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David S Ruch
NPI 1356438998
$321,263.90
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
20 companies · $35K in 2025
The $35K reported for 2025 was more than what 94% of Orthopaedic Surgery providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $569).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $98K · 2020: $39K · 2021: $25K · 2022: $27K · 2023: $66K · 2024: $31K · 2025: $35K.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Royalty Or License: $55K · Consulting Fee: $53K · Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program: $16K · Travel and Lodging: $5,883 · Food and Beverage: $2,086.
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| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Royalty Or License | $55,236.60 |
| Consulting Fee | $53,286.00 |
| Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program | $15,958.50 |
| Travel and Lodging | $5,882.76 |
| Food and Beverage | $2,086.00 |
Payment-type detail covers 2023-2025; earlier years are included in totals but not broken out here.
Who reported paying
General payments only, as reported to CMS. Product names cover 2023-2025.
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acumed LLC | $188,953.98 | 2019-2025 | Acumed, Acumed, Osteomed |
| Anika Therapeutics, INC. | $68,358.94 | 2021-2024 | Speed Spiral |
| Arthrosurface Incorporated | $32,721.07 | 2019-2025 | Speedspiral Cmc System |
| Osteocentric Technologies, INC. | $21,812.71 | 2019-2025 | Osteocentric 4.0 X 130mm Locking Bone Screw Fastener St |
| Southtech Orthopedics | $3,457.28 | 2020-2022 | |
| Exsomed Corporation | $3,275.99 | 2020-2022 | |
| Bioventus LLC | $514.08 | 2019-2023 | Stimrouter Implantable Kit |
| Medartis INC. | $442.88 | 2019-2022 | |
| Checkpoint Surgical, INC | $301.91 | 2019-2022 | |
| Depuy Synthes Sales INC. | $251.75 | 2019-2022 | |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | $232.24 | 2019 | |
| Alafair Biosciences, INC. | $211.50 | 2022-2023 | Versawrap |
| Field Orthopaedics Pty LTD | $166.55 | 2021 | |
| Stryker Corporation | $129.50 | 2023 | Variax |
| Arthrex, INC. | $121.31 | 2019 |
Show all 19 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. | $107.66 | 2022-2023 | Affixus |
| Next Science LLC | $97.18 | 2023 | Xperience, Blastx, Surgx |
| Biedermann Motech, INC. | $89.51 | 2020 | |
| Tricoast Surgical Solutions LLC | $17.86 | 2025 |
1 company reported research payments only; those appear in the research section below.
Drugs and devices associated with these payments
CMS records which products a payment was associated with, not how the money was allocated. Association is not allocation: one payment can be associated with several products, and a product listing does not mean the payment was made because of that product. Product detail covers 2023-2025.
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Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025, as reported to CMS by drug and device makers (published June 30, 2026). Drug and device detail covers 2023-2025.