Physician profile
Lee Gause
NPI 1538310560
$20,101.97
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
14 companies · $8,297 in 2025
The $8,297 reported for 2025 was more than what 99% of Dentist providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $70.27).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $713 · 2020: $477 · 2021: $444 · 2022: $827 · 2023: $8,948 · 2024: $397 · 2025: $8,297.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Consulting Fee: $8,334 · Debt Forgiveness: $7,962 · Food and Beverage: $1,105 · Gift: $125 · Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program: $51.23 · Education: $43.32 · Honoraria: $21.91.
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| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $8,334.00 |
| Debt Forgiveness | $7,961.85 |
| Food and Beverage | $1,104.50 |
| Gift | $124.54 |
| Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program | $51.23 |
| Education | $43.32 |
| Honoraria | $21.91 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Straumann USA LLC | $17,343.21 | 2022-2025 | |
| Align Technology, INC. | $1,465.26 | 2019-2025 | Invisalign |
| Dentsply Sirona INC | $784.84 | 2019-2025 | Suresmile, Nupro |
| Ultradent Products INC | $164.37 | 2021-2024 | Opalescence |
| Tulsa Dental Products LLC | $58.73 | 2019 | |
| Biohorizons Implant Systems INC. | $50.86 | 2020 | |
| Dentsply Ih INC. | $48.33 | 2019 | |
| 3m Company | $45.21 | 2022 | |
| Envista Holdings Corporation | $43.32 | 2025 | Ortho Solo, Spark |
| Philips North America LLC | $35.08 | 2021-2024 | (8021) Zoom In-Office Kits |
| Benco Dental Supply Co. | $21.91 | 2023 | |
| Orapharma, A Division of Bausch Health US, LLC | $15.15 | 2019 | |
| Biolase, INC. | $13.77 | 2021 | |
| Henry Schein, INC. | $11.93 | 2021 |
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 Lee Gause 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.