Payment overview · 2025
General Payments
$802.44
28 reported records · 13 companies
Healthcare provider profile · identity verified
George Richard Rueb, MD
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Radiology|Vascular & Interventional Radiology · WEST COLUMBIA, SC · NPI 1902164098
Verified facts
What the public records show
CMS Open Payments records show George Richard Rueb, MD received $802.44 in general payments during 2025 across 28 reported records.
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. accounted for 16.7% of that reported general-payment amount.
The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $133.80 | 16.7% | 1 | 2025 |
| Stryker Corporation | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $128.29 | 16.0% | 4 | 2025 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $114.85 | 14.3% | 5 | 2025 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Medtronic, Inc. exact · evidence 2025-07-22 |
$105.93 | 13.2% | 5 | 2025 |
| Imperative Care, Inc | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $74.78 | 9.3% | 3 | 2025 |
| Penumbra, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $49.50 | 6.2% | 2 | 2025 |
| Shockwave Medical, Inc | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $40.50 | 5.0% | 2 | 2025 |
| Surmodics, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $32.55 | 4.1% | 1 | 2025 |
| AngioDynamics, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $30.20 | 3.8% | 1 | 2025 |
| Route 92 Medical, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $28.47 | 3.5% | 1 | 2025 |
| Cagent Vascular INC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $27.07 | 3.4% | 1 | 2025 |
| Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $18.41 | 2.3% | 1 | 2025 |
| Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $18.09 | 2.2% | 1 | 2025 |
What were the payments for?
Payment categories
| Category | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $802.44 | 28 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GORE VIABAHN Endoprosthesis with Heparin Normalized: gore viabahn endoprosthesis with heparin |
Device | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | $133.80 | 1 | 2025 |
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| CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT Normalized: ct thrombectomy system kit |
Device | Stryker Corporation | $77.32 | 2 | 2025 |
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| FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S Normalized: flowtriever catheter s |
Device | Stryker Corporation | $77.32 | 2 | 2025 |
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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 | $40.50 | 2 | 2025 |
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| EMBOLD Fibered Normalized: embold fibered |
Device | Boston Scientific Corporation | $36.36 | 2 | 2025 |
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| OSTEOCOOL RF ABLATION SYSTEM Normalized: osteocool rf ablation system |
Device | Medtronic, Inc. | $34.44 | 2 | 2025 |
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| Solyx SIS System Normalized: solyx sis system |
Device | Boston Scientific Corporation | $33.28 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Pounce Thrombectomy Normalized: pounce thrombectomy |
Device | Surmodics, Inc. | $32.55 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Pounce Venous Thrombectomy System Normalized: pounce venous thrombectomy system |
Device | Surmodics, Inc. | $32.55 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Sublime 014 Rx PTA Balloon Dilatation Catheter Normalized: sublime 014 rx pta balloon dilatation catheter |
Device | Surmodics, Inc. | $32.55 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Sublime Microcatheter, 018, 200cm, Straight Normalized: sublime microcatheter 018 200cm straight |
Device | Surmodics, Inc. | $32.55 | 1 | 2025 |
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| AURYON LASER SYSTEM 100-120 VAC Normalized: auryon laser system 100 120 vac |
Device | AngioDynamics, Inc. | $30.20 | 1 | 2025 |
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| RED 72 Normalized: red 72 |
Device | Penumbra, Inc. | $29.13 | 1 | 2025 |
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| ICEfx Cryoablation System Normalized: icefx cryoablation system |
Device | Boston Scientific Corporation | $28.32 | 1 | 2025 |
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| SPIDERFX Normalized: spiderfx |
Device | Medtronic, Inc. | $28.05 | 1 | 2025 |
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| CLOTTRIEVER BOLD CATHETER Normalized: clottriever bold catheter |
Device | Stryker Corporation | $27.69 | 1 | 2025 |
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| SYMPHONY CATHETER Normalized: symphony catheter |
Device | Imperative Care, Inc | $27.17 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Serrantor Normalized: serrantor |
Device | Cagent Vascular INC | $27.07 | 1 | 2025 |
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| ZOOM REPERFUSION CATHETER Normalized: zoom reperfusion catheter |
Device | Imperative Care, Inc | $24.41 | 1 | 2025 |
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| KYPHON EXPRESS II KYPHOPAK TRAY Normalized: kyphon express ii kyphopak tray |
Device | Medtronic, Inc. | $23.44 | 1 | 2025 |
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| BROADWAY 8 Normalized: broadway 8 |
Device | Stryker Corporation | $23.28 | 1 | 2025 |
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| ZOOM 88-T LARGE DISTAL PLATFORM Normalized: zoom 88 t large distal platform |
Device | Imperative Care, Inc | $23.20 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Indigo System Normalized: indigo system |
Device | Penumbra, Inc. | $20.37 | 1 | 2025 |
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| INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM Normalized: intellis adaptivestim |
Device | Medtronic, Inc. | $20.00 | 1 | 2025 |
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| MicroThermX Microwave Ablation System Normalized: microthermx microwave ablation system |
Device | Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. | $18.09 | 1 | 2025 |
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| ELUVIA Normalized: eluvia |
Device | Boston Scientific Corporation | $16.89 | 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 |
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| 2025 | $802.44 · 28 records | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | AURYON LASER SYSTEM 100-120 VAC, BROADWAY 8, CLOTTRIEVER BOLD CATHETER, CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT, ELUVIA, EMBOLD Fibered, FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S, GORE VIABAHN Endoprosthesis with Heparin, ICEfx Cryoablation System, INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM, Indigo System, KYPHON EXPRESS II KYPHOPAK TRAY, MicroThermX Microwave Ablation System, OSTEOCOOL RF ABLATION SYSTEM, Pounce Thrombectomy, Pounce Venous Thrombectomy System, RED 72, SPIDERFX, SYMPHONY CATHETER, Serrantor, Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter, Solyx SIS System, Sublime 014 Rx PTA Balloon Dilatation Catheter, Sublime Microcatheter, 018, 200cm, Straight, ZOOM 88-T LARGE DISTAL PLATFORM, ZOOM REPERFUSION CATHETER | — | — |
| 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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