Total Payments
$142,134
2024 Payments
$51,392
Companies
10
Transactions
177
Medicare Patients
8,667
Medicare Billing
$1.5M
Payment Breakdown by Category
Consulting$116,430 (81.9%)
Travel$22,229 (15.6%)
Food & Beverage$3,476 (2.4%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $116,430 | 37 | 81.9% |
| Travel and Lodging | $22,229 | 63 | 15.6% |
| Food and Beverage | $3,476 | 77 | 2.4% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stryker Corporation | $134,996 | 163 | $0 (2024) |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $6,796 | 4 | $0 (2019) |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $110.19 | 3 | $0 (2018) |
| Heron Therapeutics, Inc. | $99.45 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $55.55 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
| GENZYME CORPORATION | $19.47 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | $17.29 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $14.22 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| Mallinckrodt LLC | $14.01 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Egalet US Inc | $12.36 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $51,392 | 49 | Stryker Corporation ($51,293) |
| 2023 | $34,153 | 33 | Stryker Corporation ($34,153) |
| 2022 | $46,267 | 59 | Stryker Corporation ($46,233) |
| 2021 | $2,821 | 17 | Stryker Corporation ($2,765) |
| 2020 | $75.00 | 1 | Stryker Corporation ($75.00) |
| 2019 | $1,923 | 3 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. ($1,800) |
| 2018 | $1,559 | 7 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. ($1,350) |
| 2017 | $3,944 | 8 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. ($3,646) |
All Payment Transactions
177 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 8
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/16/2024 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.42 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 12/15/2024 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $103.52 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 11/07/2024 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $7,650.00 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 11/06/2024 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $134.55 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 11/04/2024 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $121.00 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 11/04/2024 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $107.20 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 11/02/2024 | Stryker Corporation | INSIGNIA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $155.67 | General |
| Category: JOINT REPLACEMENT HIPS, KNEES | ||||||
| 11/02/2024 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $93.03 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 11/01/2024 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,725.00 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 11/01/2024 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $900.00 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 10/21/2024 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.91 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 09/30/2024 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $210.35 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 09/24/2024 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,361.88 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 09/24/2024 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,027.48 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 09/13/2024 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,825.00 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 09/09/2024 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $981.34 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 09/06/2024 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,275.00 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 09/05/2024 | Heron Therapeutics, Inc. | ZYNRELEF (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $99.45 | General |
| Category: POST SURGICAL PAIN RELIEF | ||||||
| 08/16/2024 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,950.00 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 08/16/2024 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.71 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 08/12/2024 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $258.58 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 08/12/2024 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $175.16 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 08/09/2024 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $41.78 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 08/09/2024 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.09 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 07/26/2024 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $103.20 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 17 | 2,097 | 4,938 | $1.5M | $355,315 |
| 2022 | 19 | 2,308 | 5,790 | $1.5M | $388,444 |
| 2021 | 18 | 2,309 | 6,418 | $1.5M | $397,185 |
| 2020 | 17 | 1,953 | 4,752 | $1.3M | $349,592 |
Total Patients
8,667
Total Services
21,898
Medicare Billing
$1.5M
Procedure Codes
71
All Medicare Procedures & Services
71 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27447 | Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee | Facility | 2023 | 139 | 142 | $649,696 | $138,524 | 21.3% |
| 27130 | Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis | Facility | 2023 | 76 | 78 | $332,894 | $76,417 | 23.0% |
| 0055T | Musculoskeletal surgical navigational orthopedic operation using imaging guidance | Facility | 2023 | 194 | 199 | $68,257 | $22,380 | 32.8% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 239 | 254 | $60,198 | $21,216 | 35.2% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 227 | 287 | $43,127 | $17,023 | 39.5% |
| 73562 | X-ray of knee, 3 views | Office | 2023 | 398 | 556 | $50,337 | $15,230 | 30.3% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 182 | 182 | $49,858 | $12,691 | 25.5% |
| 27446 | Replacement of knee joint on side of knee | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 14 | $50,574 | $12,652 | 25.0% |
| J7325 | Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg | Office | 2023 | 23 | 1,392 | $34,800 | $10,395 | 29.9% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2023 | 137 | 162 | $37,054 | $7,676 | 20.7% |
| 73502 | X-ray of hip, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 198 | 231 | $19,346 | $7,346 | 38.0% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 40 | 40 | $15,600 | $4,085 | 26.2% |
| 73721 | Mri scan of leg joint without contrast | Office | 2023 | 37 | 37 | $44,363 | $3,804 | 8.6% |
| 0054T | Computer-assisted, fluoroscopic image-guided musculoskeletal surgical navigational orthopedic operation | Facility | 2023 | 22 | 22 | $7,546 | $2,449 | 32.4% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2023 | 34 | 39 | $4,251 | $1,563 | 36.8% |
| J3301 | Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | Office | 2023 | 115 | 1,280 | $10,240 | $1,017 | 9.9% |
| 73522 | X-ray of both hips, 3-4 views | Office | 2023 | 23 | 23 | $2,162 | $847.42 | 39.2% |
| 27447 | Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee | Facility | 2022 | 129 | 138 | $574,356 | $138,962 | 24.2% |
| 27130 | Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis | Facility | 2022 | 74 | 74 | $285,936 | $73,828 | 25.8% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 284 | 305 | $72,285 | $26,272 | 36.3% |
| 27446 | Replacement of knee joint on side of knee | Facility | 2022 | 26 | 27 | $84,267 | $24,262 | 28.8% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 282 | 363 | $54,813 | $22,818 | 41.6% |
| 0055T | Musculoskeletal surgical navigational orthopedic operation using imaging guidance | Facility | 2022 | 177 | 187 | $64,141 | $22,442 | 35.0% |
| 73562 | X-ray of knee, 3 views | Office | 2022 | 422 | 617 | $55,530 | $18,008 | 32.4% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 202 | 202 | $55,550 | $15,331 | 27.6% |
About Dr. David Howe, MD
Dr. David Howe, MD is a Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in Winston Salem, North Carolina. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 02/08/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1457324659.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. David Howe, MD has received a total of $142,134 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $51,392 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 177 transactions from 10 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($116,430).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Howe has provided services to 8,667 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 21,898 services with total Medicare billing of $1.5M. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 71 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery
- Other Specialties Orthopaedic Surgery
- Location Winston Salem, NC
- Active Since 02/08/2006
- Last Updated 06/04/2014
- Taxonomy Code 207X00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1457324659
Products in Payments
- MAKO (Device) $130,745
- CORAIL (Device) $3,680
- ACTIS (Device) $3,150
- AEQUALIS (Device) $1,600
- INSIGNIA (Device) $1,400
- TRIATHLON (Device) $265.17
- Mako (Device) $220.02
- ZYNRELEF (Drug) $99.45
- ATTUNE (Device) $75.77
- ACCOLADE (Device) $68.03
- CORI (Device) $55.55
- JEVTANA (Drug) $19.47
- LANTUS (Drug) $17.29
- Exparel (Drug) $14.22
- OFIRMEV (Drug) $14.01
- OXAYDO (Drug) $12.36
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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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