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

PAUL F HOWARD

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Internal Medicine Rheumatology

NPI
1811081375
CMS profile
264199
Location
SCOTTSDALE, AZ

General Payments · PY2018–2024

$184,261.95

  • Reported across 388 records
  • CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$19,297.45

22 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

By paying entity

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Paying entityAmountRecords
Amgen Inc. $19,150.07 20
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, plc $91.88 1
ARGENX US, INC. $55.50 1

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2018 $66,165.02 148
PY2019 $39,880.93 116
PY2020 $6,638.55 33
PY2021 $32,669.72 42
PY2022 $14,588.12 18
PY2023 $5,022.16 9
PY2024 $19,297.45 22

Payment records · PY2024 (22)

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

Program year 2024 201820192020202120222023 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
Amgen Inc. $200.00 02/13/2024 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program Undisputed 01/23/2026 1115734946 CMS
Amgen Inc. $600.00 03/04/2024 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program Undisputed 01/23/2026 1115735006 CMS
Amgen Inc. $121.83 03/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1115734914 CMS
Amgen Inc. $789.75 03/29/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1115734868 CMS
Amgen Inc. $118.31 04/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1115734856 CMS
Amgen Inc. $2,400.00 04/03/2024 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program Undisputed 01/23/2026 1115734886 CMS
Amgen Inc. $400.00 04/03/2024 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program Undisputed 01/23/2026 1115734904 CMS
Amgen Inc. $6.70 04/09/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1115734881 CMS
Amgen Inc. $2,400.00 04/09/2024 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program Undisputed 01/23/2026 1115734896 CMS
Amgen Inc. $54.80 07/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1115734932 CMS
Amgen Inc. $20.23 07/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1115734974 CMS
Amgen Inc. $1,984.50 07/22/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1115734940 CMS
Amgen Inc. $2,400.00 07/23/2024 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program Undisputed 01/23/2026 1115734922 CMS
Amgen Inc. $2,400.00 07/23/2024 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program Undisputed 01/23/2026 1115734956 CMS
Amgen Inc. $400.00 07/23/2024 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program Undisputed 01/23/2026 1115734964 CMS
Amgen Inc. $18.06 10/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1115734980 CMS
Amgen Inc. $2,400.00 11/04/2024 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program Undisputed 01/23/2026 1115734998 CMS
Amgen Inc. $4.56 11/05/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1115734987 CMS
Amgen Inc. $31.33 11/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1115735014 CMS
Amgen Inc. $2,400.00 12/03/2024 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program Undisputed 01/23/2026 1115735030 CMS
ARGENX US, INC. $55.50 07/15/2024 Education Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142121928 CMS
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, plc $91.88 11/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154882871 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, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Source files
Dataset page · Bulk file · PY2018 , PY2019 , PY2020 , PY2021 , PY2022 , PY2023 , PY2024
Generated from
OP_DTL_GNRL_PGYR2024_P01232026_01102026.csv

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