Payment overview · 2025
General Payments
$114.99
1 reported records · 1 companies
Healthcare provider profile · identity verified
Kenneth Jerome Howard, MD
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Family Medicine · CALHOUN, GA · NPI 1447311238
Verified facts
What the public records show
CMS Open Payments records show Kenneth Jerome Howard, MD received $114.99 in general payments during 2025 across 1 reported records.
ABBVIE INC. accounted for 100.0% of that reported general-payment amount.
The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 1 associated product.
ABBVIE INC. reported payments to this doctor in 2025. Across the 2025 Open Payments General Payment records loaded for this analysis, that same reporting entity reported LINZESS as an associated drug or biological on 87954 records involving 21815 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 15 claims for Linzess by this doctor in 2024.
ABBVIE INC. reported payments to this doctor in 2025. Across the 2025 Open Payments General Payment records loaded for this analysis, that same reporting entity reported SYNTHROID as an associated drug or biological on 10655 records involving 4881 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 46 claims for Synthroid by this doctor in 2024.
These records do not establish that a payment influenced prescribing or medical care.
Separate record types
Research & Ownership
Research Payments (direct recipient): not present in the loaded data
Associated Research Funding (for example, named PI): not present in the loaded data
Ownership / Investment: not present in the loaded data
These categories are never added into the General Payments headline. Associated research funding must not be described as money the doctor personally received unless the source record supports that conclusion.
Who paid this doctor?
Companies in 2025 General Payments
| Reported company | Canonical company | Amount | Share | Records | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABBVIE INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $114.99 | 100.0% | 1 | 2025 |
What were the payments for?
Payment categories
| Category | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $114.99 | 1 |
A meal, consulting fee, royalty, and travel payment describe different kinds of reported relationships and should not be interpreted as equivalent.
Analysis 1 · Payment-linked products
Products named in Open Payments records
| Reported product | Type | Reported company | Related amount* | Records | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VRAYLAR Normalized: vraylar |
Drug | ABBVIE INC. | $114.99 | 1 | 2025 |
Source payment records
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* Product-associated amounts are non-additive because one payment record may name more than one product.
These products were named on specific Open Payments records. A named product does not show that the payment influenced treatment or prescribing.
Public prescribing for products named in payments
No exact normalized or approved-alias overlap was found in the loaded Part D year. This does not mean the doctor never prescribed the product.
The presence of the same drug in both datasets does not show that a payment caused or influenced a prescription.
Analysis 2 · Same-company prescribing overlap
Drugs reported in other payments from the same company that also appear in Medicare Part D
This analysis is independent from products named on this doctor’s individual payment records. A row appears only when the exact Open Payments reporting entity paid this doctor, that same reporting entity reported the drug or biological on at least 10 loaded General Payment records involving at least 2 distinct recipient NPIs, and this doctor has the same non-generic brand in public Part D data. This does not mean the company owns or manufactures the drug.
| Paying company | Payment year | Drug reported by same entity | Open Payments evidence | Part D | Claims | Beneficiaries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABBVIE INC. Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | LINZESS open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 87954 supporting records · 21815 recipient NPIs · example record 1201352608 |
Linzess · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
15 | suppressed by CMS |
| ABBVIE INC. Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | SYNTHROID open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 10655 supporting records · 4881 recipient NPIs · example record 1201352636 |
Synthroid · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
46 | 12 |
These facts do not show that a payment was for the drug, that the company owns or manufactures the drug, or that a payment caused or influenced prescribing.
