Physician profile
Sandhya Hegde
NPI 1104927367
$2,737.40
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
9 companies · $459 in 2025
The $459 reported for 2025 was more than what 89% 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: $70.37 · 2020: $435 · 2021: $186 · 2022: $1,256 · 2023: $135 · 2024: $196 · 2025: $459.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Food and Beverage: $727 · Gift: $63.15.
View as a table
| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $727.14 |
| Gift | $63.15 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dentsply Sirona INC | $945.98 | 2020-2022 | |
| Straumann USA LLC | $437.56 | 2021-2025 | |
| Align Technology, INC. | $358.01 | 2020-2025 | Invisalign |
| Dentsply LLC | $350.00 | 2020 | |
| Henry Schein, INC. | $200.90 | 2019-2022 | |
| Biolase, INC. | $149.19 | 2019-2023 | Waterlase Iplus |
| Kuraray America INC. | $109.90 | 2022 | |
| Patterson Companies, INC. | $109.32 | 2025 | |
| 3m Company | $76.54 | 2021-2023 | 3m Espe Filtek Supreme Ultra Universal Restorative, 3m Filtek |
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 Sandhya Hegde 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.