Robert Conte
Dentist · Warwick, RINPI 1538371125
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by speaking fees: $131,870 of the $187,984 with a category attached, or 70.1%. 14 manufacturers reported payments, led by Henry Schein, Inc. at 56.6% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $89,276 and has fallen 98.2% since, to $1,568 in 2025. Among dentist clinicians in RI 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 223 payments — averaging $842.98 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Henry Schein, Inc.$106K
- Dentsply LLC$38K
- Dentsply Sirona Inc$31K
- A-dec, Inc.$4K
- Kuraray America Inc.$3K
- Patterson Companies, Inc.$2K
- plus $4K from 8 others
Across 1 payment — averaging $1000.00 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.
- Dentsply LLC$1K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$16,4009%
- Speaking & faculty fees$131,87070%
- Travel & lodging$27,87915%
- Food & beverage$5,5003%
- Education$1,7181%
- Gifts$3,7292%
- Entertainment$8880%
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. | 58 | $106,306 |
| Dentsply LLC | 31 | $37,846 |
| Dentsply Sirona Inc | 65 | $30,543 |
| A-dec, Inc. | 28 | $4,237 |
| Kuraray America Inc. | 10 | $2,806 |
| Patterson Companies, Inc. | 2 | $2,025 |
| Zimmer Biomet | 16 | $1,749 |
| Sirona Dental, Inc. | 1 | $1,000 |
| Dentsply Sirona Orthodontics Inc | 1 | $600 |
| Dentsply IH Inc. | 6 | $592 |
| Zimvie Inc. | 2 | $109 |
| Thommen Medical USA, LLC | 1 | $90 |
| Hu-friedy Mfg. Co., LLC | 1 | $52 |
| 3M Company | 1 | $29 |
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$76,479
- Sirona Dental Systems GmbH Connect Inbox SW$26,309
- CELTRA Duo$24,763
- Sirona Dental Systems GmbH Cerec Zirconia Mono L A1$22,559
- Sirona Dental Systems GmbH Cerec Zirconia Mono L C2$22,559
- Sirona Dental Systems GmbH Cerec Guide Bloc 2 Maxi$22,559
- Tessera$10,500
- CEREC ZIRCONIA$7,500
- CEREC GUIDE$3,750
- CEREC CAD/CAM$2,000
- Diem2$1,482
- ORTHOPHOS$1,000
- Adec$744
- Lucitone$682
- SureSmile Aligners$600
- Primescan Connect$519
- PRIMESCAN$425
- Prime&Bond XP$400
- Implant Dentistry$350
- Calibra Cement$300
How this compares
$187,984 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 167 dentist providers in Rhode Island.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Amoxicillin | 46 | $108 |
| Clindamycin Hcl | 11 | $59 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other dentist in Warwick
- Benjamin RobertsWarwick$3K
- Graham GarberWarwick$2K
- Kenneth RudmanWarwick$1K
- Lindsay CassidyWarwick$1K
- Melvin HanzelWarwick$1K
- Laura OlinWarwick$516
- Ryan LeeProvidence$52K
- Ernest VioletNewport$8K
- Joseph DisanoWakefield$7K
- Bruce GouinCharlestown$5K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.