Carl Drago
Prosthodontics · la Crosse, WINPI 1205831302
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by consulting fees: $127,183 of the $138,533 with a category attached, or 91.8%. 6 manufacturers reported payments, led by Zimmer Biomet at 56.0% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $46,689 and has fallen 91.0% since, to $4,200 in 2025. Among prosthodontics clinicians in WI 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 205 payments — averaging $675.77 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Zimmer Biomet$78K
- Southern Implants North America Inc$56K
- Zimvie Inc.$5K
- Nobel Biocare USA$111
- Biohorizons Implant Systems Inc.$19
- Dentsply Sirona Inc$19
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$127,18392%
- Travel & lodging$9,1537%
- Food & beverage$1,9471%
- Education$2500%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Zimmer Biomet | 154 | $77,587 |
| Southern Implants North America Inc | 34 | $56,254 |
| Zimvie Inc. | 8 | $4,542 |
| Nobel Biocare USA | 7 | $111 |
| Biohorizons Implant Systems Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| Dentsply Sirona Inc | 1 | $19 |
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.
- TRI-MAX$28,602
- Zimmer Biomet Instruments and Implants$28,033
- Inverta$27,617
- All Osseotite Implants$23,060
- All T3 Implants$11,870
- Diem2$11,324
- Diem2-RevitaliZe$2,299
- OSSEOTITE NT$2,150
- Bellatek$333
- Provata$142
How this compares
$138,533 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 41 prosthodontics providers in Wisconsin.
Other prosthodontics in la Crosse
- Donna Heckerla Crosse$3K
- Barry FranzenWest Allis$28K
- Mark BoldtWest Allis$11K
- Omaid AhmadGreen Bay$6K
- Timothy HartShorewood$2K
- Kelly BeckMadison$2K
- Michael MiyamotoMilwaukee$2K
- Daniel MoosMilwaukee$1K
- Jack KeeslerMilwaukee$879
- Charles PechousKenosha$731
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.