Total Payments
$10,374
2024 Payments
$122.07
Companies
10
Transactions
339
Medicare Patients
1,590
Medicare Billing
$317,482
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$6,331 (61.0%)
Travel$2,243 (21.6%)
Other$1,800 (17.4%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $6,331 | 329 | 61.0% |
| Travel and Lodging | $2,243 | 9 | 21.6% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $1,800 | 1 | 17.4% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entellus Medical, Inc. | $5,485 | 111 | $0 (2018) |
| Stryker Corporation | $4,592 | 211 | $0 (2024) |
| Optinose US, Inc. | $130.58 | 8 | $0 (2024) |
| GENZYME CORPORATION | $52.71 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| Smith & Nephew, Inc. | $31.85 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| Intersect ENT, Inc. | $26.00 | 2 | $0 (2018) |
| Acclarent, Inc | $15.75 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| AERIN MEDICAL INC. | $15.60 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $14.14 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| PFIZER INC. | $10.86 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $122.07 | 6 | GENZYME CORPORATION ($52.71) |
| 2023 | $89.83 | 4 | Stryker Corporation ($74.23) |
| 2022 | $332.34 | 22 | Stryker Corporation ($332.34) |
| 2021 | $541.26 | 21 | Stryker Corporation ($524.64) |
| 2020 | $704.54 | 25 | Stryker Corporation ($690.18) |
| 2019 | $1,765 | 77 | Stryker Corporation ($1,707) |
| 2018 | $1,582 | 88 | Stryker Corporation ($1,232) |
| 2017 | $5,237 | 96 | Entellus Medical, Inc. ($5,221) |
All Payment Transactions
339 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 14
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/03/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | PROPEL (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.14 | General |
| Category: Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose, Throat) | ||||||
| 09/03/2024 | GENZYME CORPORATION | DUPIXENT (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.37 | General |
| Category: Immunology | ||||||
| 07/30/2024 | Stryker Corporation | SCOPIS ENT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.17 | General |
| Category: INSTRUMENTS | ||||||
| 04/18/2024 | GENZYME CORPORATION | DUPIXENT (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.34 | General |
| Category: Immunology | ||||||
| 04/16/2024 | Stryker Corporation | SCOPIS ENT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.22 | General |
| Category: INSTRUMENTS | ||||||
| 02/22/2024 | Optinose US, Inc. | Xhance (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.83 | General |
| Category: Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose, Throat) | ||||||
| 04/21/2023 | AERIN MEDICAL INC. | VIVAER STYLUS (Device), RHINAER STYLUS | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.60 | General |
| Category: EAR NOSE & THROAT | ||||||
| 04/19/2023 | Stryker Corporation | XPRESS ENT DILATION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.68 | General |
| Category: ENTELLUS | ||||||
| 02/17/2023 | Stryker Corporation | XPRESS ENT DILATION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.35 | General |
| Category: ENTELLUS | ||||||
| 01/31/2023 | Stryker Corporation | SCOPIS ENT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.20 | General |
| Category: INSTRUMENTS | ||||||
| 12/29/2022 | Stryker Corporation | TGS GUIDEWIRE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.10 | General |
| Category: ENTELLUS | ||||||
| 12/20/2022 | Stryker Corporation | NASOPORE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.00 | General |
| Category: NEURO SPINE ENT | ||||||
| 12/06/2022 | Stryker Corporation | XPRESS ENT DILATION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.43 | General |
| Category: ENTELLUS | ||||||
| 11/30/2022 | Stryker Corporation | SCOPIS ENT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.47 | General |
| Category: INSTRUMENTS | ||||||
| 11/28/2022 | Stryker Corporation | XPRESS ENT DILATION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.76 | General |
| Category: ENTELLUS | ||||||
| 11/08/2022 | Stryker Corporation | XPRESS ENT DILATION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.63 | General |
| Category: ENTELLUS | ||||||
| 10/27/2022 | Stryker Corporation | XPRESS ENT DILATION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.70 | General |
| Category: ENTELLUS | ||||||
| 10/21/2022 | Stryker Corporation | SCOPIS ENT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $7.99 | General |
| Category: INSTRUMENTS | ||||||
| 10/20/2022 | Stryker Corporation | CLARIFIX CRYOTHERAPY DEVICE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.63 | General |
| Category: INSTRUMENTS | ||||||
| 09/09/2022 | Stryker Corporation | SCOPIS ENT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.13 | General |
| Category: INSTRUMENTS | ||||||
| 08/30/2022 | Stryker Corporation | SCOPIS ENT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.95 | General |
| Category: INSTRUMENTS | ||||||
| 08/22/2022 | Stryker Corporation | SCOPIS ENT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.70 | General |
| Category: INSTRUMENTS | ||||||
| 08/02/2022 | Stryker Corporation | XPRESS ENT DILATION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.80 | General |
| Category: ENTELLUS | ||||||
| 07/29/2022 | Stryker Corporation | CLARIFIX CRYOTHERAPY DEVICE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $33.11 | General |
| Category: INSTRUMENTS | ||||||
