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Christopher M Ruthruff, M.D.

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Family Medicine · IONIA, MI · NPI 1831144179

Profile state: payments and partd Open Payments: 2025 Medicare Part D: 2024 Last identity check: 2026-08-10 Page data build: 2026-08-12

Verified facts

What the public records show

CMS Open Payments records show Christopher M Ruthruff, M.D. received $941.77 in general payments during 2025 across 45 reported records.

Novo Nordisk Inc accounted for 23.0% of that reported general-payment amount.

The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 23 associated products.

A separate comparison found the same explicitly named product in public Medicare Part D data: Eliquis, Farxiga, Jardiance, Ozempic, Rybelsus, Trelegy Ellipta.

AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP reported payments to this doctor in 2025. Across the 2025 Open Payments General Payment records loaded for this analysis, that same reporting entity reported FARXIGA as an associated drug or biological on 106133 records involving 42906 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 34 claims for Farxiga by this doctor in 2024.

AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP reported payments to this doctor in 2025. Across the 2025 Open Payments General Payment records loaded for this analysis, that same reporting entity reported SYMBICORT as an associated drug or biological on 71 records involving 51 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 19 claims for Symbicort by this doctor in 2024.

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. reported payments to this doctor in 2025. Across the 2025 Open Payments General Payment records loaded for this analysis, that same reporting entity reported JARDIANCE as an associated drug or biological on 123636 records involving 49438 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 67 claims for Jardiance by this doctor in 2024.

E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. reported payments to this doctor in 2025. Across the 2025 Open Payments General Payment records loaded for this analysis, that same reporting entity reported ELIQUIS as an associated drug or biological on 27956 records involving 14870 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 88 claims for Eliquis by this doctor in 2024.

GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. reported payments to this doctor in 2025. Across the 2025 Open Payments General Payment records loaded for this analysis, that same reporting entity reported TRELEGY ELLIPTA as an associated drug or biological on 131532 records involving 37148 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 47 claims for Trelegy Ellipta by this doctor in 2024.

Novo Nordisk Inc reported payments to this doctor in 2025. Across the 2025 Open Payments General Payment records loaded for this analysis, that same reporting entity reported Ozempic as an associated drug or biological on 261625 records involving 77793 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 26 claims for Ozempic by this doctor in 2024.

Novo Nordisk Inc reported payments to this doctor in 2025. Across the 2025 Open Payments General Payment records loaded for this analysis, that same reporting entity reported Rybelsus as an associated drug or biological on 161257 records involving 55409 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 46 claims for Rybelsus by this doctor in 2024.

These records do not establish that a payment influenced prescribing or medical care.

Payment overview · 2025

General Payments

$941.77

45 reported records · 17 companies

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 companyCanonical companyAmountShareRecordsYear
Novo Nordisk Inc Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $216.9423.0%102025
ABBVIE INC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $140.3414.9%72025
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $135.0014.3%62025
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $78.108.3%42025
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $50.365.3%22025
Dexcom, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $48.465.2%22025
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $39.874.2%22025
ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.) Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $33.153.5%22025
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $33.063.5%12025
Exact Sciences Corporation Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $29.663.1%22025
Corium, LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $24.142.6%12025
Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $22.242.4%12025
Lundbeck LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $21.852.3%12025
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $20.962.2%12025
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $16.241.7%12025
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $15.991.7%12025
Verona Pharma, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $15.411.6%12025

What were the payments for?

Payment categories

CategoryAmountRecords
Food and Beverage$941.7745

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 productTypeReported companyRelated amount*RecordsYear
Ozempic
Normalized: ozempic
Drug Novo Nordisk Inc $159.07 7 2025
Source payment records
REXULTI
Normalized: rexulti
Drug Lundbeck LLC, Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. $156.85 7 2025
Source payment records
Rybelsus
Normalized: rybelsus
Drug Novo Nordisk Inc $141.92 6 2025
Source payment records
VRAYLAR
Normalized: vraylar
Drug ABBVIE INC. $91.24 4 2025
Source payment records
Wegovy
Normalized: wegovy
Drug Novo Nordisk Inc $57.87 3 2025
Source payment records
JARDIANCE
Normalized: jardiance
Drug Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $50.36 2 2025
Source payment records
QULIPTA
Normalized: qulipta
Drug ABBVIE INC. $49.10 3 2025
Source payment records
UBRELVY
Normalized: ubrelvy
Drug ABBVIE INC. $49.10 3 2025
Source payment records
Dexcom G6 Transmitter
Normalized: dexcom g6 transmitter
Medical Supply Dexcom, Inc. $48.46 2 2025
Source payment records
AIRSUPRA
Normalized: airsupra
Drug AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $37.94 2 2025
Source payment records
CAPLYTA
Normalized: caplyta
Drug ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.) $33.15 2 2025
Source payment records
Auvelity
Normalized: auvelity
Drug Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. $33.06 1 2025
Source payment records
The Cologuard Plus Collection Kit
Normalized: the cologuard plus collection kit
Device Exact Sciences Corporation $29.66 2 2025
Source payment records
Azstarys
Normalized: azstarys
Drug Corium, LLC $24.14 1 2025
Source payment records
BREZTRI
Normalized: breztri
Drug AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $23.27 1 2025
Source payment records
FANAPT
Normalized: fanapt
Drug Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. $22.24 1 2025
Source payment records
ELIQUIS
Normalized: eliquis
Drug E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $20.96 1 2025
Source payment records
TRELEGY ELLIPTA
Normalized: trelegy ellipta
Drug GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. $20.72 1 2025
Source payment records
SHINGRIX
Normalized: shingrix
Biological GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. $19.15 1 2025
Source payment records
FARXIGA
Normalized: farxiga
Drug AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $16.89 1 2025
Source payment records
VOQUEZNA
Normalized: voquezna
Drug Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $16.24 1 2025
Source payment records
AJOVY
Normalized: ajovy
Biological Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. $15.99 1 2025
Source payment records
Ohtuvayre
Normalized: ohtuvayre
Drug Verona Pharma, Inc. $15.41 1 2025
Source payment records

