Richard McLaughlin
Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics · San Diego, CANPI 1962661652
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by consulting fees: $659,300 of the $950,444 with a category attached, or 69.4%. Bernhard Foerster GmbH accounts for 96.3% of it on its own, with 2 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $389,401 and has fallen 83.2% since, to $65,503 in 2025. Among orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics clinicians in CA 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 102 payments — averaging $9318.08 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Bernhard Foerster GmbH$915K
- Forestadent USA, Inc.$35K
- Biohorizons Implant Systems Inc.$29
What the payments were for
- Royalty or licence$191,62220%
- Consulting fees$659,30069%
- Speaking & faculty fees$63,5807%
- Travel & lodging$31,7033%
- Food & beverage$4,2390%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bernhard Foerster GmbH | 61 | $915,039 |
| Forestadent USA, Inc. | 40 | $35,376 |
| Biohorizons Implant Systems Inc. | 1 | $29 |
How this compares
$950,444 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 1,506 orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics providers in California.
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Other orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics in San Diego
- Robert McFarlaneSan Diego$40K
- Lawrence AndrewsSan Diego$25K
- Norman JacobsonSalinas$4.3M
- Michael FlormanSanta Monica$3.9M
- David BoschkenSan Jose$1.9M
- Eric KuoSan Francisco$1.9M
- Ronald RonconeVista$1.5M
- Robert BoydSan Francisco$1.5M
- Andrew TrosienTracy$1.2M
- Marta BairdPleasanton$955K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.