Total Payments
$62,001
2024 Payments
$1,201
Companies
14
Transactions
104
Medicare Patients
1,927
Medicare Billing
$277,185
Payment Breakdown by Category
Education$28,105 (45.3%)
Other$25,000 (40.3%)
Travel$5,121 (8.3%)
Food & Beverage$3,775 (6.1%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | $28,105 | 17 | 45.3% |
| Grant | $25,000 | 1 | 40.3% |
| Travel and Lodging | $5,121 | 17 | 8.3% |
| Food and Beverage | $3,775 | 69 | 6.1% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linvatec Corporation | $25,000 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $11,387 | 10 | $0 (2019) |
| Arthrex, Inc. | $9,425 | 31 | $0 (2024) |
| Gemini Medical LLC | $9,099 | 13 | $0 (2022) |
| Foundation Medical, Llc | $1,967 | 7 | $0 (2024) |
| Stryker Corporation | $1,852 | 26 | $0 (2024) |
| WARDLOW ENTERPRISES | $1,431 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $1,286 | 4 | $0 (2019) |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $224.14 | 4 | $0 (2023) |
| DJO, LLC | $134.47 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,201 | 18 | Arthrex, Inc. ($546.35) |
| 2023 | $314.21 | 5 | Stryker Corporation ($289.10) |
| 2022 | $4,636 | 13 | Foundation Medical, LLC ($1,677) |
| 2021 | $5,293 | 16 | Gemini Medical LLC ($3,279) |
| 2020 | $1,721 | 4 | Gemini Medical LLC ($1,583) |
| 2019 | $17,009 | 31 | Arthrex, Inc. ($6,003) |
| 2018 | $31,469 | 11 | Linvatec Corporation ($25,000) |
| 2017 | $358.31 | 6 | Stryker Corporation ($212.61) |
All Payment Transactions
104 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 5
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/21/2024 | Foundation Medical, Llc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.36 | General |
| 08/08/2024 | Stryker Corporation | TRIATHLON (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $36.55 | General |
| Category: KNEES | ||||||
| 07/26/2024 | Stryker Corporation | TRIATHLON (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $64.98 | General |
| Category: KNEES | ||||||
| 04/18/2024 | Stryker Corporation | TRIATHLON (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $116.16 | General |
| Category: KNEES | ||||||
| 02/27/2024 | Stryker Corporation | TRIATHLON (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $146.91 | General |
| Category: KNEES | ||||||
| 02/09/2024 | Foundation Medical, Llc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $53.68 | General |
| 02/03/2024 | Foundation Medical, Llc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.66 | General |
| 02/03/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.00 | General |
| 02/03/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.00 | General |
| 02/03/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.00 | General |
| 02/03/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.00 | General |
| 02/02/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $427.35 | General |
| 02/02/2024 | Foundation Medical, Llc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $139.84 | General |
| 02/02/2024 | Foundation Medical, Llc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $46.19 | General |
| 02/02/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $45.00 | General |
| 02/02/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.00 | General |
| 02/02/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.00 | General |
| 02/02/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.00 | General |
| 12/07/2023 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | Tapestry (Device), Medline Industries, Inc., AccuFill | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.11 | General |
| Category: Sports Medicine | ||||||
| 11/09/2023 | Stryker Corporation | TRIATHLON (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $115.82 | General |
| Category: KNEES | ||||||
| 08/08/2023 | Stryker Corporation | TRIATHLON (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $8.95 | General |
| Category: KNEES | ||||||
| 08/03/2023 | Stryker Corporation | RESTORATION (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $124.25 | General |
| Category: HIPS | ||||||
| 03/09/2023 | Stryker Corporation | TRIATHLON (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $40.08 | General |
| Category: KNEES | ||||||
| 11/12/2022 | Foundation Medical, LLC | — | Education | In-kind items and services | $1,200.00 | General |
| 10/06/2022 | Stryker Corporation | VERASENSE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $36.43 | General |
| Category: JOINT REPLACEMENT HIPS, KNEES | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7 | 597 | 809 | $956,830 | $103,431 |
| 2022 | 8 | 594 | 757 | $956,595 | $97,948 |
| 2021 | 8 | 394 | 523 | $600,407 | $59,823 |
| 2020 | 6 | 342 | 402 | $59,497 | $15,983 |
Total Patients
1,927
