PAUL J KARL
Dental Providers|Dentist|Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics GRAND RAPIDS, MI NPI 1235341827
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General Payments — all program years on this page
$549.99
- Category: General Payments
- Program years: PY2018–2023
- Record count: 19
- As of (CMS publication): 2026-01-23
Latest program year (PY2023): $86.91 across 5 records · disputed records: 0
Financial relationships do not necessarily indicate an improper relationship; the data is open to interpretation.
How this figure is 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
Latest program year (PY2023) · sorted by reported total.
| Nature of payment | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $56.97 | 4 |
| Gift | $29.94 | 1 |
By paying entity
Latest program year (PY2023) · sorted by reported total.
| Paying entity | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| American Orthodontics Corporation | $62.75 | 3 |
| LIGHTFORCE ORTHODONTICS, INC. | $22.35 | 1 |
| Align Technology, Inc. | $1.81 | 1 |
By program year
Records — PY2023 (5)
| Record ID | Paying entity | Amount | Date | Nature of payment | Dispute status | Published | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1058996383 | Align Technology, Inc. | $1.81 | 01/31/2023 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | View at CMS |
| 976158493 | American Orthodontics Corporation | $15.18 | 12/04/2023 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | View at CMS |
| 976159125 | American Orthodontics Corporation | $17.63 | 06/15/2023 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | View at CMS |
| 976161305 | American Orthodontics Corporation | $29.94 | 07/13/2023 | Gift | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | View at CMS |
| 999049323 | LIGHTFORCE ORTHODONTICS, INC. | $22.35 | 03/01/2023 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | View at CMS |
Provenance & corrections
- Dataset: CMS Open Payments — General Payments
- Source: CMS Open Payments dataset (bulk file)
- Publisher of source data: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- Generated from: OP_DTL_GNRL_PGYR2023_P01232026_01102026.csv
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