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This database was last updated in October 2019 and should only be used as a historical snapshot. Newer data is available at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Open Payments site.
ROBERT E HOWELL
Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
454 TAYLOR RD, MONTGOMERY, AL, 36117-3563
DR. ROBERT HOWELL,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:
2018 Payments At a Glance
17
payments
$456
payment total
11
companies paid this doctor
Payment Calendar in 2018
This doctor received a payment on days in 2018.
Each box below represents a single day during the disclosure period. A gray box indicates no payments. The darker the color, the more payments a doctor received that day.
2018
Types of Payments in 2018
| Category | Payments | Payment Value |
|---|---|---|
Food and Beverage |
16 | $431 |
Travel and Lodging |
1 | $26 |
Drugs & Devices in 2018
Totals listed below account for all payments from that mention this product. Beginning in 2016, the government began classifying products as drugs, devices, biologics or medical supplies. Below, you will see drugs (drugs and biologics) and devices (devices and medical supplies). If a payment record mentions more than one product, the entire value will be included in each of those products. When no products are listed, they are not included in the list below.
| Product Name | Product Type | Payments† |
|---|---|---|
ATTUNE |
device |
$110 |
JOURNEY II BCS |
device |
$99 |
NAVIO SURGICAL SYSTEM |
device |
$99 |
MAKO |
device |
$95 |
INFUSE |
device |
$39 |
MONOVISC |
device |
$20 |
DUROLANE |
device |
$19 |
PROLIA |
drug |
$18 |
SYNVISC-ONE |
device |
$18 |
DYNASPLINT |
device |
$16 |
ON-Q PUMP AND ACCESSORIES |
device |
$11 |
PHYSIO-STIM |
drug |
$11 |
| † May not add up to dollar total at top of page, since a payment record may not be associated with any product or can be associated with several products. | ||
Payment Details in 2018
| When | How Much | Related To | What For | From | Third Party Payee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2, 2018 | $99 | NAVIO SURGICAL SYSTEM JOURNEY II BCS | Food and Beverage | SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. | |
| Feb 2, 2018 | $40 | MAKO | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Oct 12, 2018 | $35 | ATTUNE | Food and Beverage | MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC. | |
| Feb 9, 2018 | $34 | MAKO | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Oct 12, 2018 | $33 | ATTUNE | Food and Beverage | MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC. | |
| Oct 12, 2018 | $26 | ATTUNE | Travel and Lodging | MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC. | |
| Oct 16, 2018 | $24 | INFUSE | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC USA, INC. | |
| Feb 2, 2018 | $21 | MAKO | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Feb 12, 2018 | $20 | MONOVISC | Food and Beverage | DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC. | |
| Mar 19, 2018 | $19 | DUROLANE | Food and Beverage | BIOVENTUS LLC | |
| May 14, 2018 | $18 | PROLIA | Food and Beverage | AMGEN INC. | |
| Mar 5, 2018 | $18 | SYNVISC-ONE | Food and Beverage | SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | |
| Apr 5, 2018 | $16 | DYNASPLINT | Food and Beverage | DYNASPLINT SYSTEMS INC. | |
| Oct 12, 2018 | $16 | ATTUNE | Food and Beverage | MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC. | |
| Aug 30, 2018 | $15 | INFUSE | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC USA, INC. | |
| Jul 17, 2018 | $11 | ON-Q PUMP AND ACCESSORIES | Food and Beverage | AVANOS MEDICAL | |
| Jan 29, 2018 | $11 | PHYSIO-STIM | Food and Beverage | ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, INC. |
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.