Scott Coleman
General Practice · Houston, TXNPI 1568564177
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by speaking fees: $80,970 of the $86,754 with a category attached, or 93.3%. 21 manufacturers reported payments, led by Kerr Corporation at 32.6% of the total. Among general practice clinicians in TX 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 101 payments — averaging $858.95 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Kerr Corporation$28K
- Envista Holdings Corporation$24K
- Patterson Companies, Inc.$10K
- Kavo Dental Technologies LLC$10K
- Nobel Biocare USA$4K
- Dentsply IH Inc.$3K
- plus $8K from 15 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$2000%
- Speaking & faculty fees$80,97093%
- Travel & lodging$3,0263%
- Food & beverage$2,5583%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kerr Corporation | 13 | $28,315 |
| Envista Holdings Corporation | 8 | $23,541 |
| Patterson Companies, Inc. | 5 | $10,051 |
| Kavo Dental Technologies LLC | 3 | $9,899 |
| Nobel Biocare USA | 1 | $4,404 |
| Dentsply IH Inc. | 3 | $3,014 |
| Bisco, Inc. | 3 | $2,537 |
| Henry Schein, Inc. | 1 | $1,500 |
| Benco Dental Supply Co. | 5 | $1,343 |
| Dentsply Sirona Inc | 45 | $1,121 |
| Kuraray America Inc. | 2 | $672 |
| Dentsply LLC | 1 | $200 |
| Philips North America LLC | 3 | $43 |
| Ultradent Products Inc | 1 | $20 |
| Southern Anesthesia & Surgical, Inc (dba ACE Southern) | 1 | $17 |
| 3M Company | 1 | $16 |
| Elevate Oral Care | 1 | $15 |
| Colgate Oral Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $14 |
| Ivoclar Vivadent, Inc. | 1 | $12 |
| VOCO America Inc. | 1 | $11 |
| Align Technology, Inc. | 1 | $11 |
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.
- CORE RESTORE$18,471
- CEREC CAD/CAM$10,000
- EDUCATION$4,404
- Implant Dentistry$3,000
- NOT RELATED TO ANY PRODUCT$1,554
- CONTOUR$1,500
- TYTIN$1,500
- FRU, N2O MURPHY GAUGE, STD. MANIFOLD$1,500
- ACCUTRON O2 Q/C HOSE 3 FT.$1,500
- ALGINOT FS$1,500
- OPTIBOND UNIVERSAL$208
- CEREC$200
- SIMPLISHADE$174
- HARMONIZE$127
- ASTRA TECH Implant System$110
How this compares
$86,754 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 8,074 general practice providers in Texas.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Azithromycin | 26 | $164 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 13 | $70 |
| Methylprednisolone | 14 | $58 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other general practice in Houston
- Kathleen Szelei-StevensHouston$253K
- Zsolt GaramiHouston$111K
- Rispba McCray-GarrisonHouston$70K
- Piya GandhiHouston$36K
- Terri AlaniHouston$30K
- Demetris GreenHouston$26K
- Steven XueHouston$19K
- Carol DupuisHouston$16K
- Rosita HamidiHouston$16K
- Marcus LastimadoFort Bliss$2.3M
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.