Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $639.29 | 6 | 100.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Imperative Care, Inc | $168.52 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $163.72 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $145.41 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Silk Road Medical, Inc. | $141.32 | 2 | $0 (2022) |
| ShockWave Medical, Inc | $20.32 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $313.93 | 2 | Imperative Care, Inc ($168.52) |
| 2023 | $184.04 | 2 | Abbott Laboratories ($163.72) |
| 2022 | $141.32 | 2 | Silk Road Medical, Inc. ($141.32) |
All Payment Transactions
6 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/03/2024 | Imperative Care, Inc | SYMPHONY CATHETER (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $168.52 | General |
| Category: VASCULAR | ||||||
| 05/24/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | ENDURANT IIS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $145.41 | General |
| Category: Aortic Stent Grafts | ||||||
| 09/19/2023 | ShockWave Medical, Inc | SHOCKWAVE IVL SYSTEM WITH THE SHOCKWAVE C2 CORONARY IVL CATHETER (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.32 | General |
| Category: Lithoplasty | ||||||
| 03/22/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | XACT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $163.72 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 03/07/2022 | Silk Road Medical, Inc. | ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System (Device), ENROUTE Transcarotid Stent | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $133.62 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 03/07/2022 | Silk Road Medical, Inc. | ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System (Device), ENROUTE Transcarotid Stent | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $7.70 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
About Dr. Christopher Bates, MD
Dr. Christopher Bates, MD is a Vascular Surgery healthcare provider based in Greenville, South Carolina. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 03/30/2018. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1710482732.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Christopher Bates, MD has received a total of $639.29 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $313.93 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 6 transactions from 5 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($639.29).
Practice Information
- Specialty Vascular Surgery
- Other Specialties Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program, Surgery
- Location Greenville, SC
- Active Since 03/30/2018
- Last Updated 02/06/2026
- Taxonomy Code 2086S0129X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1710482732
Products in Payments
- SYMPHONY CATHETER (Device) $168.52
- XACT (Device) $163.72
- ENDURANT IIS (Device) $145.41
- ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System (Device) $141.32
- SHOCKWAVE IVL SYSTEM WITH THE SHOCKWAVE C2 CORONARY IVL CATHETER (Device) $20.32
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Data Sources
Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.
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