Mark Nation
Prosthodontics · Louisville, KYNPI 1093808735
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by speaking fees: $156,678 of the $179,632 with a category attached, or 87.2%. 12 manufacturers reported payments, led by Dentsply Sirona Inc at 42.4% of the total.
Across 217 payments — averaging $827.80 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Dentsply Sirona Inc$76K
- Straumann USA LLC$67K
- Dentsply IH Inc.$35K
- Nobel Biocare USA$563
- Salvin Dental Specialties, Inc.$413
- Geistlich Pharma, North America, Inc.$180
- plus $221 from 6 others
What the payments were for
- Speaking & faculty fees$156,67887%
- Travel & lodging$16,0649%
- Food & beverage$5,6783%
- Education$1,1201%
- Gifts$910%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dentsply Sirona Inc | 122 | $76,145 |
| Straumann USA LLC | 42 | $67,082 |
| Dentsply IH Inc. | 25 | $35,028 |
| Nobel Biocare USA | 12 | $563 |
| Salvin Dental Specialties, Inc. | 3 | $413 |
| Geistlich Pharma, North America, Inc. | 3 | $180 |
| Peter Brasseler Holdings, LLC | 2 | $70 |
| Biohorizons Implant Systems Inc. | 2 | $51 |
| Align Technology, Inc. | 1 | $31 |
| VOCO America Inc. | 3 | $30 |
| GC America Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | 1 | $18 |
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.
- Implant Dentistry$34,663
- ASTRA TECH Implant System$1,803
- OSSIX VOLUMAX$105
- ATLANTIS$101
How this compares
Too few prosthodontics providers in Kentuckyto place this figure against a meaningful peer group, so we don't.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 29 | $225 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 31 | $175 |
| Chlorhexidine Gluconate | 50 | $160 |
| Amoxicillin | 13 | $40 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other prosthodontics in Louisville
- Jyme CharetteLouisville$12K
- Ann WindchyLouisville$375
- Omar MoustafaLouisville$254
- Kristen EgurenLouisville$214
- Sarah JohnsonLouisville$155
- Bruno CarliniLouisville$107
- Allan LinehanLouisville$47
- Brandon StapletonLexington$10K
- Rodrigo Fuentealba HidalgoLexington$2K
- James WellsMurray$2K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.