Epien Medical, INC.

Reporting payments is a legal requirement; large totals often reflect large product portfolios.

$14Kgeneral payments (2019-2025)
$3,325research payments (2019-2025)
5clinicians paid

General and research payments are shown separately, never blended. Research payments are often institution-directed and tied to clinical trials.

General payments by year

2022 $1,000
2023 $5,877
2024 $6,975
2025 $613

General payments only, as reported to CMS. Research payments are totaled above and not included in these bars.

Specialties it works with most

Periodontics $7,588
Dentist $5,877
General Practice (Dentist) $1,000

Clinicians with the largest reported totals

Often long-running consulting, speaking, or advisory relationships, which companies must report by law. A large total is not evidence of anything improper.

ClinicianLocationSpecialtyGeneral payments (2019-2025)
Sam Shamardi Saugus, MA Periodontics $6,087.50
Alan Friedel Hallandale Beach, FL Dentist $5,876.73
Samuel Low Gainesville, FL Periodontics $1,500.00
Ankur Gupta North Ridgeville, OH General Practice (Dentist) $1,000.00

Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025, as reported to CMS by drug and device makers (published June 30, 2026). Drug and device detail covers 2023-2025.