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

PETER J HOWARD

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Orthopaedic Surgery

NPI
1992065312
CMS profile
1273461
Location
PALM HARBOR, FL

General Payments · PY2018–2024

$71,899.79

  • Reported across 138 records
  • CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$16,659.96

35 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
Consulting Fee $13,875.00 8
Travel and Lodging $2,160.95 9
Food and Beverage $624.01 18

By paying entity

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Paying entityAmountRecords
Linvatec Corporation $16,241.87 26
Arthrex, Inc. $224.95 3
Coastal Medical Technologies LLC $156.94 3
Smith & Nephew, Inc. $31.12 2
HERAEUS MEDICAL, LLC. $5.08 1

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2018 $11,497.37 24
PY2019 $139.33 4
PY2020 $3,746.49 20
PY2021 $12,719.03 20
PY2022 $18,236.49 24
PY2023 $8,901.12 11
PY2024 $16,659.96 35

Payment records · PY2024 (35)

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
Arthrex, Inc. $160.95 08/02/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146545512 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $30.00 08/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146545508 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $34.00 08/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146545510 CMS
Coastal Medical Technologies Llc $113.47 08/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119735657 CMS
Coastal Medical Technologies Llc $24.92 10/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119735661 CMS
Coastal Medical Technologies Llc $18.55 10/31/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119735659 CMS
HERAEUS MEDICAL, LLC. $5.08 06/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1075918658 CMS
Linvatec Corporation $31.33 03/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1147086055 CMS
Linvatec Corporation $2,500.00 04/18/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1147086057 CMS
Linvatec Corporation $250.00 04/18/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1147086059 CMS
Linvatec Corporation $16.49 05/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1147086061 CMS
Linvatec Corporation $41.50 05/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1147086063 CMS
Linvatec Corporation $2,000.00 05/17/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1147086065 CMS
Linvatec Corporation $250.00 05/17/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1147086067 CMS
Linvatec Corporation $76.96 06/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1147086069 CMS
Linvatec Corporation $2,625.00 07/09/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1147086071 CMS
Linvatec Corporation $250.00 07/09/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1147086073 CMS
Linvatec Corporation $25.85 09/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1147086075 CMS
Linvatec Corporation $7.88 09/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1147086077 CMS
Linvatec Corporation $1,250.00 09/12/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1147086079 CMS
Linvatec Corporation $250.00 09/12/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1147086081 CMS
Linvatec Corporation $1,000.00 10/03/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1147086083 CMS
Linvatec Corporation $250.00 10/03/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1147086085 CMS
Linvatec Corporation $20.54 10/28/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1147086087 CMS
Linvatec Corporation $91.96 11/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1147086089 CMS
Linvatec Corporation $1,500.00 11/07/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1147086091 CMS
Linvatec Corporation $250.00 11/07/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1147086093 CMS
Linvatec Corporation $1,000.00 11/07/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1147086095 CMS
Linvatec Corporation $250.00 11/07/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1147086097 CMS
Linvatec Corporation $2,000.00 12/12/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1147086099 CMS
Linvatec Corporation $250.00 12/12/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1147086101 CMS
Linvatec Corporation $23.80 12/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1147086103 CMS
Linvatec Corporation $30.56 12/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1147086105 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $14.04 07/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149544849 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $17.08 11/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149544851 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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