Dr. David Buck, D.O
What this data tells you about Dr. Buck
Dr. David Buck is an internal medicine specialist in Sarasota, FL, with 15 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Buck performed 5,907 Medicare services across 4,122 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Buck received a total of $9,257 from 47 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 366 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in internal medicine. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Buck is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
Florida License Status
FL DOH · MQA| Profession | License # | Status | Expires | Board Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osteopathic Physician | 14184 | Clear | March 31, 2028 | — |
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗Top procedures by volume
Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.
| Procedure | Volume | Avg. paid | Avg. submitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 1,201 | $10 | $43 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 1,087 | $89 | $234 |
| EKG interpretation and report | 1,059 | $6 | $81 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 547 | $63 | $152 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 262 | $134 | $538 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 145 | $99 | $268 |
| Evaluation of cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote up to 30 days | 122 | $21 | $52 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 108 | $96 | $219 |
| Remote pacemaker monitoring, 90 days | 84 | $23 | $60 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 81 | $140 | $379 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 77 | $131 | $385 |
| Blood creatinine level | 73 | $5 | $10 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 72 | $106 | $330 |
| Ct scan of blood vessels and grafts of heart with contrast | 71 | $87 | $232 |
| Outpatient heart rehabilitation with electrocardiogram (ecg) monitoring, quality health care professional services | 70 | $20 | $50 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 65 | $136 | $317 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 61 | $82 | $260 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | 60 | $16 | $43 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 60 | $2 | $7 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers | 50 | $14 | $38 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 48 | $41 | $76 |
| Heart muscle strain imaging | 40 | $29 | $74 |
| Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts | 39 | $112 | $367 |
| 3d radiographic procedure | 36 | $19 | $48 |
| Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | 36 | $57 | $145 |
| Analysis of data from ct study of heart blood vessels to assess severity of heart artery disease, anatomical data review | 35 | $60 | $1,000 |
| Ct scan of blood vessels of chest with contrast | 32 | $65 | $180 |
| Evaluation of single, dual, or multiple lead implantable defibrillator system, remote up to 90 days | 30 | $29 | $108 |
| Ct scan of blood vessels of abdomen and pelvis with contrast | 27 | $81 | $215 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | 27 | $177 | $489 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 25 | $197 | $928 |
| Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional | 25 | $14 | $45 |
| Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose | 21 | $90 | $179 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus during surgery on heart or great blood vessels with report | 19 | $180 | $454 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 18 | $10 | $28 |
| Ct scan of abdominal aorta and both leg arteries with contrast | 16 | $91 | $232 |
| Ct scan of blood vessels of neck with contrast | 15 | $62 | $170 |
| External shock to heart to regulate heart beat | 15 | $82 | $219 |
| Insertion of heart rhythm monitor under skin | 14 | $68 | $368 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 12 | $47 | $180 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with review and report by health care professional | 11 | $19 | $52 |
| Programming of cardiac rhythm monitor system | 11 | $43 | $110 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
Payments by company (2024)
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
Most payments (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians. Total industry engagement is in the top 8% for internal medicine in FL.
Geographic Context
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Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | Weekly updates |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | Monthly updates |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not public | N/A |
This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This measures how much public data is available about a provider — not how good they are. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Buck is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 6% in FL), with low-engagement industry engagement in the top 8% of FL peers, with 15 years of NPI registration.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →
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All data on this page is sourced verbatim from public federal records published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.
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