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(8026) Whitening Other

Payments companies reported to CMS as associated with (8026) Whitening Other. "Associated with" is CMS's wording: it links a payment to a product without saying the money was spent on it.

$867associated payments (2023-2025)

53clinicians with associated payments

1company reporting

By year

2023 $867

Payments reported as associated with (8026) Whitening Other, per program year, as reported to CMS.

Who makes it

Philips Electronics North America Corporation $867 associated with (8026) Whitening Other (2023-2025)

Specialties most often involved

General Practice (Dentist) $340

Dentist $337

Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics $59.51

Pediatric Dentistry $43.83

Periodontics $43.30

Endodontics $13.66

Where the associated payments went, by the receiving clinician's specialty.

Clinicians most associated with (8026) Whitening Other

These are the largest totals companies reported as associated with (8026) Whitening Other. They are typically speaking or consulting arrangements, which companies must report by law; appearing here is not evidence of anything improper.

Clinician	Location	Specialty	Associated payments (2023-2025)
Jason Lee	Katy, TX	General Practice (Dentist)	$29.93
Huy Pham	Houston, TX	Dentist	$29.92
Thomas De Siena	New York, NY	General Practice (Dentist)	$29.76
Heriberto Hernandez	Houston, TX	Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics	$29.75
Fatan Kasbidi	Houston, TX	General Practice (Dentist)	$19.58
Jeremy Vela	Houston, TX	Dentist	$18.49
Pamela Karkut	Southport, CT	Dentist	$18.07
Lucy Dang	Houston, TX	General Practice (Dentist)	$17.69
Stefanie Sunnes	Houston, TX	General Practice (Dentist)	$17.27
Mandeep Birring	Bellaire, TX	Dentist	$17.18

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What this means, and what it doesn't

These payments are legal and common. Drug and device makers routinely pay for meals at educational events, consulting, speaking, travel, and research. Companies are required by federal law to report them; that's why this data exists.
A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing. Most clinicians who accept industry payments provide excellent care. Research payments in particular often reflect participation in clinical trials.
Context beats raw numbers. A few hundred dollars in sandwiches over several years is typical. What's worth understanding is scale, source, and purpose, which is what this page shows.
The data comes from companies, not doctors. Figures are "as reported to CMS" by the paying companies. Clinicians can dispute records through CMS's official process.

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.