Xavier Saab
Dentist · Houston, TXNPI 1942213343
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by speaking fees: $1,189,748 of the $1,503,055 with a category attached, or 79.2%. 17 manufacturers reported payments, led by Implant Direct Sybron International LLC at 45.0% of the total. Among dentist 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 578 payments — averaging $2600.44 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Implant Direct Sybron International LLC$677K
- Envista Holdings Corporation$506K
- Zest Holdings, LLC$314K
- A-dec, Inc.$5K
- Nobel Biocare USA$622
- Keystone Dental Inc.$291
- plus $668 from 11 others
What the payments were for
- Speaking & faculty fees$1,189,74879%
- Travel & lodging$276,33418%
- Food & beverage$8,2161%
- Education$23,6092%
- Gifts$5,1480%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Implant Direct Sybron International LLC | 328 | $676,701 |
| Envista Holdings Corporation | 78 | $505,546 |
| Zest Holdings, LLC | 111 | $314,080 |
| A-dec, Inc. | 19 | $5,148 |
| Nobel Biocare USA | 15 | $622 |
| Keystone Dental Inc. | 3 | $291 |
| Kerr Corporation | 3 | $147 |
| Dental Health Products, Inc. | 5 | $130 |
| Straumann USA LLC | 5 | $128 |
| Biohorizons Implant Systems Inc. | 1 | $96 |
| Ormco Corporation | 2 | $56 |
| Dentsply Sirona Inc | 3 | $42 |
| Philips North America LLC | 1 | $16 |
| Benco Dental Supply Co. | 1 | $14 |
| Kuraray America Inc. | 1 | $14 |
| Kulzer, LLC | 1 | $14 |
| Ivoclar Vivadent, Inc. | 1 | $10 |
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.
- EDUCATION$1,125,524
- NOT RELATED TO ANY PRODUCT$49,135
How this compares
$1,503,055 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 4,816 dentist providers in Texas.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Amoxicillin | 57 | $258 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 30 | $168 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 14 | $164 |
| Methylprednisolone | 18 | $157 |
| Chlorhexidine Gluconate | 36 | $134 |
| Acetaminophen-CodeineAcetaminophen With Codeine | 15 | $65 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other dentist in Houston
- Amy RidallHouston$141K
- Michael TranHouston$31K
- Ali SajadiHouston$29K
- Chun-Teh LeeHouston$21K
- Justin LaiHouston$16K
- Emeric BoudreauxHouston$16K
- Poria RafieiHouston$13K
- Simon YoungHouston$12K
- Hieu NguyenHouston$12K
- Ryan QuockHouston$11K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.