John Russo
Periodontics · Sarasota, FLNPI 1538276969
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by speaking fees: $75,197 of the $92,663 with a category attached, or 81.2%. 19 manufacturers reported payments, led by Biohorizons Implant Systems Inc. at 56.7% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2021 at $34,944 and has fallen 98.6% since, to $495 in 2025. Among periodontics clinicians in FL 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 99 payments — averaging $935.99 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Biohorizons Implant Systems Inc.$53K
- Vatech America, Inc.$20K
- Salvin Dental Specialties, Inc.$7K
- Nobel Biocare USA$5K
- Straumann USA LLC$4K
- Meisinger USA, LLC$747
- plus $2K from 13 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$5,0005%
- Speaking & faculty fees$75,19781%
- Grants$5001%
- Food & beverage$10,97112%
- Education$2000%
- Gifts$7951%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Biohorizons Implant Systems Inc. | 25 | $52,583 |
| Vatech America, Inc. | 4 | $20,360 |
| Salvin Dental Specialties, Inc. | 22 | $7,143 |
| Nobel Biocare USA | 12 | $5,484 |
| Straumann USA LLC | 11 | $3,962 |
| Meisinger USA, LLC | 5 | $747 |
| Dentsply Sirona Inc | 1 | $500 |
| Henry Schein, Inc. | 2 | $450 |
| Zimmer Biomet | 4 | $423 |
| Hu-friedy Mfg. Co., LLC | 1 | $316 |
| Benco Dental Supply Co. | 3 | $246 |
| Geistlich Pharma, North America, Inc. | 1 | $129 |
| Air Techniques, Inc. | 1 | $81 |
| Biolase, Inc. | 1 | $71 |
| Owens & Minor | 1 | $57 |
| A-dec, Inc. | 2 | $48 |
| Carestream Dental, LLC | 1 | $24 |
| 3M Company | 1 | $24 |
| VOCO America Inc. | 1 | $16 |
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.
- BioHorizons Dental Implants- TRX4610$28,993
- BioHorizons Dental Implants- BTA4212$28,993
- BioHorizons Dental Implants- BTA4210$28,993
- BioHorizons Dental Implants- TRX3810$28,993
- BioHorizons Dental Implants- TRX3812$28,993
- BioHorizons Dental Implants$23,215
- EDUCATION$5,000
- NUPRO FREEDOM$500
- B847-018-FG$343
- Hu-Friedy Power Air & Piezo Unit$316
- HM33IL-010-SU$241
- Bio-Materials$129
- All T3 Implants$122
- Puros$119
- TM MTX$114
How this compares
$92,663 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 412 periodontics providers in Florida.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Amoxicillin | 201 | $516 |
| Dexamethasone | 59 | $201 |
| Clindamycin Hcl | 21 | $138 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 17 | $121 |
| Diazepam | 16 | $21 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other periodontics in Sarasota
- Ryan TaylorSarasota$23K
- Javier GonzalezSarasota$8K
- Thomas YoonWinter Park$652K
- Avi SchetrittWest Palm Beach$413K
- Samuel LowGainesville$160K
- Enrique MullerMiami$70K
- Ioana Chesnoiu-MateiDavie$52K
- Robert MillerBoca Raton$51K
- Diane Alvarez-RodriguezSunny Isles Beach$28K
- Robert del CastilloMiami Lakes$27K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.