Brite Shield
Payments companies reported to CMS as associated with Brite Shield. "Associated with" is CMS's wording: it links a payment to a product without saying the money was spent on it.
By year
Payments reported as associated with Brite Shield, per program year, as reported to CMS.
Who makes it
Specialties most often involved
Where the associated payments went, by the receiving clinician's specialty.
Clinicians most associated with Brite Shield
These are the largest totals companies reported as associated with Brite Shield. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gregory Zabek | San Francisco, CA | General Practice (Dentist) | $150.00 |
| Marvette Thomas | Woodbridge, VA | General Practice (Dentist) | $104.16 |
| Linda Ngo | New York, NY | Dentist | $56.09 |
| Quinn Yu | Riverside, CA | General Practice (Dentist) | $53.86 |
| Sanaz Shahbandi | Orange, CA | Dentist | $52.65 |
| Robert Nelson | Portsmouth, OH | Dentist | $45.60 |
| Seok Jun Lee | Dallas, TX | General Practice (Dentist) | $17.72 |
| Justin Mchugh | Minnetonka, MN | General Practice (Dentist) | $17.48 |
| Naghmeh Yadegar | La Mirada, CA | General Practice (Dentist) | $16.06 |
| Abdulaziz Dudeen | Bryan, TX | Dentist | $15.82 |
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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.