Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $104.50 | 2 | 100.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $93.41 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation | $11.09 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $93.41 | 1 | Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated ($93.41) |
| 2017 | $11.09 | 1 | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation ($11.09) |
All Payment Transactions
2 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/24/2018 | Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | EXPAREL (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $93.41 | General |
| Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT | ||||||
| 01/26/2017 | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation | BRIDION (Drug), ENTEREG | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.09 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | 41 | 49 | $9,925 | $2,387 |
| 2022 | 2 | 49 | 49 | $14,154 | $2,540 |
| 2021 | 4 | 75 | 82 | $35,774 | $7,052 |
| 2020 | 5 | 94 | 96 | $23,779 | $5,521 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
14 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01996 | Daily hospital management of continuous spinal drug administration | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 18 | $4,752 | $888.66 | 18.7% |
| 99221 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $2,760 | $752.06 | 27.2% |
| 99231 | Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 19 | $2,413 | $746.51 | 30.9% |
| 00731 | Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 22 | 22 | $10,545 | $1,606 | 15.2% |
| 36620 | Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | Facility | 2022 | 27 | 27 | $3,609 | $933.41 | 25.9% |
| 00790 | Anesthesia for procedure in upper abdomen including use of an endoscope | Facility | 2021 | 14 | 14 | $19,665 | $3,046 | 15.5% |
| 31500 | Emergent insertion of breathing tube into windpipe cartilage using an endoscope | Facility | 2021 | 15 | 15 | $6,090 | $1,755 | 28.8% |
| 01996 | Daily hospital management of continuous spinal drug administration | Facility | 2021 | 17 | 24 | $6,336 | $1,229 | 19.4% |
| 36620 | Insertion of arterial catheter for blood sampling or infusion, accessed through the skin | Facility | 2021 | 29 | 29 | $3,683 | $1,022 | 27.8% |
| 31500 | Emergent insertion of breathing tube into windpipe cartilage using an endoscope | Facility | 2020 | 18 | 18 | $7,308 | $2,163 | 29.6% |
| 01996 | Daily hospital management of continuous spinal drug administration | Facility | 2020 | 25 | 26 | $6,864 | $1,354 | 19.7% |
| 00731 | Anesthesia for procedure on esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope | Facility | 2020 | 11 | 11 | $4,796 | $804.78 | 16.8% |
| 36620 | Insertion of arterial catheter for blood sampling or infusion, accessed through the skin | Facility | 2020 | 19 | 19 | $2,413 | $708.36 | 29.4% |
| 76942 | Ultrasonic guidance imaging supervision and interpretation for insertion of needle | Facility | 2020 | 21 | 22 | $2,398 | $490.45 | 20.5% |
About Dr. Stephen Howell, M.D
Dr. Stephen Howell, M.D is a Anesthesiology healthcare provider based in Morgantown, West Virginia. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 02/26/2007. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1427184274.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Stephen Howell, M.D has received a total of $104.50 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $93.41 received in 2018. These payments were reported across 2 transactions from 2 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($104.50).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Howell has provided services to 259 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 276 services with total Medicare billing of $17,500. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 14 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Anesthesiology
- Location Morgantown, WV
- Active Since 02/26/2007
- Last Updated 07/08/2007
- Taxonomy Code 207L00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- Practice Solo Practitioner
- NPI Number 1427184274
Products in Payments
- EXPAREL (Drug) $93.41
- BRIDION (Drug) $11.09
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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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