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This database was last updated in October 2019 and should only be used as a historical snapshot. Newer data is available at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Open Payments site.

L. STEHEN BUCHANAN
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L. STEHEN BUCHANAN

Listed Specialty: Dentist, Endodontics
1515 STATE ST STE 7, SANTA BARBARA, CA, 93101-2536
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DR. L. STEHEN BUCHANAN,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

25

payments

$523,754

payment total

6

companies paid this doctor

Payment Calendar in 2018

This doctor received a payment on days in 2018.

Each box below represents a single day during the disclosure period. A gray box indicates no payments. The darker the color, the more payments a doctor received that day.

2018

Types of Payments in 2018

Category Payments Payment Value
Royalty or License
10 $204K
Consulting
1 $192K
Accredited Training
7 $116K
Travel and Lodging
1 $9,045
Food and Beverage
5 $2,402
Gift
1 $84

Drugs & Devices in 2018

Totals listed below account for all payments from that mention this product. Beginning in 2016, the government began classifying products as drugs, devices, biologics or medical supplies. Below, you will see drugs (drugs and biologics) and devices (devices and medical supplies). If a payment record mentions more than one product, the entire value will be included in each of those products. When no products are listed, they are not included in the list below.

Product Name Product Type Payments
GENTLE WAVE ROOT CANAL THERAPY CONSOLE AND HANDPIECE

device

$203K
ELEMENTS FREE

device

$157K
ENDOSEQUENCE BC SEALER HIFLOW

device

$116K
LA AXXESS

device

$30,438
ENDODONTIC DENTISTRY

device

$16,561
ENDODONTIC INSTRUMENTATION

device

$87
ROTARY INSTRUMENTATION

device

$87
EXTARO 300

device

$84
NOT RELATED TO ANY PRODUCT

device

$50
BIOCERAMIC SEALER

device

$44
GUTTACORE

device

$44
OPMI PROERGO

device

$41
† May not add up to dollar total at top of page, since a payment record may not be associated with any product or can be associated with several products.

Payment Details in 2018

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Dec 31, 2018 $191,705 GENTLE WAVE ROOT CANAL THERAPY CONSOLE AND HANDPIECE Consulting SONENDO INC
Mar 8, 2018 $62,940 ELEMENTS FREE Royalty or License ORMCO CORPORATION
Jul 2, 2018 $36,718 ELEMENTS FREE Royalty or License ORMCO CORPORATION
Aug 30, 2018 $29,817 ELEMENTS FREE Royalty or License ORMCO CORPORATION
Nov 15, 2018 $27,801 ELEMENTS FREE Royalty or License ORMCO CORPORATION
Jul 18, 2018 $27,000 ENDOSEQUENCE BC SEALER HIFLOW Accredited Training PETER BRASSELER HOLDINGS, LLC
Dec 13, 2018 $26,747 ENDOSEQUENCE BC SEALER HIFLOW Accredited Training PETER BRASSELER HOLDINGS, LLC
Dec 20, 2018 $24,306 ENDOSEQUENCE BC SEALER HIFLOW Accredited Training PETER BRASSELER HOLDINGS, LLC
Aug 23, 2018 $20,000 ENDOSEQUENCE BC SEALER HIFLOW Accredited Training PETER BRASSELER HOLDINGS, LLC
Nov 1, 2018 $13,650 ENDOSEQUENCE BC SEALER HIFLOW Accredited Training PETER BRASSELER HOLDINGS, LLC
Aug 30, 2018 $10,288 LA AXXESS Royalty or License ORMCO CORPORATION
Dec 31, 2018 $9,045 GENTLE WAVE ROOT CANAL THERAPY CONSOLE AND HANDPIECE Travel and Lodging SONENDO INC
Mar 8, 2018 $8,703 LA AXXESS Royalty or License ORMCO CORPORATION
May 14, 2018 $8,618 ENDODONTIC DENTISTRY Royalty or License TULSA DENTAL PRODUCTS LLC
Feb 5, 2018 $7,943 ENDODONTIC DENTISTRY Royalty or License TULSA DENTAL PRODUCTS LLC
Nov 15, 2018 $7,400 LA AXXESS Royalty or License ORMCO CORPORATION
Jun 21, 2018 $4,047 LA AXXESS Royalty or License ORMCO CORPORATION
Aug 16, 2018 $3,000 ENDOSEQUENCE BC SEALER HIFLOW Accredited Training PETER BRASSELER HOLDINGS, LLC
Dec 31, 2018 $2,179 GENTLE WAVE ROOT CANAL THERAPY CONSOLE AND HANDPIECE Food and Beverage SONENDO INC
Oct 25, 2018 $1,542 ENDOSEQUENCE BC SEALER HIFLOW Accredited Training PETER BRASSELER HOLDINGS, LLC
Sep 20, 2018 $87 ENDODONTIC INSTRUMENTATION ROTARY INSTRUMENTATION Food and Beverage PETER BRASSELER HOLDINGS, LLC
Dec 31, 2018 $84 EXTARO 300 Gift CARL ZEISS MEDITEC, INC.
May 24, 2018 $50 NOT RELATED TO ANY PRODUCT Food and Beverage METREX RESEARCH, LLC
Feb 24, 2018 $44 BIOCERAMIC SEALER GUTTACORE Food and Beverage TULSA DENTAL PRODUCTS LLC
Feb 10, 2018 $41 OPMI PROERGO Food and Beverage CARL ZEISS MEDITEC, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.