Total Payments
$140,626
2024 Payments
$1,048
Companies
8
Transactions
80
Payment Breakdown by Category
Other$124,250 (88.4%)
Travel$14,791 (10.5%)
Food & Beverage$1,586 (1.1%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honoraria | $124,250 | 35 | 88.4% |
| Travel and Lodging | $14,791 | 18 | 10.5% |
| Food and Beverage | $1,586 | 27 | 1.1% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. | $138,845 | 58 | $0 (2024) |
| Sonex Health, Inc. | $715.00 | 6 | $0 (2023) |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $506.52 | 5 | $0 (2024) |
| ACUMED LLC | $204.94 | 2 | $0 (2023) |
| WARDLOW ENTERPRISES | $191.31 | 3 | $0 (2022) |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $94.84 | 4 | $0 (2023) |
| Acera Surgical, Inc. | $41.65 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| Stryker Corporation | $27.72 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,048 | 7 | Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. ($774.53) |
| 2023 | $17,006 | 16 | Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. ($15,914) |
| 2022 | $28,214 | 8 | Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. ($27,850) |
| 2021 | $31,152 | 4 | Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. ($31,152) |
| 2020 | $24,796 | 15 | Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. ($24,796) |
| 2019 | $13,945 | 12 | Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. ($13,892) |
| 2018 | $9,932 | 7 | Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. ($9,932) |
| 2017 | $14,534 | 11 | Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. ($14,534) |
All Payment Transactions
80 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 4
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/16/2024 | Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $601.27 | General |
| 10/16/2024 | Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $83.97 | General |
| 10/16/2024 | Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $54.69 | General |
| 10/16/2024 | Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $34.60 | General |
| 05/03/2024 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $76.60 | General |
| 05/02/2024 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | Nexel (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $46.41 | General |
| Category: Extremities | ||||||
| 04/11/2024 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | Tapestry (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $150.00 | General |
| Category: Sports Medicine | ||||||
| 10/04/2023 | ACUMED LLC | ACUMED (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $59.75 | General |
| Category: Screw & Pin | ||||||
| 07/12/2023 | Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $161.80 | General |
| 07/05/2023 | Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,124.55 | General |
| 06/16/2023 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | Persona (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $38.74 | General |
| Category: Knees | ||||||
| 04/20/2023 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | ATTUNE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.68 | General |
| Category: Ortho-Knee | ||||||
| 04/19/2023 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | ATTUNE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $34.53 | General |
| Category: Ortho-Knee | ||||||
| 04/19/2023 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | ATTUNE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.36 | General |
| Category: Ortho-Knee | ||||||
| 04/05/2023 | Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $877.65 | General |
| 03/09/2023 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | ROSA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $194.77 | General |
| Category: Knees | ||||||
| 01/25/2023 | Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. | — | Honoraria | Cash or cash equivalent | $13,750.00 | General |
| 01/14/2023 | Sonex Health, Inc. | SX-ONE MICROKNIFE (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $478.72 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDIC | ||||||
| 01/14/2023 | Sonex Health, Inc. | SX-ONE MICROKNIFE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.19 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDIC | ||||||
| 01/14/2023 | Sonex Health, Inc. | SX-ONE MICROKNIFE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.26 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDIC | ||||||
| 01/14/2023 | Sonex Health, Inc. | SX-ONE MICROKNIFE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.47 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDIC | ||||||
| 01/13/2023 | Sonex Health, Inc. | SX-ONE MICROKNIFE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $112.36 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDIC | ||||||
| 01/13/2023 | Sonex Health, Inc. | SX-ONE MICROKNIFE (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $65.00 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDIC | ||||||
| 09/29/2022 | ACUMED LLC | ACUMED (Device), ACUMED, ACUMED | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $145.19 | General |
| Category: Screw & Pin | ||||||
| 08/19/2022 | WARDLOW ENTERPRISES | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $106.67 | General |
About Dr. Joseph Buckwalter, MD
Dr. Joseph Buckwalter, MD is a Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in Iowa City, Iowa. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 08/22/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1790777167.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Joseph Buckwalter, MD has received a total of $140,626 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $1,048 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 80 transactions from 8 companies. The most common payment nature is "Honoraria" ($124,250).
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Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery
- Location Iowa City, IA
- Active Since 08/22/2005
- Last Updated 03/24/2025
- Taxonomy Code 207X00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1790777167
Products in Payments
- SX-ONE MICROKNIFE (Device) $715.00
- ACUMED (Device) $204.94
- ROSA (Device) $194.77
- Tapestry (Device) $150.00
- ATTUNE (Device) $83.57
- Nexel (Device) $46.41
- Restrata Wound Matrix (Device) $41.65
- Persona (Device) $38.74
- AUGMENT INJECTABLE (Device) $27.72
- ACTIS (Device) $11.27
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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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