Total Payments
$62,350
2024 Payments
$24,287
Companies
15
Transactions
56
Medicare Patients
3,192
Medicare Billing
$541,373
Payment Breakdown by Category
Consulting$51,815 (83.1%)
Other$7,000 (11.2%)
Travel$2,255 (3.6%)
Food & Beverage$1,280 (2.1%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $51,815 | 26 | 83.1% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $7,000 | 2 | 11.2% |
| Travel and Lodging | $2,255 | 12 | 3.6% |
| Food and Beverage | $1,280 | 16 | 2.1% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| UROGEN PHARMA, INC. | $17,315 | 9 | $0 (2024) |
| Photocure Inc | $14,131 | 8 | $0 (2023) |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $7,838 | 8 | $0 (2024) |
| Astellas Pharma Global Development | $5,900 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| Seagen Inc. | $4,550 | 3 | $0 (2023) |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $4,007 | 12 | $0 (2020) |
| PFIZER INC. | $3,747 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | $1,950 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| Janssen Global Services, LLC | $1,550 | 1 | $0 (2020) |
| Olympus Winter & Ibe GmbH | $1,080 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $24,287 | 18 | UROGEN PHARMA, INC. ($17,264) |
| 2023 | $10,443 | 5 | Photocure Inc ($4,500) |
| 2022 | $20,249 | 15 | Photocure Inc ($9,375) |
| 2021 | $1,500 | 1 | Seagen Inc. ($1,500) |
| 2020 | $1,635 | 2 | Janssen Global Services, LLC ($1,550) |
| 2019 | $3,922 | 11 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($3,922) |
| 2018 | $314.41 | 4 | Photocure Inc ($256.12) |
All Payment Transactions
56 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 3
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/17/2024 | UROGEN PHARMA, INC. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $10,000.00 | General |
| 11/22/2024 | UROGEN PHARMA, INC. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,000.00 | General |
| 11/12/2024 | PFIZER INC. | PADCEV (Biological) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,100.00 | General |
| Category: Oncology | ||||||
| 10/02/2024 | Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | ADSTILADRIN (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.83 | General |
| Category: ONCOLOGY | ||||||
| 09/11/2024 | Ethicon US, LLC | Echelon Flex (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $36.74 | General |
| Category: Endo-Mechanical | ||||||
| 06/13/2024 | UROGEN PHARMA, INC. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,000.00 | General |
| 06/13/2024 | UROGEN PHARMA, INC. | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $573.51 | General |
| 06/13/2024 | UROGEN PHARMA, INC. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $500.00 | General |
| 06/13/2024 | UROGEN PHARMA, INC. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $151.34 | General |
| 06/13/2024 | UROGEN PHARMA, INC. | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $24.00 | General |
| 06/12/2024 | UROGEN PHARMA, INC. | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $15.00 | General |
| 06/05/2024 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $545.00 | General |
| 05/22/2024 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $588.60 | General |
| 04/30/2024 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | KEYTRUDA (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.05 | General |
| Category: ONCOLOGY | ||||||
| 04/09/2024 | Olympus Winter & Ibe GmbH | Single Use Repositionable Clip (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,080.00 | General |
| Category: Endotherapy | ||||||
| 03/22/2024 | Astellas Pharma Global Development | Padcev (Drug) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,400.00 | General |
| Category: Oncology | ||||||
| 03/04/2024 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $545.00 | General |
| 02/19/2024 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $681.25 | General |
| 12/04/2023 | Astellas Pharma Global Development | Padcev (Drug) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,100.00 | General |
| Category: Oncology | ||||||
| 11/29/2023 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $817.50 | General |
| 08/02/2023 | Photocure Inc | CYSVIEW (Drug) | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,500.00 | General |
| Category: ONCOLOGY | ||||||
| 03/24/2023 | Seagen Inc. | PADCEV (Biological) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,525.00 | General |
| Category: Oncology | ||||||
| 01/13/2023 | PFIZER INC. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,500.00 | General |
| 12/19/2022 | E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,950.00 | General |
| 12/14/2022 | Photocure Inc | CYSVIEW (Drug) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $750.00 | General |
| Category: ONCOLOGY | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 17 | 952 | 1,203 | $1.3M | $189,354 |
| 2022 | 15 | 898 | 1,177 | $1.2M | $173,816 |
| 2021 | 15 | 795 | 962 | $807,618 | $111,996 |
| 2020 | 12 | 547 | 618 | $551,484 | $66,206 |
Total Patients
3,192
Total Services
3,960
Medicare Billing
$541,373
