Dollars for Docs
How Industry Dollars Reach Your Doctors
This database was last updated in October 2019 and should only be used as a historical snapshot. Newer data is available at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Open Payments site.
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PAUL G RUFF
Listed Specialty: Plastic Surgery
2440 M ST NW, SUITE 200, WASHINGTON, DC, 20037-1404
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DR. PAUL RUFF,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:
2018 Payments At a Glance
81
payments
$126,522
payment total
9
companies paid this doctor
Payment Calendar in 2018
This doctor received a payment on days in 2018.
Each box below represents a single day during the disclosure period. A gray box indicates no payments. The darker the color, the more payments a doctor received that day.
2018
Types of Payments in 2018
| Category | Payments | Payment Value |
|---|---|---|
Consulting |
17 | $86,731 |
Promotional Speaking/Other |
12 | $32,975 |
Travel and Lodging |
13 | $3,082 |
Gift |
1 | $2,700 |
Food and Beverage |
37 | $1,017 |
Entertainment |
1 | $17 |
Drugs & Devices in 2018
Totals listed below account for all payments from that mention this product. Beginning in 2016, the government began classifying products as drugs, devices, biologics or medical supplies. Below, you will see drugs (drugs and biologics) and devices (devices and medical supplies). If a payment record mentions more than one product, the entire value will be included in each of those products. When no products are listed, they are not included in the list below.
| Product Name | Product Type | Payments† |
|---|---|---|
Payments with no listed product |
N/A |
$119K |
SERI SURGICAL SCAFFOLD |
device |
$5,017 |
NATRELLE |
device |
$2,722 |
BOTOX |
drug |
$54 |
ORBERA |
device |
$27 |
MEGA POWER |
device |
$26 |
XEOMIN |
drug |
$25 |
ESKATA |
drug |
$20 |
ARTOURA BREAST TISSUE EXPANDER |
device |
$18 |
MEMORYGEL BREAST IMPLANTS |
device |
$18 |
MEMORYSHAPE BREAST IMPLANTS |
device |
$18 |
| † May not add up to dollar total at top of page, since a payment record may not be associated with any product or can be associated with several products. | ||
Payment Details in 2018
| When | How Much | Related To | What For | From | Third Party Payee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 10, 2018 | $33,250 | No Listed Product | Consulting | APYX MEDICAL CORPORATION | |
| Dec 19, 2018 | $10,500 | No Listed Product | Consulting | APYX MEDICAL CORPORATION | |
| Oct 18, 2018 | $8,000 | No Listed Product | Consulting | APYX MEDICAL CORPORATION | |
| Sep 14, 2018 | $6,000 | No Listed Product | Consulting | APYX MEDICAL CORPORATION | |
| Aug 1, 2018 | $6,000 | No Listed Product | Promotional Speaking/Other | GALDERMA LABORATORIES, L.P. | |
| Sep 7, 2018 | $5,000 | SERI SURGICAL SCAFFOLD | Consulting | SOFREGEN MEDICAL INC. | |
| Mar 15, 2018 | $3,500 | No Listed Product | Consulting | APYX MEDICAL CORPORATION | |
| Oct 31, 2018 | $3,500 | No Listed Product | Consulting | APYX MEDICAL CORPORATION | |
| Jun 27, 2018 | $3,000 | No Listed Product | Consulting | APYX MEDICAL CORPORATION | |
| Nov 30, 2018 | $2,925 | No Listed Product | Promotional Speaking/Other | GALDERMA LABORATORIES, L.P. | |
| Sep 19, 2018 | $2,925 | No Listed Product | Promotional Speaking/Other | GALDERMA LABORATORIES, L.P. | |
| Nov 8, 2018 | $2,925 | No Listed Product | Promotional Speaking/Other | GALDERMA LABORATORIES, L.P. | |
| Oct 1, 2018 | $2,700 | NATRELLE | Gift | ALLERGAN INC. | |
| Sep 11, 2018 | $2,500 | No Listed Product | Consulting | APYX MEDICAL CORPORATION | |
| Oct 25, 2018 | $2,275 | No Listed Product | Promotional Speaking/Other | GALDERMA LABORATORIES, L.P. | |
| Oct 25, 2018 | $2,275 | No Listed Product | Promotional Speaking/Other | GALDERMA LABORATORIES, L.P. | |
| Aug 30, 2018 | $2,275 | No Listed Product | Promotional Speaking/Other | GALDERMA LABORATORIES, L.P. | |
| Nov 1, 2018 | $2,275 | No Listed Product | Promotional Speaking/Other | GALDERMA LABORATORIES, L.P. | |
| Oct 4, 2018 | $2,275 | No Listed Product | Promotional Speaking/Other | GALDERMA LABORATORIES, L.P. | |
| Oct 4, 2018 | $2,275 | No Listed Product | Promotional Speaking/Other | GALDERMA LABORATORIES, L.P. | |
| Sep 28, 2018 | $2,275 | No Listed Product | Promotional Speaking/Other | GALDERMA LABORATORIES, L.P. | |
| Aug 30, 2018 | $2,275 | No Listed Product | Promotional Speaking/Other | GALDERMA LABORATORIES, L.P. | |
| Sep 7, 2018 | $2,188 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | APYX MEDICAL CORPORATION | |
| Nov 20, 2018 | $2,070 | No Listed Product | Consulting | APYX MEDICAL CORPORATION | |
| Jun 7, 2018 | $2,000 | No Listed Product | Consulting | APYX MEDICAL CORPORATION | |
| Dec 27, 2018 | $2,000 | No Listed Product | Consulting | APYX MEDICAL CORPORATION | |
| Aug 23, 2018 | $1,500 | No Listed Product | Consulting | APYX MEDICAL CORPORATION | |
| May 22, 2018 | $1,000 | No Listed Product | Consulting | APYX MEDICAL CORPORATION | |
| Sep 15, 2018 | $1,000 | No Listed Product | Consulting | APYX MEDICAL CORPORATION | |
| Sep 13, 2018 | $1,000 | No Listed Product | Consulting | APYX MEDICAL CORPORATION | |
| Nov 9, 2018 | $911 | No Listed Product | Consulting | APYX MEDICAL CORPORATION | |
| Aug 3, 2018 | $305 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | GALDERMA LABORATORIES, L.P. | |
