Tarun Agarwal
Dentist · Raleigh, NCNPI 1215097183
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — speaking fees (57.1%), gifts and other — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 20 manufacturers reported payments, led by Patterson Companies, Inc. at 32.0% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $127,676 and has fallen 54.2% since, to $58,472 in 2025. Among dentist 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 240 payments — averaging $1787.21 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Patterson Companies, Inc.$137K
- Biohorizons Implant Systems Inc.$77K
- Sirona Dental, Inc.$73K
- Straumann USA LLC$63K
- Dentsply Sirona Pty Limited$21K
- Meisinger USA, LLC$15K
- plus $43K from 14 others
What the payments were for
- Speaking & faculty fees$245,07057%
- Travel & lodging$24,4876%
- Food & beverage$7,9072%
- Education$7,8852%
- Gifts$98,16723%
- Entertainment$2080%
- Other$45,20511%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Patterson Companies, Inc. | 9 | $137,080 |
| Biohorizons Implant Systems Inc. | 36 | $77,129 |
| Sirona Dental, Inc. | 16 | $73,061 |
| Straumann USA LLC | 80 | $62,512 |
| Dentsply Sirona Pty Limited | 3 | $21,074 |
| Meisinger USA, LLC | 19 | $14,690 |
| Truabutment Inc. | 4 | $13,287 |
| Dentsply Sirona Inc | 43 | $12,348 |
| Henry Schein, Inc. | 8 | $10,311 |
| Sprintray Inc | 4 | $6,057 |
| Acteon Inc | 3 | $607 |
| Hu-friedy Mfg. Co., LLC | 2 | $200 |
| Eisai Inc. | 1 | $125 |
| Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $125 |
| Dentsply IH Inc. | 2 | $109 |
| Exocad America, Inc. | 1 | $98 |
| Align Technology, Inc. | 5 | $75 |
| Somnomed Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $13 |
| Philips North America LLC | 1 | $13 |
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.
- BIOHORIZONS$250,000
- CEREC CAD/CAM$99,411
- ORTHOPHOS$58,171
- Sirona Connect$37,669
- BioHorizons Dental Implants$26,271
- Implant Dentistry$21,074
- CEREC$20,232
- 3D05$3,641
- SM0040-40-001$2,999
- SM850-030-001$2,143
- IMAGING SOFTWARE$2,134
- BBEPR$1,995
- PRO 2 3D PRINTER$1,500
- BMP00$1,325
- HM141A-023-RAX$806
- FGXL557$686
- 3D03$355
- XMP DISPOSABLE BITE PROTECTION SLEEVE - 1, SHEATHS FOR SIZE 2 SOPIX SENSOR - 1$309
- 1 403027 Sheaths F/Size 2 Sopix Sensor$273
- 3D02$245
How this compares
$428,930 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 1,606 dentist providers in North Carolina.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 13 | $140 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 19 | $87 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other dentist in Raleigh
- Heath BrantleyRaleigh$442K
- Mary KeyserRaleigh$50K
- Thomas MonahanRaleigh$37K
- Nina ThomasRaleigh$26K
- William ScruggsRaleigh$13K
- Ohm PatelRaleigh$5K
- Jennifer BellFayetteville$542K
- Paresh PatelLenoir$290K
- Heidi KohltfarberDurham$154K
- Robert StanleyCary$100K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.