Total Payments
$13,778
2024 Payments
$961.31
Companies
37
Transactions
409
Medicare Patients
3,574
Medicare Billing
$357,434
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$8,808 (63.9%)
Gifts$4,006 (29.1%)
Other$946.98 (6.9%)
Education$16.74 (0.1%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $8,808 | 381 | 63.9% |
| Gift | $4,006 | 2 | 29.1% |
| Entertainment | $946.98 | 25 | 6.9% |
| Education | $16.74 | 1 | 0.1% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tosoh Bioscience, Inc. | $4,006 | 2 | $0 (2019) |
| Romark Laboratories, LC | $2,378 | 114 | $0 (2020) |
| ABBVIE INC. | $2,045 | 95 | $0 (2024) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $658.72 | 14 | $0 (2023) |
| PFIZER INC. | $490.06 | 19 | $0 (2023) |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC | $430.58 | 23 | $0 (2022) |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | $329.34 | 15 | $0 (2020) |
| INTERCEPT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | $324.48 | 7 | $0 (2023) |
| Gilead Sciences, Inc. | $294.89 | 11 | $0 (2024) |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $290.78 | 12 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $961.31 | 23 | ABBVIE INC. ($454.51) |
| 2023 | $835.90 | 26 | AbbVie Inc. ($331.45) |
| 2022 | $618.41 | 30 | ABBVIE INC. ($205.47) |
| 2021 | $905.54 | 36 | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION ($286.10) |
| 2020 | $469.22 | 14 | Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. ($142.99) |
| 2019 | $6,261 | 92 | Tosoh Bioscience, Inc. ($4,006) |
| 2018 | $1,881 | 98 | Romark Laboratories, LC ($573.37) |
| 2017 | $1,846 | 90 | Romark Laboratories, LC ($889.74) |
All Payment Transactions
409 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 17
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/18/2024 | GENZYME CORPORATION | DUPIXENT (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.64 | General |
| Category: Immunology | ||||||
| 11/13/2024 | Ardelyx, Inc. | IBSRELA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.06 | General |
| Category: GASTROENTEROLOGY | ||||||
| 11/07/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | RINVOQ (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $124.90 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 10/17/2024 | Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc | IQIRVO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $33.41 | General |
| Category: Rare Disease | ||||||
| 10/07/2024 | CapsoVision, Inc. | CapsoCam Plus (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $158.25 | General |
| Category: Gastroenterology | ||||||
| 10/03/2024 | Gilead Sciences, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.05 | General |
| 09/11/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | MAVYRET (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.06 | General |
| Category: VIROLOGY | ||||||
| 08/01/2024 | Lilly USA, LLC | OMVOH (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.79 | General |
| Category: Immunology | ||||||
| 07/18/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | RINVOQ (Biological), SKYRIZI | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.03 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 06/20/2024 | Lilly USA, LLC | OMVOH (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.99 | General |
| Category: Immunology | ||||||
| 06/12/2024 | QOL Medical, LLC | SUCRAID (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $36.22 | General |
| Category: THERAPY FOR CSID | ||||||
| 06/06/2024 | E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | ZEPOSIA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $122.11 | General |
| Category: Neuroscience | ||||||
| 05/14/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | CREON (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.65 | General |
| Category: ENDOCRINOLOGY | ||||||
| 05/13/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $58.31 | General |
| 05/07/2024 | Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | REBYOTA (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.94 | General |
| Category: GASTROENTEROLOGY | ||||||
| 05/02/2024 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.34 | General |
| 03/08/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | CREON (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.61 | General |
| Category: ENDOCRINOLOGY | ||||||
| 03/07/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | CREON (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $88.04 | General |
| Category: ENDOCRINOLOGY | ||||||
| 03/07/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | RINVOQ (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.55 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 02/28/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | RINVOQ (Biological), SKYRIZI | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.82 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 02/08/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | MAVYRET (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.42 | General |
| Category: VIROLOGY | ||||||
