Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $1,342 | 25 | 52.0% |
| Education | $1,117 | 2 | 43.3% |
| Gift | $122.50 | 2 | 4.7% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dentsply Sirona Inc | $894.22 | 10 | $0 (2022) |
| Straumann USA LLC | $816.97 | 12 | $0 (2024) |
| Patterson Companies, Inc. | $750.00 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $42.71 | 2 | $0 (2021) |
| A-dec, Inc. | $33.70 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| Zest Holdings, LLC | $16.84 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| Philips North America LLC | $14.13 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Nobel Biocare USA | $12.61 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $532.14 | 6 | Straumann USA LLC ($518.01) |
| 2023 | $43.39 | 2 | Straumann USA LLC ($43.39) |
| 2022 | $1,864 | 15 | Dentsply Sirona Inc ($795.58) |
| 2021 | $94.42 | 4 | Dentsply Sirona Inc ($51.71) |
| 2020 | $22.14 | 1 | Dentsply Sirona Inc ($22.14) |
| 2019 | $24.79 | 1 | Dentsply Sirona Inc ($24.79) |
All Payment Transactions
29 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 2
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/26/2024 | Straumann USA LLC | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $36.12 | General |
| 08/07/2024 | Philips North America LLC | (E17) Power Toothbrush Und (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $14.13 | General |
| Category: Medical Device | ||||||
| 03/28/2024 | Straumann USA LLC | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $413.94 | General |
| 03/25/2024 | Straumann USA LLC | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $28.10 | General |
| 03/13/2024 | Straumann USA LLC | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $23.03 | General |
| 02/13/2024 | Straumann USA LLC | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $16.82 | General |
| 12/04/2023 | Straumann USA LLC | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $25.23 | General |
| 01/27/2023 | Straumann USA LLC | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $18.16 | General |
| 12/13/2022 | Dentsply Sirona Inc | ASTRA TECH Implant System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.64 | General |
| Category: Implant Dentistry | ||||||
| 10/29/2022 | A-dec, Inc. | — | Gift | In-kind items and services | $33.70 | General |
| 09/29/2022 | Dentsply Sirona Inc | ASTRA TECH Implant System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.31 | General |
| Category: Implant Dentistry | ||||||
| 09/15/2022 | Patterson Companies, Inc. | — | Education | In-kind items and services | $750.00 | General |
| 09/14/2022 | Dentsply Sirona Inc | PRIMESCAN (Medical Supply) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $67.54 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 09/14/2022 | Dentsply Sirona Inc | ASTRA TECH Implant System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $32.09 | General |
| Category: Implant Dentistry | ||||||
| 07/26/2022 | Nobel Biocare USA | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.61 | General |
| 07/23/2022 | Dentsply Sirona Inc | — | Education | In-kind items and services | $367.00 | General |
| 07/23/2022 | Dentsply Sirona Inc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $283.00 | General |
| 06/11/2022 | Straumann USA LLC | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $33.83 | General |
| 06/10/2022 | Straumann USA LLC | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $25.51 | General |
| 06/10/2022 | Straumann USA LLC | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $4.59 | General |
| 05/12/2022 | Straumann USA LLC | — | Gift | Cash or cash equivalent | $88.80 | General |
| 04/29/2022 | Straumann USA LLC | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $102.84 | General |
| 03/04/2022 | Zest Holdings, LLC | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $16.84 | General |
| 11/16/2021 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | Dental-None (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.42 | General |
| Category: Dental | ||||||
| 09/13/2021 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.29 | General |
About Cristen Ayers, DDS, MS
Cristen Ayers, DDS, MS is a Prosthodontics healthcare provider based in Raleigh, North Carolina. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/17/2019. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1548820004.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Cristen Ayers, DDS, MS has received a total of $2,581 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $532.14 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 29 transactions from 8 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($1,342).
Practice Information
- Specialty Prosthodontics
- Location Raleigh, NC
- Active Since 06/17/2019
- Last Updated 08/17/2023
- Taxonomy Code 1223P0700X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1548820004
Products in Payments
- ASTRA TECH Implant System (Device) $176.68
- PRIMESCAN (Medical Supply) $67.54
- Dental-None (Device) $29.42
- (E17) Power Toothbrush Und (Device) $14.13
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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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