* 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

Open Payments productPayment yearPart D brandPart D yearClaimsMatch methodSource
ELIQUIS
eliquis
2025 Eliquis 2024 88 exact normalized Medicare Part D
FARXIGA
farxiga
2025 Farxiga 2024 34
Beneficiary count suppressed
exact normalized Medicare Part D
JARDIANCE
jardiance
2025 Jardiance 2024 67 exact normalized Medicare Part D
Ozempic
ozempic
2025 Ozempic 2024 26
Beneficiary count suppressed
exact normalized Medicare Part D
Rybelsus
rybelsus
2025 Rybelsus 2024 46
Beneficiary count suppressed
exact normalized Medicare Part D
TRELEGY ELLIPTA
trelegy ellipta
2025 Trelegy Ellipta 2024 47 exact normalized Medicare Part D

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.

Paying companyPayment yearDrug reported by same entityOpen Payments evidencePart DClaimsBeneficiaries
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 FARXIGA
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
106133 supporting records · 42906 recipient NPIs · example record 1206131362
Farxiga · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
34 suppressed by CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 SYMBICORT
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
71 supporting records · 51 recipient NPIs · example record 1206132610
Symbicort · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
19 suppressed by CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 JARDIANCE
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
123636 supporting records · 49438 recipient NPIs · example record 1221811583
Jardiance · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
67 15
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 ELIQUIS
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
27956 supporting records · 14870 recipient NPIs · example record 1184377713
Eliquis · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
88 23
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 TRELEGY ELLIPTA
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
131532 supporting records · 37148 recipient NPIs · example record 1190332369
Trelegy Ellipta · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
47 11
Novo Nordisk Inc
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 Ozempic
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
261625 supporting records · 77793 recipient NPIs · example record 1188130076
Ozempic · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
26 suppressed by CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 Rybelsus
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
161257 supporting records · 55409 recipient NPIs · example record 1188130076
Rybelsus · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
46 suppressed by CMS

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.

