Physician profile

Melissa Daza

General Practice (Dentist) · Chicago, IL

NPI 1356467328

$1,857.24

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

12 companies · $229 in 2025

The $229 reported for 2025 was more than what 78% of General Practice (Dentist) providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $74.60).

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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$261.24
Education$200.00
Gift$50.00

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
A-Dec, INC. $935.98 2020
Biohorizons Implant Systems INC. $260.34 2019-2022
Straumann USA LLC $215.35 2020-2025
Ultradent Products INC $98.37 2024
Dentsply Sirona INC $78.62 2019-2021
Zimvie INC. $68.95 2024
Purelife, LLC $50.00 2023-2024
3m Company $41.41 2020-2022
Align Technology, INC. $39.85 2023-2024 Itero Element 5d Plus Lite, Invisalign
Patterson Companies, INC. $29.07 2025
Inspire Medical Systems, INC. $25.00 2024 Inspire
Henry Schein, INC. $14.30 2019

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Melissa Daza

$1,857.24

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
A-Dec, INC.
Context
The $229 reported for 2025 was more than what 78% of General Practice (Dentist) providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $74.60).

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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.