Public Medicare Part D data
Provider-and-drug rows loaded for 2024
| Brand | Generic | Claims | Beneficiaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 580 | 177 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | Amlodipine Besylate | 558 | 168 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | Pantoprazole Sodium | 391 | 131 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | Levothyroxine Sodium | 381 | 112 |
| Losartan Potassium | Losartan Potassium | 350 | 103 |
| Metformin Hcl | Metformin Hcl | 324 | 93 |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 315 | 98 |
| Omeprazole | Omeprazole | 313 | 99 |
| Lisinopril | Lisinopril | 302 | 97 |
| Famotidine | Famotidine | 270 | 79 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | Rosuvastatin Calcium | 249 | 79 |
| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa | Albuterol Sulfate | 246 | 84 |
| Pravastatin Sodium | Pravastatin Sodium | 229 | 64 |
| Sertraline Hcl | Sertraline Hcl | 221 | 71 |
| Metoprolol Tartrate | Metoprolol Tartrate | 188 | 60 |
| Hydrochlorothiazide | Hydrochlorothiazide | 170 | 48 |
| Tamsulosin Hcl | Tamsulosin Hcl | 153 | 45 |
| Citalopram Hbr | Citalopram Hydrobromide | 136 | 43 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | Metoprolol Succinate | 131 | 39 |
| Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide | Lisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide | 127 | 32 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | Fluticasone Propionate | 124 | 58 |
| Lantus Solostar | Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 124 | 45 |
| Clopidogrel | Clopidogrel Bisulfate | 112 | 30 |
| Trazodone Hcl | Trazodone Hcl | 108 | 36 |
| Meloxicam | Meloxicam | 97 | 31 |
| Furosemide | Furosemide | 96 | 39 |
| Montelukast Sodium | Montelukast Sodium | 90 | 27 |
| Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide | Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide | 88 | 29 |
| Ozempic | Semaglutide | 86 | 19 |
| Simvastatin | Simvastatin | 86 | 22 |
| Buspirone Hcl | Buspirone Hcl | 83 | 18 |
| Carvedilol | Carvedilol | 83 | 27 |
| Eliquis | Apixaban | 82 | 18 |
| Potassium Chloride | Potassium Chloride | 75 | 28 |
| Fenofibrate | Fenofibrate | 73 | 18 |
| Fluoxetine Hcl | Fluoxetine Hcl | 70 | 16 |
| Escitalopram Oxalate | Escitalopram Oxalate | 69 | 16 |
| Ezetimibe | Ezetimibe | 68 | 19 |
| Duloxetine Hcl | Duloxetine Hcl | 66 | 16 |
| Warfarin Sodium | Warfarin Sodium | 62 | 12 |
| Januvia | Sitagliptin Phosphate | 60 | 14 |
| Allopurinol | Allopurinol | 57 | 21 |
| Benazepril Hcl | Benazepril Hcl | 53 | 17 |
| Pregabalin | Pregabalin | 51 | suppressed |
| Chlorthalidone | Chlorthalidone | 50 | 15 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | Doxycycline Hyclate | 48 | 43 |
| Hydroxyzine Hcl | Hydroxyzine Hcl | 47 | 17 |
| Hydralazine Hcl | Hydralazine Hcl | 46 | 19 |
| Synthroid | Levothyroxine Sodium | 46 | 12 |
| Glimepiride | Glimepiride | 43 | 12 |
| Atenolol | Atenolol | 42 | 14 |
| Meclizine Hcl | Meclizine Hcl | 42 | 21 |
| Trulicity | Dulaglutide | 41 | suppressed |
| Mounjaro | Tirzepatide | 39 | suppressed |
| Hydroxyzine Pamoate | Hydroxyzine Pamoate | 38 | 11 |
| Ultra-Fine Short Pen Needle | Pen Needle, Diabetic | 37 | 12 |
| Alprazolam | Alprazolam | 36 | suppressed |
| Jardiance | Empagliflozin | 36 | 11 |
| Lovastatin | Lovastatin | 36 | 11 |
| Cefdinir | Cefdinir | 35 | 33 |
| Colchicine | Colchicine | 35 | 15 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 34 | 25 |
| Droplet Pen Needle | Pen Needle, Diabetic | 33 | suppressed |
| Metformin Hcl Er | Metformin Hcl | 33 | 13 |
| Pramipexole Dihydrochloride | Pramipexole Di-Hcl | 33 | 12 |
| Alendronate Sodium | Alendronate Sodium | 32 | 11 |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 32 | 11 |
| Ropinirole Hcl | Ropinirole Hcl | 32 | 13 |
| Amitriptyline Hcl | Amitriptyline Hcl | 29 | suppressed |
| Diclofenac Sodium | Diclofenac Sodium | 29 | 17 |
| Celecoxib | Celecoxib | 28 | suppressed |
| Lantus | Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 28 | suppressed |
| Fenofibrate | Fenofibrate Nanocrystallized | 27 | suppressed |
| Ondansetron Odt | Ondansetron | 27 | 15 |
| Quetiapine Fumarate | Quetiapine Fumarate | 27 | suppressed |
| Tradjenta | Linagliptin | 27 | suppressed |
| Venlafaxine Hcl Er | Venlafaxine Hcl | 27 | suppressed |
| Bupropion Hcl Sr | Bupropion Hcl | 26 | suppressed |
| Dropsafe Prep Pads | Alcohol Antiseptic Pads | 26 | suppressed |
| Janumet | Sitagliptin Phos/Metformin Hcl | 25 | suppressed |
| Estradiol | Estradiol | 24 | suppressed |
| Finasteride | Finasteride | 24 | 11 |
| Spironolactone | Spironolactone | 23 | suppressed |
| Cephalexin | Cephalexin | 22 | 22 |
| Ketoconazole | Ketoconazole | 22 | suppressed |
| Anoro Ellipta | Umeclidinium Brm/Vilanterol Tr | 21 | suppressed |
| Sumatriptan Succinate | Sumatriptan Succinate | 21 | suppressed |
