Total Payments
$625,258
2024 Payments
$78,132
Companies
7
Transactions
66
Medicare Patients
153
Medicare Billing
$14,598
Payment Breakdown by Category
Royalty/License$591,602 (94.6%)
Other$12,616 (2.0%)
Travel$10,427 (1.7%)
Consulting$9,950 (1.6%)
Food & Beverage$662.29 (0.1%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royalty or License | $591,602 | 40 | 94.6% |
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for an accredited or certified continuing education program | $11,250 | 5 | 1.8% |
| Travel and Lodging | $10,427 | 7 | 1.7% |
| Consulting Fee | $9,950 | 4 | 1.6% |
| Charitable Contribution | $1,116 | 1 | 0.2% |
| Food and Beverage | $662.29 | 8 | 0.1% |
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | $250.00 | 1 | 0.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skeletal Dynamics Inc | $579,841 | 34 | $0 (2024) |
| Synthes GmbH | $16,236 | 11 | $0 (2021) |
| Wright Medical Technology, Inc. | $16,190 | 10 | $0 (2019) |
| VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED | $12,203 | 8 | $0 (2024) |
| PFIZER INC. | $630.00 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| Globus Medical, Inc. | $139.55 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| Innovation Technologies Inc | $18.05 | 1 | $0 (2020) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $78,132 | 12 | Skeletal Dynamics Inc ($65,929) |
| 2023 | $102,099 | 5 | Skeletal Dynamics Inc ($101,469) |
| 2022 | $107,415 | 5 | Skeletal Dynamics Inc ($107,276) |
| 2021 | $82,840 | 5 | Skeletal Dynamics Inc ($82,590) |
| 2020 | $80,908 | 6 | Skeletal Dynamics Inc ($80,890) |
| 2019 | $67,999 | 10 | Skeletal Dynamics Inc ($61,662) |
| 2018 | $56,995 | 12 | Skeletal Dynamics LLC ($46,494) |
| 2017 | $48,870 | 11 | Skeletal Dynamics Inc ($33,531) |
All Payment Transactions
66 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 3
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/31/2024 | Skeletal Dynamics Inc | Geminus (Device), Align, IJS | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $16,866.97 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic | ||||||
| 10/09/2024 | Skeletal Dynamics Inc | Geminus (Device), Align, IJS | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $17,374.53 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic | ||||||
| 07/10/2024 | Skeletal Dynamics Inc | Geminus (Device), Align, IJS | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $16,686.16 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic | ||||||
| 07/03/2024 | VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $4,785.00 | General |
| 06/27/2024 | VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $106.82 | General |
| 06/22/2024 | VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $6,090.00 | General |
| 06/22/2024 | VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $313.26 | General |
| 06/22/2024 | VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $63.94 | General |
| 06/22/2024 | VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $40.00 | General |
| 06/22/2024 | VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $32.75 | General |
| 06/21/2024 | VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $771.05 | General |
| 05/01/2024 | Skeletal Dynamics Inc | Geminus (Device), Align, IJS | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $15,001.70 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic | ||||||
| 12/29/2023 | PFIZER INC. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $630.00 | General |
| 09/30/2023 | Skeletal Dynamics Inc | Geminus (Device), Align, IJS | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $15,358.27 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic | ||||||
| 07/15/2023 | Skeletal Dynamics Inc | Geminus (Device), Align, IJS | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $30,891.20 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic | ||||||
| 03/31/2023 | Skeletal Dynamics Inc | Geminus (Device), Align, IJS | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $28,345.51 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic | ||||||
| 01/25/2023 | Skeletal Dynamics Inc | Geminus (Device), Align, IJS | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $26,873.77 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic | ||||||
| 12/31/2022 | Skeletal Dynamics Inc | Geminus (Device), Align, IJS | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $26,873.77 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic | ||||||
| 11/03/2022 | Globus Medical, Inc. | ANTHEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $139.55 | General |
| Category: Trauma | ||||||
| 10/01/2022 | Skeletal Dynamics Inc | Geminus (Device), Align, IJS | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $27,638.65 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic | ||||||
| 06/30/2022 | Skeletal Dynamics Inc | Geminus (Device), Align, IJS | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $28,683.93 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic | ||||||
| 04/15/2022 | Skeletal Dynamics Inc | Geminus (Device), Align, IJS | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $24,079.29 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic | ||||||
| 12/31/2021 | Skeletal Dynamics Inc | Geminus (Device), Align, IJS | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $26,154.09 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic | ||||||
| 10/12/2021 | Skeletal Dynamics Inc | Geminus (Device), Align, IJS | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $24,457.52 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic | ||||||
| 07/26/2021 | Skeletal Dynamics Inc | Geminus (Device), Align, IJS | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $24,126.07 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 35 | 38 | $6,750 | $2,498 |
| 2022 | 2 | 38 | 39 | $18,276 | $6,095 |
| 2021 | 2 | 43 | 46 | $8,186 | $3,709 |
| 2020 | 3 | 37 | 41 | $5,963 | $2,296 |
Total Patients
153
Total Services
164
Medicare Billing
$14,598
Procedure Codes
9
All Medicare Procedures & Services
9 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 21 | 21 | $4,074 | $1,665 | 40.9% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 14 | 17 | $2,676 | $832.94 | 31.1% |
| 64721 | Release and/or relocation of hand nerve | Office | 2022 | 11 | 12 | $13,028 | $4,162 | 31.9% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 27 | 27 | $5,248 | $1,933 | 36.8% |
| 99203 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 30-44 minutes | Office | 2021 | 26 | 26 | $5,062 | $2,289 | 45.2% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 17 | 20 | $3,124 | $1,420 | 45.5% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes | Office | 2020 | 13 | 17 | $2,213 | $859.59 | 38.8% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes | Office | 2020 | 11 | 11 | $2,033 | $761.16 | 37.4% |
| 99202 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes | Office | 2020 | 13 | 13 | $1,717 | $674.97 | 39.3% |
About Dr. David Ring, MD
Dr. David Ring, MD is a Hand Surgery healthcare provider based in Austin, Texas. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 10/27/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1568452746.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. David Ring, MD has received a total of $625,258 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $78,132 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 66 transactions from 7 companies. The most common payment nature is "Royalty or License" ($591,602).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Ring has provided services to 153 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 164 services with total Medicare billing of $14,598. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 9 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Hand Surgery
- Other Specialties Hand Surgery
- Location Austin, TX
- Active Since 10/27/2005
- Last Updated 03/18/2017
- Taxonomy Code 207XS0106X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1568452746
Products in Payments
- Geminus (Device) $357,347
- EVOLVE (Device) $16,190
- ANTHEM (Device) $139.55
- Irrisept (Device) $18.05
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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