Dr. Gregory A. Howes, MD
Neurosurgery (Neurological Surgery Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Years since graduation
- 25
- In the NPI registry since
- 2008
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 255
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. NPIs were first issued in May 2005 and became required on claims in 2007–2008, so an early date usually means the clinician was already in practice before then. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2008Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date) — NPIs began in 2005, so practice likely started earlier
Medicare’s Care Compare data doesn’t list this clinician’s medical school. Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Neurological Surgery Physician primary
VA license 0102204020
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Carilion Medical Center Roanoke, VA
- Sovah Health Danville Danville, VA
- Princeton Community Hospital Assn Inc Princeton, WV
- Carilion Franklin Memorial Hospital Rocky Mount, VA
- Carilion Giles Community Hospital Pearisburg, VA
Medical groups
- Carilion Medical Center (977 clinicians)
- Carilion Giles Community Hospital (228 clinicians)
- Oandw Enterprises (224 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 255
- Services billed
- 617
- Patients’ average age
- 73
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Fusion of additional segment of spine | 95 | 35 |
| Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment | 67 | 30 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | 63 | 63 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 5-10 minutes | 61 | 53 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | 49 | 47 |
| Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | 47 | 23 |
| Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments | 39 | 39 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 34 | 32 |
| Fusion of additional segment of spine with partial removal of spine bone and disc | 26 | 16 |
| Partial removal of bone of additional segment of spine in lower back with release of spinal cord and/or nerves during fusion of spine in lower back | 25 | 15 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Medicare prescriptions
| Drug | Prescriptions |
|---|---|
| Gabapentin Other prescribers in Roanoke, VA | 12 |
| Oxycodone Hcl Other prescribers in Roanoke, VA | 12 |
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 2 companies reported 6 payments worth $348 in total to this clinician.
| Kuros Biosciences USA, Inc | $212 |
|---|---|
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $136 |
| Food and Beverage | $297 |
|---|---|
| Entertainment | $51.11 |
What the payments were for
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Kuros Biosciences USA, Inc Feb 25, 2025 | Entertainment MAGNETOS · SYNTHETIC BONE GRAFT · in-kind | $38.64 |
| Kuros Biosciences USA, Inc Feb 23, 2025 | Entertainment MAGNETOS · SYNTHETIC BONE GRAFT · in-kind | $12.47 |
Each payment as the company reported it, with the products it named. Meals are counted in the totals above but not listed one by one.
From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.
Industry-funded research
Named as a principal investigator on 1 industry-funded study in 2025, from 1 company. The companies reported $43,728 in research payments for these studies, mostly to the institutions running them.
- Depuy synthes spine clinical registry (conduitinterbody cages)
Medical Device Business Services, Inc.
From CMS Open Payments research payments, where companies name up to five principal investigators per payment. Research payments usually go to hospitals, universities and research sites, not to the investigator personally. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing.