Dollars for Docs

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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.

MICHAEL HOWARD
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MICHAEL HOWARD

Listed Specialty: Hand Surgery
10810 PARKSIDE DR, SUITE 209, KNOXVILLE, TN, 37934-1979
* Note: This physician had a Texas practice address when the most recent payments were reported.
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MICHAEL HOWARD,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

22

payments

$4,942

payment total

6

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
Education
 2 $2,645
Travel and Lodging
 7 $1,225
Food and Beverage
 12 $1,012
Promotional Speaking/Other
 1 $60

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†
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $4,291
SPEED

device

 $430
COR

device

 $118
ZILRETTA

drug

 $60
EXOGEN

device

 $26
EUFLEXXA

device

 $17
† 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
Apr 16, 2018 $1,346 No Listed Product Education PYLANT MEDICAL
Nov 10, 2018 $1,299 No Listed Product Education ARTHREX, INC.
Feb 5, 2018 $511 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ARTHREX, INC.
Feb 5, 2018 $479 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ARTHREX, INC.
Nov 13, 2018 $284 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging PYLANT MEDICAL
Jan 22, 2018 $225 SPEED Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
May 14, 2018 $124 No Listed Product Food and Beverage PYLANT MEDICAL
Apr 26, 2018 $118 COR Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Feb 15, 2018 $117 No Listed Product Food and Beverage PYLANT MEDICAL
Jan 22, 2018 $70 SPEED Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Jan 23, 2018 $63 SPEED Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Sep 14, 2018 $60 ZILRETTA Promotional Speaking/Other FLEXION THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Oct 10, 2018 $42 No Listed Product Food and Beverage PYLANT MEDICAL
Jan 20, 2018 $36 SPEED Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Jan 22, 2018 $35 SPEED Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Nov 10, 2018 $28 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ARTHREX, INC.
Nov 12, 2018 $26 EXOGEN Food and Beverage BIOVENTUS LLC
Apr 23, 2018 $19 No Listed Product Food and Beverage PYLANT MEDICAL
Nov 12, 2018 $17 EUFLEXXA Food and Beverage FERRING PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Nov 13, 2018 $16 No Listed Product Food and Beverage PYLANT MEDICAL
Dec 7, 2018 $15 No Listed Product Food and Beverage PYLANT MEDICAL
May 14, 2018 $9 No Listed Product Food and Beverage PYLANT MEDICAL
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.