Total Payments
$499,867
2024 Payments
$35,209
Companies
19
Transactions
141
Payment Breakdown by Category
Other$305,961 (61.2%)
Gifts$71,935 (14.4%)
Consulting$54,452 (10.9%)
Research$51,012 (10.2%)
Education$7,168 (1.4%)
Travel$6,494 (1.3%)
Food & Beverage$2,844 (0.6%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honoraria | $135,247 | 28 | 27.1% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $117,232 | 22 | 23.5% |
| Gift | $71,935 | 25 | 14.4% |
| Consulting Fee | $54,452 | 6 | 10.9% |
| Unspecified | $51,012 | 2 | 10.2% |
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | $42,777 | 5 | 8.6% |
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program | $9,705 | 3 | 1.9% |
| Education | $7,168 | 5 | 1.4% |
| Travel and Lodging | $6,494 | 15 | 1.3% |
| Food and Beverage | $2,844 | 28 | 0.6% |
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for an accredited or certified continuing education program | $1,000 | 2 | 0.2% |
Payments by Type
General
$448,855
139 transactions
Research
$51,012
2 transactions
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivoclar Vivadent, Inc. | $122,340 | 23 | $0 (2023) |
| Zest Holdings, LLC | $90,840 | 16 | $0 (2024) |
| Planmeca USA, Inc. | $76,638 | 13 | $0 (2024) |
| Benco Dental Supply Co. | $46,094 | 4 | $0 (2019) |
| KaVo Dental Technologies LLC | $24,100 | 2 | $0 (2021) |
| Ultradent Products Inc | $23,944 | 20 | $0 (2024) |
| Vatech America, Inc. | $21,675 | 6 | $0 (2024) |
| 3M Company | $20,708 | 7 | $0 (2019) |
| BISCO, INC. | $17,412 | 4 | $0 (2020) |
| Henry Schein, Inc. | $13,986 | 7 | $0 (2021) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $35,209 | 14 | Planmeca USA, Inc. ($10,563) |
| 2023 | $78,445 | 19 | Ivoclar Vivadent, Inc. ($31,983) |
| 2022 | $86,333 | 14 | Ivoclar Vivadent, Inc. ($27,021) |
| 2021 | $76,805 | 24 | Ivoclar Vivadent, Inc. ($26,200) |
| 2020 | $34,900 | 12 | Zest Holdings, LLC ($15,730) |
| 2019 | $63,879 | 17 | Benco Dental Supply Co. ($30,000) |
| 2018 | $89,999 | 30 | 3M Company ($20,665) |
| 2017 | $34,297 | 11 | Zest Holdings, LLC ($15,463) |
All Payment Transactions
141 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 6
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/18/2024 | PATTERSON COMPANIES, INC. | — | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | In-kind items and services | $10,000.00 | General |
| 09/19/2024 | Ultradent Products Inc | Opalescence (Device) | Honoraria | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,500.00 | General |
| Category: Dental | ||||||
| 09/19/2024 | Ultradent Products Inc | Opalescence (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $51.59 | General |
| Category: Dental | ||||||
| 09/19/2024 | Ultradent Products Inc | Opalescence (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $10.00 | General |
| Category: Dental | ||||||
| 07/11/2024 | Vatech America, Inc. | — | 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 | $2,000.00 | General |
| 07/01/2024 | DMG AMERICA LLC | LUXACROWN (Device) | Honoraria | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,000.00 | General |
| Category: TEMPORARY CROWN AND BRIDGE MATERIAL | ||||||
| 02/15/2024 | GC America Inc. | Equia (Device), G-AENIAL, G-Aenial | Honoraria | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,000.00 | General |
| Category: Restorative | ||||||
| 02/15/2024 | GC America Inc. | Equia (Device), G-AENIAL, G-Aenial | Honoraria | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,000.00 | General |
| Category: Restorative | ||||||
| 02/01/2024 | Ultradent Products Inc | Opalescence (Device) | Honoraria | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,000.00 | General |
| Category: Dental | ||||||
| 02/01/2024 | Ultradent Products Inc | Opalescence (Device) | Honoraria | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,000.00 | General |
| Category: Dental | ||||||
| 01/11/2024 | Zest Holdings, LLC | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $49.84 | General |
| 01/11/2024 | Zest Holdings, LLC | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $34.56 | General |
| 01/01/2024 | Planmeca USA, Inc. | PLANMECA VISO (Device) | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | In-kind items and services | $10,050.80 | General |
| Category: DENTISTRY | ||||||
| 01/01/2024 | Planmeca USA, Inc. | PLANMECA PROSENSOR (Device) | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | In-kind items and services | $512.33 | General |
