Physician profile

Thomas Edward Swonke

Dentist · Sugar Land, TX

NPI 1255443685

$2,103.73

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

18 companies · $98.69 in 2025

The $98.69 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Dentist provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $70.27).

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Payments by year

General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.

What the payments were for

Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.

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Payment typeAmount (2023-2025)
Food and Beverage$127.65
Gift$36.23
Honoraria$26.67

Payment-type detail covers 2023-2025; earlier years are included in totals but not broken out here.

Who reported paying

General payments only, as reported to CMS. Product names cover 2023-2025.

CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Benco Dental Supply Co. $1,074.57 2021-2025
Carl Zeiss Meditec Ag $242.94 2020
Pulpdent Corporation $137.98 2020
Dental Health Products, INC. $132.20 2019-2025
Biohorizons Implant Systems INC. $105.93 2021-2022
Henry Schein, INC. $80.48 2022
Dentsply Sirona INC $62.40 2019-2024 Suresmile, Waveone Gold Conform Fit, Q-Mix
Philips North America LLC $53.86 2019-2022
Straumann USA LLC $50.00 2019
Biolase, INC. $42.44 2023 Waterlase Iplus
Envista Holdings Corporation $18.94 2025 Zirconia Abutment Preparation Kit
Carl Zeiss Meditec, INC. $17.24 2020
3m Company $16.91 2019
Solventum Corporation $16.85 2025 Clarity Aligners, 3m Espe Filtek Supreme Ultra Universal Restorative, 3m Filtek
Kavo Dental Technologies LLC $14.34 2021
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Kulzer, LLC $13.83 2019
Orapharma, A Division of Bausch Health US, LLC $13.42 2021
Voco America INC. $9.40 2021

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Thomas Edward Swonke

$2,103.73

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Benco Dental Supply Co.
Context
The $98.69 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Dentist provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $70.27).

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Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025. Payments are legal and often routine.

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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.