Total Payments
$12,460
2024 Payments
$1,402
Companies
25
Transactions
101
Medicare Patients
323
Medicare Billing
$41,342
Payment Breakdown by Category
Travel$5,987 (48.1%)
Food & Beverage$3,568 (28.6%)
Education$2,333 (18.7%)
Consulting$571.80 (4.6%)
Other$0.00 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $5,987 | 23 | 48.1% |
| Food and Beverage | $3,568 | 74 | 28.6% |
| Education | $2,333 | 3 | 18.7% |
| Consulting Fee | $571.80 | 1 | 4.6% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arthrex, Inc. | $3,838 | 25 | $0 (2024) |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $2,080 | 17 | $0 (2021) |
| AXOGEN | $1,814 | 14 | $0 (2024) |
| Skeletal Dynamics Inc | $992.45 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $875.55 | 4 | $0 (2022) |
| Core Surgical Group | $838.56 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| Sonex Health, Inc. | $762.55 | 6 | $0 (2023) |
| Ensemble Orthopedics, Inc | $197.51 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $193.62 | 2 | $0 (2023) |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | $129.28 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,402 | 23 | Core Surgical Group ($503.04) |
| 2023 | $1,626 | 11 | Sonex Health, Inc. ($762.55) |
| 2022 | $1,102 | 8 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. ($875.55) |
| 2021 | $777.97 | 14 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. ($546.05) |
| 2020 | $26.72 | 1 | Melinta Therapeutics, LLC ($26.72) |
| 2019 | $5,668 | 30 | Arthrex, Inc. ($3,393) |
| 2018 | $1,778 | 13 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. ($1,534) |
| 2017 | $79.41 | 1 | Skeletal Dynamics LLC ($79.41) |
All Payment Transactions
101 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 5
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/17/2024 | AXOGEN | Avance Nerve Graft (Device), AxoGuard Nerve Connector, AxoGuard Nerve Protector | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $84.44 | General |
| Category: Neurology | ||||||
| 12/17/2024 | AXOGEN | Avance Nerve Graft (Device), AxoGuard Nerve Connector, AxoGuard Nerve Protector | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.78 | General |
| Category: Neurology | ||||||
| 12/05/2024 | AXOGEN | Avance Nerve Graft (Device), AxoGuard Nerve Connector, AxoGuard Nerve Protector | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.26 | General |
| Category: Neurology | ||||||
| 11/26/2024 | Bioventus LLC | EXOGEN ULTRASOUND BONE HEALING SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.24 | General |
| Category: DEVICES | ||||||
| 11/21/2024 | Bioventus LLC | EXOGEN ULTRASOUND BONE HEALING SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.36 | General |
| Category: DEVICES | ||||||
| 09/16/2024 | AXOGEN | Avance Nerve Graft (Device), AxoGuard Nerve Connector, AxoGuard Nerve Protector | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $61.48 | General |
| Category: Neurology | ||||||
| 08/26/2024 | Dilon Technologies, Inc. | HEMOBLAST BELLOWS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.40 | General |
| Category: HEMOSTATIC AGENT | ||||||
| 08/14/2024 | Checkpoint Surgical, Inc | Checkpoint Stimulators (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $20.12 | General |
| Category: Surgery | ||||||
| 07/02/2024 | Skeletal Dynamics Inc | Geminus (Device), Align, IJS | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $84.75 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic | ||||||
| 06/01/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.00 | General |
| 06/01/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.00 | General |
| 06/01/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.00 | General |
| 05/31/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $160.95 | General |
| 05/31/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $45.00 | General |
| 05/31/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.00 | General |
| 05/31/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.00 | General |
| 05/31/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.00 | General |
| 05/30/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $160.95 | General |
| 05/25/2024 | AXOGEN | Avance Nerve Graft (Device), AxoGuard Nerve Connector, AxoGuard Nerve Protector | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.38 | General |
| Category: Neurology | ||||||
| 05/15/2024 | Davol Inc. | Phasix Mesh (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.31 | General |
| Category: Surgery | ||||||
| 04/22/2024 | Core Surgical Group | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $503.04 | General |
| 04/11/2024 | Bioventus LLC | EXOGEN ULTRASOUND BONE HEALING SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.92 | General |
| Category: DEVICES | ||||||
| 03/26/2024 | AXOGEN | Avance Nerve Graft (Device), AxoGuard Nerve Connector, AxoGuard Nerve Protector | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $32.37 | General |
| Category: Neurology | ||||||
| 11/30/2023 | Sonex Health, Inc. | SX-ONE MICROKNIFE (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $571.80 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDIC | ||||||
| 11/16/2023 | Ensemble Orthopedics, Inc | Ensemble CMC (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $197.51 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 | 180 | 226 | $91,390 | $26,296 |
| 2022 | 2 | 37 | 47 | $25,022 | $5,995 |
| 2021 | 4 | 51 | 71 | $30,945 | $4,837 |
| 2020 | 4 | 55 | 70 | $34,495 | $4,214 |
Total Patients
323
Total Services
414
Medicare Billing
$41,342
Procedure Codes
16
All Medicare Procedures & Services
16 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 56 | 57 | $34,200 | $7,571 | 22.1% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2023 | 42 | 42 | $16,800 | $7,121 | 42.4% |
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 40 | 77 | $23,106 | $7,103 | 30.7% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2023 | 17 | 23 | $9,200 | $3,182 | 34.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 13 | 14 | $4,033 | $1,162 | 28.8% |
| 76000 | Imaging guidance for procedure, 60 minutes or less | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 13 | $4,050 | $155.21 | 3.8% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 70 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 26 | 31 | $19,480 | $4,722 | 24.2% |
| 99233 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 35 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 16 | $5,542 | $1,274 | 23.0% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 11 | 11 | $8,244 | $1,725 | 20.9% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 18 | 25 | $11,700 | $1,400 | 12.0% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 11 | 11 | $4,953 | $1,051 | 21.2% |
| 99231 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 15 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 11 | 24 | $6,048 | $660.70 | 10.9% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 22 | 35 | $16,380 | $1,995 | 12.2% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 11 | 11 | $9,680 | $1,184 | 12.2% |
| 99238 | Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | Facility | 2020 | 11 | 11 | $5,159 | $632.73 | 12.3% |
| 99231 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 15 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 11 | 13 | $3,276 | $402.07 | 12.3% |
About Dr. Ronald Buczek, DO
Dr. Ronald Buczek, DO is a Surgery healthcare provider based in Austin, Texas. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 01/22/2014. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1962825216.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Ronald Buczek, DO has received a total of $12,460 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $1,402 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 101 transactions from 25 companies. The most common payment nature is "Travel and Lodging" ($5,987).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Buczek has provided services to 323 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 414 services with total Medicare billing of $41,342. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 16 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Surgery
- Other Specialties Surgery of the Hand
- Location Austin, TX
- Active Since 01/22/2014
- Last Updated 02/06/2026
- Taxonomy Code 208600000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1962825216
Products in Payments
- VA-LCP PLATES & SCREWS (Device) $1,534
- AxoGuard Nerve Connector (Device) $1,210
- Geminus (Device) $992.45
- AdvantageRib (Device) $875.55
- SX-ONE MICROKNIFE (Device) $762.55
- Avance Nerve Graft (Device) $519.91
- Ensemble CMC (Device) $197.51
- INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) $155.61
- GORE ENFORM Preperitoneal Biomaterial (Device) $129.28
- VARIAX (Device) $113.45
- AxoGuard Nerve Protector (Device) $84.63
- Checkpoint Stimulators (Device) $84.14
- XIAFLEX (Biological) $70.12
- EXOGEN ULTRASOUND BONE HEALING SYSTEM (Device) $65.52
- EXPAREL (Drug) $45.75
- PROGRIP (Device) $38.01
- PRIMATRIX (Device) $37.29
- SIVEXTRO (Drug) $36.62
- PICO 7 (Device) $29.57
- Orbactiv (Drug) $26.72
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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