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.

RICHARD A HOWARD
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RICHARD A HOWARD

Listed Specialty: Cardiovascular Disease
401 9TH AVE NW, WATERTOWN, SD, 57201-1548
* Note: This physician had a Pennsylvania practice address when the most recent payments were reported.
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RICHARD HOWARD,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

13

payments

$395

payment total

9

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
 11 $371
Education
 2 $24

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†
ELIQUIS

drug

 $152
PRALUENT

drug

 $89
XARELTO

drug

 $39
ASSURITY PACEMAKER

device

 $38
BRILINTA

drug

 $24
JARDIANCE

drug

 $16
PRADAXA

drug

 $16
RESOLUTE

device

 $15
CORLANOR

drug

 $12
REPATHA

drug

 $12
ADROIT GUIDING CATHETER

device

 $11
MYNXGRIP VASCULAR CLOSURE DEVICE

device

 $11
VISTA BRITE TIP GUIDING CATHETER

device

 $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
Aug 7, 2018 $89 PRALUENT Food and Beverage REGENERON HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS, INC.
May 2, 2018 $83 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Oct 22, 2018 $63 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Mar 23, 2018 $38 ASSURITY PACEMAKER Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Nov 7, 2018 $28 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Feb 20, 2018 $16 PRADAXA JARDIANCE Food and Beverage BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Jul 18, 2018 $15 RESOLUTE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 17, 2018 $12 BRILINTA Education ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Apr 17, 2018 $12 BRILINTA Education ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Jan 5, 2018 $12 CORLANOR REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Jan 11, 2018 $11 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Jun 5, 2018 $11 ADROIT GUIDING CATHETER MYNXGRIP VASCULAR CLOSURE DEVICE VISTA BRITE TIP GUIDING CATHETER Food and Beverage CARDINAL HEALTH 200, LLC
Sep 10, 2018 $5 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
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Note: We have made some effort to normalize the data and eliminate duplicates, but the data is primarily as it has been reported by the companies to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. To purchase the normalized data, please visit the ProPublica Data Store. If you spot an error, please let us know at [email protected].

This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.