Dr. Stephen Buksh, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Buksh
Dr. Stephen Buksh is an internal medicine in Euless, TX, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Buksh performed 3,174 Medicare services across 2,220 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Buksh received a total of $4,524 from 44 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 292 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. Buksh 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 826 | $84 | $252 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 422 | $10 | $25 |
| Lipid panel (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 358 | $13 | $35 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 318 | $127 | $269 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 310 | $8 | $20 |
| Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) test | 275 | $16 | $41 |
| Annual depression screening | 214 | $18 | $27 |
| Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes monitoring) | 140 | $9 | $81 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 68 | $60 | $145 |
| Urine microalbumin (protein) analysis | 53 | $6 | $24 |
| Vitamin D level test | 43 | $29 | $58 |
| Vitamin B-12 level test | 35 | $15 | $36 |
| Ferritin level test (iron stores) | 32 | $13 | $26 |
| Magnesium level test | 26 | $7 | $38 |
| Prostate cancer screening; prostate specific antigen test (psa) | 24 | $19 | $41 |
| Initial preventive physical examination; face-to-face visit, services limited to new beneficiary during the first 12 months of medicare enrollment | 16 | $161 | $215 |
| Sed rate test (inflammation marker) | 14 | $3 | $20 |
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.
Geographic Context
2.6 mi
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. Buksh is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 11% in TX), and high industry engagement (low-engagement, top 18%), with 20 years of practice experience.
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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