Hector Sarmiento
Periodontics · New York, NYNPI 1952634784
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — speaking fees (50.1%), consulting fees and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 12 manufacturers reported payments, led by J. Morita USA, Inc. at 57.9% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $60,163 and has fallen 89.6% since, to $6,243 in 2025. Among periodontics clinicians in NY 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 160 payments — averaging $810.67 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- J. Morita USA, Inc.$75K
- Geistlich Pharma, North America, Inc.$48K
- Dentsply IH Inc.$2K
- Thommen Medical USA, LLC$2K
- Sirona Dental, Inc.$2K
- Dentsply Sirona Inc$877
- plus $583 from 6 others
Across 14 payments — averaging $12,691 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.
- J. Morita USA, Inc.$178K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$35,32327%
- Speaking & faculty fees$65,00050%
- Travel & lodging$22,76418%
- Food & beverage$5,5724%
- Education$9001%
- Gifts$1480%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| J. Morita USA, Inc. | 81 | $75,043 |
| Geistlich Pharma, North America, Inc. | 35 | $47,756 |
| Dentsply IH Inc. | 5 | $2,240 |
| Thommen Medical USA, LLC | 7 | $1,709 |
| Sirona Dental, Inc. | 2 | $1,500 |
| Dentsply Sirona Inc | 20 | $877 |
| Salvin Dental Specialties, Inc. | 4 | $341 |
| Southern Implants North America Inc | 2 | $140 |
| Philips North America LLC | 1 | $36 |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | 1 | $30 |
| Orapharma, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 1 | $19 |
| Ultradent Products Inc | 1 | $18 |
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.
- Bio-Oss$19,126
- Bio-Gide$18,836
- Fibro-Gide$7,479
- Implant Dentistry$2,389
- ORTHOPHOS$1,500
- CEREC$1,500
- Bio-Materials$1,427
- Provata$117
- Inverta$117
- WaveOne Gold Conform Fit$113
How this compares
$129,707 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 457 periodontics providers in New York.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Cevimeline Hcl | 12 | $1,619 |
| Triamcinolone Acetonide | 34 | $926 |
| Amoxicillin | 181 | $692 |
| Ibuprofen | 135 | $540 |
| Chlorhexidine Gluconate | 30 | $225 |
| Azithromycin | 29 | $207 |
| Clarithromycin | 12 | $114 |
| Sodium Fluoride 5000 PlusFluoride (Sodium) | 18 | $110 |
| Denta 5000 PlusFluoride (Sodium) | 15 | $100 |
| Acetaminophen-CodeineAcetaminophen With Codeine | 14 | $39 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other periodontics in New York
- Dennis TarnowNew York$672K
- Scott FroumNew York$100K
- Edgard El ChaarNew York$93K
- Jaffer ShariffNew York$52K
- Alan PollackNew York$25K
- John GrbicNew York$17K
- Alexander VolchonokNew York$8K
- Ali AskariNew York$8K
- Michael ReshadNew York$7K
- Mahtab AzimiNew York$4K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.