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Howard S Kaufman
NPI 1912939604
$78,969.57
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
25 companies · $15.55 in 2025
The $15.55 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Surgery provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $281).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $44K · 2020: $11K · 2021: $778 · 2022: $11K · 2023: $12K · 2024: $547 · 2025: $15.55.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program: $9,836 · Food and Beverage: $1,422 · Travel and Lodging: $1,360.
View as a table
| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program | $9,836.15 |
| Food and Beverage | $1,422.44 |
| Travel and Lodging | $1,359.75 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $29,936.43 | 2019-2022 | |
| Medtronic, INC. | $13,406.76 | 2022-2024 | Signia, Illumisite, Ligasure |
| Mallinckrodt Enterprises LLC | $10,787.71 | 2019 | |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $10,354.50 | 2019-2022 | |
| Covidien LP | $9,284.36 | 2019-2020 | |
| Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals, INC. | $3,003.00 | 2019 | |
| Tela Bio, INC. | $853.50 | 2019-2022 | |
| Intuitive Surgical, INC. | $207.93 | 2019-2024 | |
| Palette Life Sciences, INC. | $169.61 | 2019-2022 | |
| Prescient Surgical | $164.03 | 2019 | |
| Medtronic USA, INC. | $160.14 | 2019 | |
| Axonics, INC. | $94.81 | 2020-2022 | |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. | $88.86 | 2021 | |
| Caldera Medical, INC | $76.16 | 2022 | |
| Applied Medical Resources Corporation | $62.94 | 2021 |
Show all 25 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stryker Corporation | $61.65 | 2021 | |
| Heron Therapeutics, INC. | $56.38 | 2020-2022 | |
| Mallinckrodt Hospital Products INC. | $39.56 | 2021 | |
| Conmed Corporation | $34.43 | 2019 | |
| Vioptix INC | $28.52 | 2020 | |
| Tei Biosciences INC | $28.17 | 2019 | |
| Kci USA, INC. | $24.00 | 2020 | |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | $17.57 | 2022 | |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $15.55 | 2025 | Wavewriter Alpha Prime 16 |
| Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $13.00 | 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 Howard Kaufman 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.