Lorenzo Tavelli
Periodontics · Cambridge, MANPI 1295321297
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — consulting fees (41.3%), speaking fees and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. Geistlich Pharma, North America, Inc. accounts for 80.5% of it on its own, with 6 other manufacturers making up the rest. 2025 is the largest year on record at $86,937, more than ten times the $55 reported in 2020. Among periodontics clinicians in MA 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 101 payments — averaging $1699.57 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Geistlich Pharma, North America, Inc.$138K
- Straumann USA LLC$15K
- Zimvie Inc.$11K
- Truabutment Inc.$5K
- Highridge Medical LLC$2K
- Nobel Biocare USA$225
- plus $184 from 1 others
Across 3 payments — averaging $18,739 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.
- Geistlich Pharma, North America, Inc.$56K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$70,94141%
- Speaking & faculty fees$56,22033%
- Travel & lodging$41,29824%
- Food & beverage$3,1822%
- Entertainment$160%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Geistlich Pharma, North America, Inc. | 78 | $138,231 |
| Straumann USA LLC | 8 | $14,608 |
| Zimvie Inc. | 7 | $10,772 |
| Truabutment Inc. | 2 | $5,487 |
| Highridge Medical LLC | 2 | $2,150 |
| Nobel Biocare USA | 1 | $225 |
| Biohorizons Implant Systems Inc. | 3 | $184 |
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.
- Fibrogide$44,591
- Bio-Gide$28,979
- Fibro-Gide$25,223
- BIOMATERIALS$5,047
- Biomet Biologics$4,300
- NO PRODUCT$3,090
- Geistlich Bio Gide$2,153
- Allograft DBM$2,150
- BioOss$1,723
- Bio-Materials$1,455
- Gem 21$349
- BioOss Collagen$238
- NOBELACTIVE$225
- MucoGraft$168
How this compares
$171,657 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 243 periodontics providers in Massachusetts.
Other periodontics in Cambridge
- Thomas VandykeCambridge$96K
- Mark DerkazarianCambridge$1K
- Patrick ShannonCambridge$1K
- Paul FugazzottoMilton$355K
- Myron NevinsSwampscott$272K
- Sam ShamardiSaugus$94K
- Irina DraganBoston$69K
- Sergio GuzmanWorcester$46K
- William LightfootHingham$38K
- Pooyan RefahiNorwood$28K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.