Scott Runyon, MD
Anesthesiology · Durham, NCNPI 1831356377
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by speaking fees: $89,418 of the $123,229 with a category attached, or 72.6%. Boston Scientific accounts for 83.7% of it on its own, with 5 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $67,073 and has fallen 99.6% since, to $238 in 2025. Among anesthesiology clinicians in NC with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 5% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 137 payments — averaging $899.48 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Boston Scientific$103K
- Abbott$20K
- GRT US Holding, Inc.$58
- Medtronic$30
- Vertex$16
- MML US, Inc.$11
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$21,60018%
- Speaking & faculty fees$89,41873%
- Travel & lodging$8,2247%
- Food & beverage$3,9873%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Boston Scientific | 104 | $103,139 |
| Abbott | 28 | $19,975 |
| GRT US Holding, Inc. | 1 | $58 |
| Medtronic | 2 | $30 |
| Vertex | 1 | $16 |
| MML US, Inc. | 1 | $11 |
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.
- SPECTRA WAVEWRITER$66,825
- WAVEWRITER ALPHA$18,161
- Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs$18,128
- GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT$8,858
- GENERAL - THERAPIES$3,351
- WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16$3,327
- Neuromodulation Dspsbls and Accs$1,513
- LOTUS EDGE$696
- INFINION$440
- Watchman$177
- CLINICAL TRIAL PRODUCT$113
How this compares
$123,229 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 1,149 anesthesiology providers in North Carolina.
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.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| BotoxOnabotulinumtoxina | 12 | $15,300 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | 473 | $12,115 |
| Xtampza ErOxycodone Myristate | 15 | $9,289 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 183 | $6,101 |
| Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 160 | $6,097 |
| Tramadol Hcl ErTramadol Hcl | 47 | $3,917 |
| Gabapentin | 212 | $3,731 |
| Pregabalin | 146 | $3,256 |
| Celecoxib | 80 | $2,886 |
| Baclofen | 61 | $2,791 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 188 | $1,765 |
| Morphine Sulfate | 34 | $1,706 |
| Morphine Sulfate ErMorphine Sulfate | 53 | $1,653 |
| Tizanidine Hcl | 84 | $1,048 |
| Acetaminophen-CodeineAcetaminophen With Codeine | 21 | $848 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other anesthesiology in Durham
- Jeffrey GadsdenDurham$821K
- Jerrold LevyDurham$305K
- Alicia WarlickDurham$127K
- William BullockDurham$126K
- Karthik RaghunathanDurham$123K
- Neel ThomasDurham$83K
- Timothy MillerDurham$77K
- Lance RoyDurham$60K
- Christopher YoungDurham$49K
- Ian WelsbyDurham$39K
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.