Physician profile
Thomas L Howe
NPI 1164425559
$12,156.79
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
10 companies · none reported in 2025
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $968 · 2020: $198 · 2021: $4,866 · 2022: $4,593 · 2023: $612 · 2024: $920.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Travel and Lodging: $1,066 · Food and Beverage: $467.
View as a table
| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $1,065.52 |
| Food and Beverage | $466.57 |
Payment-type detail covers 2023-2025; earlier years are included in totals but not broken out here.
Who reported paying
General payments only, as reported to CMS. Product names cover 2023-2025.
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intuitive Surgical, INC. | $10,518.01 | 2019-2022 | |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, INC. | $1,472.48 | 2023-2024 | Gore Bio-A Tissue Reinforcement, Gore Seamguard Bioabsorbable Staple Line Reinforce |
| Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals, INC. | $41.06 | 2019 | |
| Innovation Technologies INC | $27.50 | 2023 | Irrisept |
| Coopersurgical, INC. | $18.89 | 2023 | Supercut Hysterectomy Scissors |
| Z-Medica, LLC | $18.62 | 2019 | |
| Portola Pharmaceuticals, LLC | $17.47 | 2019 | |
| Kls-Martin L.P. | $16.60 | 2019 | |
| Cook Biotech Incorporated | $13.22 | 2023 | Axoguard |
| Allergan, INC. | $12.94 | 2019 |
Drugs and devices associated with these payments
CMS records which products a payment was associated with, not how the money was allocated. Association is not allocation: one payment can be associated with several products, and a product listing does not mean the payment was made because of that product. Product detail covers 2023-2025.
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- "I saw Thomas Howe listed in the CMS Open Payments database. Can you tell me about your work with those companies?"
- "Is there a generic or alternative to this medication, and would it work as well for me?"
- "What made you choose this particular treatment for my situation?"
These are normal questions. A good clinician will welcome them.
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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.