| 07/25/2022 | Stryker Corporation | XPRESS ENT DILATION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $8.72 | General |
| Category: ENTELLUS | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 | 324 | 398 | $62,790 | $36,068 |
| 2022 | 9 | 431 | 508 | $394,685 | $120,981 |
| 2021 | 10 | 493 | 555 | $529,920 | $128,592 |
| 2020 | 6 | 342 | 389 | $57,875 | $31,841 |
Total Patients
1,590
Total Services
1,850
Medicare Billing
$317,482
Procedure Codes
29
All Medicare Procedures & Services
29 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 128 | 196 | $29,400 | $17,469 | 59.4% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 111 | 111 | $24,420 | $13,831 | 56.6% |
| 69210 | Removal of impacted ear wax | Office | 2023 | 66 | 72 | $6,120 | $2,682 | 43.8% |
| 31575 | Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope | Office | 2023 | 19 | 19 | $2,850 | $2,086 | 73.2% |
| 31298 | Dilation of sphenoid and frontal nasal sinus using an endoscope | Office | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $176,000 | $51,176 | 29.1% |
| 31295 | Dilation of nasal sinus using an endoscope | Office | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $128,000 | $24,287 | 19.0% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 154 | 224 | $33,600 | $20,328 | 60.5% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 123 | 123 | $27,060 | $13,639 | 50.4% |
| 31575 | Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope | Office | 2022 | 25 | 28 | $4,200 | $2,946 | 70.1% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2022 | 17 | 17 | $4,300 | $2,339 | 54.4% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2022 | 14 | 16 | $4,000 | $2,150 | 53.8% |
| 30140 | Removal of nasal air passage under lining tissue | Office | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $12,000 | $2,106 | 17.6% |
| 69210 | Removal of impacted ear wax | Office | 2022 | 63 | 65 | $5,525 | $2,010 | 36.4% |
| 31298 | Dilation of sphenoid and frontal sinus in the nose using an endoscope | Office | 2021 | 11 | 11 | $242,000 | $51,220 | 21.2% |
| 31295 | Dilation of maxillary sinus in the nose using an endoscope | Office | 2021 | 11 | 11 | $176,000 | $24,275 | 13.8% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 139 | 189 | $28,350 | $18,635 | 65.7% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Office | 2021 | 152 | 152 | $32,920 | $16,987 | 51.6% |
| 69210 | Removal of impact ear wax, one ear | Office | 2021 | 102 | 110 | $9,350 | $4,186 | 44.8% |
| 99205 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 60-74 minutes | Office | 2021 | 18 | 18 | $4,500 | $3,258 | 72.4% |
| 30903 | Complex control of nose bleed | Office | 2021 | 13 | 16 | $8,960 | $3,097 | 34.6% |
| 30140 | Removal of nasal air passage, under the lining tissue | Office | 2021 | 13 | 13 | $22,400 | $2,832 | 12.6% |
| 31575 | Diagnostic examination of voice box using flexible endoscope | Office | 2021 | 23 | 24 | $3,600 | $2,644 | 73.4% |
| 99215 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 40-54 minutes | Office | 2021 | 11 | 11 | $1,840 | $1,456 | 79.1% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes | Office | 2020 | 117 | 117 | $21,725 | $13,214 | 60.8% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes | Office | 2020 | 128 | 163 | $22,815 | $12,391 | 54.3% |
About Dr. Richard Ruiz, M.D
Dr. Richard Ruiz, M.D is a Otolaryngology healthcare provider based in Temecula, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 05/31/2007. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1336340710.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Richard Ruiz, M.D has received a total of $10,374 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $122.07 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 339 transactions from 10 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($6,331).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Ruiz has provided services to 1,590 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 1,850 services with total Medicare billing of $317,482. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 29 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Otolaryngology
- Other Specialties Pediatric Otolaryngology, Sleep Medicine
- Location Temecula, CA
- Active Since 05/31/2007
- Last Updated 02/20/2009
- Taxonomy Code 207Y00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- Practice Solo Practitioner
- NPI Number 1336340710
Products in Payments
- XprESS Multi-Sinus Dilation System (Device) $5,221
- ENTELLUS - XPRESS ENT DILATION SYSTEM (Device) $1,240
- CLARIFIX (Device) $721.28
- SPIROX - LATERA (Device) $674.20
- CLARIFIX CRYOTHERAPY DEVICE (Device) $478.47
- ENTELLUS - ENTELLUS MEDICAL SHAVER SYSTEM (Device) $304.63
- XPRESS ENT DILATION SYSTEM (Device) $241.63
- ENTELLUS - XEROGEL NASAL/EPISTAXIS PACK (Device) $221.92
- ENTELLUS - FIAGON SINUS NAVIGATION SYSTEM (Device) $192.11
- Xhance (Drug) $130.58
- ENTELLUS - ENTELLUS MEDICAL REINFORCED ANESTHESIA NEEDLE (Device) $112.77
- SCOPIS ENT (Device) $104.96
- ENTELLUS - FIAGON SINUS NAVIGATION SYSTEM CONSUMABLES (Device) $96.55
- ENTELLUS - ATOMIZER BOTTLES (Device) $72.71
- ENTELLUS - FOCESS SINUSCOPES (Device) $55.12
- DUPIXENT (Biological) $52.71
- PROPEL (Device) $40.14
- FIAGON NAVIGATION UNIT (Device) $39.67
- ENTELLUS - MINIFESS BLAKESLEY FORCEPS THRU-CUT (Device) $33.73
- ENTELLUS - CYCLONE SINONASAL SUCTIONIRRIGATION SYSTEM (Device) $33.10
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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.