Samer Riad
General Practice · E. Amherst, NYNPI 1164633129
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — speaking fees (32.4%), education and food and beverage — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 20 manufacturers reported payments, led by Dentsply Sirona Inc at 31.5% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2022 at $4,550 and has fallen 52.7% since, to $2,151 in 2025. Among general practice clinicians in NY 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 111 payments — averaging $129.57 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Dentsply Sirona Inc$5K
- Patterson Companies, Inc.$3K
- Dentsply IH Inc.$2K
- Dentsply LLC$1K
- Sirona Dental, Inc.$750
- A-dec, Inc.$700
- plus $2K from 14 others
Across 2 payments — averaging $264.74 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.
- Kerr Corporation$529
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$7755%
- Speaking & faculty fees$4,65932%
- Travel & lodging$4943%
- Food & beverage$3,04821%
- Education$4,19929%
- Gifts$1,2098%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dentsply Sirona Inc | 65 | $4,529 |
| Patterson Companies, Inc. | 8 | $3,019 |
| Dentsply IH Inc. | 1 | $1,800 |
| Dentsply LLC | 2 | $1,200 |
| Sirona Dental, Inc. | 2 | $750 |
| A-dec, Inc. | 1 | $700 |
| Ultradent Products Inc | 9 | $434 |
| Kerr Corporation | 3 | $378 |
| Envista Holdings Corporation | 3 | $376 |
| Maillefer Instruments Holding Sarl | 1 | $330 |
| 3M Company | 2 | $285 |
| Sirona Dental Systems GmbH | 1 | $220 |
| Biohorizons Implant Systems Inc. | 2 | $101 |
| Align Technology, Inc. | 1 | $88 |
| Septodont Inc. | 1 | $50 |
| Philips North America LLC | 2 | $33 |
| Orapharma, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 2 | $33 |
| Straumann USA LLC | 2 | $30 |
| Zimvie Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Sonendo Inc | 2 | $10 |
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.
- Implant Dentistry$3,687
- CEREC CAD/CAM$900
- CEREC$850
- ORTHOPHOS$750
- Dental Equipment$603
- Palodent Plus EZ Coat Sectional Matrix System$600
- HARMONIZE$291
- Opalescence$280
- Filtek Universal Restorative$263
- DS Core$220
- Consumable Dentistry$220
- OPTIBOND UNIVERSAL$174
- SIMPLISHADE$174
How this compares
$14,383 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 5,764 general practice providers in New York.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Amoxicillin | 155 | $613 |
| Chlorhexidine Gluconate | 37 | $327 |
| Clindamycin Hcl | 33 | $199 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other general practice in E. Amherst
- Mark HochmanHicksville$5.1M
- David RiceEast Amherst$1.2M
- Brian JacksonUtica$477K
- Ronnie MyersNew York$464K
- Ira LangsteinWhite Plains$422K
- Benedict MiragliaMount Kisco$378K
- Michael MashaalRoslyn$262K
- Michael DanielakBuffalo$197K
- William RomeroDix Hills$197K
- Alejandra Gonzalez-DuarteNew York$183K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.