| 01/31/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | RINVOQ (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.87 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 01/18/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | RINVOQ (Biological), SKYRIZI | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.25 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 12/20/2023 | AbbVie Inc. | RINVOQ (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.74 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 12/01/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.39 | General |
| Category: General - Biliary Devices_ENDO | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 17 | 944 | 1,061 | $418,764 | $93,763 |
| 2022 | 15 | 1,008 | 1,165 | $445,301 | $100,396 |
| 2021 | 18 | 971 | 1,102 | $455,708 | $99,541 |
| 2020 | 15 | 651 | 715 | $296,077 | $63,734 |
Total Patients
3,574
Total Services
4,043
Medicare Billing
$357,434
Procedure Codes
65
All Medicare Procedures & Services
65 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 117 | 117 | $51,256 | $15,210 | 29.7% |
| 45380 | Biopsy of large bowel using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 71 | 71 | $77,704 | $9,566 | 12.3% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 83 | 86 | $29,696 | $9,518 | 32.1% |
| 43239 | Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 88 | 88 | $83,556 | $9,400 | 11.3% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 84 | 89 | $29,932 | $8,801 | 29.4% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 108 | 116 | $27,516 | $8,066 | 29.3% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 58 | 99 | $18,367 | $6,573 | 35.8% |
| 99231 | Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 87 | 141 | $14,715 | $5,965 | 40.5% |
| 45385 | Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare | Facility | 2023 | 25 | 25 | $28,426 | $5,748 | 20.2% |
| G0105 | Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual at high risk | Facility | 2023 | 23 | 23 | $21,229 | $4,421 | 20.8% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 47 | 47 | $13,732 | $3,950 | 28.8% |
| G0121 | Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual not meeting criteria for high risk | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $11,088 | $2,317 | 20.9% |
| 87635 | Amplifed dna or rna probe detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (covid-19) antigen | Office | 2023 | 40 | 41 | $5,248 | $2,061 | 39.3% |
| 99211 | Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional | Office | 2023 | 40 | 40 | $2,400 | $1,025 | 42.7% |
| 91065 | Measurement of hydrogen in breath to test for stomach and bowel symptoms | Office | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $3,211 | $722.42 | 22.5% |
| 36415 | Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | Office | 2023 | 37 | 42 | $479.00 | $335.44 | 70.0% |
| 85025 | Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell count | Office | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $209.00 | $83.71 | 40.1% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 107 | 107 | $46,274 | $13,872 | 30.0% |
| 99232 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 121 | 225 | $40,725 | $13,567 | 33.3% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 110 | 134 | $44,890 | $12,833 | 28.6% |
| 45380 | Biopsy of large bowel using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 74 | 74 | $83,408 | $10,234 | 12.3% |
| 43239 | Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 83 | 83 | $72,993 | $9,571 | 13.1% |
| 45385 | Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare | Facility | 2022 | 34 | 35 | $40,948 | $7,964 | 19.4% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 74 | 79 | $18,644 | $5,925 | 31.8% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 63 | 63 | $18,270 | $5,434 | 29.7% |
About Dr. Salvatore Buffa, MD
Dr. Salvatore Buffa, MD is a Gastroenterology healthcare provider based in Poughkeepsie, New York. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/09/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1346244027.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Salvatore Buffa, MD has received a total of $13,778 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $961.31 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 409 transactions from 37 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($8,808).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Buffa has provided services to 3,574 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 4,043 services with total Medicare billing of $357,434. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 65 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Gastroenterology
- Location Poughkeepsie, NY
- Active Since 06/09/2005
- Last Updated 04/24/2015
- Taxonomy Code 207RG0100X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1346244027
Products in Payments
- 25-OH Vitamin D ST AIA-Pack (Medical Supply) $2,003
- TES, ST AIA-PACK (Medical Supply) $2,003
- Alinia Tablets 500mg 30 count bottle (Drug) $1,463
- Alinia (Drug) $831.91
- RINVOQ (Biological) $399.52
- Humira (Biological) $344.91
- OCALIVA (Drug) $324.48
- XELJANZ (Drug) $319.57
- EXALT (Device) $271.99
- DIFICID (Drug) $253.16
- XIFAXAN (Drug) $228.18
- LINZESS (Drug) $227.54
- MAVYRET (Drug) $221.96
- SKYRIZI (Biological) $197.47
- Entyvio (Biological) $187.79
- Mavyret (Drug) $185.46
- INFLECTRA (Biological) $170.49
- EXALT Model D (Device) $167.30
- CapsoCam Plus (Device) $158.25
- HUMIRA (Biological) $141.59
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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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