Bernice Ko
Endodontics · Venice, CANPI 1417174467
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by speaking fees: $436,141 of the $439,854 with a category attached, or 99.2%. 5 manufacturers reported payments, led by Envista Holdings Corporation at 58.2% of the total. Among endodontics 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 122 payments — averaging $3605.36 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Envista Holdings Corporation$256K
- Kerr Corporation$153K
- Kavo Dental Technologies LLC$26K
- Nobel Biocare USA$5K
- Sonendo Inc$79
Across 3 payments — averaging $100.00 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.
- Kerr Corporation$300
What the payments were for
- Speaking & faculty fees$436,14199%
- Food & beverage$3,4751%
- Education$2220%
- Gifts$160%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Envista Holdings Corporation | 33 | $255,975 |
| Kerr Corporation | 60 | $152,589 |
| Kavo Dental Technologies LLC | 8 | $25,957 |
| Nobel Biocare USA | 16 | $5,255 |
| Sonendo Inc | 5 | $79 |
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.
- ENDODONTICS$58,017
- TF ADAPTIVE$555
- NOBELACTIVE$325
- ELEMENTS FREE$150
- REALSEAL 1$143
- K3$109
- EOU CARTRIDGES$109
- SAFE-TIPS EZ$103
- K-FILES$102
How this compares
$439,854 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 729 endodontics providers in California.
Other endodontics in Venice
- Clifford RuddleSanta Barbara$21M
- Michael ScianambloSan Rafael$13.7M
- L Stehen BuchananSanta Barbara$1.2M
- Gary CarrSan Diego$1.2M
- Eric HerbransonSan Leandro$583K
- Ove PetersSan Francisco$570K
- Adham AzimSan Francisco$333K
- Reid PullenBrea$227K
- Yigal ZibariManhattan Beach$135K
- Karen PotterSan Clemente$124K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.