Maria Gonzalez
Prosthodontics · Houston, TXNPI 1700903184
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by consulting fees: $47,085 of the $55,496 with a category attached, or 84.8%. 13 manufacturers reported payments, led by Zimmer Biomet at 56.5% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2021 at $18,114 and has fallen 99.5% since, to $83 in 2025. Among prosthodontics 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 135 payments — averaging $411.08 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Zimmer Biomet$31K
- Zimvie Inc.$23K
- Nobel Biocare USA$465
- Straumann USA LLC$391
- Geistlich Pharma, North America, Inc.$177
- Southern Implants North America Inc$142
- plus $422 from 7 others
Across 1 payment — averaging $100.00 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.
- Kerr Corporation$100
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$47,08585%
- Travel & lodging$3,9447%
- Food & beverage$4,2178%
- Education$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 |
|---|---|---|
| Zimmer Biomet | 56 | $31,341 |
| Zimvie Inc. | 49 | $22,558 |
| Nobel Biocare USA | 11 | $465 |
| Straumann USA LLC | 6 | $391 |
| Geistlich Pharma, North America, Inc. | 2 | $177 |
| Southern Implants North America Inc | 1 | $142 |
| Biolase, Inc. | 2 | $115 |
| Dentsply Sirona Inc | 3 | $109 |
| Dentalez Alabama, Inc. | 1 | $70 |
| Biohorizons Implant Systems Inc. | 1 | $59 |
| Dentalez, Inc. | 1 | $34 |
| Planmeca USA, Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Solventum Corporation | 1 | $15 |
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$20,640
- Tapered Screw-Vent$10,948
- OSSEOTITE NT$8,442
- Bellatek$5,160
- Diem2$1,729
- Dental-None$1,720
- DESS dental smart solutions$1,720
- Tapered Screw$673
- Provata$142
- Inverta$142
- 3DIEMME RealGUIDE$141
- TMT MTX$100
How this compares
$55,496 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 245 prosthodontics providers in Texas.
Other prosthodontics in Houston
- Neal GittlemanHouston$191K
- Chanseop ParkHouston$24K
- Nada AlsawafHouston$10K
- Alberto SabaHouston$8K
- Chia-Lung HungHouston$6K
- Gabriel SaderHouston$6K
- Jonathan PenchasHouston$4K
- Carolina FrangieHouston$3K
- Ronald RitscoHouston$3K
- Alexandra GarciaHouston$2K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.