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Dr. Don A. Buford, RMSK, MD

(Dr. Don Alex Buford, MD)

(5 Ratings)

Specializes in: Sports Medicine and Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), David Geffen School of Medicine (1993)

3310 Live Oak Street Suite 202
Dallas, TX 75204

1-877-777-8883

Dr. Don A. Buford, RMSK, MD is a sports medicine doctor in Dallas, TX specializing in sports medicine and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), David Geffen School of Medicine in 1993 and has 33 years of experience. Dr. Don A. Buford, RMSK, MD is affiliated with Texas Orthobiologics.

Office Locations

1015 N Carroll Avenue Suite 2000
Dallas, TX 75204

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3310 Live Oak Street Suite 202
Dallas, TX 75204

1-877-777-8883

1-888-818-0383

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“Dr. Don Buford, a top orthopedic surgeon in Dallas, NIH investigator for regenerative medicine and faculty member at the conference, said ZetrOZ Systems' technology should be available in every...”—"ZetrOZ Systems to Demonstrate sam Wearable Ultrasound Unit at Las Vegas Conference", WGN 9, January 2024

“Dr. Don Buford, a board-certified orthopedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine and regenerative medicine, recommends the new Clarius HD3 because it delivers superior image quality in an...”—"CB Insights Names Clarius Mobile Health to Its Digital Health 150 List", KRON4, December 2022

“Despite this lack of evidence, some companies were able to secure "Q codes" from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), which in turn were marketed to physicians as being reimbursable,...”—"Medicare Claws Back Money for Dubious Birth-Tissue Stem Cell Shots", MedPage Today, March 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Don A. Buford, RMSK, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Dallas, TX during 2012 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Don A. Buford, RMSK, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	30
doctor visit	90
injections	30

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Don A. Buford, RMSK, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Dallas, TX during 2013 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Don A. Buford, RMSK, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	18
doctor visit	59
injections	18

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Don A. Buford, RMSK, MD.

**Gender**
Male	26
Female	21

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	36
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	30
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Don A. Buford, RMSK, MD in 2013

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Don A. Buford, RMSK, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Dallas, TX during 2014 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Don A. Buford, RMSK, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	18
doctor visit	37
injections	18

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Don A. Buford, RMSK, MD.

**Gender**
Male	19
Female	11

**Age**
From 65 to 74	19
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Don A. Buford, RMSK, MD in 2014

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Don A. Buford, RMSK, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	49

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Don A. Buford, RMSK, MD.

**Gender**
Male	58
Female	34

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	70
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	48
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Don A. Buford, RMSK, MD in 2015

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	24
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Don A. Buford, RMSK, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	62

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Don A. Buford, RMSK, MD.

**Gender**
Male	24
Female	20

**Age**
From 65 to 74	28
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Don A. Buford, RMSK, MD in 2016

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	27
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Don A. Buford, RMSK, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	45

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Don A. Buford, RMSK, MD.

**Gender**
Male	14
Female	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Don A. Buford, RMSK, MD in 2017

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Don A. Buford, RMSK, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	41

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Don A. Buford, RMSK, MD.

**Gender**
Male	23
Female	27

**Age**
From 65 to 74	32
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Don A. Buford, RMSK, MD in 2018

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Don A. Buford, RMSK, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	59

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Don A. Buford, RMSK, MD.

**Gender**
Male	30
Female	26

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	42
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	33
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Don A. Buford, RMSK, MD in 2019

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	21
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Don A. Buford, RMSK, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	75

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Don A. Buford, RMSK, MD.

**Gender**
Male	34
Female	26

**Age**
From 65 to 74	40
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Don A. Buford, RMSK, MD in 2020

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Don A. Buford, RMSK, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Dallas, TX during 2021 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Don A. Buford, RMSK, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	17
doctor visit	81
injections	17

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Don A. Buford, RMSK, MD.

**Gender**
Male	38
Female	22

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	45
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	36
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Don A. Buford, RMSK, MD in 2021

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	28
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Don A. Buford, RMSK, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	76

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Don A. Buford, RMSK, MD.

**Gender**
Male	30
Female	40

**Age**
From 65 to 74	47
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Don A. Buford, RMSK, MD in 2022

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	16
Dementia	0
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Don A. Buford, RMSK, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Don A. Buford, RMSK, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Dallas, TX were aspiration and injections.

aspiration	20
doctor visit	61
injections	20

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Don A. Buford, RMSK, MD.

**Gender**
Male	26
Female	22

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	17
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0
65 to 74	28

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Don A. Buford, RMSK, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Don A. Buford, RMSK, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	4
Chronic Kidney Disease	6
Asthma	0
Osteoporosis	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	10
Atrial Fibrillation	0
Cancer	1
Dementia	0

Education & Training

Dr. Don A. Buford, RMSK, MD graduated from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), David Geffen School of Medicine in 1993. He has a state license in Texas.

Medical School: University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), David Geffen School of Medicine (1993)

Licensed In: Texas

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Don A. Buford, RMSK, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Texas Orthobiologics

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Don A. Buford, RMSK, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 5 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Don A. Buford, RMSK, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Dallas, TX.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Don A. Buford, RMSK, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Linvatec Corporation	$283,421 Orthopedic Surgery $140,310	Linvatec Shoulder Arthroscopy $79,707	Orthopedic Surgery and Surgical Visualization $29,809	BioBrace 23mm $16,782	Knee Biologics $12,877	Other $3,935
Trice Medical, Inc.	$14,052 mi-eye $8,132	Segway blade or mieye camera $4,560	$1,360
Globus Medical, Inc.	$12,423 VIACELL $12,060	LATIS Lateral $163	RISE-L $163	Focus Group $36
Arthrex, Inc.	$1,764 $1,764
SpineSmith Holdings, LLC	$1,739 $1,739
Other	$7,182 Zilretta $739	Linvatec Shoulder Arthroscopy $642	Duexis $375	PENNSAID $178	NO_PRODUCT $127	Other $5,122

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$252,394
Travel and Lodging	$31,635
Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program	$16,250
Food and Beverage	$11,626
Royalty or License	$5,920
Other	$2,755

Ownership and Interest Payments

This table describes ownership payments received by Dr. Don A. Buford, RMSK, MD.

Trice Medical, Inc.

2020

$611.55

Physician Covered Recipient

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Biography

Dr. Don Buford practices interventional pain medicine, orthopedics/orthopedic surgery, and sports medicine. Patients rated him highly, giving him an average of 5.0 stars (out of 5). He graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), David Geffen School of Medicine. Dr. Buford has received professional recognition including the following: Texas Super Doctors.