Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $6,087 | 16 | 76.3% |
| Food and Beverage | $1,844 | 68 | 23.1% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $51.02 | 1 | 0.6% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apollo Endosurgery US Inc | $1,745 | 2 | $0 (2020) |
| Davol Inc. | $1,698 | 9 | $0 (2024) |
| Covidien LP | $1,236 | 9 | $0 (2018) |
| Stryker Corporation | $846.02 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| Integra LifeSciences Corporation | $774.02 | 4 | $0 (2022) |
| TEI Biosciences Inc | $408.08 | 7 | $0 (2019) |
| Organogenesis Inc. | $299.30 | 11 | $0 (2024) |
| LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. | $155.26 | 2 | $0 (2023) |
| KCI USA, Inc. | $135.82 | 4 | $0 (2022) |
| Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $76.81 | 5 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $336.29 | 16 | Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ($76.81) |
| 2023 | $243.75 | 5 | LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. ($155.26) |
| 2022 | $938.53 | 5 | Stryker Corporation ($846.02) |
| 2021 | $31.61 | 2 | CSL Behring ($19.80) |
| 2020 | $597.65 | 4 | Apollo Endosurgery US Inc ($549.65) |
| 2019 | $1,495 | 22 | Integra LifeSciences Corporation ($722.90) |
| 2018 | $1,398 | 17 | Covidien LP ($1,236) |
| 2017 | $2,941 | 14 | Davol Inc. ($1,676) |
All Payment Transactions
85 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 4
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/19/2024 | ConvaTec Inc. | AQUACEL AG+ EXTRA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.70 | General |
| Category: ADVANCED WOUND CARE | ||||||
| 12/12/2024 | Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | VOQUEZNA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.87 | General |
| Category: GASTROENTEROLOGY | ||||||
| 11/20/2024 | PolyNovo North America LLC | NOVOSORB BTM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $32.28 | General |
| Category: SYNTHETIC DERMAL SUBSTITUTE | ||||||
| 10/17/2024 | Davol Inc. | Bard 3DMax Mesh (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.20 | General |
| Category: Surgery | ||||||
| 10/09/2024 | Kerecis Limited | Kerecis Omega3 SurgiClose (Device), Kerecis Omega3 Marigen, Kerecis Omega3 Marigen | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $26.88 | General |
| Category: Wound Care | ||||||
| 09/22/2024 | Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | VOQUEZNA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.44 | General |
| Category: GASTROENTEROLOGY | ||||||
| 08/19/2024 | Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | VOQUEZNA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.50 | General |
| Category: GASTROENTEROLOGY | ||||||
| 07/17/2024 | Baxter Healthcare | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.21 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 06/25/2024 | Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | VOQUEZNA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.49 | General |
| Category: GASTROENTEROLOGY | ||||||
| 06/23/2024 | Organogenesis Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.17 | General |
| 05/13/2024 | Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | VOQUEZNA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.51 | General |
| Category: GASTROENTEROLOGY | ||||||
| 05/08/2024 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | KEYTRUDA (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.71 | General |
| Category: ONCOLOGY | ||||||
| 04/24/2024 | MESH SUTURE INC | Duramesh (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.01 | General |
| Category: General & Plastic Surgery | ||||||
| 03/22/2024 | Endogastric Solutions, Inc | ESOPHYX (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $37.74 | General |
| Category: GERD | ||||||
| 02/29/2024 | Solventum Corporation | 3M Cavilon (Device), V.A.C. DERMATAC, PREVENA | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $13.92 | General |
| Category: Skin Integrity | ||||||
| 02/27/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.66 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 10/18/2023 | LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. | ARTEGRAFT VASCULAR GRAFT (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $96.59 | General |
| Category: ARTEGRAFT | ||||||
| 10/04/2023 | TELA Bio, Inc. | OviTex Reinforced Bioscaffold With Permanent Polymer (OviTex) (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $37.32 | General |
| Category: Surgical Mesh | ||||||
| 09/06/2023 | Merit Medical Systems Inc | Savi SCOUT (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $25.19 | General |
| Category: Surgery | ||||||
| 07/26/2023 | Mozarc Medical US LLC | CHAMELEON (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $25.98 | General |
| Category: PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY PTA BALLOONS | ||||||
| 03/27/2023 | LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. | ARTEGRAFT VASCULAR GRAFT (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $58.67 | General |
| Category: ARTEGRAFT | ||||||
| 09/28/2022 | Organogenesis Inc. | PURAPLY (Medical Supply) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $16.70 | General |
| Category: Wound Care | ||||||
| 04/20/2022 | Organogenesis Inc. | Puraply (Medical Supply) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $15.79 | General |
| Category: WOUND CARE | ||||||
