Physician profile
Michael S Howard
NPI 1568586550
$35,444.33
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
25 companies · $11K in 2025
The $11K reported for 2025 was more than what 93% of Hand Surgery providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $270).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $7,649 · 2020: $518 · 2021: $1,843 · 2022: $13K · 2023: $1,554 · 2024: $589 · 2025: $11K.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Education: $9,600 · Food and Beverage: $2,321 · Travel and Lodging: $962.
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| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Education | $9,600.00 |
| Food and Beverage | $2,321.11 |
| Travel and Lodging | $961.94 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Icad, INC | $11,746.75 | 2020-2022 | |
| Skeletal Dynamics INC | $9,600.00 | 2025 | Align, Implate, Ijs |
| Medartis INC. | $6,477.60 | 2019 | |
| Pylant Medical | $2,665.84 | 2019-2024 | |
| Arthrex, INC. | $1,511.26 | 2022-2025 | |
| Depuy Synthes Products, INC. | $984.97 | 2019 | |
| Stryker Corporation | $792.12 | 2023-2025 | Blueprint Patient Specific Instrumentation, Pangea, Variax |
| Siemens Medical Solutions USA, INC. | $449.07 | 2022-2025 | Truebeam, Varian Ethos Treatment Planning |
| Shoulder Innovations, INC. | $255.59 | 2025 | Inset System |
| Depuy Synthes Sales INC. | $217.52 | 2023-2024 | N/A, Fms, Lcp |
| Terumo Bct, INC. | $160.95 | 2021-2022 | |
| Smith+Nephew, INC. | $144.05 | 2023-2025 | Na, Lens 4k, Coblation |
| Bioventus LLC | $86.22 | 2025 | Exogen Ultrasound Bone Healing System |
| Innovation Technologies INC | $60.62 | 2024-2025 | Irrisept |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $52.31 | 2025 | Iovera, Exparel |
Show all 25 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Globus Medical, INC. | $43.45 | 2024 | Harvest |
| Ermi LLC | $35.78 | 2019 | |
| Orthofix Medical, INC. | $32.96 | 2019-2023 | Physio-Stim |
| Axogen | $25.21 | 2025 | |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. | $23.80 | 2019 | |
| Medtronic USA, INC. | $17.77 | 2020 | |
| Abanza INC. | $16.68 | 2024 | Washercap Fixation System 10mm |
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $14.96 | 2024 | |
| Molnlycke Health Care US, LLC | $14.60 | 2022 | |
| Si-Bone, INC. | $14.25 | 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 Michael Howard 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.