Kelly Misch-Lindman
Dentist · Ann Arbor, MINPI 1396780201
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by consulting fees: $67,725 of the $88,983 with a category attached, or 76.1%. 10 manufacturers reported payments, led by Zimmer Biomet at 57.1% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2021 at $38,390 and has fallen 78.3% since, to $8,334 in 2025. Among dentist clinicians in MI 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 181 payments — averaging $491.62 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Zimmer Biomet$51K
- Zimvie Inc.$33K
- Envista Holdings Corporation$5K
- Straumann USA LLC$254
- Biohorizons Implant Systems Inc.$159
- Nobel Biocare USA$104
- plus $205 from 4 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$67,72576%
- Speaking & faculty fees$4,0004%
- Travel & lodging$13,17315%
- Food & beverage$3,9704%
- Gifts$390%
- Entertainment$760%
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 | 72 | $50,777 |
| Zimvie Inc. | 85 | $32,850 |
| Envista Holdings Corporation | 2 | $4,634 |
| Straumann USA LLC | 4 | $254 |
| Biohorizons Implant Systems Inc. | 6 | $159 |
| Nobel Biocare USA | 4 | $104 |
| Salvin Dental Specialties, Inc. | 3 | $77 |
| Geistlich Pharma, North America, Inc. | 3 | $76 |
| Neoss, Inc. | 1 | $39 |
| Dentsply Sirona Inc | 1 | $13 |
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.
- Zimmer Biomet Instruments and Implants$14,620
- Tapered Screw-Vent$11,832
- Puros$9,460
- Diem2$8,830
- OSSEOTITE NT$8,648
- All Osseotite Implants$3,440
- BioMend$3,440
- TSX Implants$2,727
- All T3 Implants$1,720
- TSV 4mm Machined Collar MTX$860
- BioSet$614
- Dental Product Portfolio$119
How this compares
$88,983 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 2,386 dentist providers in Michigan.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Amoxicillin | 168 | $377 |
| Ibuprofen | 115 | $228 |
| Azithromycin | 34 | $125 |
| IbuIbuprofen | 11 | $14 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other dentist in Ann Arbor
- Hom-Lay WangAnn Arbor$396K
- Sabiha BunekAnn Arbor$33K
- Jonathan MischAnn Arbor$32K
- James McNamaraAnn Arbor$24K
- Purnima KumarAnn Arbor$18K
- Gisele NeivaAnn Arbor$5K
- Amar KatranjiSouthfield$488K
- Timothy KosinskiBingham Farms$465K
- Vijay ParasharDetroit$188K
- Karson CarpenterFarmington$134K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.