Total Payments
$49,678
2024 Payments
$14,467
Companies
8
Transactions
57
Payment Breakdown by Category
Consulting$31,845 (64.1%)
Research$9,570 (19.3%)
Food & Beverage$3,265 (6.6%)
Travel$2,845 (5.7%)
Other$2,145 (4.3%)
Education$7.77 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $31,845 | 5 | 64.1% |
| Unspecified | $9,570 | 2 | 19.3% |
| Food and Beverage | $3,265 | 38 | 6.6% |
| Travel and Lodging | $2,845 | 9 | 5.7% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $2,145 | 2 | 4.3% |
| Education | $7.77 | 1 | 0.0% |
Payments by Type
General
$40,108
55 transactions
Research
$9,570
2 transactions
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davol Inc. | $36,004 | 21 | $0 (2024) |
| Becton, Dickinson and Company | $9,075 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| NOVADAQ TECHNOLOGIES INC. | $2,069 | 3 | $0 (2017) |
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | $2,006 | 22 | $0 (2024) |
| Osiris Therapeutics Inc. | $212.86 | 5 | $0 (2019) |
| BAXTER HEALTHCARE | $160.21 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $118.68 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| TELA Bio, Inc. | $31.53 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $14,467 | 5 | Becton, Dickinson and Company ($6,930) |
| 2023 | $12,210 | 2 | Davol Inc. ($12,210) |
| 2022 | $11,220 | 2 | Davol Inc. ($11,220) |
| 2021 | $4,290 | 1 | Davol Inc. ($4,290) |
| 2020 | $2,145 | 2 | Becton, Dickinson and Company ($2,145) |
| 2019 | $581.51 | 8 | DAVOL INC. ($388.72) |
| 2018 | $1,431 | 18 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($1,126) |
| 2017 | $3,334 | 19 | NOVADAQ TECHNOLOGIES INC. ($2,069) |
All Payment Transactions
57 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 3
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/16/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $616.16 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 08/16/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $37.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 06/17/2024 | Becton, Dickinson and Company | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $6,930.00 | General |
| 05/09/2024 | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | JARDIANCE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $118.68 | General |
| Category: DIABETES | ||||||
| 01/02/2024 | Davol Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $6,765.00 | General |
| 06/15/2023 | Davol Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $5,280.00 | General |
| 01/17/2023 | Davol Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $6,930.00 | General |
| 10/17/2022 | Davol Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $5,940.00 | General |
| 07/05/2022 | Davol Inc. | — | — | Cash or cash equivalent | $5,280.00 | Research |
| Study: DVL-HE-018 • Category: BD Interventional Surgery | ||||||
| 04/15/2021 | Davol Inc. | — | — | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,290.00 | Research |
| Study: DVL-HE-018 • Category: BD Interventional Surgery | ||||||
| 12/15/2020 | Becton, Dickinson and Company | — | 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 | $825.00 | General |
| Category: Davol | ||||||
| 07/16/2020 | Becton, Dickinson and Company | — | 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 | $1,320.00 | General |
| Category: Davol | ||||||
| 04/04/2019 | TELA Bio, Inc. | Ovitex (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.53 | General |
| Category: Surgical Mesh | ||||||
| 03/28/2019 | Osiris Therapeutics Inc. | Stravix (Biological), Grafix, GrafixPL | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $79.42 | General |
| Category: Other Advanced Wound Management | ||||||
| 03/14/2019 | DAVOL INC. | PHASIX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $211.36 | General |
| Category: DAVOL | ||||||
| 03/11/2019 | DAVOL INC. | PHASIX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $143.87 | General |
| Category: DAVOL | ||||||
| 03/11/2019 | DAVOL INC. | PHASIX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.54 | General |
| Category: DAVOL | ||||||
| 03/09/2019 | DAVOL INC. | PHASIX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.95 | General |
| Category: DAVOL | ||||||
| 02/25/2019 | Osiris Therapeutics Inc. | Stravix (Biological), Grafix, GrafixPL | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $38.18 | General |
| Category: Other Advanced Wound Management | ||||||
| 02/05/2019 | Osiris Therapeutics Inc. | Stravix (Biological), Grafix, GrafixPL | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $43.66 | General |
| Category: Other Advanced Wound Management | ||||||
| 11/21/2018 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $336.41 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 11/21/2018 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $59.80 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 11/21/2018 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.93 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 11/06/2018 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $109.55 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 10/10/2018 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $1.75 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
Research Studies & Clinical Trials
| Study Name | Company | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| DVL-HE-018 | Davol Inc. | $9,570 | 2 |
About Dr. Ruby Skinner, MD
Dr. Ruby Skinner, MD is a Surgery healthcare provider based in Santa Maria, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 07/13/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1568487858.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Ruby Skinner, MD has received a total of $49,678 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $14,467 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 57 transactions from 8 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($31,845).
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Practice Information
- Specialty Surgery
- Other Specialties Surgical Critical Care, Trauma Surgery
- Location Santa Maria, CA
- Active Since 07/13/2006
- Last Updated 12/13/2018
- Taxonomy Code 208600000X
- Entity Type Individual
- Practice Solo Practitioner
- NPI Number 1568487858
Products in Payments
- SPY Technology (Device) $2,069
- Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) $2,006
- DAV-XenMatrix AB (Device) $810.67
- PHASIX (Device) $633.72
- Stravix (Biological) $161.26
- Surgical Care - TachoSil (Biological) $160.21
- JARDIANCE (Drug) $118.68
- DAV-Phasix (Device) $67.27
- GRAFIX/GRAFIXPL/STRAVIX (Biological) $51.60
- Ovitex (Device) $31.53
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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