Wendell Edgin, DDS
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery · San Antonio, TXNPI 1619977493
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 22 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 7 manufacturers reported payments, led by Geistlich Pharma, North America, Inc. at 43.8% of the total.
Across 22 payments — averaging $60.48 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Geistlich Pharma, North America, Inc.$582
- Nobel Biocare USA$331
- Johnson & Johnson$227
- Biohorizons Implant Systems Inc.$83
- Carestream Dental, LLC$69
- Straumann USA LLC$22
- plus $17 from 1 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,331100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Geistlich Pharma, North America, Inc. | 7 | $582 |
| Nobel Biocare USA | 7 | $331 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 2 | $227 |
| Biohorizons Implant Systems Inc. | 1 | $83 |
| Carestream Dental, LLC | 3 | $69 |
| Straumann USA LLC | 1 | $22 |
| Implant Direct Sybron International LLC | 1 | $17 |
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.
- Geistlich Bio Gide$294
- TRUMATCH$138
- MATRIXORTHOGNATHIC$138
- MATRIXMANDIBLE$138
- MATRIXMIDFACE$138
- MATRIXWAVE$138
- Bio-Materials$103
How this compares
$1,331 in reported general payments places this provider in the 55th percentile of 591 oral and maxillofacial surgery providers in Texas.
Medicare billing
What this is not: this is the amount Original Medicare Part B allowed for services this provider billed in 2024. It is not their income. It excludes Medicare Advantage — now more than half of all Medicare enrollment — along with Medicaid and all commercial insurance, and it is gross practice revenue before staff, rent, supplies and malpractice premiums. CMS also suppresses any figure covering ten or fewer patients, so low-volume providers appear smaller than they are.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Pentoxifylline | 16 | $519 |
| Chlorhexidine Gluconate | 78 | $217 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 18 | $117 |
| Amoxicillin | 35 | $69 |
| Ibuprofen | 11 | $28 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 19 | $25 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other oral and maxillofacial surgery in San Antonio
- Edward EllisSan Antonio$33K
- Felix Amarista RojasSan Antonio$24K
- Mark MillerSan Antonio$12K
- James MelvilleHouston$239K
- Pedro FrancoIrving$91K
- Fayette WilliamsFort Worth$74K
- Craig BuchmannKeller$69K
- John ZunigaDallas$61K
- David AlfiHouston$58K
- Herman KaoFort Worth$41K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Billing: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, data year 2024. Original Medicare Part B only.
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.