Michael Hanowell, MD
Pain Medicine · Covington, GANPI 1316124894
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 108 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. Abbott accounts for 88.8% of it on its own, with 6 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2021 at $1,016 and has fallen 92.3% since, to $78 in 2025. That places this record below the midpoint for pain medicine clinicians in GA, where the typical reported total is $2,366.
Across 108 payments — averaging $19.04 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Abbott$2K
- Fidia Pharma USA Inc.$80
- Nevro Corp.$59
- Medline Industries LP$46
- Boston Scientific$16
- Pacira Therapeutics, Inc.$15
- plus $15 from 1 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$2,057100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Abbott | 96 | $1,826 |
| Fidia Pharma USA Inc. | 5 | $80 |
| Nevro Corp. | 1 | $59 |
| Medline Industries LP | 3 | $46 |
| Boston Scientific | 1 | $16 |
| Pacira Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Bioventus LLC | 1 | $15 |
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.
- Proclaim IPG$101
How this compares
$2,057 in reported general payments places this provider in the 45th percentile of 203 pain medicine providers in Georgia.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Gabapentin | 397 | $7,726 |
| Methocarbamol | 280 | $2,920 |
| Duloxetine Hcl | 102 | $2,236 |
| Pregabalin | 133 | $1,923 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 57 | $1,369 |
| Methylprednisolone | 249 | $1,263 |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 123 | $942 |
| Diclofenac Sodium | 20 | $544 |
| Meloxicam | 79 | $348 |
| Celecoxib | 13 | $348 |
| Tizanidine Hcl | 26 | $264 |
| Methadone Hcl | 12 | $236 |
| Alprazolam | 299 | $210 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 31 | $102 |
| Promethazine Hcl | 13 | $14 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other pain medicine in Covington
- Ramon EspinalCovington$6K
- Rutvij ShahColumbus$86K
- Siddardth UmapathyFort Eisenhower$41K
- Susheel DuaAtlanta$36K
- Subodh AgrawalAthens$34K
- Jose MathewLawrenceville$27K
- Zhuo SunAugusta$26K
- Maged HamzaGainesville$24K
- Ankur PatelGainesville$21K
- Margaret RisoGainesville$19K
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.