Total Payments
$56,063
2024 Payments
$509.78
Companies
15
Transactions
75
Payment Breakdown by Category
Research$41,500 (74.0%)
Education$8,200 (14.6%)
Food & Beverage$2,732 (4.9%)
Other$1,711 (3.1%)
Consulting$1,200 (2.1%)
Travel$720.00 (1.3%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unspecified | $41,500 | 2 | 74.0% |
| Education | $8,200 | 2 | 14.6% |
| Food and Beverage | $2,732 | 63 | 4.9% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $1,545 | 2 | 2.8% |
| Consulting Fee | $1,200 | 2 | 2.1% |
| Travel and Lodging | $720.00 | 3 | 1.3% |
| Entertainment | $166.00 | 1 | 0.3% |
Payments by Type
Research
$41,500
2 transactions
General
$14,563
73 transactions
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIOLASE, INC. | $37,780 | 3 | $0 (2017) |
| Geistlich Pharma, North America, Inc. | $13,411 | 17 | $0 (2024) |
| Nobel Biocare USA | $1,930 | 12 | $0 (2023) |
| Colgate Oral Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $1,000 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| Salvin Dental Specialties, Inc. | $747.52 | 19 | $0 (2021) |
| Straumann USA LLC | $646.74 | 8 | $0 (2024) |
| Dentsply LLC | $200.00 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| BioHorizons Implant Systems Inc. | $127.43 | 4 | $0 (2023) |
| DENTSPLY IH Inc. | $62.44 | 3 | $0 (2018) |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $50.95 | 2 | $0 (2018) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $509.78 | 7 | Straumann USA LLC ($411.46) |
| 2023 | $1,726 | 7 | Colgate Oral Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ($1,000) |
| 2022 | $176.00 | 1 | Geistlich Pharma, North America, Inc. ($176.00) |
| 2021 | $140.46 | 5 | Straumann USA LLC ($104.38) |
| 2020 | $336.69 | 4 | Salvin Dental Specialties, Inc. ($336.69) |
| 2019 | $4,403 | 15 | Geistlich Pharma, North America, Inc. ($4,168) |
| 2018 | $8,762 | 15 | Geistlich Pharma, North America, Inc. ($8,133) |
| 2017 | $40,009 | 21 | BIOLASE, INC. ($37,780) |
All Payment Transactions
75 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 3
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/02/2024 | Philips North America LLC | (L00) Whitening (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $14.98 | General |
| Category: Medical Device | ||||||
| 08/20/2024 | Geistlich Pharma, North America, Inc. | Geistlich Bio-Gide (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $24.94 | General |
| Category: Dental | ||||||
| 04/12/2024 | Straumann USA LLC | — | Education | In-kind items and services | $200.00 | General |
| 04/12/2024 | Straumann USA LLC | — | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $45.46 | General |
| 03/18/2024 | Geistlich Pharma, North America, Inc. | Geistlich Bio-Gide (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $28.22 | General |
| Category: Dental | ||||||
| 03/05/2024 | Geistlich Pharma, North America, Inc. | Geistlich Bio-Gide (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $30.18 | General |
| Category: Dental | ||||||
| 01/30/2024 | Straumann USA LLC | — | Entertainment | Cash or cash equivalent | $166.00 | General |
| 10/25/2023 | Nobel Biocare USA | NOBELACTIVE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.77 | General |
| Category: DENTAL IMPLANT | ||||||
| 10/16/2023 | Geistlich Pharma, North America, Inc. | Bio-Oss (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $180.00 | General |
| Category: Dental | ||||||
| 09/21/2023 | Geistlich Pharma, North America, Inc. | Bio-Oss (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $364.00 | General |
| Category: Dental | ||||||
| 09/21/2023 | Geistlich Pharma, North America, Inc. | Bio-Oss (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $111.00 | General |
| Category: Dental | ||||||
| 06/30/2023 | Colgate Oral Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,000.00 | General |
| 05/23/2023 | ZIMVIE INC. | TAPERED SCREW-VENT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.52 | General |
| Category: Dental | ||||||
| 02/22/2023 | BioHorizons Implant Systems Inc. | BIOHORIZONS (Device), BIOHORIZONS, BIOHORIZONS | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.34 | General |
| Category: Implant Dentistry | ||||||
| 06/27/2022 | Geistlich Pharma, North America, Inc. | Bio-Oss (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $176.00 | General |
| Category: Dental | ||||||
| 08/25/2021 | Straumann USA LLC | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $60.60 | General |
| 08/11/2021 | Straumann USA LLC | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $24.64 | General |
| 03/31/2021 | Straumann USA LLC | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $19.14 | General |
| 01/20/2021 | Salvin Dental Specialties, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.48 | General |
| 01/19/2021 | GEISTLICH PHARMA, NORTH AMERICA, INC. | Bio-Materials (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $15.60 | General |
| Category: Dental | ||||||
| 11/18/2020 | Salvin Dental Specialties, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $37.95 | General |
| 10/07/2020 | Salvin Dental Specialties, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $66.55 | General |
| 08/05/2020 | Salvin Dental Specialties, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $56.84 | General |
| 02/19/2020 | Salvin Dental Specialties, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $175.35 | General |
| 12/12/2019 | Salvin Dental Specialties, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.37 | General |
Research Studies & Clinical Trials
| Study Name | Company | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lasers | BIOLASE, INC. | $37,500 | 1 |
| Prospective, randomized and controlled multi-center study to assess safety and non-inferiority effectiveness of Fibro-Gide | Geistlich Pharma, North America, Inc. | $4,000 | 1 |
About Dr. Christopher Richardson, DMD
Dr. Christopher Richardson, DMD is a Periodontics healthcare provider based in Richmond, Virginia. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 02/22/2012. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1083987937.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Christopher Richardson, DMD has received a total of $56,063 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $509.78 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 75 transactions from 15 companies. The most common payment nature is "" ($41,500).
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Practice Information
- Specialty Periodontics
- Location Richmond, VA
- Active Since 02/22/2012
- Last Updated 02/22/2012
- Taxonomy Code 1223P0300X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1083987937
Products in Payments
- WL EXPRESS, FINAL PKG ASSY (Device) $37,500
- Fibro-Gide (Device) $8,000
- NobelActive (Device) $1,624
- Bio-Oss (Device) $980.28
- NOBELACTIVE (Device) $284.75
- Imaging, Waterlase iPlus, Epic, iLase (Device) $280.26
- Calibra (Device) $200.00
- Bio-Gide (Device) $150.00
- Bio Materials (Device) $133.23
- BioHorizons Dental Implants (Device) $110.09
- Geistlich Bio-Gide (Device) $83.34
- Bio-Materials (Device) $48.99
- ASTRA TECH Implant System (Device) $39.82
- Dental Product Portfolio (Device) $34.87
- TAPERED SCREW-VENT (Device) $31.52
- SYMBIOS (Device) $23.00
- ATLANTIS (Device) $22.62
- NOBELPARALLEL (Device) $20.80
- BIOHORIZONS (Device) $17.34
- All Osseotite Implants (Device) $16.08
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Data Sources
Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.
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