Payment overview · 2025
General Payments
$20,598.10
37 reported records · 11 companies
Healthcare provider profile · identity verified
Katherine Carruthers, M.D.
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Plastic Surgery · BOSTON, MA · NPI 1558717017
Verified facts
What the public records show
CMS Open Payments records show Katherine Carruthers, M.D. received $20,598.10 in general payments during 2025 across 37 reported records.
TELA Bio, Inc. accounted for 88.6% of that reported general-payment amount.
The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 15 associated products.
These records do not establish that a payment influenced prescribing or medical care.
Separate record types
Research & Ownership
Research Payments (direct recipient): not present in the loaded data
Associated Research Funding (for example, named PI): not present in the loaded data
Ownership / Investment: not present in the loaded data
These categories are never added into the General Payments headline. Associated research funding must not be described as money the doctor personally received unless the source record supports that conclusion.
Who paid this doctor?
Companies in 2025 General Payments
| Reported company | Canonical company | Amount | Share | Records | Year |
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| TELA Bio, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $18,257.87 | 88.6% | 17 | 2025 |
| Urgo Medical North America, LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $791.46 | 3.8% | 3 | 2025 |
| Integra LifeSciences Corporation | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $489.75 | 2.4% | 4 | 2025 |
| CooperSurgical, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $306.38 | 1.5% | 3 | 2025 |
| Acera Surgical, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $177.78 | 0.9% | 1 | 2025 |
| Kerecis Limited | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $140.74 | 0.7% | 1 | 2025 |
| Biocircuit Technologies Inc | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $125.00 | 0.6% | 1 | 2025 |
| Becton, Dickinson and Company | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $121.59 | 0.6% | 1 | 2025 |
| Mentor Worldwide LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $110.20 | 0.5% | 4 | 2025 |
| ABBVIE INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $48.87 | 0.2% | 1 | 2025 |
| ConvaTec Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $28.46 | 0.1% | 1 | 2025 |
What were the payments for?
Payment categories
| Category | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $15,725.00 | 6 |
| Food and Beverage | $3,172.41 | 28 |
| Travel and Lodging | $1,700.69 | 3 |
A meal, consulting fee, royalty, and travel payment describe different kinds of reported relationships and should not be interpreted as equivalent.
Analysis 1 · Payment-linked products
Products named in Open Payments records
| Reported product | Type | Reported company | Related amount* | Records | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OviTex Reinforced Bioscaffold With Permanent Polymer (OviTex) Normalized: ovitex reinforced bioscaffold with permanent polymer ovitex |
Device | TELA Bio, Inc. | $18,257.87 | 17 | 2025 |
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| VASHE WOUND SOLUTION 250 ML (8.5 FL OZ) FLIP TOP CAP Normalized: vashe wound solution 250 ml 8 5 fl oz flip top cap |
Device | Urgo Medical North America, LLC | $791.46 | 3 | 2025 |
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| Integra Normalized: integra |
Device | Integra LifeSciences Corporation | $489.75 | 4 | 2025 |
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| Integra Dermal Regeneration Template Normalized: integra dermal regeneration template |
Device | Integra LifeSciences Corporation | $489.75 | 4 | 2025 |
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| PRIMATRIX Normalized: primatrix |
Device | Integra LifeSciences Corporation | $489.75 | 4 | 2025 |
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| ONETRAC LX Normalized: onetrac lx |
Device | CooperSurgical, Inc. | $196.71 | 2 | 2025 |
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| Restrata Wound Matrix Normalized: restrata wound matrix |
Device | Acera Surgical, Inc. | $177.78 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Kerecis GraftGuide Normalized: kerecis graftguide |
Device | Kerecis Limited | $140.74 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Kerecis SurgiClose Normalized: kerecis surgiclose |
Device | Kerecis Limited | $140.74 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Nerve Tape Normalized: nerve tape |
Device | Biocircuit Technologies Inc | $125.00 | 1 | 2025 |
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| MENTOR MemoryGel Resterilizable Gel Sizer Normalized: mentor memorygel resterilizable gel sizer |
Device | Mentor Worldwide LLC | $110.20 | 4 | 2025 |
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| INSORB Normalized: insorb |
Device | CooperSurgical, Inc. | $109.67 | 1 | 2025 |
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| ALLODERM Normalized: alloderm |
Device | ABBVIE INC. | $48.87 | 1 | 2025 |
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| AQUACEL AG+ Normalized: aquacel ag |
Device | ConvaTec Inc. | $28.46 | 1 | 2025 |
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| AQUACEL FOAM Normalized: aquacel foam |
Device | ConvaTec Inc. | $28.46 | 1 | 2025 |
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* Product-associated amounts are non-additive because one payment record may name more than one product.
These products were named on specific Open Payments records. A named product does not show that the payment influenced treatment or prescribing.
Public prescribing for products named in payments
No exact normalized or approved-alias overlap was found in the loaded Part D year. This does not mean the doctor never prescribed the product.
The presence of the same drug in both datasets does not show that a payment caused or influenced a prescription.
Analysis 2 · Same-company prescribing overlap
Drugs reported in other payments from the same company that also appear in Medicare Part D
This analysis is independent from products named on this doctor’s individual payment records. A row appears only when the exact Open Payments reporting entity paid this doctor, that same reporting entity reported the drug or biological on at least 10 loaded General Payment records involving at least 2 distinct recipient NPIs, and this doctor has the same non-generic brand in public Part D data. This does not mean the company owns or manufactures the drug.
No publishable same-company prescribing overlap was found in the loaded Part D year. This does not mean the doctor never prescribed a drug reported elsewhere by a paying company.
These facts do not show that a payment was for the drug, that the company owns or manufactures the drug, or that a payment caused or influenced prescribing.
Timeline
Payment and prescribing data by year
Open Payments and Medicare Part D may refer to different years. They are shown separately rather than aligned as if they describe the same period.
| Year | General Payments | Main payer | Explicit products | Company overlaps | Part D coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $20,598.10 · 37 records | TELA Bio, Inc. | ALLODERM, AQUACEL AG+, AQUACEL FOAM, INSORB, Integra, Integra Dermal Regeneration Template, Kerecis GraftGuide, Kerecis SurgiClose, MENTOR MemoryGel Resterilizable Gel Sizer, Nerve Tape, ONETRAC LX, OviTex Reinforced Bioscaffold With Permanent Polymer (OviTex), PRIMATRIX, Restrata Wound Matrix, VASHE WOUND SOLUTION 250 ML (8.5 FL OZ) FLIP TOP CAP | — | — |
| 2024 | — | — | — | — | Complete |
Questions to ask
Questions you could discuss with your doctor
- Are there reasonable alternatives I should understand when we discuss treatment options?
- How should I interpret the industry-payment records shown here in the context of my care?
These are general questions generated from reviewed templates. They are not personalized medical advice.
Sources and limitations
How to read this page
- Payment and Medicare prescribing data can cover different years; every comparison shows both years explicitly.
- Part D does not represent a doctor’s entire practice; it excludes many patients and is subject to CMS public-release thresholds.
- Company–drug relationships must have an auditable source, a precise relationship type, and a valid evidence period. Unresolved mappings are not published.
- Generic drug claims are not attributed to a specific manufacturer without manufacturer-level evidence.
- When a source extract is incomplete, missing rows are never treated as proof of no payments or no prescriptions.
Loaded source releases
| Dataset | Year | Publication | Source |
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| CMS Open Payments — General Payments | 2025 | 2026-06-30 | Original source |
| Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug | 2024 | 2026-05-06 | Original source |
| NPPES Data Dissemination V2 | current / reference data | 2026-08-10 | Original source |
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