Physician profile

Eric Steven Ruff

Plastic Surgery · Houston, TX

NPI 1326536061

$9,092.26

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

22 companies · $2,794 in 2025

The $2,794 reported for 2025 was more than what 88% of Plastic Surgery providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $380).

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)
Food and Beverage$5,586.09
Travel and Lodging$663.29

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
Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation INC. $1,603.95 2023-2025
Mentor Worldwide LLC $962.35 2021-2025 Mentor Memorygel Resterilizable Gel Sizer, Artoura Breast Tissue Expander
Axogen $911.02 2019-2025 Avance Nerve Graft, Axoguard Ha+ Nerve Protector, Axoguard Nerve Connector
Motiva USA, LLC $900.63 2024-2025
Allergan, INC. $747.02 2019-2022
Sientra, INC. $733.81 2021-2022
Abbvie INC. $560.06 2023-2025 Natrelle Saline-Filled Breast Implants, Alloderm
Integra Lifesciences Corporation $536.80 2019-2023 Durasorb Monofilament Mesh
Kci USA, INC. $324.68 2019-2020
Acera Surgical, INC. $292.64 2022-2024 Restrata Wound Matrix
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. $263.42 2024-2025 Traumaone, Evo Seeg Electrode
Alafair Biosciences, INC. $251.02 2025 Versawrap
Kerecis Limited $155.97 2025 Kerecis Surgiclose, Kerecis Graftguide
Bard Peripheral Vascular, INC. $140.42 2021
Tela Bio, INC. $130.35 2024 Ovitex 2s
Show all 22 companies
CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Polynovo North America LLC $129.53 2023
Heron Therapeutics, INC. $121.86 2025 Zynrelef, Aponvie
Ethicon US, LLC $116.42 2024 Stratafix, Surgicel Nu-Knit, Vistaseal
Glaukos Corporation $101.01 2023
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $44.00 2024-2025 Exparel
Medline Industries LP $38.27 2021
Medical Device Business Services, INC. $27.03 2019

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Eric Steven Ruff

$9,092.26

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation INC.
Context
The $2,794 reported for 2025 was more than what 88% of Plastic Surgery providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $380).

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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.