Total Payments
$8,589
2024 Payments
$1,786
Companies
13
Transactions
60
Medicare Patients
3,540
Medicare Billing
$291,300
Payment Breakdown by Category
Travel$4,374 (50.9%)
Food & Beverage$3,135 (36.5%)
Education$1,080 (12.6%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $4,374 | 15 | 50.9% |
| Food and Beverage | $3,135 | 42 | 36.5% |
| Education | $1,080 | 3 | 12.6% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $2,319 | 13 | $0 (2024) |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $2,289 | 23 | $0 (2023) |
| ConforMIS, Inc. | $1,807 | 8 | $0 (2017) |
| CDC Medical LLC | $1,061 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. | $828.43 | 5 | $0 (2017) |
| Bioventus LLC | $118.14 | 2 | $0 (2023) |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $43.40 | 1 | $0 (2020) |
| Mallinckrodt LLC | $41.43 | 2 | $0 (2017) |
| SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | $19.43 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| Flexion Therapeutics, Inc. | $18.12 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,786 | 8 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($1,772) |
| 2023 | $590.70 | 4 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($303.99) |
| 2022 | $207.02 | 5 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($101.55) |
| 2021 | $125.15 | 1 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. ($125.15) |
| 2020 | $43.40 | 1 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. ($43.40) |
| 2019 | $665.95 | 10 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. ($609.23) |
| 2018 | $1,171 | 11 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. ($1,029) |
| 2017 | $4,000 | 20 | ConforMIS, Inc. ($1,807) |
All Payment Transactions
60 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 3
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/20/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | JOURNEY II (Device), Legion Revision, OR3O Dual Mobility | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $82.50 | General |
| Category: Recon Knees | ||||||
| 04/20/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | JOURNEY II (Device), Legion Revision, OR3O Dual Mobility | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $57.50 | General |
| Category: Recon Knees | ||||||
| 04/19/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | JOURNEY II (Device), Legion Revision, OR3O Dual Mobility | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $152.52 | General |
| Category: Recon Knees | ||||||
| 04/19/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | REAL INTELLIGENCE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $47.28 | General |
| Category: Recon Robotics | ||||||
| 04/18/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | JOURNEY II (Device), Legion Revision, OR3O Dual Mobility | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $803.50 | General |
| Category: Recon Knees | ||||||
| 04/18/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | JOURNEY II (Device), JOURNEY II | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $562.88 | General |
| Category: Recon Knees | ||||||
| 04/18/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | JOURNEY II (Device), Legion Revision, OR3O Dual Mobility | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $66.19 | General |
| Category: Recon Knees | ||||||
| 04/04/2024 | Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | EUFLEXXA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.61 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDICS | ||||||
| 03/10/2023 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | Persona (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $187.74 | General |
| Category: Knees | ||||||
| 03/09/2023 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | JOURNEY II (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $149.19 | General |
| Category: Recon Knees | ||||||
| 02/23/2023 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | OR3O Dual Mobility (Device), RI Hip Navigation | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $154.80 | General |
| Category: Recon Hips | ||||||
| 02/16/2023 | Bioventus LLC | Durolane (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $98.97 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 12/04/2022 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | REAL INTELLIGENCE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.86 | General |
| Category: Recon Robotics | ||||||
| 12/03/2022 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | OR3O Dual Mobility (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $44.31 | General |
| Category: Recon Hips | ||||||
| 12/03/2022 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | JOURNEY II (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.38 | General |
| Category: Recon Knees | ||||||
| 01/27/2022 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | DVR Anatomic Kickstand (Device), A.L.P.S. | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $92.33 | General |
| Category: Trauma | ||||||
| 01/27/2022 | Legacy Ortho LLC | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.14 | General |
| 06/10/2021 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | Persona Revision (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $125.15 | General |
| Category: Knees | ||||||
| 01/22/2020 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | ATTUNE (Device), ACTIS, Kincise Surgical Automated System | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $43.40 | General |
| Category: Ortho-Knee | ||||||
| 11/21/2019 | SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | SYNVISC-ONE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.43 | General |
| Category: OSTEOARTHRITIS | ||||||
