Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $976,010 | 15 | 99.4% |
| Food and Beverage | $2,372 | 20 | 0.2% |
| Honoraria | $2,076 | 1 | 0.2% |
| Travel and Lodging | $937.29 | 1 | 0.1% |
| Education | $64.54 | 2 | 0.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semler Scientific, Inc. | $756,572 | 7 | $0 (2022) |
| Echosens North America, Inc. | $188,968 | 16 | $0 (2021) |
| ImpediMed, Inc. | $35,250 | 2 | $0 (2018) |
| Novo Nordisk Inc | $353.30 | 8 | $0 (2019) |
| AbbVie, Inc. | $191.82 | 5 | $0 (2019) |
| ViiV Healthcare Company | $124.99 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $90,000 | 1 | Semler Scientific, Inc. ($90,000) |
| 2021 | $377,625 | 4 | Semler Scientific, Inc. ($360,000) |
| 2020 | $174,110 | 4 | Semler Scientific, Inc. ($125,360) |
| 2019 | $151,456 | 8 | Echosens North America, Inc. ($90,180) |
| 2018 | $125,795 | 11 | Semler Scientific, Inc. ($60,000) |
| 2017 | $62,474 | 11 | Semler Scientific, Inc. ($60,000) |
All Payment Transactions
39 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 2
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/30/2022 | Semler Scientific, Inc. | QuantaFlo (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $90,000.00 | General |
| Category: Blood Flow Testing | ||||||
| 09/30/2021 | Semler Scientific, Inc. | QuantaFlo (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $360,000.00 | General |
| Category: Blood Flow Testing | ||||||
| 05/19/2021 | ViiV Healthcare Company | DOVATO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $124.99 | General |
| Category: HIV | ||||||
| 03/08/2021 | Echosens North America, Inc. | FibroScan (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $7,500.00 | General |
| Category: Elastography | ||||||
| 01/13/2021 | Echosens North America, Inc. | FibroScan (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $10,000.00 | General |
| Category: Elastography | ||||||
| 11/21/2020 | Echosens North America, Inc. | FibroScan (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $22,500.00 | General |
| Category: Elastography | ||||||
| 09/30/2020 | Semler Scientific, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $125,359.88 | General |
| Category: Blood Flow Testing | ||||||
| 08/21/2020 | Echosens North America, Inc. | FibroScan (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $11,250.00 | General |
| Category: Elastography | ||||||
| 05/01/2020 | Echosens North America, Inc. | FibroScan (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $15,000.00 | General |
| Category: Elastography | ||||||
| 12/19/2019 | Semler Scientific, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,124.83 | General |
| Category: Blood flow testing | ||||||
| 12/01/2019 | Semler Scientific, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $60,087.00 | General |
| Category: Blood flow testing | ||||||
| 09/06/2019 | Echosens North America, Inc. | FibroScan (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $55.00 | General |
| Category: Elastography | ||||||
| 07/29/2019 | Novo Nordisk Inc | Ozempic (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.44 | General |
| Category: Diabetes | ||||||
| 06/30/2019 | Echosens North America, Inc. | FibroScan (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $45,000.00 | General |
| Category: Elastography | ||||||
| 06/04/2019 | Echosens North America, Inc. | FibroScan (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $125.00 | General |
| Category: Elastography | ||||||
| 05/08/2019 | AbbVie, Inc. | Humira (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $39.88 | General |
| Category: Immunology | ||||||
| 01/31/2019 | Echosens North America, Inc. | FibroScan (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $45,000.00 | General |
| Category: Elastography | ||||||
| 12/05/2018 | Novo Nordisk Inc | — | Education | In-kind items and services | $32.27 | General |
| 12/03/2018 | Novo Nordisk Inc | Tresiba (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $42.28 | General |
| Category: Diabetes | ||||||
| 10/28/2018 | Echosens North America, Inc. | Fibroscan (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $268.01 | General |
| Category: Elastography | ||||||
| 09/16/2018 | AbbVie, Inc. | Humira (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $36.48 | General |
| Category: Immunology | ||||||
| 02/22/2018 | ImpediMed, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $937.29 | General |
| 02/04/2018 | Echosens North America, Inc. | Fibroscan (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $30,000.00 | General |
| Category: Elastography | ||||||
| 02/02/2018 | Echosens North America, Inc. | Fibroscan (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $26.13 | General |
| Category: Elastography | ||||||
| 02/01/2018 | Echosens North America, Inc. | Fibroscan (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $95.72 | General |
| Category: Elastography | ||||||
About Dr. Scott Howell, DO
Dr. Scott Howell, DO is a Family Medicine healthcare provider based in Los Angeles, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 08/29/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1831182591.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Scott Howell, DO has received a total of $981,460 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $90,000 received in 2022. These payments were reported across 39 transactions from 6 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($976,010).
Practice Information
- Specialty Family Medicine
- Other Specialties Family Medicine
- Location Los Angeles, CA
- Active Since 08/29/2005
- Last Updated 05/07/2024
- Taxonomy Code 207Q00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- Practice Solo Practitioner
- NPI Number 1831182591
Products in Payments
- QuantaFlo (Device) $570,000
- FibroScan (Device) $156,430
- Fibroscan (Device) $32,538
- Victoza (Drug) $254.31
- Humira (Biological) $191.82
- DOVATO (Drug) $124.99
- Tresiba (Drug) $42.28
- Ozempic (Drug) $24.44
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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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