | $21,147 | 44 | Allergan, Inc. ($19,448) |
| 2019 | $93,456 | 85 | Allergan Inc. ($89,643) |
| 2018 | $32,442 | 60 | Allergan Inc. ($24,732) |
| 2017 | $52,385 | 105 | Allergan Inc. ($52,304) |
All Payment Transactions
506 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 21
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/24/2024 | Galderma Laboratories, L.P. | — | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,625.00 | General |
| 12/16/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | BOTOX (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $43.05 | General |
| Category: FACIAL AESTHETICS | ||||||
| 12/09/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | — | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $142.25 | General |
| 12/05/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | BOTOX (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.81 | General |
| Category: FACIAL AESTHETICS | ||||||
| 12/03/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | NATRELLE SALINE-FILLED BREAST IMPLANTS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $150.00 | General |
| Category: PLASTIC SURGERY | ||||||
| 11/16/2024 | Galderma Laboratories, L.P. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.25 | General |
| 11/12/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | NATRELLE SALINE-FILLED BREAST IMPLANTS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $37.56 | General |
| Category: PLASTIC SURGERY | ||||||
| 11/08/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | — | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $70.00 | General |
| 10/23/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | BOTOX (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.59 | General |
| Category: FACIAL AESTHETICS | ||||||
| 10/04/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | — | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $40.50 | General |
| 09/28/2024 | Galderma Laboratories, L.P. | DYSPORT (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $46.31 | General |
| 09/27/2024 | Galderma Laboratories, L.P. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $114.13 | General |
| 08/29/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.57 | General |
| 08/14/2024 | Galderma Laboratories, L.P. | DYSPORT (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $115.22 | General |
| 08/07/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | — | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $40.50 | General |
| 08/01/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $104.24 | General |
| 07/02/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | — | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $58.50 | General |
| 06/27/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | BOTOX (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $144.52 | General |
| Category: FACIAL AESTHETICS | ||||||
| 06/18/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | NATRELLE SALINE-FILLED BREAST IMPLANTS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $34.43 | General |
| Category: PLASTIC SURGERY | ||||||
| 06/13/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.30 | General |
| 06/06/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | — | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $40.50 | General |
| 05/29/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | BOTOX (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.87 | General |
| Category: FACIAL AESTHETICS | ||||||
| 05/24/2024 | TELA Bio, Inc. | OviTex 2S (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.78 | General |
| Category: Surgical Mesh | ||||||
| 05/06/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | — | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $120.30 | General |
| 04/15/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.90 | General |
About Dr. Gregory Buford, M.D
Dr. Gregory Buford, M.D is a Specialist healthcare provider based in Lone Tree, Colorado. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/10/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1558302380.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Gregory Buford, M.D has received a total of $310,915 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $4,872 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 506 transactions from 13 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($131,708).
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Practice Information
- Specialty Specialist
- Other Specialties Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
- Location Lone Tree, CO
- Active Since 06/10/2006
- Last Updated 06/10/2021
- Taxonomy Code 174400000X
- Entity Type Individual
- Practice Solo Practitioner
- NPI Number 1558302380
Products in Payments
- BOTOX (Biological) $54,142
- BOTOX COSMETIC (Biological) $17,305
- NATRELLE (Device) $10,553
- XEOMIN (Biological) $5,287
- NATRELLE SALINE-FILLED BREAST IMPLANTS (Device) $586.27
- Xeomin (Biological) $231.13
- MENTOR MemoryGel Resterilizable Gel Sizer (Device) $221.21
- GalaFLEX (Device) $171.09
- DYSPORT (Biological) $161.53
- NATRELLE BREAST IMPLANTS (Device) $154.52
- ALLODERM (Device) $125.00
- DSUVIA (Drug) $58.42
- RESTASIS MULTIDOSE (Drug) $51.17
- KYBELLA (Biological) $20.88
- OviTex 2S (Device) $20.78
- OviTex Reinforced Bioscaffold With Permanent Polymer (OviTex) (Device) $13.89
- NATRELLE INSPIRA BREAST IMPLANTS (Device) $8.06
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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