Physician profile

Howard Levinson

Plastic Surgery · Durham, NC

NPI 1033221072

$167,002.39

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

23 companies · $73K in 2025

The $73K reported for 2025 was more than what 99% of Plastic Surgery providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $380).

Payments by year

General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.

What the payments were for

Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.

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Payment typeAmount (2023-2025)
Consulting Fee$67,545.00
Food and Beverage$7,980.01
Travel and Lodging$2,803.62
Entertainment$48.88

Payment-type detail covers 2023-2025; earlier years are included in totals but not broken out here.

Who reported paying

General payments only, as reported to CMS. Product names cover 2023-2025.

CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
W. L. Gore & Associates, INC. $149,603.61 2019-2025 Gore Bio-A Tissue Reinforcement, Gore Enform Preperitoneal Biomaterial, Gore Synecor Biomaterial
Davol INC. $5,955.87 2019-2023 Phasix Mesh
Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation INC. $3,071.46 2019-2025
Allergan, INC. $1,732.77 2019-2022
Abbvie INC. $1,259.21 2023-2025
Mentor Worldwide LLC $996.51 2019-2024 Mentor Memorygel Resterilizable Gel Sizer, Artoura Breast Tissue Expander, Mentor Siltex Round Spectrum
Lifenet Health $861.59 2023-2025 Theragenesis Wound Matrix
Tela Bio, INC. $593.45 2021-2024 Ovitex Reinforced Bioscaffold With Permanent Polymer (Ovitex), Ovitex 2s
Sientra, INC. $494.97 2021-2022
Innovation Technologies INC $420.23 2023-2025 Irrisept
Integra Lifesciences Corporation $269.08 2021-2024 Integra, Surgimend, Integra Dermal Regeneration Template
Acera Surgical, INC. $219.53 2021-2023 Restrata Wound Matrix
Somavac Medical Solutions, INC. $209.43 2025 Somavac 100 Sustained Vacuum System
Rti Surgical, INC $209.09 2023-2024
Motiva USA, LLC $203.57 2025
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Sanara Medtech INC. $192.31 2025 Celleraterx
Checkpoint Surgical, INC $190.55 2019
Depuy Synthes Sales INC. $125.20 2023 Trumatch
Vioptix INC $124.57 2019-2023
Baxter Healthcare $106.75 2019
Smith+Nephew, INC. $68.39 2023-2024 Renasys Touch, Grafix, Oasis
Cook Medical LLC $64.12 2020
Avita Medical Americas, LLC $30.13 2023 Recell

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Howard Levinson

$167,002.39

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
W. L. Gore & Associates, INC.
Context
The $73K reported for 2025 was more than what 99% of Plastic Surgery providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $380).

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Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025. Payments are legal and often routine.

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Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025, as reported to CMS by drug and device makers (published June 30, 2026). Drug and device detail covers 2023-2025.