| Aug 3, 2018 | $259 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | GALDERMA LABORATORIES, L.P. | |
| Aug 3, 2018 | $144 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | GALDERMA LABORATORIES, L.P. | |
| Jun 6, 2018 | $120 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | APYX MEDICAL CORPORATION | |
| Aug 4, 2018 | $94 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | GALDERMA LABORATORIES, L.P. | |
| Sep 17, 2018 | $90 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | APYX MEDICAL CORPORATION | |
| Nov 27, 2018 | $77 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | GALDERMA LABORATORIES, L.P. | |
| Aug 3, 2018 | $73 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | GALDERMA LABORATORIES, L.P. | |
| Aug 4, 2018 | $70 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | GALDERMA LABORATORIES, L.P. | |
| Sep 12, 2018 | $60 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | GALDERMA LABORATORIES, L.P. | |
| Nov 5, 2018 | $44 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | GALDERMA LABORATORIES, L.P. | |
| Aug 3, 2018 | $34 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | GALDERMA LABORATORIES, L.P. | |
| May 4, 2018 | $29 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | GALDERMA LABORATORIES, L.P. | |
| Aug 4, 2018 | $28 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | GALDERMA LABORATORIES, L.P. | |
| May 12, 2018 | $27 | ORBERA | Food and Beverage | APOLLO ENDOSURGERY US INC | |
| Mar 15, 2018 | $26 | MEGA POWER | Food and Beverage | ETHICON US, LLC | |
| Aug 30, 2018 | $25 | XEOMIN | Food and Beverage | MERZ NORTH AMERICA, INC. | |
| Aug 3, 2018 | $24 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | GALDERMA LABORATORIES, L.P. | |
| Aug 3, 2018 | $22 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | GALDERMA LABORATORIES, L.P. | |
| Mar 1, 2018 | $22 | NATRELLE | Food and Beverage | ALLERGAN INC. | |
| Dec 18, 2018 | $20 | ESKATA | Food and Beverage | ACLARIS THERAPEUTICS, INC. | |
| Aug 4, 2018 | $20 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | GALDERMA LABORATORIES, L.P. | |
| May 2, 2018 | $18 | MEMORYGEL BREAST IMPLANTS ARTOURA BREAST TISSUE EXPANDER MEMORYSHAPE BREAST IMPLANTS | Food and Beverage | MENTOR WORLDWIDE LLC | |
| Jan 24, 2018 | $18 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | ALLERGAN INC. | |
| Aug 4, 2018 | $17 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | GALDERMA LABORATORIES, L.P. | |
| Jan 20, 2018 | $17 | SERI SURGICAL SCAFFOLD | Entertainment | SOFREGEN MEDICAL INC. | |
| Dec 10, 2018 | $16 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | GALDERMA LABORATORIES, L.P. | |
| Aug 9, 2018 | $16 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | GALDERMA LABORATORIES, L.P. | |
| Oct 13, 2018 | $16 | BOTOX | Food and Beverage | ALLERGAN INC. | |
| Jul 19, 2018 | $15 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | GALDERMA LABORATORIES, L.P. | |
| Dec 19, 2018 | $15 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | APYX MEDICAL CORPORATION | |
| Sep 28, 2018 | $15 | BOTOX | Food and Beverage | ALLERGAN INC. | |
| Aug 17, 2018 | $13 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | APYX MEDICAL CORPORATION | |
| Aug 27, 2018 | $13 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | GALDERMA LABORATORIES, L.P. | |
| Dec 27, 2018 | $12 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | APYX MEDICAL CORPORATION | |
| Apr 24, 2018 | $11 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | ALLERGAN INC. | |
| Jul 25, 2018 | $11 | BOTOX | Food and Beverage | ALLERGAN INC. | |
| Aug 4, 2018 | $11 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | GALDERMA LABORATORIES, L.P. | |
| Aug 23, 2018 | $11 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | GALDERMA LABORATORIES, L.P. | |
| Sep 18, 2018 | $10 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | GALDERMA LABORATORIES, L.P. | |
| Nov 20, 2018 | $8 | BOTOX | Food and Beverage | ALLERGAN INC. | |
| Aug 4, 2018 | $7 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | GALDERMA LABORATORIES, L.P. | |
| Aug 4, 2018 | $7 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | GALDERMA LABORATORIES, L.P. | |
| Oct 16, 2018 | $7 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | GALDERMA LABORATORIES, L.P. | |
| Sep 18, 2018 | $7 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | GALDERMA LABORATORIES, L.P. | |
| Aug 27, 2018 | $5 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | GALDERMA LABORATORIES, L.P. | |
| Jun 1, 2018 | $5 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | ALLERGAN INC. | |
| Nov 20, 2018 | $5 | BOTOX | Food and Beverage | ALLERGAN INC. | |
| Sep 4, 2018 | $4 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | GALDERMA LABORATORIES, L.P. | |
| Jul 23, 2018 | $3 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | GALDERMA LABORATORIES, L.P. |
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Note: We have made some effort to normalize the data and eliminate duplicates, but the data is primarily as it has been reported by the companies to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. To purchase the normalized data, please visit the ProPublica Data Store. If you spot an error, please let us know at [email protected].
This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.