| Category: DENTISTRY | ||||||
| 10/13/2023 | GC America Inc. | GC FUJI (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $47.29 | General |
| Category: Restorative | ||||||
| 10/02/2023 | Ivoclar Vivadent, Inc. | — | — | Cash or cash equivalent | $23,991.65 | Research |
| Study: Esthetic Monolithic Crown Study | ||||||
| 07/17/2023 | GC America Inc. | GC FUJI (Device) | Honoraria | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,000.00 | General |
| Category: Restorative | ||||||
| 06/15/2023 | Ivoclar Vivadent, Inc. | Multilink Automix Refill Transp. Easy,Heliomolar Refill 20x0.25g 140/A2,Politip-F (B) Refill 6,Politip-F (C) Refill 6 (Device) | Gift | In-kind items and services | $7,386.24 | General |
| Category: Dental Medical Device | ||||||
| 06/15/2023 | Ivoclar Vivadent, Inc. | Politip-F (D) Refill 6 (Device) | Gift | In-kind items and services | $604.80 | General |
| Category: Dental Medical Device | ||||||
| 04/17/2023 | Vatech America, Inc. | — | Gift | In-kind items and services | $147.27 | General |
| 04/06/2023 | Zest Holdings, LLC | — | Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $15,676.78 | General |
| 03/16/2023 | Vatech America, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.71 | General |
| 02/03/2023 | Ultradent Products Inc | Opalescence (Device) | Honoraria | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,000.00 | General |
| Category: Dental | ||||||
| 02/03/2023 | Ultradent Products Inc | Opalescence (Device) | Honoraria | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,000.00 | General |
| Category: Dental | ||||||
| 02/02/2023 | Kuraray America Inc. | — | Honoraria | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,000.00 | General |
Research Studies & Clinical Trials
| Study Name | Company | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Esthetic Monolithic Crown Study in progress at TRAC Research | Ivoclar Vivadent, Inc. | $27,021 | 1 |
| Esthetic Monolithic Crown Study | Ivoclar Vivadent, Inc. | $23,992 | 1 |
About Dr. Gordon Christensen, DDS
Dr. Gordon Christensen, DDS is a Prosthodontics healthcare provider based in Provo, Utah. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 11/20/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1083788210.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Gordon Christensen, DDS has received a total of $499,867 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $35,209 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 141 transactions from 19 companies. The most common payment nature is "Honoraria" ($135,247).
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Practice Information
- Specialty Prosthodontics
- Location Provo, UT
- Active Since 11/20/2006
- Last Updated 07/08/2007
- Taxonomy Code 1223P0700X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1083788210
Products in Payments
- Planmeca Dental X-Ray (Device) $28,913
- PLANMECA VISO (Device) $28,563
- Filtek Supreme Ultra Universal Restorative Materials (Device) $19,088
- PLANMECA PROMAX (Device) $17,645
- Opalescence (Device) $17,309
- Multilink Automix Easy Refill Transparent, Heliomolar Refill 20x025 g 140/A2, Adhese Univ. VivaPen Refill 1x2ml, Tetric Prime Refill 20x025g A2,590313WW Tetric EvoCeram refill 1x3g (Device) $13,638
- Multilink Automix Refill Transparent, SpeedCEM Plus Refill Transparent 9g, MultiCore Flow Refill 10 g Medium (Device) $12,405
- Multilink Automix Easy Refill Transparent, Telio CS Cem Implant Refill 6g Transparent, MultiCore Flo (Medical Supply) $10,843
- MultiCore Flow Refill 10 g Medium, Multilink Automix Easy Refill Transparent (Medical Supply) $10,328
- Multilink Automix Refill Transp. Easy,Heliomolar Refill 20x0.25g 140/A2,Politip-F (B) Refill 6,Politip-F (C) Refill 6 (Device) $7,386
- Multilink Automix Easy Starter Pack Transparent, Politip-F (D) Refill 6, Politip-F (C) Refill 6, Pol (Medical Supply) $6,437
- Dental and Orthodontic supplies (Medical Supply) $5,000
- Multilink Automix Easy Starter Pack Transparent, MultiCore Flow Refill 10 g Medium (Medical Supply) $4,718
- GC FUJI (Device) $4,047
- Equia (Device) $4,000
- LUXACROWN (Device) $4,000
- Dexis (Device) $3,595
- GC Fuji (Device) $3,000
- Telio CS Cem Implant Refill 6g Transparent (Medical Supply) $2,299
- EQUIA (Device) $2,000
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.