Total Payments
$14,791
2024 Payments
$535.95
Companies
25
Transactions
251
Medicare Patients
20,341
Medicare Billing
$1.2M
Payment Breakdown by Category
Consulting$7,500 (50.7%)
Food & Beverage$4,821 (32.6%)
Travel$2,049 (13.9%)
Education$421.66 (2.9%)
Other$0.00 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $7,500 | 4 | 50.7% |
| Food and Beverage | $4,821 | 237 | 32.6% |
| Travel and Lodging | $2,049 | 5 | 13.9% |
| Education | $421.66 | 5 | 2.9% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Janssen Biotech, Inc. | $6,873 | 39 | $0 (2024) |
| Allergan, Inc. | $4,167 | 15 | $0 (2020) |
| ABBVIE INC. | $1,501 | 103 | $0 (2024) |
| Merz North America, Inc. | $565.76 | 4 | $0 (2023) |
| LEO Pharma Inc. | $388.66 | 25 | $0 (2024) |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $210.47 | 14 | $0 (2024) |
| PFIZER INC. | $168.03 | 14 | $0 (2023) |
| Amgen Inc. | $142.50 | 6 | $0 (2023) |
| Organogenesis Inc. | $116.07 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| Galderma Laboratories, L.P. | $113.22 | 3 | $0 (2021) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $535.95 | 34 | ABBVIE INC. ($286.83) |
| 2023 | $906.48 | 48 | ABBVIE INC. ($309.16) |
| 2022 | $920.23 | 57 | ABBVIE INC. ($343.19) |
| 2021 | $437.65 | 25 | AbbVie Inc. ($229.59) |
| 2020 | $106.03 | 6 | AbbVie Inc. ($74.59) |
| 2019 | $1,648 | 19 | Allergan Inc. ($1,014) |
| 2018 | $461.20 | 28 | AbbVie, Inc. ($192.94) |
| 2017 | $9,776 | 34 | Janssen Biotech, Inc. ($6,331) |
All Payment Transactions
251 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 11
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/16/2024 | LEO Pharma Inc. | ADBRY (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.43 | General |
| Category: DERMATOLOGY | ||||||
| 12/03/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | SKYRIZI (Biological), RINVOQ | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.81 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 11/18/2024 | LEO Pharma Inc. | ADBRY (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.68 | General |
| Category: DERMATOLOGY | ||||||
| 11/14/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | SKYRIZI (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.47 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 11/05/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | SKYRIZI (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.40 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 10/22/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | RINVOQ (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.40 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 10/21/2024 | LEO Pharma Inc. | ADBRY (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.07 | General |
| Category: DERMATOLOGY | ||||||
| 10/08/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | RINVOQ (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.31 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 09/30/2024 | GENZYME CORPORATION | DUPIXENT (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.45 | General |
| Category: Immunology | ||||||
| 09/23/2024 | LEO Pharma Inc. | ADBRY (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.07 | General |
| Category: DERMATOLOGY | ||||||
| 09/18/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | HUMIRA (Biological), SKYRIZI | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.82 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 09/04/2024 | E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | Sotyktu (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $15.14 | General |
| Category: Immunology | ||||||
| 08/27/2024 | LEO Pharma Inc. | ADBRY (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.92 | General |
| Category: DERMATOLOGY | ||||||
| 08/21/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | HUMIRA (Biological), SKYRIZI | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.55 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 07/24/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | HUMIRA (Biological), SKYRIZI | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.59 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 07/18/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | SKYRIZI (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.90 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 06/26/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | SKYRIZI (Biological), HUMIRA | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.21 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 06/12/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | SKYRIZI (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.61 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 06/04/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | RINVOQ (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.49 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 05/14/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | SKYRIZI (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.48 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 05/13/2024 | LEO Pharma Inc. | ADBRY (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.15 | General |
| Category: DERMATOLOGY | ||||||
| 05/07/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | SKYRIZI (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $7.17 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 04/16/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | SKYRIZI (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.34 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 04/04/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | SKYRIZI (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.30 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 03/28/2024 | LEO Pharma Inc. | ADBRY (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.76 | General |
