Physician profile
Lihong Lin
NPI 1366699563
$5,308.30
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
11 companies · $1,515 in 2025
The $1,515 reported for 2025 was more than what 93% of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $146).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $211 · 2020: $2,417 · 2021: $102 · 2022: $48.27 · 2023: $878 · 2024: $137 · 2025: $1,515.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Travel and Lodging: $915 · Consulting Fee: $750 · Food and Beverage: $515 · Education: $325 · Gift: $25.60.
View as a table
| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $914.76 |
| Consulting Fee | $750.00 |
| Food and Beverage | $514.65 |
| Education | $325.00 |
| Gift | $25.60 |
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.
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Align Technology, INC. | $2,320.30 | 2019-2025 | Invisalign, Itero, Vivera Retainers |
| Patterson Companies, INC. | $2,298.00 | 2020 | |
| Dentsply Sirona INC | $136.59 | 2019-2024 | Q-Mix |
| American Orthodontics Corporation | $117.79 | 2019-2020 | |
| Ortho Organizers, INC. | $115.98 | 2019-2021 | |
| Ormco Corporation | $84.15 | 2022-2023 | Spark |
| Envista Holdings Corporation | $80.42 | 2025 | Insignia, Spark |
| World Class Technology Corporation | $52.50 | 2021-2024 | Pitts21, Pitts21 Pro |
| Nobel Biocare USA | $50.31 | 2023 | Nobelactive |
| 3m Company | $38.51 | 2021-2023 | Clarity Aligners |
| Dentsply Sirona Orthodontics INC | $13.75 | 2019 |
Drugs and devices associated with these payments
CMS records which products a payment was associated with, not how the money was allocated. Association is not allocation: one payment can be associated with several products, and a product listing does not mean the payment was made because of that product. Product detail covers 2023-2025.
If you want to bring it up
Most clinicians are glad to talk about this. A respectful way in:
- "I saw Lihong Lin listed in the CMS Open Payments database. Can you tell me about your work with those companies?"
- "Is there a generic or alternative to this medication, and would it work as well for me?"
- "What made you choose this particular treatment for my situation?"
These are normal questions. A good clinician will welcome them.
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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.