Dr. Steven Joseph Buda , MD
Surgery • Omaha, NE
8111 Dodge St, Suite 263
Omaha, NE 681144129
This profile restates public CMS/NPPES data; T-MedInfo gives no medical advice — consult a licensed professional, and call 911 for emergencies.
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NPI assigned on June 7, 2006; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 362 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 99232 — Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making: 57 service units.
- 99203 — New patient outpatient office visit: 48 service units.
- 99231 — Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day: 46 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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See all 10 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 89 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Oxycodone Hcl — 40 prescription fills, including refills.
- Ibuprofen — 36 prescription fills, including refills.
- Pantoprazole Sodium — 13 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See the full table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Medicare Part B services than 70% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Omaha, NE (2024, 47 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 240. Middle half: 81 to 370.
More Medicare Part B services than 60% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Nebraska (2024, 100 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 307. Middle half: 136 to 456.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 306 in 2020 to 362 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
8111 Dodge St
Suite 263
Omaha, NE 681144129
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
University Of Nebraska College Of Medicine
1998
What Public CMS Data Show
Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
229 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $46,048 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $34,408 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
89 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$378 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $68.89 across 2 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $68.89 across 2 records.
Reporting-company totals
- Kerecis Limited: $50.71 across 1 record.
- CONMED Corporation: $18.18 across 1 record.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
28 years (graduated 1998)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 1998 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2006
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Buda as eligible to order or refer durable medical equipment (DME) for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Omaha and Nebraska
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
More Medicare Part B services than 70% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Omaha, NE (2024, 47 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 240. Middle half: 81 to 370.
More Medicare Part B services than 60% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Nebraska (2024, 100 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 307. Middle half: 136 to 456.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 75% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Omaha, NE (2024, 47 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $24,618. Middle half: $8,237 to $42,698.
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 60% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Nebraska (2024, 100 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $30,582. Middle half: $16,554 to $59,285.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 75% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Omaha, NE (2024, 47 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $19,086. Middle half: $6,564 to $31,675.
A higher Medicare payment amount than 60% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Nebraska (2024, 100 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $23,727. Middle half: $12,238 to $45,716.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
More Part D prescriptions than 85% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Omaha, NE (2024, 59 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 27. Middle half: 18 to 67.
More Part D prescriptions than 70% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Nebraska (2024, 104 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 48. Middle half: 21 to 90.
Part D drug cost
A higher Part D drug cost than 70% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Omaha, NE (2024, 59 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $172. Middle half: $53 to $473.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Surgery in Nebraska (2024, 104 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $326. Middle half: $91 to $1,207.
148 active clinicians are listed under Surgery with a practice address in Omaha, NE (231 in Nebraska).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Omaha
7.4% of these 148 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
38.5% of these 148 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services increased 18% from 306 in 2020 to 362 in 2024.
- 2020: 306
- 2021: 218
- 2022: 267
- 2023: 361
- 2024: 362
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount varied from year to year: $43,661 in 2020 and $46,048 in 2024.
- 2020: $43,661
- 2021: $26,985
- 2022: $32,309
- 2023: $54,159
- 2024: $46,048
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare varied from year to year: $33,820 in 2020 and $34,408 in 2024.
- 2020: $33,820
- 2021: $21,059
- 2022: $24,651
- 2023: $41,821
- 2024: $34,408
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions increased 242% from 26 in 2018 to 89 in 2024.
- 2018: 26
- 2021: 26
- 2022: 75
- 2023: 39
- 2024: 89
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30-day fills
30-day fills increased 242% from 26 in 2018 to 89 in 2024.
- 2018: 26
- 2021: 26
- 2022: 77
- 2023: 39
- 2024: 89
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost went from $141 in 2018 to $378 in 2024.
- 2018: $141
- 2021: $87
- 2022: $309
- 2023: $145
- 2024: $378
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $337.02 in 2021 to $68.89 in 2025.
- 2021: $337.02
- 2022: $152.67
- 2023: $173.47
- 2024: $358.30
- 2025: $68.89
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2025): fewer than 11 records totaling $68.89.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Kerecis Limited |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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Kerecis SurgiClose | General | $50.71 |
| CONMED Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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AIRSEAL | General | $18.18 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99232
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes
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57 | 28 | $196.00 | $71.83 |
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99203
New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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48 | 48 | $288.00 | $101.67 |
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99231
Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes
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46 | 22 | $113.28 | $44.94 |
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99204
New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more
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44 | 44 | $441.00 | $152.89 |
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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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41 | 30 | $255.00 | $83.33 |
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99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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39 | 38 | $290.00 | $117.65 |
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99222
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes
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36 | 36 | $372.00 | $118.46 |
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49650
Repair of groin hernia using an endoscope
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20 | 20 | $1452.00 | $406.87 |
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99212
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more
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20 | 17 | $123.60 | $51.76 |
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47563
Removal of gallbladder with x-ray study of bile ducts using an endoscope
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11 | 11 | $2019.00 | $621.59 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Oxycodone Hcl | Oxycodone Hcl | 40 | 122 | $90.24 | 38 |
| Ibuprofen | Ibuprofen | 36 | 360 | $138.45 | 36 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | Pantoprazole Sodium | 13 | 390 | $149.40 | — |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X
A general surgeon has expertise related to the diagnosis - preoperative, operative and postoperative management - and management of complications of surgical conditions in the following areas: alimentary tract; abdomen; breast, skin and soft tissue; endocrine system; head and neck surgery; pediatric surgery; surgical critical care; surgical oncology; trauma and burns; and vascular surgery. General surgeons increasingly provide care through the use of minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques. Many general surgeons also possess expertise in transplantation surgery, plastic surgery and cardiothoracic surgery.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSSources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Surgery - Surgical Oncology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated June 07, 2006.
No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from January 2017 to August 2026.
NPI Administrative Meta
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Mailing Address
Po Box 3755
Omaha, NE 681030755
Phone: 4023542100