Official source Data mirrored from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Open Payments · General Payments · as published 2026-01-23 View official record Methodology

Covered recipient · General Payments record

FARNAZ KAR

Dental Providers Dentist Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics

NPI
1073983896
CMS profile
1343572
Location
MINNEAPOLIS, MN

General Payments · PY2018–2024

$66,265.58

  • Reported across 83 records
  • CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$63,952.78

52 records · 0 disputed

Financial relationships do not necessarily indicate an improper relationship; the data is open to interpretation.

How these totals are calculated
  • The total is the sum of the General Payments records CMS published for the labeled program year(s), exactly as published. Nothing is estimated, weighted, or combined across categories.
  • General Payments only. Research and Ownership/Investment are separate datasets and are never summed with these figures; amounts are kept separate per program year.
  • Featured-page threshold (a presentation gate, not a judgment): records>=3 OR total>=100 (all years).
  • Methodology & Data — sourcing, labeling, and limitations.

By nature of payment

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

By paying entity

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Paying entityAmountRecords
Align Technology, Inc. $63,685.83 48
LIGHTFORCE ORTHODONTICS, INC. $151.73 1
Ortho Organizers, Inc. $115.22 3

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2018 $7.19 1
PY2019 $56.25 3
PY2020 $11.43 1
PY2021 $363.90 4
PY2022 $267.57 8
PY2023 $1,606.46 14
PY2024 $63,952.78 52

Payment records · PY2024 (52)

Sorted by paying entity, then date · as published by CMS

Program year 2024 201820192020202120222023 Record-level detail is published for PY2024; earlier years are summarised in “By program year”.
Paying entity Amount Date Nature of payment Dispute status Published Record ID Source
Align Technology, Inc. $404.71 01/17/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1153143152 CMS
Align Technology, Inc. $996.21 03/22/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1153143150 CMS
Align Technology, Inc. $59.91 03/28/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1153183905 CMS
Align Technology, Inc. $93.12 04/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1153183907 CMS
Align Technology, Inc. $1,590.00 04/04/2024 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program Undisputed 01/23/2026 1153251876 CMS
Align Technology, Inc. $1,500.00 04/04/2024 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program Undisputed 01/23/2026 1153251878 CMS
Align Technology, Inc. $4,240.00 04/05/2024 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program Undisputed 01/23/2026 1153255732 CMS
Align Technology, Inc. $6.88 04/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1153255734 CMS
Align Technology, Inc. $341.12 04/05/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1153255736 CMS
Align Technology, Inc. $4,240.00 05/16/2024 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program Undisputed 01/23/2026 1153251874 CMS
Align Technology, Inc. $393.18 05/16/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1153251896 CMS
Align Technology, Inc. $406.20 05/16/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1153251906 CMS
Align Technology, Inc. $2,650.00 06/06/2024 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program Undisputed 01/23/2026 1153251872 CMS
Align Technology, Inc. $9.58 06/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1153251880 CMS
Align Technology, Inc. $223.74 06/06/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1153251886 CMS
Align Technology, Inc. $158.48 06/06/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1153251894 CMS
Align Technology, Inc. $621.20 06/06/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1153251904 CMS
Align Technology, Inc. $4,505.00 06/20/2024 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program Undisputed 01/23/2026 1153255724 CMS
Align Technology, Inc. $1,745.52 06/20/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1153255726 CMS
Align Technology, Inc. $249.82 06/20/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1153255728 CMS
Align Technology, Inc. $996.21 06/20/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1153255730 CMS
Align Technology, Inc. $2,930.00 07/18/2024 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program Undisputed 01/23/2026 1153251870 CMS
Align Technology, Inc. $3.40 07/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1153226996 CMS
Align Technology, Inc. $21.53 08/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1153183899 CMS
Align Technology, Inc. $38.04 08/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1153183903 CMS
Align Technology, Inc. $1,060.00 08/22/2024 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program Undisputed 01/23/2026 1153251868 CMS
Align Technology, Inc. $4,805.00 10/03/2024 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program Undisputed 01/23/2026 1153251864 CMS
Align Technology, Inc. $1,500.00 10/03/2024 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program Undisputed 01/23/2026 1153251866 CMS
Align Technology, Inc. $2,650.00 10/17/2024 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program Undisputed 01/23/2026 1153251862 CMS
Align Technology, Inc. $178.00 10/17/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1153251884 CMS
Align Technology, Inc. $135.00 10/17/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1153251892 CMS
Align Technology, Inc. $579.00 10/17/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1153251902 CMS
Align Technology, Inc. $24.35 11/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1153183901 CMS
Align Technology, Inc. $3,445.00 11/07/2024 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program Undisputed 01/23/2026 1153251854 CMS
Align Technology, Inc. $4,950.00 11/07/2024 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program Undisputed 01/23/2026 1153251856 CMS
Align Technology, Inc. $800.00 11/07/2024 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program Undisputed 01/23/2026 1153251858 CMS
Align Technology, Inc. $1,995.00 11/07/2024 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program Undisputed 01/23/2026 1153251860 CMS
Align Technology, Inc. $319.61 11/07/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1153251882 CMS
Align Technology, Inc. $333.00 11/07/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1153251890 CMS
Align Technology, Inc. $719.00 11/07/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1153251900 CMS
Align Technology, Inc. $15.66 11/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1153183897 CMS
Align Technology, Inc. $1,590.00 11/21/2024 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program Undisputed 01/23/2026 1153251852 CMS
Align Technology, Inc. $1,590.00 12/05/2024 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program Undisputed 01/23/2026 1153251848 CMS
Align Technology, Inc. $1,590.00 12/05/2024 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program Undisputed 01/23/2026 1153251850 CMS
Align Technology, Inc. $105.00 12/05/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1153251908 CMS
Align Technology, Inc. $5,500.00 12/19/2024 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program Undisputed 01/23/2026 1153251846 CMS
Align Technology, Inc. $399.36 12/19/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1153251888 CMS
Align Technology, Inc. $979.00 12/19/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1153251898 CMS
LIGHTFORCE ORTHODONTICS, INC. $151.73 04/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1124778300 CMS
Ortho Organizers, Inc. $41.65 04/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142099786 CMS
Ortho Organizers, Inc. $55.29 06/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142099790 CMS
Ortho Organizers, Inc. $18.28 07/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142099792 CMS

Source & provenance

Dataset
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
Publisher of source data
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
CMS publication date
2026-01-23
Program years on this page
2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Source files
Dataset page · Bulk file · PY2018 , PY2019 , PY2020 , PY2021 , PY2022 , PY2023 , PY2024
Generated from
OP_DTL_GNRL_PGYR2024_P01232026_01102026.csv

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