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

STEPHEN JEROME STERLITZ

Dental Providers Dentist General Practice

NPI
1992790885
CMS profile
89886
Location
LEXINGTON, KY

General Payments · PY2018–2024

$285,469.04

  • Reported across 212 records
  • CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$66,787.54

43 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
Dentsply Sirona Inc $65,007.14 37
Kuraray America Inc. $1,780.40 6

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2018 $38,105.19 36
PY2019 $18,152.57 26
PY2020 $16,267.58 10
PY2021 $76,613.97 41
PY2022 $34,244.28 31
PY2023 $35,297.91 25
PY2024 $66,787.54 43

Payment records · PY2024 (43)

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
Dentsply Sirona Inc $7,500.00 01/19/2024 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 1123566743 CMS
Dentsply Sirona Inc $2,115.49 01/19/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1123566745 CMS
Dentsply Sirona Inc $200.89 01/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1123566753 CMS
Dentsply Sirona Inc $33.43 03/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1123566633 CMS
Dentsply Sirona Inc $46.40 05/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1123566665 CMS
Dentsply Sirona Inc $46.40 05/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1123566663 CMS
Dentsply Sirona Inc $12.18 06/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1123566643 CMS
Dentsply Sirona Inc $46.49 06/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1123566641 CMS
Dentsply Sirona Inc $13.03 06/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1123566653 CMS
Dentsply Sirona Inc $51.02 06/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1123566655 CMS
Dentsply Sirona Inc $70.00 07/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1123566679 CMS
Dentsply Sirona Inc $7,509.00 07/22/2024 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 1123566747 CMS
Dentsply Sirona Inc $2,137.44 07/22/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1123566749 CMS
Dentsply Sirona Inc $106.75 07/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1123566751 CMS
Dentsply Sirona Inc $37.50 07/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1123566675 CMS
Dentsply Sirona Inc $41.21 07/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1123566677 CMS
Dentsply Sirona Inc $7,590.00 07/30/2024 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 1123566731 CMS
Dentsply Sirona Inc $713.34 07/30/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1123566733 CMS
Dentsply Sirona Inc $106.75 07/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1123566759 CMS
Dentsply Sirona Inc $7,590.00 08/14/2024 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 1123566727 CMS
Dentsply Sirona Inc $1,879.86 08/14/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1123566729 CMS
Dentsply Sirona Inc $100.36 08/14/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1123566761 CMS
Dentsply Sirona Inc $8,910.00 09/23/2024 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 1123566735 CMS
Dentsply Sirona Inc $2,064.78 09/23/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1123566737 CMS
Dentsply Sirona Inc $307.03 09/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1123566757 CMS
Dentsply Sirona Inc $33.50 10/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1123566691 CMS
Dentsply Sirona Inc $33.24 10/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1123566693 CMS
Dentsply Sirona Inc $46.21 10/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1123566695 CMS
Dentsply Sirona Inc $19.05 10/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1123566697 CMS
Dentsply Sirona Inc $22.65 10/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1123566699 CMS
Dentsply Sirona Inc $16.98 10/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1123566701 CMS
Dentsply Sirona Inc $20.18 10/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1123566703 CMS
Dentsply Sirona Inc $99.14 10/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1123566711 CMS
Dentsply Sirona Inc $7,590.00 11/20/2024 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 1123566739 CMS
Dentsply Sirona Inc $1,562.41 11/20/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1123566741 CMS
Dentsply Sirona Inc $189.50 11/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1123566755 CMS
Dentsply Sirona Inc $6,144.93 11/27/2024 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 1123566715 CMS
Kuraray America Inc. $189.25 06/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1123341412 CMS
Kuraray America Inc. $19.78 06/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1123371522 CMS
Kuraray America Inc. $27.22 10/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1123427513 CMS
Kuraray America Inc. $26.85 10/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1123427520 CMS
Kuraray America Inc. $541.38 10/25/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142352092 CMS
Kuraray America Inc. $975.92 10/25/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145211622 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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