James Douthitt
Endodontics · Amarillo, TXNPI 1124278239
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by consulting fees: $45,167 of the $61,778 with a category attached, or 73.1%. Sonendo Inc accounts for 98.6% of it on its own, with 4 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $39,749 and has fallen 99.9% since, to $54 in 2024. Among endodontics clinicians in TX 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 110 payments — averaging $561.62 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Sonendo Inc$61K
- Planmeca USA, Inc.$250
- Dentsply Sirona Inc$250
- Nusmile, Ltd.$237
- Septodont Inc.$105
Across 11 payments — averaging $20,448 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.
- Sonendo Inc$225K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$45,16773%
- Speaking & faculty fees$2,6054%
- Travel & lodging$10,48417%
- Food & beverage$2,9855%
- Gifts$2880%
- Entertainment$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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sonendo Inc | 104 | $60,937 |
| Planmeca USA, Inc. | 1 | $250 |
| Dentsply Sirona Inc | 1 | $250 |
| Nusmile, Ltd. | 2 | $237 |
| Septodont Inc. | 2 | $105 |
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.
- Gentle Wave Root Canal therapy console and handpiece$52,584
- GentleWave Console$3,250
- GentleWave G4 Console$3,250
- PLANMECA EMERALD S$250
- AH PLUS BIOCERMANIC SEALER$250
- ZARC Files$167
How this compares
$61,778 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 362 endodontics providers in Texas.
Other endodontics in Amarillo
- Kirk CouryAmarillo$333K
- Karl WoodmanseyDallas$366K
- Alexandre FleuryDallas$271K
- James GutmannDallas$208K
- David JaramilloHouston$152K
- Jianing HeFlower Mound$79K
- Francisco NievesGranbury$44K
- Antonio BertoIrving$41K
- John LeeCoppell$30K
- Rajiv PatelMuenster$17K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.