Robert Lowe
General Practice · Charlotte, NCNPI 1508987280
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — consulting fees (48.7%), speaking fees and food and beverage — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 17 manufacturers reported payments, led by Pulpdent Corporation at 40.1% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $169,640 and has fallen 95.1% since, to $8,250 in 2025. Among general practice clinicians in NC 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 215 payments — averaging $2861.99 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Pulpdent Corporation$247K
- Tokuyama Dental America Inc.$73K
- GC America Inc.$62K
- Bisco, Inc.$61K
- Clinician's Choice Dental Products Inc.$46K
- SS White Burs LLC$46K
- plus $80K from 11 others
Across 1 payment — averaging $8800.00 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.
- Pulpdent Corporation$9K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$299,75049%
- Speaking & faculty fees$288,96947%
- Travel & lodging$7,0081%
- Food & beverage$10,5172%
- Education$4,9241%
- Gifts$2,6600%
- Charitable contribution$1,5000%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pulpdent Corporation | 7 | $247,000 |
| Tokuyama Dental America Inc. | 12 | $73,250 |
| GC America Inc. | 28 | $62,100 |
| Bisco, Inc. | 12 | $61,061 |
| Clinician's Choice Dental Products Inc. | 40 | $45,863 |
| SS White Burs LLC | 55 | $45,647 |
| Shofu Dental Corp | 6 | $23,000 |
| Doxa Dental, Inc. | 21 | $20,000 |
| Ultradent Products Inc | 8 | $19,000 |
| Philips North America LLC | 4 | $5,629 |
| DMG America LLC | 10 | $4,667 |
| Sirona Dental, Inc. | 3 | $2,906 |
| Kettenbach LP | 4 | $2,500 |
| Biolase, Inc. | 1 | $2,492 |
| Henry Schein, Inc. | 2 | $81 |
| Align Technology, Inc. | 1 | $73 |
| Dentsply Sirona Inc | 1 | $59 |
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.
- G-aenial$45,943
- SS White$45,500
- Opalescence$19,000
- Ceramir Crown & Bridge Cement$18,000
- MI Paste$13,500
- EQUIA$13,500
- G-aenial Universal Injectable$9,952
- (3128) DiamondClean Handles$5,629
- G-CEM LinkForce$4,500
- GC FujiCEM 2$4,500
- MIPASTE$4,500
- GC Fuji Automix LC$4,452
- G-aenial Sculpt$4,256
- G-aenial Bulk Injectable$3,500
- CEREC$2,906
- TEMPLATE VPS 120ML 2PK$2,573
- COUNTERFIT II 120ML REPLICATION SILICONE 2PK$2,573
- POWERMIX AUTOMATIC DISPENSER$2,573
- HEAVY BODY RS AFFINITY VPS 120ML 2PK$2,573
- INFLEX RS AFFINITY VPS 120ML 2PK$2,573
How this compares
$615,328 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 2,924 general practice providers in North Carolina.
Other general practice in Charlotte
- Matthew MillerCharlotte$937K
- Christian YasteCharlotte$55K
- Brian McMurtryCharlotte$12K
- Johnnie LylesCharlotte$12K
- Marti CherryCharlotte$10K
- Tara HowellCharlotte$7K
- James BarberDurham$768K
- Clifton CameronFayetteville$404K
- Leo HaydtHolly Springs$119K
- Andrew KellyGreensboro$115K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.