Total Payments
$6,440
2024 Payments
$376.70
Companies
10
Transactions
38
Medicare Patients
137
Medicare Billing
$11,292
Payment Breakdown by Category
Travel$4,244 (65.9%)
Food & Beverage$2,195 (34.1%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $4,244 | 11 | 65.9% |
| Food and Beverage | $2,195 | 27 | 34.1% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alcon Laboratories Inc | $2,175 | 11 | $0 (2018) |
| Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. | $1,649 | 6 | $0 (2022) |
| Valeant Pharmaceuticals North America LLC | $1,425 | 9 | $0 (2017) |
| Bausch & Lomb, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC | $314.98 | 3 | $0 (2021) |
| Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | $240.26 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| GLAUKOS CORPORATION | $222.22 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| CooperVision Inc. | $213.10 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | $122.31 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| Carl Zeiss Meditec USA, Inc. | $40.01 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Alcon Vision LLC | $38.27 | 2 | $0 (2023) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $376.70 | 4 | CooperVision Inc. ($213.10) |
| 2023 | $256.52 | 3 | Genentech USA, Inc. ($122.31) |
| 2022 | $1,871 | 7 | Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. ($1,649) |
| 2021 | $119.05 | 1 | Bausch & Lomb, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC ($119.05) |
| 2019 | $122.91 | 2 | Bausch & Lomb, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC ($102.18) |
| 2018 | $1,197 | 6 | Alcon Laboratories Inc ($1,104) |
| 2017 | $2,496 | 15 | Valeant Pharmaceuticals North America LLC ($1,425) |
All Payment Transactions
38 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 2
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/07/2024 | CooperVision Inc. | MyDay Contact Lens (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $133.56 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 06/26/2024 | Carl Zeiss Meditec USA, Inc. | CIRRUS HD-OCT (Device), CLARUS | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $40.01 | General |
| Category: Optical Tomography | ||||||
| 06/13/2024 | CooperVision Inc. | MyDay Contact Lens (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $79.54 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 03/05/2024 | Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | INFUSE MULTIFOCAL (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $123.59 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 08/24/2023 | Alcon Vision LLC | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.54 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 06/06/2023 | Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | INFUSE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $116.67 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 05/22/2023 | Genentech USA, Inc. | Vabysmo (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $122.31 | General |
| Category: Immunology and Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 10/11/2022 | GLAUKOS CORPORATION | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $222.22 | General |
| Category: CORNEAL HEALTH | ||||||
| 04/25/2022 | Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. | Acuvue (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $1,417.93 | General |
| Category: Soft Contact Lenses | ||||||
| 04/25/2022 | Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. | Acuvue (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $117.17 | General |
| Category: Soft Contact Lenses | ||||||
| 04/25/2022 | Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. | Acuvue (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.09 | General |
| Category: Soft Contact Lenses | ||||||
| 04/25/2022 | Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. | Acuvue (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.59 | General |
| Category: Soft Contact Lenses | ||||||
| 04/25/2022 | Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. | Acuvue (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $7.68 | General |
| Category: Soft Contact Lenses | ||||||
| 04/24/2022 | Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. | Acuvue (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $69.35 | General |
| Category: Soft Contact Lenses | ||||||
| 06/15/2021 | Bausch & Lomb, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC | INFUSE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $119.05 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 11/14/2019 | Alcon Vision LLC | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.73 | General |
| 05/02/2019 | Bausch & Lomb, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC | BIOTRUE (Device), ULTRA, BIOTRUE ONE DAY | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $102.18 | General |
| Category: OPHTHALMOLOGY | ||||||
| 10/30/2018 | Bausch & Lomb, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC | BIOTRUE (Device), ULTRA, BIOTRUE ONE DAY | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $93.75 | General |
| Category: OPHTHALMOLOGY | ||||||
| 09/10/2018 | Alcon Laboratories Inc | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $174.86 | General |
| 09/10/2018 | Alcon Laboratories Inc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $168.81 | General |
| 09/10/2018 | Alcon Laboratories Inc | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $151.14 | General |
| 09/09/2018 | Alcon Laboratories Inc | DAILIES (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $602.69 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 03/08/2018 | Alcon Laboratories Inc | DAILIES (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $6.01 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 10/24/2017 | Valeant Pharmaceuticals North America LLC | ULTRA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $8.18 | General |
| Category: OPHTHALMOLOGY | ||||||
| 10/12/2017 | Valeant Pharmaceuticals North America LLC | BIOTRUE (Device), ULTRA | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $795.40 | General |
| Category: OPHTHALMOLOGY | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 41 | 41 | $5,494 | $3,579 |
| 2022 | 1 | 33 | 33 | $4,422 | $2,688 |
| 2021 | 2 | 43 | 44 | $5,041 | $3,063 |
| 2020 | 1 | 20 | 20 | $2,706 | $1,963 |
Total Patients
137
Total Services
138
Medicare Billing
$11,292
Procedure Codes
5
All Medicare Procedures & Services
5 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92014 | Established patient complete exam of visual system | Office | 2023 | 41 | 41 | $5,494 | $3,579 | 65.1% |
| 92014 | Established patient complete exam of visual system | Office | 2022 | 33 | 33 | $4,422 | $2,688 | 60.8% |
| 92014 | Eye and medical examination for diagnosis and treatment, established patient, 1 or more visits | Office | 2021 | 29 | 29 | $3,886 | $2,382 | 61.3% |
| 99212 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 10-19 minutes | Office | 2021 | 14 | 15 | $1,155 | $680.96 | 59.0% |
| 92014 | Eye and medical examination for diagnosis and treatment, established patient, 1 or more visits | Office | 2020 | 20 | 20 | $2,706 | $1,963 | 72.5% |
About Dr. Christopher Ruzicka, OD
Dr. Christopher Ruzicka, OD is a Optometrist healthcare provider based in Concord, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 08/25/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1992813414.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Christopher Ruzicka, OD has received a total of $6,440 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $376.70 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 38 transactions from 10 companies. The most common payment nature is "Travel and Lodging" ($4,244).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Ruzicka has provided services to 137 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 138 services with total Medicare billing of $11,292. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 5 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Optometrist
- Location Concord, CA
- Active Since 08/25/2006
- Last Updated 10/11/2012
- Taxonomy Code 152W00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1992813414
Products in Payments
- DAILIES (Device) $1,680
- Acuvue (Device) $1,649
- BIOTRUE (Device) $1,612
- INFUSE (Device) $235.72
- MyDay Contact Lens (Device) $213.10
- INFUSE MULTIFOCAL (Device) $123.59
- Vabysmo (Drug) $122.31
- CIRRUS HD-OCT (Device) $40.01
- ULTRA (Device) $8.18
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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