Public Medicare Part D data

Provider-and-drug rows loaded for 2024

BrandGenericClaimsBeneficiaries
Atorvastatin CalciumAtorvastatin Calcium471119
Rosuvastatin CalciumRosuvastatin Calcium446118
Amlodipine BesylateAmlodipine Besylate34890
LisinoprilLisinopril29176
Levothyroxine SodiumLevothyroxine Sodium22559
Pantoprazole SodiumPantoprazole Sodium19958
OmeprazoleOmeprazole18744
Metformin HclMetformin Hcl17648
Lisinopril-HydrochlorothiazideLisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide16336
Trazodone HclTrazodone Hcl16341
Metoprolol SuccinateMetoprolol Succinate15743
Losartan PotassiumLosartan Potassium14236
Tizanidine HclTizanidine Hcl14150
Tamsulosin HclTamsulosin Hcl13143
Amlodipine Besylate-BenazeprilAmlodipine Besylate/Benazepril12934
Albuterol Sulfate HfaAlbuterol Sulfate12059
PrednisonePrednisone10666
Metformin Hcl ErMetformin Hcl10226
FurosemideFurosemide9832
Metoprolol TartrateMetoprolol Tartrate9828
GabapentinGabapentin9625
EliquisApixaban8823
HydrochlorothiazideHydrochlorothiazide8626
MeloxicamMeloxicam8436
Pioglitazone HclPioglitazone Hcl8220
Escitalopram OxalateEscitalopram Oxalate7720
Bupropion XlBupropion Hcl7418
CarvedilolCarvedilol7317
CelecoxibCelecoxib7322
MirtazapineMirtazapine7215
Buspirone HclBuspirone Hcl7112
Fluoxetine HclFluoxetine Hcl7014
Duloxetine HclDuloxetine Hcl69suppressed
Fluticasone PropionateFluticasone Propionate6934
Sertraline HclSertraline Hcl6815
JardianceEmpagliflozin6715
Montelukast SodiumMontelukast Sodium6117
Pioglitazone-MetforminPioglitazone Hcl/Metformin Hcl59suppressed
Hydroxyzine HclHydroxyzine Hcl5812
FinasterideFinasteride5718
Tramadol HclTramadol Hcl5714
Pravastatin SodiumPravastatin Sodium5516
Oxybutynin Chloride ErOxybutynin Chloride5114
ClopidogrelClopidogrel Bisulfate5014
Trelegy ElliptaFluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter4711
Citalopram HbrCitalopram Hydrobromide46suppressed
RybelsusSemaglutide46suppressed
Losartan-HydrochlorothiazideLosartan/Hydrochlorothiazide4513
FamotidineFamotidine4413
TrulicityDulaglutide4311
MounjaroTirzepatide42suppressed
Quetiapine FumarateQuetiapine Fumarate42suppressed
Soliqua 100-33Insulin Glargine/Lixisenatide41suppressed
Venlafaxine Hcl ErVenlafaxine Hcl41suppressed
SimvastatinSimvastatin3911
CephalexinCephalexin3616
CimetidineCimetidine3613
Cyclobenzaprine HclCyclobenzaprine Hcl3617
Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen3611
Doxycycline HyclateDoxycycline Hyclate3423
FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol34suppressed
Stiolto RespimatTiotropium Br/Olodaterol Hcl34suppressed
Diclofenac SodiumDiclofenac Sodium3115
Sildenafil CitrateSildenafil Citrate3111
AllopurinolAllopurinol29suppressed
Potassium ChloridePotassium Chloride27suppressed
OzempicSemaglutide26suppressed
Alendronate SodiumAlendronate Sodium25suppressed
Mometasone FuroateMometasone Furoate2517
Sulfamethoxazole-TrimethoprimSulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim2524
Tresiba Flextouch U-200Insulin Degludec24suppressed
Levocetirizine DihydrochlorideLevocetirizine Dihydrochloride23suppressed
NaproxenNaproxen23suppressed
LamotrigineLamotrigine22suppressed
Ondansetron HclOndansetron Hcl22suppressed
Prazosin HclPrazosin Hcl22suppressed
ValsartanValsartan22suppressed
Warfarin SodiumWarfarin Sodium22suppressed
Desvenlafaxine Succinate ErDesvenlafaxine Succinate21suppressed
EzetimibeEzetimibe21suppressed
TopiramateTopiramate21suppressed
ColchicineColchicine20suppressed
Paroxetine HclParoxetine Hcl20suppressed
Advair HfaFluticasone Propion/Salmeterol19suppressed
CholestyramineCholestyramine (With Sugar)19suppressed
Pramipexole DihydrochloridePramipexole Di-Hcl19suppressed
PregabalinPregabalin19suppressed
SymbicortBudesonide/Formoterol Fumarate19suppressed
Terazosin HclTerazosin Hcl19suppressed
LorazepamLorazepam18suppressed
ChlorthalidoneChlorthalidone17suppressed
Zolpidem TartrateZolpidem Tartrate17suppressed
Toujeo SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog16suppressed
Triamterene-HydrochlorothiazidTriamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid16suppressed
Donepezil HclDonepezil Hcl15suppressed
Naltrexone HclNaltrexone Hcl15suppressed
Nortriptyline HclNortriptyline Hcl15suppressed
Ventolin HfaAlbuterol Sulfate15suppressed
EstradiolEstradiol14suppressed
IbuprofenIbuprofen14suppressed
LansoprazoleLansoprazole14suppressed
MyrbetriqMirabegron14suppressed
Ondansetron OdtOndansetron14suppressed
Propranolol Hcl ErPropranolol Hcl14suppressed
ValacyclovirValacyclovir Hcl14suppressed
Breztri AerosphereBudesonide/Glycopyr/Formoterol13suppressed
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)Diltiazem Hcl13suppressed
FluorouracilFluorouracil1312
Humalog Kwikpen U-100Insulin Lispro13suppressed
Klor-Con M20Potassium Chloride13suppressed
XareltoRivaroxaban13suppressed
Amitriptyline HclAmitriptyline Hcl12suppressed
Ipratropium BromideIpratropium Bromide12suppressed
Isosorbide Mononitrate ErIsosorbide Mononitrate12suppressed
JanuviaSitagliptin Phosphate12suppressed
LactuloseLactulose12suppressed
Ropinirole HclRopinirole Hcl12suppressed
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav11suppressed
Lantus SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog11suppressed
Morphine Sulfate ErMorphine Sulfate11suppressed
Novolog FlexpenInsulin Aspart11suppressed
Xultophy 100-3.6Insulin Degludec/Liraglutide11suppressed

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.

YearGeneral PaymentsMain payerExplicit productsCompany overlapsPart D coverage
2025 $941.77 · 45 records Novo Nordisk Inc AIRSUPRA, AJOVY, Auvelity, Azstarys, BREZTRI, CAPLYTA, Dexcom G6 Transmitter, ELIQUIS, FANAPT, FARXIGA, JARDIANCE, Ohtuvayre, Ozempic, QULIPTA, REXULTI, Rybelsus, SHINGRIX, TRELEGY ELLIPTA, The Cologuard Plus Collection Kit, UBRELVY, VOQUEZNA, VRAYLAR, Wegovy 7
2024 Complete

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DatasetYearPublicationSource
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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