Willard Howard
Family Medicine · Centerton, ARNPI 1487609541
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 75 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. It is spread thinly across 22 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 13.4% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. Reporting peaked in 2021 at $610 and has fallen 97.8% since, to $13 in 2024.
Across 75 payments — averaging $15.44 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Johnson & Johnson$155
- Amgen$153
- Novo Nordisk$145
- Amarin Pharma, Inc.$82
- Genentech USA, Inc.$81
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$72
- plus $472 from 16 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,158100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson & Johnson | 11 | $155 |
| Amgen | 9 | $153 |
| Novo Nordisk | 9 | $145 |
| Amarin Pharma, Inc. | 4 | $82 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 5 | $81 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 5 | $72 |
| AbbVie | 4 | $69 |
| AstraZeneca | 5 | $60 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 4 | $54 |
| Pfizer | 3 | $44 |
| Merck | 3 | $38 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 2 | $33 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | 2 | $30 |
| Gilead | 1 | $24 |
| Mylan Specialty L.p. | 1 | $18 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 1 | $17 |
| Dexcom, Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 1 | $15 |
| Exact Sciences | 1 | $14 |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | 1 | $14 |
| Galderma Laboratories, L.p. | 1 | $13 |
| GSK | 1 | $13 |
How this compares
$1,158 in reported general payments places this provider in the 60th percentile of 1,347 family medicine providers in Arkansas.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| NucyntaTapentadol Hcl | 19 | $35,761 |
| OxycontinOxycodone Hcl | 11 | $4,996 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 11 | $803 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | 35 | $529 |
| Duloxetine Hcl | 13 | $434 |
| Gabapentin | 35 | $424 |
| Albuterol Sulfate HfaAlbuterol Sulfate | 12 | $324 |
| Omeprazole | 18 | $85 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | 15 | $85 |
| Losartan Potassium | 24 | $69 |
| Lisinopril | 11 | $66 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | 13 | $61 |
| Metformin Hcl | 13 | $54 |
| Spironolactone | 12 | $33 |
| Furosemide | 14 | $23 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other family medicine in Centerton
- Megan BuschCenterton$10K
- Glenn GibbonsFort Smith$179K
- Hetal PatelParagould$147K
- David GersonSherwood$119K
- Scott MusickBentonville$102K
- Broderick EatonWynne$49K
- Craig LevoyBentonville$30K
- Allen BeachyFort Smith$21K
- Hunter CarringtonHot Springs$20K
- Harold BettonLittle Rock$18K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.