Total Payments
$1,573
2022 Payments
$199.68
Companies
8
Transactions
19
Medicare Patients
8,585
Medicare Billing
$480,968
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$1,212 (77.0%)
Travel$360.93 (23.0%)
Other$0.00 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $1,212 | 15 | 77.0% |
| Travel and Lodging | $360.93 | 4 | 23.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $554.74 | 5 | $0 (2019) |
| Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. | $379.53 | 5 | $0 (2018) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $199.68 | 3 | $0 (2022) |
| EKOS Corporation | $129.46 | 2 | $0 (2018) |
| Osiris Therapeutics Inc. | $107.09 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $103.34 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $90.28 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $199.68 | 3 | Medtronic, Inc. ($199.68) |
| 2019 | $91.33 | 1 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. ($91.33) |
| 2018 | $956.08 | 12 | Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. ($379.53) |
| 2017 | $325.58 | 3 | EKOS Corporation ($115.85) |
All Payment Transactions
19 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/21/2022 | Medtronic, Inc. | RESOLUTE ONYX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $69.75 | General |
| Category: Stents | ||||||
| 06/15/2022 | Medtronic, Inc. | RESOLUTE ONYX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $52.96 | General |
| Category: Stents | ||||||
| 05/27/2022 | Medtronic, Inc. | RESOLUTE ONYX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $76.97 | General |
| Category: Stents | ||||||
| 06/04/2019 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | Resolute (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $91.33 | General |
| Category: Stents | ||||||
| 11/15/2018 | Abbott Laboratories | CardioMEMS HF System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $90.28 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Arrhythmias and Heart Failure | ||||||
| 10/11/2018 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | LifeVest (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $8.55 | General |
| Category: Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus | ||||||
| 07/30/2018 | EKOS Corporation | EKOSONIC (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.61 | General |
| Category: PERIPHERAL VASCULAR | ||||||
| 07/09/2018 | Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. | Artis Q (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $140.00 | General |
| Category: AT - Fixed interventional x-ray/angiography fluoroscopy | ||||||
| 07/09/2018 | Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. | Artis Q (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $82.13 | General |
| Category: AT - Fixed interventional x-ray/angiography fluoroscopy | ||||||
| 07/09/2018 | Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. | Artis Q (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $82.13 | General |
| Category: AT - Fixed interventional x-ray/angiography fluoroscopy | ||||||
| 07/09/2018 | Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. | Artis Q (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $56.67 | General |
| Category: AT - Fixed interventional x-ray/angiography fluoroscopy | ||||||
| 07/09/2018 | Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. | Artis Q (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.60 | General |
| Category: AT - Fixed interventional x-ray/angiography fluoroscopy | ||||||
| 06/07/2018 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | Resolute (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $100.02 | General |
| Category: Stents | ||||||
| 02/08/2018 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | CoreValve Evolut (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $142.06 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Valve Systems | ||||||
| 01/24/2018 | Osiris Therapeutics Inc. | GRAFIX/GRAFIXPL/STRAVIX (Biological) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $107.09 | General |
| Category: WOUND CARE | ||||||
| 01/16/2018 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | CoreValve Evolut (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $114.94 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Valve Systems | ||||||
| 09/18/2017 | EKOS Corporation | EKOSONIC (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $115.85 | General |
| Category: PERIPHERAL VASCULAR | ||||||
| 04/25/2017 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | Resolute (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $106.39 | General |
| Category: Stents | ||||||
| 03/22/2017 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | ENTRESTO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $103.34 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 23 | 2,211 | 2,801 | $724,293 | $118,907 |
| 2022 | 23 | 2,078 | 2,697 | $681,377 | $111,034 |
| 2021 | 20 | 2,227 | 3,179 | $765,246 | $131,158 |
| 2020 | 21 | 2,069 | 3,173 | $684,689 | $119,868 |
Total Patients
8,585
Total Services
11,850
Medicare Billing
$480,968
Procedure Codes
96
All Medicare Procedures & Services
96 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 4
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 275 | 405 | $151,875 | $39,302 | 25.9% |
| 93306 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Facility | 2023 | 376 | 392 | $162,680 | $21,692 | 13.3% |
| 93306 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Office | 2023 | 204 | 207 | $85,905 | $10,561 | 12.3% |
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 40 | 52 | $18,460 | $5,191 | 28.1% |
| 93458 | Insertion of tube in left lower heart chamber and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 22 | 22 | $39,060 | $5,130 | 13.1% |
| 93010 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | Facility | 2023 | 531 | 666 | $46,178 | $4,278 | 9.3% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 40 | 40 | $18,800 | $4,216 | 22.4% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 52 | 61 | $15,250 | $4,080 | 26.8% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 29 | 29 | $16,675 | $4,006 | 24.0% |
| 93000 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | Office | 2023 | 213 | 253 | $40,480 | $2,890 | 7.1% |
| 93454 | Insertion of tube in coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $22,185 | $2,673 | 12.0% |
| 93312 | Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | Facility | 2023 | 23 | 25 | $15,125 | $2,223 | 14.7% |
| 99231 | Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 43 | 50 | $7,000 | $2,109 | 30.1% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 26 | 27 | $6,885 | $1,942 | 28.2% |
| 93351 | Ultrasound of heart with continuous electrocardiogram (ecg) during rest, exercise and/or drug induced stress with review and report | Facility | 2023 | 25 | 25 | $10,375 | $1,656 | 16.0% |
| 99221 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 19 | $6,650 | $1,266 | 19.0% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $4,740 | $1,140 | 24.1% |
| 85610 | Blood test, clotting time | Office | 2023 | 20 | 248 | $6,200 | $1,042 | 16.8% |
| 93351 | Ultrasound of heart with continuous electrocardiogram (ecg) during rest, exercise and/or drug induced stress with review and report | Office | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $4,980 | $828.24 | 16.6% |
| 93320 | Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers | Facility | 2023 | 47 | 49 | $8,330 | $708.78 | 8.5% |
| 99152 | Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 56 | 58 | $11,310 | $611.90 | 5.4% |
| 93308 | Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | Facility | 2023 | 22 | 23 | $4,830 | $458.04 | 9.5% |
| 93018 | Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | Facility | 2023 | 38 | 38 | $7,030 | $409.15 | 5.8% |
| 93016 | Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | Facility | 2023 | 22 | 22 | $2,970 | $371.28 | 12.5% |
| 93325 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | Facility | 2023 | 47 | 49 | $10,320 | $122.80 | 1.2% |
About Dr. Christopher Howes, MD
Dr. Christopher Howes, MD is a Cardiovascular Disease healthcare provider based in Branford, Connecticut. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 10/11/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1346238557.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Christopher Howes, MD has received a total of $1,573 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $199.68 received in 2022. These payments were reported across 19 transactions from 8 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($1,212).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Howes has provided services to 8,585 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 11,850 services with total Medicare billing of $480,968. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 96 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Cardiovascular Disease
- Location Branford, CT
- Active Since 10/11/2005
- Last Updated 07/08/2008
- Taxonomy Code 207RC0000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1346238557
Products in Payments
- Artis Q (Device) $379.53
- Resolute (Device) $297.74
- CoreValve Evolut (Device) $257.00
- RESOLUTE ONYX (Device) $199.68
- EKOSONIC (Device) $129.46
- GRAFIX/GRAFIXPL/STRAVIX (Biological) $107.09
- ENTRESTO (Drug) $103.34
- CardioMEMS HF System (Device) $90.28
- LifeVest (Device) $8.55
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Data Sources
Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.
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