Michael Romenesko
General Practice · Appleton, WINPI 1437338720
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — ownership interests (50.9%), speaking fees and other — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. Independent Dental Solutions LLC accounts for 74.4% of it on its own, with 6 other manufacturers making up the rest. 2023 is the largest year on record at $173,250, more than ten times the $16,571 reported in 2019. Among general practice clinicians in WI 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 59 payments — averaging $7737.53 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Independent Dental Solutions LLC$340K
- Henry Schein, Inc.$112K
- Midway Dental Supply, LLC$5K
- Straumann USA LLC$50
- Align Technology, Inc.$15
- Kulzer, LLC$15
- plus $14 from 1 others
What the payments were for
- Speaking & faculty fees$116,88226%
- Food & beverage$450%
- Gifts$500%
- Ownership interest$232,28851%
- Other$107,25023%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Independent Dental Solutions LLC | 5 | $339,538 |
| Henry Schein, Inc. | 15 | $112,226 |
| Midway Dental Supply, LLC | 35 | $4,656 |
| Straumann USA LLC | 1 | $50 |
| Align Technology, Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Kulzer, LLC | 1 | $15 |
| Orapharma, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 1 | $14 |
How this compares
$456,514 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 1,554 general practice providers in Wisconsin.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Amoxicillin | 18 | $100 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other general practice in Appleton
- Chenhao FanAppleton$8K
- Dale ScharineAppleton$5K
- Katherine LeyesAppleton$3K
- Darrell YunkAppleton$3K
- Brian JenkinsNeenah$93K
- Michael SzymanskiMenomonee Falls$71K
- Jessica KeldermanMadison$59K
- James AmstadtSun Prairie$49K
- Amanda ReiswigMilwaukee$46K
- Mary EldridgeKenosha$44K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.