Armin Abron
Periodontics · Washington, DCNPI 1518947605
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — food and beverage (39.0%), travel and lodging and gifts — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 10 manufacturers reported payments, led by Zimvie Inc. at 50.5% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2023 at $4,558 and has fallen 90.8% since, to $420 in 2025.
Across 256 payments — averaging $74.06 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Zimvie Inc.$10K
- Straumann USA LLC$5K
- Zimmer Biomet$3K
- Thommen Medical USA, LLC$548
- Acteon Inc$472
- Geistlich Pharma, North America, Inc.$75
- plus $137 from 4 others
What the payments were for
- Speaking & faculty fees$4172%
- Travel & lodging$5,87031%
- Food & beverage$7,39939%
- Education$1,5008%
- Gifts$3,75620%
- Entertainment$170%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Zimvie Inc. | 124 | $9,576 |
| Straumann USA LLC | 72 | $5,252 |
| Zimmer Biomet | 46 | $2,900 |
| Thommen Medical USA, LLC | 3 | $548 |
| Acteon Inc | 1 | $472 |
| Geistlich Pharma, North America, Inc. | 1 | $75 |
| Orapharma, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 3 | $46 |
| Philips North America LLC | 3 | $41 |
| Biohorizons Implant Systems Inc. | 2 | $27 |
| Henry Schein, Inc. | 1 | $22 |
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.
- Tapered Screw-Vent$2,807
- Diem2$787
- TSX Implants$671
- 3i T3$637
- 2 F00369 H3 PERIO TIPS, 1 F00254 10Z TIP$472
- All T3 Implants$115
How this compares
Too few periodontics providers in District of Columbiato place this figure against a meaningful peer group, so we don't.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Amoxicillin | 190 | $694 |
| Ibuprofen | 139 | $364 |
| Chlorhexidine Gluconate | 49 | $294 |
| Cefdinir | 11 | $166 |
| Metronidazole | 27 | $147 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | 17 | $128 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 12 | $113 |
| Acetaminophen-CodeineAcetaminophen With Codeine | 14 | $44 |
| IbuIbuprofen | 11 | $25 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other periodontics in Washington
- Cameron HamidiWashington$4K
- Lindsay FriedmanWashington$2K
- Raha YousefiWashington$2K
- Jean LiWashington$1K
- Marc StanardWashington$871
- Steven KaufmanWashington$659
- Thomas LinWashington$521
- Crystal McIntoshWashington$365
- Marvin GrowerWashington$360
- Sally CramWashington$295
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.