Total Services
2,491
Medicare Billing
$277,185
Procedure Codes
33
All Medicare Procedures & Services
33 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27447 | Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee | Facility | 2023 | 36 | 40 | $450,843 | $38,875 | 8.6% |
| 27130 | Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $281,444 | $16,843 | 6.0% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 159 | 211 | $38,402 | $14,033 | 36.5% |
| 27245 | Treatment of broken neck of thigh bone with bone implant | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $84,183 | $10,332 | 12.3% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2023 | 126 | 253 | $62,720 | $9,703 | 15.5% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 171 | 200 | $24,482 | $9,294 | 38.0% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 77 | 77 | $14,756 | $4,350 | 29.5% |
| 27447 | Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee | Facility | 2022 | 34 | 36 | $477,072 | $34,624 | 7.3% |
| 27130 | Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis | Facility | 2022 | 15 | 15 | $258,810 | $14,846 | 5.7% |
| 27245 | Treatment of broken neck of thigh bone with bone implant | Facility | 2022 | 13 | 13 | $100,425 | $12,404 | 12.4% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 125 | 160 | $28,320 | $11,771 | 41.6% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 167 | 215 | $25,370 | $9,990 | 39.4% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2022 | 119 | 196 | $45,881 | $7,943 | 17.3% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 104 | 104 | $19,259 | $6,030 | 31.3% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2022 | 17 | 18 | $1,458 | $338.84 | 23.2% |
| 27447 | Repair of knee joint, lower or upper part of joint, inside and outside area | Facility | 2021 | 21 | 22 | $286,944 | $22,209 | 7.7% |
| 27130 | Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint prosthesis | Facility | 2021 | 13 | 14 | $240,301 | $14,209 | 5.9% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 159 | 234 | $28,314 | $11,143 | 39.4% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 62 | 65 | $11,700 | $4,690 | 40.1% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of large joint or joint capsule | Office | 2021 | 54 | 99 | $22,090 | $3,895 | 17.6% |
| 99203 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 30-44 minutes | Office | 2021 | 41 | 41 | $7,626 | $2,510 | 32.9% |
| 99212 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 10-19 minutes | Office | 2021 | 30 | 34 | $2,788 | $840.26 | 30.1% |
| 99211 | Established patient outpatient visit, minimal presenting problem | Office | 2021 | 14 | 14 | $644.00 | $327.18 | 50.8% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes | Office | 2020 | 74 | 88 | $14,608 | $5,283 | 36.2% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes | Office | 2020 | 59 | 84 | $9,324 | $3,414 | 36.6% |
About Dr. Robert Cates, DO
Dr. Robert Cates, DO is a Sports Medicine healthcare provider based in Austin, Minnesota. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 05/22/2013. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1548606114.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Robert Cates, DO has received a total of $62,001 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $1,201 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 104 transactions from 14 companies. The most common payment nature is "Education" ($28,105).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Cates has provided services to 1,927 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 2,491 services with total Medicare billing of $277,185. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 33 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Sports Medicine
- Other Specialties Orthopaedic Surgery
- Location Austin, MN
- Active Since 05/22/2013
- Last Updated 09/29/2020
- Taxonomy Code 207XX0005X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1548606114
Products in Payments
- ATTUNE (Device) $1,365
- Navio Surgical System (Device) $855.09
- TRIATHLON (Device) $636.92
- MAKO (Device) $539.40
- Q-Fix (Device) $532.36
- Axsos (Device) $167.59
- RESTORATION (Device) $124.25
- AccuFill (Device) $118.68
- SECUR-FIT (Device) $114.50
- MACI _ PEAK Study (Drug) $81.65
- ROSA-Knee (Device) $70.47
- REUNION (Device) $69.86
- IVS - NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT (Device) $55.62
- T2 (Device) $45.02
- VERASENSE (Device) $36.43
- Tapestry (Device) $25.11
- ADAPT (Device) $23.29
- VARIAX (Device) $22.91
- TFN ADVANCED (Device) $17.14
- GAMMA (Device) $15.71
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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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