Physician profile

Brian Schafer

Dentist · Chapel Hill, NC

NPI 1285311084

$737.81

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

3 companies · $380 in 2025

The $380 reported for 2025 was more than what 87% of Dentist providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $70.27).

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$737.81

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
Envista Holdings Corporation $470.67 2024-2025 Spark, Advance Sync, Damon
Align Technology, INC. $153.92 2024 Invisalign
Solventum Corporation $113.22 2025 3m

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Brian Schafer

$737.81

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2024-2025
Top company
Envista Holdings Corporation
Context
The $380 reported for 2025 was more than what 87% of Dentist providers 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.