Stuart Bussell, MD
Colon & Rectal Surgery · Danbury, CTNPI 1881636447
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 95.0% of the total across 27 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 10 manufacturers reported payments, led by Medtronic at 53.1% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2024 at $257 and has fallen 85.0% since, to $39 in 2025. That places this record below the midpoint for colon & rectal surgery clinicians in CT, where the typical reported total is $1,507.
Across 27 payments — averaging $25.52 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Medtronic$366
- KCI USA, Inc.$73
- W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.$72
- Kerecis Limited$39
- E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.$35
- AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$35
- plus $70 from 4 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$65495%
- Education$355%
Most of this is food and beverage — typically meals provided during product presentations at a clinic or hospital. Nationally that is the single largest category of reported payments by count.
General payments by program year
Who reported the general payments
Companies are grouped under their corporate parent — a single manufacturer often files under several CMS reporting entities. Research and ownership payments are counted separately and are not in this table.
| Company | Payments | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Medtronic | 16 | $366 |
| KCI USA, Inc. | 1 | $73 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | 1 | $72 |
| Kerecis Limited | 1 | $39 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 2 | $35 |
| AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $35 |
| Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc | 1 | $19 |
| Exelixis Inc. | 1 | $18 |
| Pharmacyclics LLC, An Abbvie Company | 1 | $17 |
| Sirtex Medical Inc | 1 | $16 |
What the payments were tied to
Products named in the reported payments. Only payments of $100 or more are attributed here — the typical reported payment nationally is a meal worth about $16, and listing those product-by-product would be noise.
- EleVision$133
- INTERSTIM$117
How this compares
$689 in reported general payments places this provider in the 35th percentile of 48 colon & rectal surgery providers in Connecticut.
Medicare billing
What this is not: this is the amount Original Medicare Part B allowed for services this provider billed in 2024. It is not their income. It excludes Medicare Advantage — now more than half of all Medicare enrollment — along with Medicaid and all commercial insurance, and it is gross practice revenue before staff, rent, supplies and malpractice premiums. CMS also suppresses any figure covering ten or fewer patients, so low-volume providers appear smaller than they are.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag SulfSodium, Potassium,mag Sulfates | 22 | $1,317 |
| Colestipol Hcl | 19 | $1,056 |
| Gavilyte-CPeg3350/Sod Sulf,bicarb,cl/Kcl | 38 | $591 |
| Hydrocortisone | 17 | $229 |
| Neomycin Sulfate | 40 | $212 |
| Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 31 | $172 |
| Metronidazole | 47 | $117 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | 12 | $48 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other colon & rectal surgery in Danbury
- John MonsonDanbury$182K
- Marc CasasantaDanbury$11K
- George YavorekNew Haven$45K
- Nicole SaurFairfield$36K
- Haddon PantelNew Haven$22K
- Ryan BendlNorwalk$12K
- Anne MongiuNew Haven$10K
- Christine BartusNew Britain$9K
- Sergio Casillas-RomeroNorwich$8K
- Eric GirardFarmington$8K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Billing: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, data year 2024. Original Medicare Part B only.
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.