Payment overview · 2025
General Payments
$1,246.54
49 reported records · 19 companies
Healthcare provider profile · identity verified
Colby Samuelson Ruiz, MD
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Surgery|Vascular Surgery · VALDOSTA, GA · NPI 1891258257
Verified facts
What the public records show
CMS Open Payments records show Colby Samuelson Ruiz, MD received $1,246.54 in general payments during 2025 across 49 reported records.
Shockwave Medical, Inc accounted for 28.9% of that reported general-payment amount.
The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 29 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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| Shockwave Medical, Inc | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $360.64 | 28.9% | 17 | 2025 |
| Stryker Corporation | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $145.60 | 11.7% | 5 | 2025 |
| Bolton Medical Inc | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $89.21 | 7.2% | 1 | 2025 |
| Endologix LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $88.11 | 7.1% | 1 | 2025 |
| Terumo Medical Corporation | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $81.00 | 6.5% | 1 | 2025 |
| Penumbra, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $77.58 | 6.2% | 3 | 2025 |
| ABIOMED | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $68.97 | 5.5% | 3 | 2025 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $59.14 | 4.7% | 3 | 2025 |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $58.49 | 4.7% | 3 | 2025 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $53.69 | 4.3% | 3 | 2025 |
| Pulmonx Corporation | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $37.00 | 3.0% | 1 | 2025 |
| AtriCure, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $27.97 | 2.2% | 1 | 2025 |
| Kerecis Limited | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $16.45 | 1.3% | 1 | 2025 |
| MIMEDX Group, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $16.24 | 1.3% | 1 | 2025 |
| Organogenesis Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $16.24 | 1.3% | 1 | 2025 |
| Baxter Healthcare | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $15.66 | 1.3% | 1 | 2025 |
| CashFlow Solutions, LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $14.19 | 1.1% | 1 | 2025 |
| Humacyte Global, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $12.82 | 1.0% | 1 | 2025 |
| Flowphysix Inc | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $7.54 | 0.6% | 1 | 2025 |
What were the payments for?
Payment categories
| Category | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $1,246.54 | 49 |
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 |
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| Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter Normalized: shockwave ivl system with the shockwave c2 coronary ivl catheter |
Device | Shockwave Medical, Inc | $360.64 | 17 | 2025 |
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| ARTIX MT Normalized: artix mt |
Device | Stryker Corporation | $89.87 | 3 | 2025 |
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| TREO ABDOMINAL STENT-GRAFT SYSTEM Normalized: treo abdominal stent graft system |
Device | Bolton Medical Inc | $89.21 | 1 | 2025 |
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| AFX2 Bifurcated Endograft System Normalized: afx2 bifurcated endograft system |
Device | Endologix LLC | $88.11 | 1 | 2025 |
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| AZUR CX DETACHABLE Normalized: azur cx detachable |
Device | Terumo Medical Corporation | $81.00 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Indigo System Normalized: indigo system |
Device | Penumbra, Inc. | $77.58 | 3 | 2025 |
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| COLLAGENASE SANTYL Normalized: collagenase santyl |
Drug | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $58.49 | 3 | 2025 |
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| GORE VIABAHN VBX Balloon Expandable Endo Normalized: gore viabahn vbx balloon expandable endo |
Device | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | $39.01 | 2 | 2025 |
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| CHARTIS CATHETER Normalized: chartis catheter |
Device | Pulmonx Corporation | $37.00 | 1 | 2025 |
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| PULMONX CHARTIS TABLET CONSOLE Normalized: pulmonx chartis tablet console |
Device | Pulmonx Corporation | $37.00 | 1 | 2025 |
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| ZEPHYR DELIVERY CATHETER Normalized: zephyr delivery catheter |
Device | Pulmonx Corporation | $37.00 | 1 | 2025 |
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| ZEPHYR ENDOBRONCHIAL VALVE Normalized: zephyr endobronchial valve |
Device | Pulmonx Corporation | $37.00 | 1 | 2025 |
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| ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System Normalized: enroute transcarotid neuroprotection system |
Device | Boston Scientific Corporation | $34.17 | 2 | 2025 |
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| FLOWTRIEVER Normalized: flowtriever |
Device | Stryker Corporation | $32.69 | 1 | 2025 |
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| ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM Normalized: atriclip laa exclusion system |
Device | AtriCure, Inc. | $27.97 | 1 | 2025 |
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| SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM Normalized: synergy ablation system |
Device | AtriCure, Inc. | $27.97 | 1 | 2025 |
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| CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT Normalized: ct thrombectomy system kit |
Device | Stryker Corporation | $23.04 | 1 | 2025 |
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| FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S Normalized: flowtriever catheter s |
Device | Stryker Corporation | $23.04 | 1 | 2025 |
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| GORE EXCLUDER Thoracoabdominal Branch Endoprosthesis Normalized: gore excluder thoracoabdominal branch endoprosthesis |
Device | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | $20.13 | 1 | 2025 |
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| WATCHMAN FLX Normalized: watchman flx |
Device | Boston Scientific Corporation | $19.52 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Kerecis GraftGuide Normalized: kerecis graftguide |
Device | Kerecis Limited | $16.45 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Kerecis SurgiClose Normalized: kerecis surgiclose |
Device | Kerecis Limited | $16.45 | 1 | 2025 |
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| AFFINITY Normalized: affinity |
Medical Supply | Organogenesis Inc. | $16.24 | 1 | 2025 |
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| PREVELEAK Normalized: preveleak |
Device | Baxter Healthcare | $15.66 | 1 | 2025 |
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| LYMPHA PRESS OPTIMAL PLUS(US) BT Normalized: lympha press optimal plus us bt |
Device | CashFlow Solutions, LLC | $14.19 | 1 | 2025 |
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| PCD-51 731A (US) - White Normalized: pcd 51 731a us white |
Device | CashFlow Solutions, LLC | $14.19 | 1 | 2025 |
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| PCD-52 737A (US) White Normalized: pcd 52 737a us white |
Device | CashFlow Solutions, LLC | $14.19 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Symvess Normalized: symvess |
Biological | Humacyte Global, Inc. | $12.82 | 1 | 2025 |
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| FLOWRUNNER Normalized: flowrunner |
Device | Flowphysix Inc | $7.54 | 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.
Public Medicare Part D data
Provider-and-drug rows loaded for 2024
| Brand | Generic | Claims | Beneficiaries |
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| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 37 | 20 |
| Clopidogrel | Clopidogrel Bisulfate | 29 | 13 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | Oxycodone Hcl | 15 | 15 |
| Eliquis | Apixaban | 13 | suppressed |
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 |
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| 2025 | $1,246.54 · 49 records | Shockwave Medical, Inc | AFFINITY, AFX2 Bifurcated Endograft System, ARTIX MT, ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM, AZUR CX DETACHABLE, CHARTIS CATHETER, COLLAGENASE SANTYL, CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT, ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System, FLOWRUNNER, FLOWTRIEVER, FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S, GORE EXCLUDER Thoracoabdominal Branch Endoprosthesis, GORE VIABAHN VBX Balloon Expandable Endo, Indigo System, Kerecis GraftGuide, Kerecis SurgiClose, LYMPHA PRESS OPTIMAL PLUS(US) BT, PCD-51 731A (US) - White, PCD-52 737A (US) White, PREVELEAK, PULMONX CHARTIS TABLET CONSOLE, SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM, Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter, Symvess, TREO ABDOMINAL STENT-GRAFT SYSTEM, WATCHMAN FLX, ZEPHYR DELIVERY CATHETER, ZEPHYR ENDOBRONCHIAL VALVE | — | — |
| 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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