Physician profile

Ruth L Bush

Vascular Surgery · Galveston, TX

NPI 1316027741

$11,803.91

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

15 companies · $8,069 in 2025

The $8,069 reported for 2025 was more than what 89% of Vascular Surgery providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $927).

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Payments by year

General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.

What the payments were for

Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.

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Payment typeAmount (2023-2025)
Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program$4,800.00
Travel and Lodging$2,555.48
Food and Beverage$2,197.07
Honoraria$2,000.00

Payment-type detail covers 2023-2025; earlier years are included in totals but not broken out here.

Who reported paying

General payments only, as reported to CMS. Product names cover 2023-2025.

CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Penumbra, INC. $7,645.34 2024-2025 Indigo System
Bard Peripheral Vascular, INC. $2,000.00 2023 Venovo
Medtronic, INC. $515.54 2023-2025 Endurant Iis, Closurefast, Venaseal
Boston Scientific Corporation $387.66 2023-2025 Varithena Administration Pack
W. L. Gore & Associates, INC. $231.42 2022-2024 Gore Viabahn Vbx Balloon Expandable Endo
Silk Road Medical, INC. $166.41 2023 Enroute Transcarotid Neuroprotection System, Enroute Transcarotid Stent
Philips North America LLC $147.00 2024 (6554) Peripheral Vascular Undivided
Bolton Medical INC $145.85 2024 Treo Abdominal Stent-Graft System
Cook Medical LLC $129.84 2025 Icast Covered Stent System, 6mmx22mmx120cm
Angiodynamics, INC. $117.92 2024 Auryon Laser System 100-120 Vac
Shockwave Medical, INC $106.52 2025
Sanara Medtech INC. $103.54 2022
Tactile Systems Technology INC $52.98 2024-2025 Flexitouch Plus, Entre Plus, Nimbl
Inari Medical, INC. $27.81 2024 Ct Thrombectomy System Kit, Flowtriever Catheter, S
Medtronic Vascular, INC. $26.08 2019

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

CMS records which products a payment was associated with, not how the money was allocated. Association is not allocation: one payment can be associated with several products, and a product listing does not mean the payment was made because of that product. Product detail covers 2023-2025.

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Payment summary

Ruth L Bush

$11,803.91

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Penumbra, INC.
Context
The $8,069 reported for 2025 was more than what 89% of Vascular Surgery providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $927).

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Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025. Payments are legal and often routine.

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Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025, as reported to CMS by drug and device makers (published June 30, 2026). Drug and device detail covers 2023-2025.