Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $147,402 | 21 | 59.7% |
| Travel and Lodging | $30,014 | 24 | 12.1% |
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | $25,909 | 13 | 10.5% |
| Honoraria | $19,392 | 5 | 7.8% |
| Long term medical supply or device loan | $17,250 | 1 | 7.0% |
| Food and Beverage | $5,953 | 72 | 2.4% |
| Gift | $970.00 | 3 | 0.4% |
| Entertainment | $161.12 | 1 | 0.1% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ortho Organizers, Inc. | $185,938 | 86 | $0 (2023) |
| Henry Schein, Inc. | $20,754 | 25 | $0 (2024) |
| Carestream Dental, LLC | $17,250 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
| Straumann USA LLC | $7,635 | 5 | $0 (2021) |
| Whip Mix Corporation | $5,392 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| SprintRay Inc | $4,930 | 4 | $0 (2023) |
| 3Shape Inc | $3,500 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| A-dec, Inc. | $670.00 | 2 | $0 (2020) |
| Zest Holdings, LLC | $332.64 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| American Orthodontics Corporation | $212.17 | 3 | $0 (2019) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $5,526 | 9 | Henry Schein, Inc. ($5,195) |
| 2023 | $33,666 | 27 | Ortho Organizers, Inc. ($16,009) |
| 2022 | $176,679 | 75 | Ortho Organizers, Inc. ($168,552) |
| 2021 | $25,724 | 12 | Carestream Dental, LLC ($17,250) |
| 2020 | $870.82 | 3 | A-dec, Inc. ($670.00) |
| 2019 | $202.05 | 3 | American Orthodontics Corporation ($161.12) |
| 2018 | $4,181 | 5 | 3Shape Inc ($3,500) |
| 2017 | $202.26 | 6 | 3M Company ($172.63) |
All Payment Transactions
140 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 6
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/25/2024 | Zest Holdings, LLC | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $93.63 | General |
| 05/16/2024 | Envista Holdings Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $119.49 | General |
| 05/03/2024 | Henry Schein, Inc. | REVEAL ALIGNERS (Device) | Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,500.00 | General |
| Category: Orthodontics | ||||||
| 05/03/2024 | Henry Schein, Inc. | — | Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,260.00 | General |
| 05/03/2024 | Henry Schein, Inc. | REVEAL ALIGNERS (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,137.31 | General |
| Category: Orthodontics | ||||||
| 05/03/2024 | Henry Schein, Inc. | REVEAL ALIGNERS (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $270.80 | General |
| Category: Orthodontics | ||||||
| 05/03/2024 | Henry Schein, Inc. | REVEAL ALIGNERS (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $26.96 | General |
| Category: Orthodontics | ||||||
| 05/02/2024 | Envista Holdings Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $79.53 | General |
| 02/24/2024 | Zest Holdings, LLC | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $38.19 | General |
| 12/11/2023 | Ortho Organizers, Inc. | CARRIERE SLX 3D (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $500.00 | General |
| Category: Orthodontics | ||||||
| 10/11/2023 | Whip Mix Corporation | — | Honoraria | Cash or cash equivalent | $5,392.10 | General |
| 08/15/2023 | Ortho Organizers, Inc. | REVEAL ALIGNERS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.38 | General |
| Category: Orthodontics | ||||||
| 05/13/2023 | Henry Schein, Inc. | — | Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,500.00 | General |
| 05/13/2023 | Henry Schein, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,484.53 | General |
| 05/09/2023 | Henry Schein, Inc. | — | Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,350.00 | General |
| 04/21/2023 | Henry Schein, Inc. | — | Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,000.00 | General |
| 04/17/2023 | Ortho Organizers, Inc. | CARRIERE SLX 3D (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $658.41 | General |
| Category: Orthodontics | ||||||
| 04/17/2023 | Ortho Organizers, Inc. | CARRIERE SLX 3D (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $125.71 | General |
| Category: Orthodontics | ||||||
| 04/10/2023 | Ortho Organizers, Inc. | CARRIERE SLX 3D (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $5,000.00 | General |
| Category: Orthodontics | ||||||
| 04/06/2023 | Ortho Organizers, Inc. | CARRIERE SLX 3D (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,349.62 | General |
| Category: Orthodontics | ||||||
| 04/06/2023 | Ortho Organizers, Inc. | CARRIERE SLX 3D (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $70.23 | General |
| Category: Orthodontics | ||||||
| 04/05/2023 | Ortho Organizers, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $69.06 | General |
| 03/31/2023 | Ortho Organizers, Inc. | CARRIERE SLX 3D (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,000.00 | General |
| Category: Orthodontics | ||||||
| 03/30/2023 | SprintRay Inc | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $677.90 | General |
| 03/30/2023 | SprintRay Inc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $452.00 | General |
About Melissa Shotell, DMD, MS
Melissa Shotell, DMD, MS is a Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics healthcare provider based in Sonora, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/03/2008. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1790944098.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Melissa Shotell, DMD, MS has received a total of $247,051 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $5,526 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 140 transactions from 15 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($147,402).
Practice Information
- Specialty Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics
- Location Sonora, CA
- Active Since 06/03/2008
- Last Updated 09/18/2014
- Taxonomy Code 1223X0400X
- Entity Type Individual
- Practice Solo Practitioner
- NPI Number 1790944098
Products in Payments
- CARRIERE SLX 3D (Device) $183,840
- REVEAL ALIGNERS (Device) $4,061
- HENRY SCHEIN (Device) $3,218
- Ortho Organizers SLX 3D Brackets (Device) $1,431
- EMPOWER-METAL (Device) $212.17
- True Defintion Scanner (Device) $155.89
- NOBELACTIVE (Device) $27.95
- IN-OVATION (Device) $19.18
- APC Coated Metal Brackets and Buccal Tubes (Device) $16.74
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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.