Kerr Corporation

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

$2.2Mgeneral payments (2019-2025)

$133Kresearch payments (2019-2025)

12,566clinicians 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

2019 $90K

2020 $65K

2021 $110K

2022 $836K

2023 $1.1M

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

Products most associated with its payments

Specialties it works with most

Endodontics $1.2M

General Practice (Dentist) $690K

Dentist $290K

Pediatric Dentistry $17K

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery $11K

Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics $8,042

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.

Clinician	Location	Specialty	General payments (2019-2025)
L Stehen Buchanan	Santa Barbara, CA	Endodontics	$797,862.50
Matthew Miller	Charlotte, NC	General Practice (Dentist)	$235,763.96
Bernice Ko	Venice, CA	Endodontics	$152,589.35
Mario Romero	Sarasota, FL	General Practice (Dentist)	$98,581.32
Judy Mcintyre	Franklin, MA	Endodontics	$62,694.74
Garry Bey	Pearl River, NY	Endodontics	$48,790.64
Brett Gilbert	Chicago, IL	Endodontics	$46,587.38
Meredith Newman	Fresno, CA	Endodontics	$43,379.76
Scott Coleman	Houston, TX	General Practice (Dentist)	$28,315.28
Gregory Gillespie	Vancouver, WA	Dentist	$17,238.28

What this means, and what it doesn't

These payments are legal and common. Drug and device makers routinely pay for meals at educational events, consulting, speaking, travel, and research. Companies are required by federal law to report them; that's why this data exists.
A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing. Most clinicians who accept industry payments provide excellent care. Research payments in particular often reflect participation in clinical trials.
Context beats raw numbers. A few hundred dollars in sandwiches over several years is typical. What's worth understanding is scale, source, and purpose, which is what this page shows.
The data comes from companies, not doctors. Figures are "as reported to CMS" by the paying companies. Clinicians can dispute records through CMS's official process.

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.