Empower-Ceramic
Payments companies reported to CMS as associated with Empower-Ceramic. "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 Empower-Ceramic, 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 Empower-Ceramic
These are the largest totals companies reported as associated with Empower-Ceramic. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Hohlen | Omaha, NE | Dentist | $8,013.95 |
| Martin Gochnour | Madison, WI | Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics | $7,384.61 |
| James Kolstad | Waukesha, WI | Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics | $5,869.57 |
| John Pritchett | Indianapolis, IN | Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics | $5,238.61 |
| Shane Blacker | Tempe, AZ | Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics | $4,937.82 |
| Wesley Gass | Gainesville, GA | Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics | $4,598.28 |
| Christian Fortney | Escondido, CA | Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics | $4,598.10 |
| Shawn O'Bannon | Oxford, MS | Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics | $4,578.44 |
| Jason Huse | St Cloud, MN | Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics | $4,445.25 |
| Ethan Just | Manitowoc, WI | Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics | $4,438.01 |
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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.