Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | $117,000 | 30 | 85.2% |
| Food and Beverage | $9,299 | 207 | 6.8% |
| Travel and Lodging | $7,067 | 30 | 5.1% |
| Consulting Fee | $4,000 | 1 | 2.9% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | $129,716 | 220 | $0 (2024) |
| TELA Bio, Inc. | $5,472 | 14 | $0 (2023) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $1,078 | 6 | $0 (2023) |
| Allergan, Inc. | $478.54 | 6 | $0 (2020) |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | $197.48 | 11 | $0 (2018) |
| Novo Nordisk Inc | $101.95 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| CONMED Corporation | $100.09 | 2 | $0 (2019) |
| Olympus America Inc. | $75.88 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| Baxter Healthcare | $44.50 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Covidien LP | $33.36 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $174.03 | 3 | Novo Nordisk Inc ($101.95) |
| 2023 | $5,078 | 7 | TELA Bio, Inc. ($4,000) |
| 2022 | $17,010 | 29 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($15,966) |
| 2021 | $21,547 | 36 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($21,206) |
| 2020 | $50,473 | 73 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($50,452) |
| 2019 | $2,087 | 26 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($2,050) |
| 2018 | $18,569 | 41 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($18,253) |
| 2017 | $22,428 | 53 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($21,762) |
All Payment Transactions
268 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 11
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/18/2024 | Baxter Healthcare | FLOSEAL (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $44.50 | General |
| Category: Surgical Care | ||||||
| 09/19/2024 | Novo Nordisk Inc | Wegovy (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $101.95 | General |
| Category: Obesity | ||||||
| 07/16/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.58 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 08/21/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | VENASEAL (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $161.00 | General |
| Category: EndoVenous Therapies | ||||||
| 08/21/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | VENASEAL (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $20.94 | General |
| Category: EndoVenous Therapies | ||||||
| 08/18/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | VENASEAL (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.94 | General |
| Category: EndoVenous Therapies | ||||||
| 08/18/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | VENASEAL (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.57 | General |
| Category: EndoVenous Therapies | ||||||
| 08/17/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | VENASEAL (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $828.78 | General |
| Category: EndoVenous Therapies | ||||||
| 08/17/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | VENASEAL (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $32.31 | General |
| Category: EndoVenous Therapies | ||||||
| 05/31/2023 | TELA Bio, Inc. | OviTex Reinforced Bioscaffold With Permanent Polymer (OviTex) (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,000.00 | General |
| Category: Surgical Mesh | ||||||
| 05/31/2022 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $43.10 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 05/25/2022 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 05/25/2022 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $300.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 05/18/2022 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 05/18/2022 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $300.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 05/16/2022 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $338.21 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 05/09/2022 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $370.57 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 05/04/2022 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $1,117.99 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 05/04/2022 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $530.60 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 05/04/2022 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $26.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 05/04/2022 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $21.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 05/04/2022 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $19.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 05/04/2022 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $19.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 04/28/2022 | Davol Inc. | ARISTA AH FLEXITIP (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.37 | General |
| Category: BD Interventional Surgery | ||||||
| 04/28/2022 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $19.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 27 | 27 | $14,918 | $4,109 |
| 2020 | 3 | 47 | 49 | $14,816 | $3,510 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
5 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G0121 | Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual not meeting criteria for high risk | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $5,558 | $2,453 | 44.1% |
| 45380 | Biopsy of large bowel using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $9,360 | $1,656 | 17.7% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes | Office | 2020 | 18 | 18 | $7,668 | $1,734 | 22.6% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes | Office | 2020 | 13 | 13 | $3,653 | $910.90 | 24.9% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes | Office | 2020 | 16 | 18 | $3,495 | $865.65 | 24.8% |
About Dr. Gregory Ripich, MD
Dr. Gregory Ripich, MD is a Surgery healthcare provider based in Hamilton, New York. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/14/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1255336582.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Gregory Ripich, MD has received a total of $137,366 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $174.03 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 268 transactions from 14 companies. The most common payment nature is "Education" ($117,000).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Ripich has provided services to 74 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 76 services with total Medicare billing of $7,619. Data is available for 2 years (2020–2023), covering 5 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Surgery
- Location Hamilton, NY
- Active Since 06/14/2005
- Last Updated 10/03/2023
- Taxonomy Code 208600000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1255336582
Products in Payments
- Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) $129,716
- OviTex Reinforced Bioscaffold With Permanent Polymer (OviTex) (Device) $5,363
- VENASEAL (Device) $1,078
- STRATTICE (Device) $440.00
- XARELTO (Drug) $197.48
- Ovitex (Device) $109.34
- Wegovy (Drug) $101.95
- AirSeal (Device) $79.81
- Integration Displays (Device) $75.88
- FLOSEAL (Biological) $44.50
- Parietene (Device) $33.36
- ClosureFast (Device) $22.12
- STRATTICE LAP (Device) $21.51
- ARISTA AH FLEXITIP (Device) $21.37
- AIRSEAL (Device) $20.28
- DALVANCE (Drug) $17.03
- FLEXITOUCH (Device) $10.90
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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