Christopher Howell, MD
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery · Lexington, KYNPI 1881126563
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 10 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 8 manufacturers reported payments, led by Davol Inc. at 30.2% of the total. That places this record below the midpoint for plastic and reconstructive surgery clinicians in KY, where the typical reported total is $2,246.
Across 10 payments — averaging $112.10 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Davol Inc.$338
- Axogen$246
- RTI Surgical, Inc$168
- Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc.$138
- Mentor Worldwide LLC$115
- Johnson & Johnson$86
- plus $29 from 2 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,121100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Davol Inc. | 2 | $338 |
| Axogen | 2 | $246 |
| RTI Surgical, Inc | 1 | $168 |
| Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. | 1 | $138 |
| Mentor Worldwide LLC | 1 | $115 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $86 |
| Solventum Corporation | 1 | $15 |
| TELA Bio, Inc. | 1 | $14 |
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.
How this compares
$1,121 in reported general payments places this provider in the 30th percentile of 43 plastic and reconstructive surgery providers in Kentucky.
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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.
Other plastic and reconstructive surgery in Lexington
- Chelsea WallaceLexington$2K
- James LiauLexington$2K
- David DrakeLexington$1K
- Henry VasconezLexington$922
- Alisha ParanzinoLexington$545
- Margaret WetzelLexington$532
- Lesley WongLexington$218
- Robert EdmundsLexington$102
- Susan KornegayLexington$85
- Jessica WinterLexington$24
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.