Michael McGuire
Periodontics · Houston, TXNPI 1619074416
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by speaking fees: $13,953 of the $16,769 with a category attached, or 83.2%. 15 manufacturers reported payments, led by Geistlich Pharma, North America, Inc. at 44.4% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2022 at $9,158 and has fallen 78.4% since, to $1,981 in 2025. Among periodontics clinicians in TX with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 10% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 58 payments — averaging $289.12 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Geistlich Pharma, North America, Inc.$7K
- Dentsply LLC$5K
- Dentsply IH Inc.$3K
- Zimvie Inc.$298
- Straumann USA LLC$237
- Biolase, Inc.$169
- plus $582 from 9 others
Across 11 payments — averaging $43,862 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.$482K
- Straumann USA LLC$370
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$5013%
- Speaking & faculty fees$13,95383%
- Food & beverage$2,31514%
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. | 22 | $7,443 |
| Dentsply LLC | 4 | $5,040 |
| Dentsply IH Inc. | 1 | $3,000 |
| Zimvie Inc. | 4 | $298 |
| Straumann USA LLC | 7 | $237 |
| Biolase, Inc. | 1 | $169 |
| Dentsply Sirona Inc | 7 | $152 |
| Thommen Medical USA, LLC | 1 | $148 |
| Nobel Biocare USA | 2 | $113 |
| Zimmer Biomet | 4 | $91 |
| Hu-friedy Mfg. Co., LLC | 1 | $22 |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | 1 | $18 |
| Ormco Corporation | 1 | $15 |
| Philips North America LLC | 1 | $12 |
| Henry Schein, Inc. | 1 | $11 |
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$8,040
- Bio-Gide$5,913
- Bio-Oss$636
- BIOMATERIALS$338
- Waterlase iPlus, Epic, iLase$169
- Tapered Screw-Vent$133
- NAVIGATOR$125
- Geistlich Bio Gide$119
How this compares
$16,769 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 403 periodontics providers in Texas.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Chlorhexidine Gluconate | 363 | $1,798 |
| Amoxicillin | 280 | $1,450 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 246 | $447 |
| Azithromycin | 49 | $254 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | 16 | $131 |
| Clindamycin Hcl | 17 | $91 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other periodontics in Houston
- Syed ShereHouston$315K
- Eric ScheyerHouston$94K
- Nikolaos SoldatosHouston$30K
- Seonghong MinHouston$22K
- Firas AbdelrahmanHouston$18K
- Lauren BrownfieldHouston$16K
- Michel Azer RefaatHouston$14K
- Raouf HannaHouston$14K
- Barry HeatonHouston$7K
- Syed KhalidHouston$7K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.