Procedure Codes
63
All Medicare Procedures & Services
63 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51595 | Removal of bladder and lymph nodes on both sides of pelvis with transplantation of ureters to small or large bowel with creation of urinary opening | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $147,184 | $29,656 | 20.1% |
| 55866 | Surgical removal of prostate and surrounding lymph nodes using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 32 | 32 | $176,640 | $23,404 | 13.2% |
| 50820 | Connection of ureter to small bowel with creation of opening from ureter to skin | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $96,524 | $20,711 | 21.5% |
| 52000 | Diagnostic exam of bladder and urethra using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 213 | 317 | $197,816 | $19,458 | 9.8% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 121 | 121 | $60,500 | $17,580 | 29.1% |
| 51999 | Other procedure on bladder using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 18 | $98,611 | $16,723 | 17.0% |
| 52235 | Destruction and/or removal of growth of bladder and urethra using an endoscope, 2.0-5.0 cm | Facility | 2023 | 57 | 64 | $130,624 | $15,397 | 11.8% |
| 52240 | Destruction and/or removal of large growth of bladder using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 36 | 38 | $121,828 | $12,466 | 10.2% |
| 52234 | Destruction and/or removal of growth of bladder and urethra using an endoscope, 0.5-2.0 cm | Facility | 2023 | 45 | 52 | $76,804 | $10,070 | 13.1% |
| 38571 | Removal of lymph nodes of both sides of pelvis using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 28 | 28 | $112,028 | $7,801 | 7.0% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 106 | 137 | $26,851 | $7,470 | 27.8% |
| 51700 | Simple bladder irrigation and/or instillation | Facility | 2023 | 187 | 287 | $71,873 | $3,413 | 4.7% |
| 55700 | Biopsy of prostate gland | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $8,944 | $1,297 | 14.5% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $4,882 | $1,240 | 25.4% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $3,804 | $1,161 | 30.5% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $4,121 | $788.84 | 19.1% |
| G0180 | Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $2,245 | $449.10 | 20.0% |
| 76872 | Ultrasound scan of pelvic region through rectum | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $3,201 | $270.20 | 8.4% |
| 55866 | Surgical removal of prostate and surrounding lymph nodes using an endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 32 | 32 | $179,400 | $30,882 | 17.2% |
| 51595 | Removal of bladder and lymph nodes on both sides of pelvis with transplantation of ureters to small or large bowel with creation of urinary opening | Facility | 2022 | 14 | 14 | $133,386 | $26,430 | 19.8% |
| 52000 | Diagnostic exam of bladder and urethra using an endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 241 | 378 | $226,800 | $24,108 | 10.6% |
| 51999 | Other procedure on bladder using an endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 15 | 15 | $84,250 | $14,986 | 17.8% |
| 50820 | Connection of ureter to small bowel with creation of opening from ureter to skin | Facility | 2022 | 13 | 13 | $59,755 | $14,137 | 23.7% |
| 52235 | Destruction and/or removal of growth of bladder and urethra using an endoscope, 2.0-5.0 cm | Facility | 2022 | 53 | 55 | $112,255 | $12,867 | 11.5% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 65 | 65 | $32,500 | $10,017 | 30.8% |
About Dr. Max Kates, MD
Dr. Max Kates, MD is a Surgery healthcare provider based in Baltimore, Maryland. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 04/03/2012. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1487910600.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Max Kates, MD has received a total of $62,350 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $24,287 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 56 transactions from 15 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($51,815).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Kates has provided services to 3,192 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 3,960 services with total Medicare billing of $541,373. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 63 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Surgery
- Other Specialties Urology
- Location Baltimore, MD
- Active Since 04/03/2012
- Last Updated 08/02/2012
- Taxonomy Code 208600000X
- Entity Type Individual
- Practice Solo Practitioner
- NPI Number 1487910600
Products in Payments
- CYSVIEW (Drug) $13,875
- PADCEV (Biological) $6,650
- Padcev (Drug) $5,900
- Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) $4,007
- Single Use Repositionable Clip (Device) $1,080
- Cysview (Drug) $256.12
- Echelon Flex (Device) $36.74
- LoFric (Device) $36.07
- KEYTRUDA (Biological) $28.05
- GREENLIGHT (Device) $22.22
- ADSTILADRIN (Biological) $18.83
- iTIND System (Device) $18.73
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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