Stephen Chu
Prosthodontics · New York, NYNPI 1992917983
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — education (28.1%), royalties or licence payments and consulting fees — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 11 manufacturers reported payments, led by Southern Implants North America Inc at 56.2% of the total. Among prosthodontics 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 164 payments — averaging $2910.25 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Southern Implants North America Inc$268K
- Zimvie Inc.$109K
- Hu-friedy Mfg. Co., LLC$82K
- Envista Holdings Corporation$16K
- Kulzer, LLC$2K
- Ivoclar Vivadent, Inc.$281
- plus $379 from 5 others
What the payments were for
- Royalty or licence$114,97024%
- Consulting fees$105,59522%
- Speaking & faculty fees$92,81619%
- Travel & lodging$25,6945%
- Food & beverage$4,0261%
- Education$134,15228%
- Gifts$290%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Southern Implants North America Inc | 62 | $268,203 |
| Zimvie Inc. | 57 | $108,979 |
| Hu-friedy Mfg. Co., LLC | 34 | $82,299 |
| Envista Holdings Corporation | 1 | $15,641 |
| Kulzer, LLC | 1 | $1,500 |
| Ivoclar Vivadent, Inc. | 1 | $281 |
| Biohorizons Implant Systems Inc. | 4 | $158 |
| Ormco Corporation | 1 | $79 |
| Nobel Biocare USA | 1 | $78 |
| Neoss, Inc. | 1 | $34 |
| Keystone Dental Inc. | 1 | $30 |
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.
- Inverta$228,108
- OSSEOTITE NT$107,251
- TRI-MAX$38,712
- Provata$28,940
- EDUCATION$15,641
- Hu-Friedy Mfg. Co., LLC$11,706
- HU-FRIEDY$3,419
- ARTIC$1,500
- Bellatek$678
- Tapered Screw-Vent$123
How this compares
$477,282 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 343 prosthodontics providers in New York.
Other prosthodontics in New York
- Jonathan FerenczNew York$310K
- Lawrence BrechtNew York$254K
- Graziano GiglioNew York$129K
- Guido SarnachiaroNew York$38K
- Davide RomeoNew York$37K
- Jonathan LevineNew York$26K
- Dean VafiadisNew York$25K
- Robert RaimondiNew York$15K
- Kunal LalNew York$13K
- Paul ZhivagoNew York$12K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.