Steven Chang
Dentist · Phoenix, AZNPI 1760550024
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — food and beverage (53.6%), education and entertainment — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 17 manufacturers reported payments, led by Dentsply Sirona Inc at 56.2% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2023 at $2,501 and has fallen 88.9% since, to $278 in 2025. Among dentist clinicians in AZ 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 107 payments — averaging $69.59 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Dentsply Sirona Inc$4K
- Sirona Dental, Inc.$2K
- Straumann USA LLC$627
- Orapharma, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC$256
- Ortho Organizers, Inc.$150
- Geistlich Pharma, North America, Inc.$128
- plus $602 from 11 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$2614%
- Food & beverage$3,98954%
- Education$2,22430%
- Gifts$2223%
- Entertainment$75010%
Most of this is food and beverage — typically meals provided during product presentations at a clinic or hospital. Nationally that is the single largest category of reported payments by count.
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 | 54 | $4,182 |
| Sirona Dental, Inc. | 2 | $1,500 |
| Straumann USA LLC | 13 | $627 |
| Orapharma, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 13 | $256 |
| Ortho Organizers, Inc. | 4 | $150 |
| Geistlich Pharma, North America, Inc. | 3 | $128 |
| Ivoclar Vivadent, Inc. | 1 | $110 |
| Kuraray America Inc. | 1 | $86 |
| Align Technology, Inc. | 4 | $80 |
| Kerr Corporation | 1 | $78 |
| Centrix Inc | 1 | $61 |
| 3M Company | 3 | $60 |
| Henry Schein, Inc. | 2 | $40 |
| Biohorizons Implant Systems Inc. | 2 | $31 |
| Zimvie Inc. | 1 | $30 |
| VOCO America Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Elevate Oral Care | 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.
- CEREC$1,875
- ORTHOPHOS$1,500
- Dental Equipment$603
How this compares
$7,446 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 1,463 dentist providers in Arizona.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Penicillin V Potassium | 55 | $441 |
| Ibuprofen | 49 | $195 |
| Chlorhexidine Gluconate | 48 | $137 |
| Dexamethasone | 15 | $97 |
| Amoxicillin | 20 | $71 |
| Acetaminophen-CodeineAcetaminophen With Codeine | 13 | $65 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other dentist in Phoenix
- Beth HamannPhoenix$1.9M
- Howard FarranPhoenix$226K
- Steven SchiffenhausPhoenix$44K
- Payam AbediPhoenix$28K
- Jeremy LiddiardPhoenix$19K
- Robert TreonPhoenix$14K
- Maryam HamdanPhoenix$13K
- Ehsan PourshiraziPhoenix$12K
- Jason AugustinePhoenix$9K
- Akhil MehtaPhoenix$9K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.