| Donepezil Hcl | Donepezil Hcl | 20 | suppressed |
| Nifedipine Er | Nifedipine | 20 | suppressed |
| Temazepam | Temazepam | 20 | suppressed |
| Tizanidine Hcl | Tizanidine Hcl | 20 | suppressed |
| Glipizide Er | Glipizide | 19 | suppressed |
| Mirtazapine | Mirtazapine | 19 | suppressed |
| Xarelto | Rivaroxaban | 19 | suppressed |
| Breo Ellipta | Fluticasone/Vilanterol | 18 | suppressed |
| Fluconazole | Fluconazole | 18 | suppressed |
| Glipizide | Glipizide | 18 | suppressed |
| Novolog Flexpen | Insulin Aspart | 18 | suppressed |
| Tresiba Flextouch U-200 | Insulin Degludec | 18 | suppressed |
| Divalproex Sodium | Divalproex Sodium | 17 | suppressed |
| Esomeprazole Magnesium | Esomeprazole Magnesium | 17 | suppressed |
| Fluticasone-Salmeterol | Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol | 17 | suppressed |
| Symbicort | Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate | 17 | suppressed |
| Amlodipine Besylate-Benazepril | Amlodipine Besylate/Benazepril | 16 | suppressed |
| Basaglar Kwikpen U-100 | Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 16 | suppressed |
| Benazepril-Hydrochlorothiazide | Benazepril/Hydrochlorothiazide | 16 | suppressed |
| Clonidine Hcl | Clonidine Hcl | 16 | suppressed |
| Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd) | Diltiazem Hcl | 16 | suppressed |
| Memantine Hcl | Memantine Hcl | 16 | suppressed |
| Nano 2nd Gen Pen Needle | Pen Needle, Diabetic | 16 | suppressed |
| Clonazepam | Clonazepam | 15 | suppressed |
| Linzess | Linaclotide | 15 | suppressed |
| Paroxetine Hcl | Paroxetine Hcl | 15 | suppressed |
| Sucralfate | Sucralfate | 15 | suppressed |
| Topiramate | Topiramate | 15 | suppressed |
| Bupropion Xl | Bupropion Hcl | 14 | suppressed |
| Klor-Con M20 | Potassium Chloride | 14 | suppressed |
| Levemir Flexpen | Insulin Detemir | 14 | suppressed |
| Metoclopramide Hcl | Metoclopramide Hcl | 14 | suppressed |
| Oxybutynin Chloride | Oxybutynin Chloride | 14 | suppressed |
| Torsemide | Torsemide | 14 | suppressed |
| Ventolin Hfa | Albuterol Sulfate | 14 | suppressed |
| Azelastine Hcl | Azelastine Hcl | 13 | 11 |
| Olanzapine | Olanzapine | 13 | suppressed |
| Trelegy Ellipta | Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter | 13 | suppressed |
| Ultra-Fine Mini Pen Needle | Pen Needle, Diabetic | 13 | suppressed |
| Amoxicillin | Amoxicillin | 12 | suppressed |
| Clotrimazole-Betamethasone | Clotrimazole/Betamethasone Dip | 12 | suppressed |
| Digoxin | Digoxin | 12 | suppressed |
| Levetiracetam | Levetiracetam | 12 | suppressed |
| Ultra-Fine Nano Pen Needle | Pen Needle, Diabetic | 12 | suppressed |
| Alcohol Pads | Alcohol Antiseptic Pads | 11 | suppressed |
| Atrovent Hfa | Ipratropium Bromide | 11 | suppressed |
| Methylphenidate Hcl | Methylphenidate Hcl | 11 | suppressed |
| Tresiba Flextouch U-100 | Insulin Degludec | 11 | suppressed |
| Triamcinolone Acetonide | Triamcinolone Acetonide | 11 | suppressed |
Timeline
Payment and prescribing data by year
Open Payments and Medicare Part D may refer to different years. They are shown separately rather than aligned as if they describe the same period.
| Year | General Payments | Main payer | Explicit products | Company overlaps | Part D coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $114.99 · 1 records | ABBVIE INC. | VRAYLAR | 2 | — |
| 2024 | — | — | — | — | Complete |
Questions to ask
Questions you could discuss with your doctor
- How do you evaluate evidence when you have a financial relationship with ABBVIE INC.?
- Are there reasonable alternatives I should understand when we discuss treatment options?
- How should I interpret the industry-payment records shown here in the context of my care?
These are general questions generated from reviewed templates. They are not personalized medical advice.
Sources and limitations
How to read this page
- Payment and Medicare prescribing data can cover different years; every comparison shows both years explicitly.
- Part D does not represent a doctor’s entire practice; it excludes many patients and is subject to CMS public-release thresholds.
- Company–drug relationships must have an auditable source, a precise relationship type, and a valid evidence period. Unresolved mappings are not published.
- Generic drug claims are not attributed to a specific manufacturer without manufacturer-level evidence.
- When a source extract is incomplete, missing rows are never treated as proof of no payments or no prescriptions.
Loaded source releases
| Dataset | Year | Publication | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| CMS Open Payments — General Payments | 2025 | 2026-06-30 | Original source |
| Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug | 2024 | 2026-05-06 | Original source |
| NPPES Data Dissemination V2 | current / reference data | 2026-08-10 | Original source |
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