Physician profile
Karson K Howard
NPI 1992093561
$13,600.77
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
30 companies · $2,572 in 2025
The $2,572 reported for 2025 was more than what 87% of Foot & Ankle Surgery providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $424).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $2,481 · 2020: $713 · 2021: $436 · 2022: $631 · 2023: $3,038 · 2024: $3,729 · 2025: $2,572.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Travel and Lodging: $6,972 · Food and Beverage: $2,368.
View as a table
| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $6,972.04 |
| Food and Beverage | $2,367.93 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Treace Medical Concepts, INC. | $2,637.05 | 2020-2025 | |
| Medline Industries LP | $2,489.77 | 2023-2024 | |
| Stryker Corporation | $1,703.34 | 2022-2025 | Infinity, Ortholoc 3di, Hoffmann |
| Paragon 28, INC. | $1,594.68 | 2019-2025 | Gorilla, Baby Gorilla, Portfolio |
| Arthrex, INC. | $1,115.41 | 2019-2020 | |
| Trilliant Surgical LLC. | $915.72 | 2023 | Arsenal Ankle 10 Hole 1/3 Tubular Plate |
| Active Medical, LLC | $705.63 | 2019-2024 | |
| Curonix LLC | $601.10 | 2022-2025 | Pns Freedom-4a Permanent Neurostimulator Receiver Kit Channel A |
| Medshape, INC. | $403.00 | 2023 | Dynanail |
| Stimwave Technologies Incorporated | $369.70 | 2022 | |
| Wright Medical Technology, INC. | $333.44 | 2019-2020 | |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | $228.52 | 2024-2025 | Integra, Primatrix, Integra Dermal Regeneration Template |
| Mimedx Group, INC. | $105.64 | 2024-2025 | |
| Orthofix Medical, INC. | $80.29 | 2024-2025 | Galaxy Fixation System, Tl-Hex Truelok Hexapod System, Accelstim |
| Medartis INC. | $36.99 | 2023 | Aptus |
Show all 30 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbott Laboratories | $28.58 | 2019-2020 | |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. | $25.02 | 2021 | |
| Heron Therapeutics, INC. | $22.03 | 2021 | |
| Paratek Pharmaceuticals, INC. | $20.67 | 2022 | |
| Kci USA, INC. | $19.45 | 2023 | Prevena |
| Averitas Pharma INC. | $19.30 | 2023 | Qutenza |
| Abbvie INC. | $18.99 | 2021 | |
| Depuy Synthes Sales INC. | $18.57 | 2019 | |
| Ani Pharmaceuticals, INC. | $18.06 | 2025 | Purified Cortrophin Gel |
| Kerecis Limited | $16.69 | 2025 | Kerecis Surgiclose, Kerecis Graftguide |
| Grt US Holding, INC. | $16.66 | 2022 | |
| Allergan, INC. | $15.71 | 2020 | |
| Acell, INC. | $15.11 | 2019 | |
| Smith+Nephew, INC. | $13.07 | 2022 | |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $12.58 | 2021 |
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 Karson 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.