John Ruth, MD
Orthopaedic Trauma · Tucson, AZNPI 1588734065
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 14 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 8 manufacturers reported payments, led by Smith+Nephew at 30.1% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $376 and has fallen 59.4% since, to $153 in 2025. That places this record below the midpoint for orthopaedic trauma clinicians in AZ, where the typical reported total is $7,192.
Across 14 payments — averaging $68.79 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Smith+Nephew$290
- Johnson & Johnson$152
- My01 Inc.$145
- Innovation Technologies Inc$113
- Bioventus LLC$112
- Integra Lifesciences Corporation$110
- plus $40 from 2 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$963100%
Most of this is food and beverage — typically meals provided during product presentations at a clinic or hospital. Nationally that is the single largest category of reported payments by count.
General payments by program year
Who reported the general payments
Companies are grouped under their corporate parent — a single manufacturer often files under several CMS reporting entities. Research and ownership payments are counted separately and are not in this table.
| Company | Payments | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Smith+Nephew | 3 | $290 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 4 | $152 |
| My01 Inc. | 1 | $145 |
| Innovation Technologies Inc | 1 | $113 |
| Bioventus LLC | 1 | $112 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 2 | $110 |
| Lifenet Health | 1 | $24 |
| Stryker | 1 | $16 |
What the payments were tied to
Products named in the reported payments. Only payments of $100 or more are attributed here — the typical reported payment nationally is a meal worth about $16, and listing those product-by-product would be noise.
How this compares
$963 in reported general payments places this provider in the 15th percentile of 30 orthopaedic trauma providers in Arizona.
Medicare billing
What this is not: this is the amount Original Medicare Part B allowed for services this provider billed in 2024. It is not their income. It excludes Medicare Advantage — now more than half of all Medicare enrollment — along with Medicaid and all commercial insurance, and it is gross practice revenue before staff, rent, supplies and malpractice premiums. CMS also suppresses any figure covering ten or fewer patients, so low-volume providers appear smaller than they are.
Other orthopaedic trauma in Tucson
- Jason LoweTucson$270K
- Brianna PattiTucson$15K
- Nicholas AndringTucson$6K
- Lisa TruchanTucson$664
- Joseph Longo IiiScottsdale$268K
- Shasta HendersonGlendale$174K
- Gilbert OrtegaScottsdale$83K
- Ammar KarimChandler$23K
- Christina BoultonTuscon$19K
- Adam KantorChandler$18K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Billing: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, data year 2024. Original Medicare Part B only.
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.