Melisa Ruiz-Gutierrez
Pediatric Hematology-Oncology · Boston, MANPI 1730321779
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 5 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. Every reported general payment came from a single manufacturer, Novartis. That places this record below the midpoint for pediatric hematology-oncology clinicians in MA, where the typical reported total is $909.
Across 5 payments — averaging $92.48 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Novartis$462
Across 5 payments — averaging $119,500 each. Payments tied to a research study. These frequently flow through the physician to a hospital or research institution rather than to the physician personally.
- Novartis$597K
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$462100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Novartis | 5 | $462 |
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.
- VIJOICE$280
How this compares
$462 in reported general payments places this provider in the 45th percentile of 114 pediatric hematology-oncology providers in Massachusetts.
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Other pediatric hematology-oncology in Boston
- Leslie KeanBoston$558K
- Todd GolubBoston$213K
- Rachael GraceBoston$201K
- Stacy CroteauBoston$117K
- Matthew HeeneyBoston$101K
- Susan PerrineBoston$96K
- Christine DuncanBoston$89K
- Eric GrabowskiBoston$56K
- Derek HansonBoston$54K
- Susan ParsonsBoston$47K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.