Richard Sullivan
Dentist · Brentwood, TNNPI 1285014993
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — speaking fees (58.2%), education and consulting fees — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 14 manufacturers reported payments, led by Henry Schein, Inc. at 26.2% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $37,833 and has fallen 76.5% since, to $8,899 in 2025. Among dentist clinicians in TN 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 131 payments — averaging $475.73 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Henry Schein, Inc.$16K
- Dentsply Sirona Inc$15K
- Straumann USA LLC$9K
- Sirona Dental, Inc.$5K
- Dentsply LLC$5K
- Strategic Dentistry LLC$4K
- plus $7K from 8 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$5,3009%
- Speaking & faculty fees$36,27058%
- Travel & lodging$4,8528%
- Food & beverage$3,8766%
- Education$6,69011%
- Gifts$4,9708%
- Entertainment$3641%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Henry Schein, Inc. | 8 | $16,320 |
| Dentsply Sirona Inc | 17 | $14,691 |
| Straumann USA LLC | 62 | $8,959 |
| Sirona Dental, Inc. | 2 | $5,325 |
| Dentsply LLC | 2 | $5,300 |
| Strategic Dentistry LLC | 1 | $4,312 |
| Truabutment Inc. | 2 | $2,997 |
| Sprintray Inc | 4 | $2,985 |
| Biohorizons Implant Systems Inc. | 23 | $533 |
| Hu-friedy Mfg. Co., LLC | 3 | $499 |
| Patterson Companies, Inc. | 2 | $190 |
| Salvin Dental Specialties, Inc. | 1 | $132 |
| Somnomed Inc. | 1 | $39 |
| Align Technology, Inc. | 3 | $39 |
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.
- CEREC$11,350
- ORTHOPHOS$5,325
- AlginX$5,000
- Aquasil$5,000
- Calibra$5,000
- Integrity$5,000
- Edan IM60GT Monitor$4,312
- Techno Center$733
- Calibra Cement$300
- Implant Dentistry$105
How this compares
$62,320 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 1,088 dentist providers in Tennessee.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 22 | $431 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 13 | $78 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other dentist in Brentwood
- Dennis WellsBrentwood$9K
- Lauren PooleBrentwood$5K
- Kathryn SpencerBrentwood$4K
- Jonathan UhlesMemphis$462K
- Bracy HaynieLebanon$215K
- Steven HernandezMt Juliet$121K
- Joe GriffinKnoxville$69K
- Tommy DorseyNashville$43K
- Jon IrelanNashville$43K
- Peyman RaissiNashville$27K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.