Gary Brigham
Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics · Scottsdale, AZNPI 1447477682
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by speaking fees: $264,661 of the $316,578 with a category attached, or 83.6%. Align Technology, Inc. accounts for 99.6% of it on its own, with 6 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2021 at $96,412 and has fallen 96.8% since, to $3,103 in 2024. Among orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics clinicians in AZ 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 266 payments — averaging $1190.14 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Align Technology, Inc.$315K
- World Class Technology Corporation$813
- Ortho Organizers, Inc.$185
- Lightforce Orthodontics, Inc.$108
- Dentsply Sirona Orthodontics Inc$77
- American Orthodontics Corporation$40
- plus $12 from 1 others
What the payments were for
- Speaking & faculty fees$264,66184%
- Travel & lodging$32,67210%
- Food & beverage$18,3766%
- Gifts$3540%
- Entertainment$330%
- Charitable contribution$900%
- Other$3910%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Align Technology, Inc. | 214 | $315,342 |
| World Class Technology Corporation | 30 | $813 |
| Ortho Organizers, Inc. | 16 | $185 |
| Lightforce Orthodontics, Inc. | 1 | $108 |
| Dentsply Sirona Orthodontics Inc | 2 | $77 |
| American Orthodontics Corporation | 2 | $40 |
| Dentsply Sirona Inc | 1 | $12 |
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.
- Invisalign$313,407
- Itero$1,988
- PITTS21$302
- PITTS21 PRO$201
How this compares
$316,578 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 226 orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics providers in Arizona.
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Other orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics in Scottsdale
- Michael FeinbergScottsdale$9K
- Payam OwtadScottsdale$3K
- Monika BarakatScottsdale$3K
- Chad ArthurScottsdale$2K
- Stuart FrostMesa$2.3M
- Trevor NicholsQueen Creek$242K
- Thomas ShipleyPhoenix$139K
- Courtney DunnLitchfield Park$119K
- Matthew DunnLitchfield Park$73K
- William WomackPeoria$34K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.