Michael Babston
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery · Mobile, ALNPI 1881907988
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 97.0% of the total across 309 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. Nobel Biocare USA accounts for 63.3% of it on its own, with 5 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2022 at $2,549 and has fallen 90.4% since, to $246 in 2024. Among oral & maxillofacial surgery clinicians in AL 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 309 payments — averaging $31.91 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Nobel Biocare USA$6K
- Kls-martin L.p.$3K
- Patterson Companies, Inc.$50
- Benco Dental Supply Co.$45
- Zimmer Biomet$15
- Biohorizons Implant Systems Inc.$12
What the payments were for
- Speaking & faculty fees$450%
- Food & beverage$9,56897%
- Charitable contribution$2483%
Most of this is food and beverage — typically meals provided during product presentations at a clinic or hospital. Nationally that is the single largest category of reported payments by count.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Nobel Biocare USA | 201 | $6,245 |
| Kls-martin L.p. | 103 | $3,494 |
| Patterson Companies, Inc. | 1 | $50 |
| Benco Dental Supply Co. | 2 | $45 |
| Zimmer Biomet | 1 | $15 |
| Biohorizons Implant Systems Inc. | 1 | $12 |
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.
- NOBELPARALLEL$101
- NOBELACTIVE$101
How this compares
$9,861 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 91 oral & maxillofacial surgery providers in Alabama.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 316 | $855 |
| Ibuprofen | 348 | $813 |
| Amoxicillin | 272 | $639 |
| Clindamycin Hcl | 43 | $320 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 16 | $248 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 71 | $214 |
| Chlorhexidine Gluconate | 57 | $163 |
| Ondansetron Hcl | 12 | $100 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 12 | $28 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other oral & maxillofacial surgery in Mobile
- Christopher MullenixMobile$6K
- Robert PfeffleMobile$2K
- Gregory ZiemanMobile$2K
- Matthew FayMobile$1K
- Ryan SheppardMobile$922
- Matthew ZiemanMobile$777
- Patrick LouisBirmingham$38K
- Anthony MorlandtBirmingham$19K
- Sami NizamMontgomery$9K
- Matthew NimmichGadsden$7K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.