| 10/03/2019 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | NCB Instruments/Plates/Screws (Device), EquivaBone | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $119.37 | General |
| Category: Trauma | ||||||
| 07/31/2019 | Flexion Therapeutics, Inc. | Zilretta (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $18.12 | General |
| Category: Musculoskeletal | ||||||
| 04/11/2019 | Bioventus LLC | Durolane (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.17 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 03/25/2019 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | ROSA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $129.60 | General |
| Category: Knees | ||||||
| 03/14/2019 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | Persona (Device), ROSA | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $123.63 | General |
| Category: Knees | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 12 | 847 | 1,668 | $320,605 | $87,977 |
| 2022 | 11 | 921 | 2,535 | $286,790 | $79,197 |
| 2021 | 12 | 943 | 1,648 | $236,089 | $70,855 |
| 2020 | 10 | 829 | 1,549 | $196,537 | $53,271 |
Total Patients
3,540
Total Services
7,400
Medicare Billing
$291,300
Procedure Codes
45
All Medicare Procedures & Services
45 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27447 | Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 20 | $64,000 | $19,720 | 30.8% |
| J7323 | Hyaluronan or derivative, euflexxa, for intra-articular injection, per dose | Office | 2023 | 31 | 157 | $54,636 | $15,363 | 28.1% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2023 | 135 | 266 | $90,630 | $14,418 | 15.9% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 86 | 113 | $26,555 | $10,122 | 38.1% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 119 | 156 | $24,648 | $9,641 | 39.1% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 128 | 128 | $30,208 | $9,256 | 30.6% |
| 73562 | X-ray of knee, 3 views | Office | 2023 | 91 | 130 | $10,655 | $3,402 | 31.9% |
| J0702 | Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg | Office | 2023 | 74 | 362 | $6,516 | $1,846 | 28.3% |
| 73560 | X-ray of knee, 1-2 views | Office | 2023 | 37 | 72 | $4,986 | $1,717 | 34.4% |
| 73502 | X-ray of hip, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 35 | 49 | $4,144 | $1,448 | 34.9% |
| 73030 | X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views | Office | 2023 | 33 | 42 | $2,762 | $899.50 | 32.6% |
| J3301 | Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | Office | 2023 | 59 | 173 | $865.00 | $145.29 | 16.8% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 143 | 196 | $46,060 | $16,955 | 36.8% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2022 | 154 | 259 | $86,125 | $14,039 | 16.3% |
| J7323 | Hyaluronan or derivative, euflexxa, for intra-articular injection, per dose | Office | 2022 | 30 | 136 | $47,328 | $13,222 | 27.9% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 122 | 122 | $28,792 | $9,030 | 31.4% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 112 | 129 | $20,382 | $8,204 | 40.3% |
| J7325 | Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg | Office | 2022 | 14 | 736 | $21,344 | $5,778 | 27.1% |
| 73562 | X-ray of knee, 3 views | Office | 2022 | 111 | 162 | $13,592 | $4,689 | 34.5% |
| J0702 | Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg | Office | 2022 | 126 | 634 | $11,412 | $3,141 | 27.5% |
| 73502 | X-ray of hip, 2-3 views | Office | 2022 | 38 | 53 | $4,366 | $1,591 | 36.5% |
| 73560 | X-ray of knee, 1-2 views | Office | 2022 | 32 | 57 | $3,906 | $1,408 | 36.1% |
| 73030 | X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views | Office | 2022 | 39 | 51 | $3,483 | $1,138 | 32.7% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 162 | 206 | $48,410 | $19,110 | 39.5% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of large joint or joint capsule | Office | 2021 | 141 | 229 | $70,490 | $12,355 | 17.5% |
About Dr. Christopher Ruhnke, MD
Dr. Christopher Ruhnke, MD is a Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in Cincinnati, Ohio. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 09/22/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1104812429.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Christopher Ruhnke, MD has received a total of $8,589 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $1,786 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 60 transactions from 13 companies. The most common payment nature is "Travel and Lodging" ($4,374).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Ruhnke has provided services to 3,540 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 7,400 services with total Medicare billing of $291,300. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 45 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery
- Location Cincinnati, OH
- Active Since 09/22/2005
- Last Updated 08/03/2011
- Taxonomy Code 207X00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1104812429
Products in Payments
- JOURNEY II (Device) $1,904
- All (Device) $1,289
- AccuFill (Device) $828.92
- Persona (Device) $465.28
- iTotal PS (Device) $248.57
- OR3O Dual Mobility (Device) $199.11
- ROSA (Device) $182.59
- iTotal CR (Device) $158.82
- TRIGEN InterTAN (Device) $141.30
- Persona Revision (Device) $125.15
- NCB Instruments/Plates/Screws (Device) $119.37
- Durolane (Device) $118.14
- N-Force (Device) $115.91
- Quatro Link (Device) $112.73
- Gel One (Biological) $112.12
- ALL (Device) $110.95
- DVR Anatomic Kickstand (Device) $92.33
- SCP Bone Substitute (Device) $91.02
- REAL INTELLIGENCE (Device) $75.14
- ATTUNE (Device) $43.40
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Data Sources
Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.
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