Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $760.25 | 24 | 100.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethicon US, LLC | $260.34 | 7 | $0 (2021) |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation | $139.57 | 2 | $0 (2020) |
| Tactile Systems Technology Inc | $126.55 | 2 | $0 (2022) |
| Davol Inc. | $39.42 | 1 | $0 (2020) |
| Kerecis Limited | $27.06 | 1 | $0 (2020) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $23.51 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Shire North American Group Inc | $18.34 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| Cook Incorporated | $16.55 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| KCI USA, Inc | $16.08 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | $15.60 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $126.55 | 2 | Tactile Systems Technology Inc ($126.55) |
| 2021 | $95.04 | 5 | Ethicon US, LLC ($65.18) |
| 2020 | $126.41 | 6 | Davol Inc. ($39.42) |
| 2019 | $208.11 | 5 | Ethicon US, LLC ($178.35) |
| 2018 | $30.26 | 2 | Shire North American Group Inc ($18.34) |
| 2017 | $173.88 | 4 | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation ($124.43) |
All Payment Transactions
24 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/07/2022 | Tactile Systems Technology Inc | Flexitouch Plus (Device), entre | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $104.99 | General |
| Category: PNEUMATIC COMPRESSOR | ||||||
| 04/07/2022 | Tactile Systems Technology Inc | Flexitouch Plus (Device), entre | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.56 | General |
| Category: PNEUMATIC COMPRESSOR | ||||||
| 06/04/2021 | Ethicon US, LLC | Echelon Circular (Device), Enseal X1 | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.33 | General |
| Category: Endo-Mechanical | ||||||
| 05/13/2021 | Ethicon US, LLC | Megadyne (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.12 | General |
| Category: Energy | ||||||
| 03/05/2021 | AbbVie Inc. | TEFLARO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.26 | General |
| Category: ANTI-INFECTIVE | ||||||
| 02/26/2021 | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | RESOLUTION CLIP (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.60 | General |
| Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT | ||||||
| 01/15/2021 | Ethicon US, LLC | ECHELON ENDOPATH (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.73 | General |
| Category: Endo-Mechanical | ||||||
| 11/06/2020 | Misonix Inc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.59 | General |
| 10/23/2020 | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation | DIFICID (Drug), ZINPLAVA | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.14 | General |
| Category: INFECTIOUS DISEASE | ||||||
| 08/21/2020 | Kerecis Limited | Kerecis Omega3 Wound (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $27.06 | General |
| Category: Wound Care | ||||||
| 02/21/2020 | PORTOLA PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC | ANDEXXA (Biological) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $12.39 | General |
| Category: HEMATOLOGY/NEUROLOGY | ||||||
| 02/11/2020 | Ethicon US, LLC | HARMONIC Product Family (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.81 | General |
| Category: Energy | ||||||
| 01/31/2020 | Davol Inc. | CFN ChloraPrep (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $39.42 | General |
| Category: Procedural Solutions | ||||||
| 10/18/2019 | Allergan Inc. | AVYCAZ (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.68 | General |
| Category: ANTI-INFECTIVE | ||||||
| 09/27/2019 | KCI USA, Inc | VAC VERAFLO (Device), VAC VERAFLO CLEANSE CHOICE, PREVENA | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.08 | General |
| Category: DEVICES | ||||||
| 09/14/2019 | Ethicon US, LLC | Echelon Powered Circular (Device), Surgicel Powder | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.88 | General |
| Category: Endo-Mechanical | ||||||
| 06/28/2019 | Ethicon US, LLC | ECHELON FLEX Stapler (Device), Echelon Powered Circular | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.17 | General |
| Category: Endo-Mechanical | ||||||
| 05/22/2019 | Ethicon US, LLC | Surgicel Powder (Device), Mega Soft | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $129.30 | General |
| Category: Biosurgical | ||||||
| 07/13/2018 | Shire North American Group Inc | GATTEX (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.34 | General |
| Category: INTERNAL MEDICINE | ||||||
| 06/01/2018 | Medline Industries, Inc. | Hyalomatrix Wound Device (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.92 | General |
| Category: Dermatology/Wound Care | ||||||
| 11/01/2017 | Abbott Laboratories | Supera peripheral stent system (Device), Supera peripheral stent system, Supera peripheral stent system | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.51 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 08/30/2017 | Cook Incorporated | Cook Medical Centesis & Drainage (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $16.55 | General |
| Category: Critical Care | ||||||
| 07/20/2017 | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation | ENTEREG (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $124.43 | General |
| Category: INFECTIOUS DISEASE | ||||||
| 06/02/2017 | ZOLL Circulation Inc | Temperature Management System (Device), Catheter, Temperature Management System Start-Up Kit | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $9.39 | General |
| Category: Temperature Management | ||||||
About Dr. Ruth Cho, D.O
Dr. Ruth Cho, D.O is a Surgery healthcare provider based in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/21/2016. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1023468907.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Ruth Cho, D.O has received a total of $760.25 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $126.55 received in 2022. These payments were reported across 24 transactions from 16 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($760.25).
Practice Information
- Specialty Surgery
- Location Johnstown, PA
- Active Since 06/21/2016
- Last Updated 06/21/2016
- Taxonomy Code 208600000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1023468907
Products in Payments
- Surgicel Powder (Device) $129.30
- Flexitouch Plus (Device) $126.55
- ENTEREG (Drug) $124.43
- CFN ChloraPrep (Device) $39.42
- Echelon Powered Circular (Device) $30.88
- Kerecis Omega3 Wound (Device) $27.06
- Echelon Circular (Device) $25.33
- ECHELON ENDOPATH (Device) $23.73
- Supera peripheral stent system (Device) $23.51
- GATTEX (Drug) $18.34
- ECHELON FLEX Stapler (Device) $18.17
- HARMONIC Product Family (Device) $16.81
- Cook Medical Centesis & Drainage (Device) $16.55
- Megadyne (Device) $16.12
- VAC VERAFLO (Device) $16.08
- RESOLUTION CLIP (Device) $15.60
- DIFICID (Drug) $15.14
- TEFLARO (Drug) $14.26
- AVYCAZ (Drug) $13.68
- ANDEXXA (Biological) $12.39
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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