| 02/27/2022 | Integra LifeSciences Corporation | SURGIMEND (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $39.31 | General |
| Category: Recon-Skin and Wound | ||||||
| 02/09/2022 | KCI USA, Inc. | V.A.C. DERMATAC (Device), PREVENA, V.A.C. VERAFLO CLEANSE CHOICE | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $20.71 | General |
| Category: Dressings & Drapes | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 20 | 781 | 994 | $151,778 | $98,724 |
| 2022 | 21 | 625 | 842 | $114,346 | $78,563 |
| 2021 | 21 | 607 | 680 | $98,619 | $71,582 |
| 2020 | 16 | 452 | 600 | $72,490 | $50,348 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
78 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 4
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43281 | Repair of hernia of muscle at esophagus and stomach using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 19 | $16,138 | $12,652 | 78.4% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 106 | 233 | $20,658 | $11,176 | 54.1% |
| 45378 | Diagnostic exam of large bowel using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 83 | 85 | $15,259 | $10,265 | 67.3% |
| G0121 | Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual not meeting criteria for high risk | Facility | 2023 | 45 | 45 | $7,859 | $7,530 | 95.8% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 78 | 95 | $11,884 | $7,044 | 59.3% |
| 43239 | Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 92 | 94 | $13,043 | $6,797 | 52.1% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 57 | 59 | $7,534 | $5,674 | 75.3% |
| 45380 | Biopsy of large bowel using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 43 | 43 | $9,094 | $5,653 | 62.2% |
| 47562 | Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $7,066 | $5,540 | 78.4% |
| 45384 | Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using a flexible endoscope with electrical cautery | Facility | 2023 | 34 | 34 | $7,270 | $5,340 | 73.4% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 43 | 43 | $7,105 | $4,132 | 58.2% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 25 | 25 | $4,206 | $3,187 | 75.8% |
| 11042 | Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 69 | $8,706 | $3,104 | 35.7% |
| 36561 | Insertion of central venous tube with port (5 years or older) | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 12 | $3,746 | $2,937 | 78.4% |
| 43235 | Diagnostic exam of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 43 | 44 | $4,772 | $2,880 | 60.3% |
| 45385 | Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $3,122 | $2,448 | 78.4% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 28 | 28 | $3,027 | $1,648 | 54.4% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 17 | $924.53 | $430.08 | 46.5% |
| 77001 | Fluoroscopic guidance for insertion or removal of central vein access device | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 12 | $205.20 | $160.92 | 78.4% |
| 76937 | Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 12 | $160.44 | $125.88 | 78.5% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 79 | 210 | $17,208 | $10,378 | 60.3% |
| 47562 | Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 17 | 17 | $10,622 | $8,215 | 77.3% |
| G0121 | Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual not meeting criteria for high risk | Facility | 2022 | 46 | 46 | $7,992 | $7,746 | 96.9% |
| 45378 | Diagnostic exam of large bowel using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 59 | 60 | $9,300 | $7,124 | 76.6% |
| 43239 | Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 79 | 82 | $10,925 | $6,794 | 62.2% |
About Dr. David Ring, MD
Dr. David Ring, MD is a Surgery healthcare provider based in Aberdeen, South Dakota. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 07/01/2010. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1992017222.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. David Ring, MD has received a total of $7,982 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $336.29 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 85 transactions from 32 companies. The most common payment nature is "Travel and Lodging" ($6,087).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Ring has provided services to 2,465 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 3,116 services with total Medicare billing of $299,217. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 78 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Surgery
- Other Specialties Surgery
- Location Aberdeen, SD
- Active Since 07/01/2010
- Last Updated 07/14/2015
- Taxonomy Code 208600000X
- Entity Type Individual
- Practice Solo Practitioner
- NPI Number 1992017222
Products in Payments
- Orbera (Device) $1,196
- BILAYER WOUND MATRIX (BWM) (Device) $1,063
- SPY-PHI SYSTEM (Device) $846.02
- Parietex (Device) $661.10
- Overstitch (Device) $549.65
- DAV-VENTRALIGHT (Device) $463.30
- ProGrip (Device) $445.44
- Apligraf (Device) $164.31
- ARTEGRAFT VASCULAR GRAFT (Device) $155.26
- Tacker (Device) $129.56
- SURGIMEND (Device) $119.50
- VAC VERAFLO (Device) $82.43
- VOQUEZNA (Drug) $76.81
- Stravix (Biological) $69.64
- Affinity/NuShield/Puraply (Medical Supply) $62.41
- ESOPHYX (Device) $48.29
- DAV-Phasix (Device) $41.99
- Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) $41.47
- OviTex Reinforced Bioscaffold With Permanent Polymer (OviTex) (Device) $37.32
- BRIDION (Drug) $36.35
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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