Anthony Howard, DO
Facial Plastic Surgery · Grand Rapids, MINPI 1386094761
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 81 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 19 manufacturers reported payments, led by Stryker at 33.1% of the total.
Across 81 payments — averaging $54.09 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Stryker$1K
- Integra Lifesciences Corporation$764
- Intersect ENT, Inc.$488
- Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.$312
- Acclarent, Inc$284
- Aerin Medical Inc.$149
- plus $932 from 13 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$4,381100%
Most of this is food and beverage — typically meals provided during product presentations at a clinic or hospital. Nationally that is the single largest category of reported payments by count.
General payments by program year
Who reported the general payments
Companies are grouped under their corporate parent — a single manufacturer often files under several CMS reporting entities. Research and ownership payments are counted separately and are not in this table.
| Company | Payments | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Stryker | 19 | $1,452 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 6 | $764 |
| Intersect ENT, Inc. | 5 | $488 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 12 | $312 |
| Acclarent, Inc | 10 | $284 |
| Aerin Medical Inc. | 1 | $149 |
| BD | 1 | $143 |
| Optinose US, Inc. | 1 | $116 |
| GSK | 6 | $111 |
| Johnson & Johnson(2 entities) | 3 | $99 |
| KARL Storz Endoscopy-america | 3 | $79 |
| Sanofi | 3 | $77 |
| Zimmer Biomet | 2 | $63 |
| Neurent Medical Limited | 2 | $56 |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | 2 | $53 |
| Checkpoint Surgical, Inc | 1 | $50 |
| Med-el Corporation | 2 | $42 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $23 |
| ARS Pharmaceuticals Operations, Inc. | 1 | $19 |
What the payments were tied to
Products named in the reported payments. Only payments of $100 or more are attributed here — the typical reported payment nationally is a meal worth about $16, and listing those product-by-product would be noise.
- Acclarent Aera$719
- Inspira Air$719
- RELIEVA SPINPLUS NAV$719
- TruDi Probe$719
- XPRESS LOPROFILE$440
- MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, INC.$424
- SINUVA$255
- Vivaer RF Stylus$149
- PROPEL$147
- PROGEL$143
- SCOPIS ENT$142
- ENTELLUS - XPRESS ENT DILATION SYSTEM$130
- Xhance$116
How this compares
$4,381 in reported general payments places this provider in the 75th percentile of 30 facial plastic surgery providers in Michigan.
Medicare billing
What this is not: this is the amount Original Medicare Part B allowed for services this provider billed in 2024. It is not their income. It excludes Medicare Advantage — now more than half of all Medicare enrollment — along with Medicaid and all commercial insurance, and it is gross practice revenue before staff, rent, supplies and malpractice premiums. CMS also suppresses any figure covering ten or fewer patients, so low-volume providers appear smaller than they are.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Dupixent PenDupilumab | 14 | $49,970 |
| Ipratropium Bromide | 145 | $5,493 |
| Omeprazole | 115 | $2,835 |
| Famotidine | 162 | $2,414 |
| Ciprofloxacin-DexamethasoneCiprofloxacin Hcl/Dexameth | 17 | $1,956 |
| Bumetanide | 11 | $1,142 |
| Azelastine Hcl | 51 | $1,049 |
| Ziprasidone Hcl | 57 | $1,013 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | 41 | $972 |
| Montelukast Sodium | 54 | $656 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 32 | $641 |
| Doxycycline Monohydrate | 39 | $517 |
| Prednisone | 44 | $292 |
| Clotrimazole-BetamethasoneClotrimazole/Betamethasone Dip | 25 | $273 |
| Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride | 21 | $254 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other facial plastic surgery in Grand Rapids
- Andrew BehlerGrand Rapids$10K
- John RileyGrand Rapids$3K
- James SpotoGrand Rapids$2K
- Ahmed MakiPontiac$24K
- Casey AshbyFarmington Hills$15K
- Christopher MetzMadison Heights$7K
- John UlrichGrand Blanc$7K
- Laura Garcia RodriguezDetroit$6K
- Noah SternDetroit$4K
- Adam RourkeSterling Heights$4K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Billing: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, data year 2024. Original Medicare Part B only.
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.