Total Payments
$12,319
2024 Payments
$212.60
Companies
10
Transactions
38
Payment Breakdown by Category
Consulting$5,720 (46.4%)
Gifts$4,108 (33.3%)
Research$1,100 (8.9%)
Food & Beverage$958.42 (7.8%)
Other$432.55 (3.5%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $5,720 | 3 | 46.4% |
| Gift | $4,108 | 2 | 33.3% |
| Unspecified | $1,100 | 3 | 8.9% |
| Food and Beverage | $958.42 | 28 | 7.8% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $250.00 | 1 | 2.0% |
| Debt forgiveness | $182.55 | 1 | 1.5% |
Payments by Type
General
$11,219
35 transactions
Research
$1,100
3 transactions
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allergan, Inc. | $4,208 | 9 | $0 (2022) |
| Tepha Inc | $3,200 | 1 | $0 (2020) |
| Surgical Specialties Corporation (US), Inc. | $2,520 | 2 | $0 (2017) |
| Sientra, Inc. | $1,560 | 7 | $0 (2023) |
| ABBVIE INC. | $236.90 | 11 | $0 (2024) |
| Aesculap, Inc. | $182.55 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
| Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. | $180.91 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $139.67 | 2 | $0 (2019) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $52.71 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| Galderma Laboratories, L.P. | $38.55 | 2 | $0 (2022) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $212.60 | 3 | Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. ($180.91) |
| 2023 | $455.21 | 11 | Sientra, Inc. ($250.00) |
| 2022 | $1,053 | 9 | Sientra, Inc. ($959.76) |
| 2021 | $432.55 | 2 | Sientra, Inc. ($250.00) |
| 2020 | $3,222 | 2 | Tepha Inc ($3,200) |
| 2019 | $75.16 | 2 | Abbott Laboratories ($52.71) |
| 2018 | $4,131 | 5 | Allergan Inc. ($4,131) |
| 2017 | $2,737 | 4 | Surgical Specialties Corporation (US), Inc. ($2,520) |
All Payment Transactions
38 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 2
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/18/2024 | Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.52 | General |
| 08/22/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.69 | General |
| 04/17/2024 | Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $151.39 | General |
| 12/07/2023 | AbbVie Inc. | NATRELLE SALINE-FILLED BREAST IMPLANTS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.34 | General |
| Category: PLASTIC SURGERY | ||||||
| 09/26/2023 | AbbVie Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.99 | General |
| 06/28/2023 | AbbVie Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $87.80 | General |
| 06/27/2023 | AbbVie Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $6.65 | General |
| 06/05/2023 | AbbVie Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.33 | General |
| 05/18/2023 | Sientra, Inc. | SIENTRA HIGH STRENGTH COHESIVE SILICONE GEL BREAST IMPLANT (Device) | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $250.00 | General |
| Category: BREAST AUGMENTATION & RECONSTRUCTION | ||||||
| 04/28/2023 | AbbVie Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.23 | General |
| 04/04/2023 | AbbVie Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $6.41 | General |
| 03/13/2023 | AbbVie Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $2.13 | General |
| 03/07/2023 | AbbVie Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $6.43 | General |
| 02/16/2023 | AbbVie Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.90 | General |
| 12/06/2022 | Sientra, Inc. | SIENTRA HIGH STRENGTH COHESIVE SILICONE GEL BREAST IMPLANT (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $161.02 | General |
| Category: BREAST AUGMENTATION & RECONSTRUCTION | ||||||
| 11/14/2022 | Allergan, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.34 | General |
| 11/01/2022 | Sientra, Inc. | SIENTRA HIGH STRENGTH COHESIVE SILICONE GEL BREAST IMPLANT (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $27.02 | General |
| Category: BREAST AUGMENTATION & RECONSTRUCTION | ||||||
| 10/05/2022 | Allergan, Inc. | BOTOX (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.20 | General |
| Category: FACIAL AESTHETICS | ||||||
| 09/27/2022 | Galderma Laboratories, L.P. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.68 | General |
| 09/09/2022 | Allergan, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.36 | General |
| 08/30/2022 | Sientra, Inc. | SIENTRA HIGH STRENGTH COHESIVE SILICONE GEL BREAST IMPLANT (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $21.72 | General |
| Category: BREAST AUGMENTATION & RECONSTRUCTION | ||||||
| 07/26/2022 | Allergan, Inc. | NATRELLE SALINE-FILLED BREAST IMPLANTS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.64 | General |
| Category: PLASTICS | ||||||
| 03/22/2022 | SIENTRA, INC. | SIENTRA HIGH STRENGTH COHESIVE SILICONE GEL BREAST IMPLANT (Device) | — | Cash or cash equivalent | $750.00 | Research |
| Study: US POSTAPPROVAL STUDY OF SIENTRA SILICONE GEL BREAST IMPLANTS • Category: BREAST AUGMENTATION & RECONSTRUCTION | ||||||
| 10/27/2021 | Sientra, Inc. | SIENTRA HIGH STRENGTH COHESIVE SILIICONE GEL BREAST IMPLANT (Device) | — | Cash or cash equivalent | $250.00 | Research |
| Study: US POST APPROVAL STUDY OF SIENTRA SILICONE GEL IMPLANTS • Category: BREAST AUGMENTATION AND RECONSTRUCTION | ||||||
| 08/03/2021 | Aesculap, Inc. | — | Debt forgiveness | Cash or cash equivalent | $182.55 | General |
Research Studies & Clinical Trials
| Study Name | Company | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| US POSTAPPROVAL STUDY OF SIENTRA SILICONE GEL BREAST IMPLANTS | SIENTRA, INC. | $750.00 | 1 |
| US POST APPROVAL STUDY OF SIENTRA SILICONE GEL IMPLANTS | Sientra, Inc. | $250.00 | 1 |
| SIENTRA SPONSORED SILIMED GEL-FILLED MAMMARY IMPLANT CLINICAL STUDY PROTOCOL CORE CLINICAL INVESTIGATION | Sientra, Inc. | $100.00 | 1 |
About Dr. Gregory Ruff, M.D
Dr. Gregory Ruff, M.D is a Specialist healthcare provider based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 01/26/2007. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1316093172.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Gregory Ruff, M.D has received a total of $12,319 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $212.60 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 38 transactions from 10 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($5,720).
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Practice Information
- Specialty Specialist
- Location Chapel Hill, NC
- Active Since 01/26/2007
- Last Updated 07/08/2007
- Taxonomy Code 174400000X
- Entity Type Individual
- Practice Solo Practitioner
- NPI Number 1316093172
Products in Payments
- NATRELLE (Device) $4,108
- GalaFLEX (Device) $3,200
- Surgical wound closure product (Medical Supply) $2,520
- SIENTRA HIGH STRENGTH COHESIVE SILICONE GEL BREAST IMPLANT (Device) $1,210
- SIENTRA HIGH STRENGTH COHESIVE SILIICONE GEL BREAST IMPLANT (Device) $250.00
- STRATAFIX (Device) $139.67
- SIENTRA HIGH-STREIGHTH COHESIVE SILICONE GEL BREAST IMPLANT (Device) $100.00
- Infinity DBS Pulse Generators (Device) $52.71
- NATRELLE SALINE-FILLED BREAST IMPLANTS (Device) $35.98
- BOTOX (Biological) $21.20
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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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