Ali Alijanian
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery · Walnut Creek, CANPI 1609935071
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — speaking fees (60.0%), food and beverage and grants — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 16 manufacturers reported payments, led by Planmeca USA, Inc. at 35.1% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2024 at $6,188 and has fallen 87.9% since, to $748 in 2025. Among oral and maxillofacial surgery clinicians in CA 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 119 payments — averaging $134.76 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Planmeca USA, Inc.$6K
- Dentsply IH Inc.$3K
- Neoss, Inc.$3K
- Straumann USA LLC$2K
- Nobel Biocare USA$1K
- Biohorizons Implant Systems Inc.$682
- plus $1K from 10 others
What the payments were for
- Speaking & faculty fees$9,61860%
- Grants$1,5009%
- Food & beverage$3,69923%
- Gifts$6984%
- Entertainment$1731%
- Other$3492%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Planmeca USA, Inc. | 2 | $5,633 |
| Dentsply IH Inc. | 2 | $3,012 |
| Neoss, Inc. | 14 | $2,711 |
| Straumann USA LLC | 57 | $1,681 |
| Nobel Biocare USA | 4 | $1,135 |
| Biohorizons Implant Systems Inc. | 16 | $682 |
| Keystone Dental Inc. | 2 | $327 |
| Implant Direct Sybron International LLC | 5 | $273 |
| DIO USA Corporation | 1 | $239 |
| Dentsply Sirona Inc | 6 | $116 |
| Align Technology, Inc. | 1 | $71 |
| Acelrx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 4 | $56 |
| Henry Schein, Inc. | 1 | $35 |
| Orapharma, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 2 | $27 |
| NSK America Corporation | 1 | $22 |
| Southern Anesthesia & Surgical, Inc (dba ACE Southern) | 1 | $14 |
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.
- PLANMECA EMERALD S$5,618
- Implant Dentistry$3,000
- Neoss ProActive Implant Systems$2,198
- BIOHORIZONS$1,001
- NOBELPARALLEL$1,000
- NOBELACTIVE$1,000
- Neoss Implant System$349
- Dental Implant$239
How this compares
$16,037 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 941 oral and maxillofacial surgery providers in California.
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Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Amoxicillin | 127 | $589 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 69 | $341 |
| Clindamycin Hcl | 33 | $226 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 29 | $196 |
| Chlorhexidine Gluconate | 29 | $172 |
| Ibuprofen | 36 | $106 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other oral and maxillofacial surgery in Walnut Creek
- Edmond BedrossianSan Francisco$3.7M
- Peter WohrleNewport Beach$735K
- Jone KimBrea$721K
- G William ArnettSanta Barbara$713K
- Arshiya SharafiSan Diego$457K
- Alan HerfordColton$292K
- Robert HaleWoodland Hills$230K
- Tara AghalooLos Angeles$214K
- Daniel HammerSan Diego$201K
- Nader SalibMission Viejo$189K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.