Official source Data mirrored from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Open Payments · General Payments · as published 2026-01-23 View official record Methodology

Covered recipient · General Payments record

ROLAND A HOWARD

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Orthopaedic Surgery

NPI
1366979163
CMS profile
5702666
Location
STROUDSBURG, PA

General Payments · PY2018–2024

$16,310.34

  • Reported across 77 records
  • CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$8,993.67

45 records · 0 disputed

Financial relationships do not necessarily indicate an improper relationship; the data is open to interpretation.

How these totals are calculated
  • The total is the sum of the General Payments records CMS published for the labeled program year(s), exactly as published. Nothing is estimated, weighted, or combined across categories.
  • General Payments only. Research and Ownership/Investment are separate datasets and are never summed with these figures; amounts are kept separate per program year.
  • Featured-page threshold (a presentation gate, not a judgment): records>=3 OR total>=100 (all years).
  • Methodology & Data — sourcing, labeling, and limitations.

By nature of payment

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Nature of paymentAmountRecords
Grant $4,166.67 2
Travel and Lodging $3,251.96 10
Food and Beverage $1,575.04 33

By paying entity

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Paying entityAmountRecords
Stryker Corporation $2,913.00 16
DJO, LLC $2,500.00 1
Smith & Nephew, Inc. $1,746.95 3
Arthrex, Inc. $1,302.14 18
Globus Medical, Inc. $295.64 3
Novus Surgical Consultants $194.43 3
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. $41.51 1

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2018 $899.83 2
PY2019 $819.00 2
PY2022 $232.77 6
PY2023 $5,365.07 22
PY2024 $8,993.67 45

Payment records · PY2024 (45)

Sorted by paying entity, then date · as published by CMS

Program year 2024 2018201920222023 Record-level detail is published for PY2024; earlier years are summarised in “By program year”.
Paying entity Amount Date Nature of payment Dispute status Published Record ID Source
Arthrex, Inc. $374.19 03/04/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146535253 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $238.65 05/01/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146535255 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $238.65 05/02/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146535259 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $40.00 05/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146535271 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $24.00 05/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146535279 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $10.00 05/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146535281 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $10.00 05/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146535283 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $10.00 05/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146535285 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $10.00 05/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146535287 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $238.65 05/03/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146535257 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $24.00 05/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146535269 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $10.00 05/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146535273 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $10.00 05/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146535275 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $10.00 05/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146535277 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $24.00 05/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146535261 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $10.00 05/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146535263 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $10.00 05/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146535265 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $10.00 05/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146535267 CMS
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. $41.51 06/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077887162 CMS
DJO, LLC $2,500.00 02/09/2024 Grant Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154741818 CMS
Globus Medical, Inc. $155.90 03/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145001202 CMS
Globus Medical, Inc. $30.34 04/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145001204 CMS
Globus Medical, Inc. $109.40 04/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145001206 CMS
Novus Surgical Consultants $99.49 06/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125012852 CMS
Novus Surgical Consultants $73.94 09/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125012843 CMS
Novus Surgical Consultants $21.00 12/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125012865 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $1,666.67 01/25/2024 Grant Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149599568 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $40.86 02/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149599566 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $39.42 05/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149599564 CMS
Stryker Corporation $778.26 02/28/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119858690 CMS
Stryker Corporation $412.00 04/08/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119858692 CMS
Stryker Corporation $12.89 05/07/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119858694 CMS
Stryker Corporation $173.99 05/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119858696 CMS
Stryker Corporation $120.28 06/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119858698 CMS
Stryker Corporation $323.69 07/24/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119858700 CMS
Stryker Corporation $13.52 08/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119858702 CMS
Stryker Corporation $150.06 08/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119858704 CMS
Stryker Corporation $17.31 08/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119858706 CMS
Stryker Corporation $33.95 08/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119858708 CMS
Stryker Corporation $61.57 08/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119858710 CMS
Stryker Corporation $469.94 08/29/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119858712 CMS
Stryker Corporation $165.04 09/03/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119858714 CMS
Stryker Corporation $142.55 09/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119858716 CMS
Stryker Corporation $14.88 09/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119858718 CMS
Stryker Corporation $23.07 11/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119858720 CMS

Source & provenance

Dataset
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
Publisher of source data
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
CMS publication date
2026-01-23
Program years on this page
2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024
Source files
Dataset page · Bulk file · PY2018 , PY2019 , PY2022 , PY2023 , PY2024
Generated from
OP_DTL_GNRL_PGYR2024_P01232026_01102026.csv

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