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Ryan Bucknam, M.D.

NPI 1518311414ActiveIndividual· Orthopaedic Surgery· Fort Carson, CO

Orthopaedic Surgery (M.D.) with Lutheran Hospital Association of the San Luis Valley and 4 other groups, practicing in Fort Carson, Colorado. Enrolled in Medicare as practitioner - orthopedic surgery and practitioner - orthopedic surgery. Smith+nephew, Inc. was the largest of 3 companies reporting payments in 2025, $203.45 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Regional West Medical Center as a hospital affiliation.

Overview

NPI1518311414
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialM.D.
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedApr 17, 2016
Last updated in NPPESMar 26, 2024
Certified by providerMar 26, 2024

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Orthopaedic Surgery Primary207X00000X94486GA
Orthopaedic Surgery207X00000X30755NE

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Orthopedic Surgery (CO); Practitioner - Orthopedic Surgery (GA); Practitioner - Orthopedic Surgery (NE)

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Graduation year2016
Medicare specialtyOrthopedic Surgery

Medical groups

Hospital affiliation

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$203.45 · 5 payments from 3 companies
  • 2024$223.08 · 5 payments from 3 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Smith+nephew, Inc.$87.131
Alliance Medical$79.593
Stryker Corporation$36.731

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$203.45 · 5 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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