| Category: DERMATOLOGY | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 29 | 5,073 | 10,764 | $1.1M | $317,301 |
| 2022 | 29 | 5,104 | 11,058 | $1.1M | $316,996 |
| 2021 | 28 | 5,070 | 10,969 | $1.1M | $325,518 |
| 2020 | 33 | 5,094 | 10,986 | $1.1M | $289,592 |
Total Patients
20,341
Total Services
43,777
Medicare Billing
$1.2M
Procedure Codes
119
All Medicare Procedures & Services
119 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 5
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 1,339 | 1,852 | $370,400 | $102,119 | 27.6% |
| 17000 | Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth | Office | 2023 | 1,010 | 1,345 | $195,025 | $52,400 | 26.9% |
| 17003 | Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths | Office | 2023 | 789 | 4,812 | $96,240 | $22,186 | 23.1% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2023 | 435 | 522 | $65,250 | $18,776 | 28.8% |
| 17110 | Destruction of skin growth, 1-14 growths | Office | 2023 | 224 | 237 | $55,695 | $16,620 | 29.8% |
| 17004 | Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths | Office | 2023 | 105 | 140 | $42,000 | $15,984 | 38.1% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 233 | 233 | $52,425 | $14,876 | 28.4% |
| 11102 | Biopsy of related skin growth, first growth | Office | 2023 | 151 | 157 | $29,987 | $9,982 | 33.3% |
| 17281 | Destruction of cancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 0.6-1.0 cm | Office | 2023 | 65 | 72 | $28,800 | $9,098 | 31.6% |
| J7308 | Aminolevulinic acid hcl for topical administration, 20%, single unit dosage form (354 mg) | Office | 2023 | 14 | 29 | $13,775 | $8,806 | 63.9% |
| 17262 | Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm | Office | 2023 | 57 | 63 | $22,617 | $7,858 | 34.7% |
| 17282 | Destruction of cancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 1.1-2.0 cm | Office | 2023 | 31 | 35 | $14,175 | $4,590 | 32.4% |
| 11301 | Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm | Office | 2023 | 51 | 52 | $12,480 | $4,297 | 34.4% |
| 99202 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 15-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 99 | 99 | $17,325 | $3,890 | 22.5% |
| 17271 | Destruction of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 0.6-1.0 cm | Office | 2023 | 29 | 34 | $11,968 | $3,747 | 31.3% |
| 17272 | Destruction of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1.1-2.0 cm | Office | 2023 | 26 | 28 | $11,060 | $3,655 | 33.0% |
| 17261 | Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm | Office | 2023 | 29 | 31 | $9,455 | $2,674 | 28.3% |
| 96567 | Application of light to destroy precancer skin growth | Office | 2023 | 14 | 24 | $6,000 | $2,188 | 36.5% |
| 11900 | Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths | Office | 2023 | 39 | 62 | $6,882 | $2,120 | 30.8% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 21 | 27 | $7,425 | $1,927 | 26.0% |
| 10060 | Simple or single drainage of skin abscess | Office | 2023 | 20 | 20 | $4,200 | $1,515 | 36.1% |
| 11310 | Shaving of skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 0.5 cm or less | Office | 2023 | 18 | 18 | $3,978 | $1,445 | 36.3% |
| 96372 | Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle | Office | 2023 | 86 | 139 | $6,950 | $1,319 | 19.0% |
| 11306 | Shaving of skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 0.6-1.0 cm | Office | 2023 | 18 | 18 | $4,284 | $1,308 | 30.5% |
| 11311 | Shaving of skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 0.6-1.0 cm | Office | 2023 | 14 | 16 | $4,320 | $1,111 | 25.7% |
About Eric Howell
Eric Howell is a Dermatology healthcare provider based in Greenville, North Carolina. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 07/23/2007. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1285834788.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Eric Howell has received a total of $14,791 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $535.95 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 251 transactions from 25 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($7,500).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Howell has provided services to 20,341 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 43,777 services with total Medicare billing of $1.2M. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 119 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Dermatology
- Location Greenville, NC
- Active Since 07/23/2007
- Last Updated 06/01/2009
- Taxonomy Code 207N00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1285834788
Products in Payments
- SKYRIZI (Biological) $891.01
- ADBRY (Biological) $375.00
- TREMFYA (Drug) $357.71
- RINVOQ (Biological) $208.71
- STELARA (Biological) $199.00
- Humira (Biological) $194.46
- Tremfya (Drug) $184.92
- COSENTYX (Biological) $177.65
- EUCRISA (Drug) $168.03
- Otezla (Drug) $150.17
- HUMIRA (Biological) $123.38
- PuraPly AM (Medical Supply) $116.07
- DUPIXENT (Biological) $109.88
- TALTZ (Drug) $89.75
- Skyrizi (Biological) $43.78
- Enbrel (Biological) $43.42
- VALCHLOR (Drug) $31.66
- OPZELURA (Drug) $22.76
- COSENTYX (Drug) $20.04
- ACZONE (Drug) $19.93
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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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