Physician profile

Christopher Ronald Richardson

Periodontics · Richmond, VA

NPI 1083987937

$3,502.85

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

10 companies · $211 in 2025

The $211 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Periodontics provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $111).

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Payments by year

General and research 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)
Consulting Fee$1,000.00
Travel and Lodging$544.00
Food and Beverage$375.08
Entertainment$281.79
Education$200.00
Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program$45.46

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. Research payments are listed separately below. Product names cover 2023-2025.

CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Geistlich Pharma, North America, INC. $1,097.88 2019-2024 Bio-Oss, Geistlich Bio-Gide
Colgate Oral Pharmaceuticals, INC. $1,000.00 2023
Straumann USA LLC $726.76 2021-2025
Salvin Dental Specialties, INC. $511.60 2019-2021
Nobel Biocare USA $42.57 2019-2023 Nobelactive
Zimvie INC. $31.52 2023
Philips North America LLC $27.86 2019-2024 (L00) Whitening
Keystone Dental INC. $24.32 2019
Dentsply Sirona INC $23.00 2019
Biohorizons Implant Systems INC. $17.34 2023 Biohorizons

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.

Research and ownership

$4,000.00 in research payments reported 2019-2025. Research payments are often institution-directed and tied to clinical trials: they are reported under a clinician's name but frequently go to a hospital or research organization, and usually reflect participation in medical research.

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Payment summary

Christopher Ronald Richardson

$3,502.85

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Geistlich Pharma, North America, INC.
Context
The $211 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Periodontics provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $111).

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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.