Total Payments
$2,222
2024 Payments
$315.44
Companies
16
Transactions
38
Medicare Patients
12,466
Medicare Billing
$1.3M
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$1,429 (64.3%)
Travel$793.32 (35.7%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $1,429 | 34 | 64.3% |
| Travel and Lodging | $793.32 | 4 | 35.7% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stryker Corporation | $1,715 | 14 | $0 (2024) |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $112.55 | 4 | $0 (2021) |
| OsteoCentric Technologies, Inc. | $74.32 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| Tricoast Surgical Solutions LLC | $49.89 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| Orthofix Medical, Inc. | $44.80 | 5 | $0 (2019) |
| Cumberland Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $32.69 | 2 | $0 (2022) |
| Horizon Therapeutics plc | $32.39 | 2 | $0 (2019) |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $26.05 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $21.72 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| Wright Medical Technology, Inc. | $20.21 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $315.44 | 3 | Stryker Corporation ($315.44) |
| 2023 | $17.75 | 1 | Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated ($17.75) |
| 2022 | $121.65 | 5 | Tricoast Surgical Solutions LLC ($49.89) |
| 2021 | $154.42 | 3 | Stryker Corporation ($84.84) |
| 2019 | $175.73 | 7 | OsteoCentric Technologies, Inc. ($74.32) |
| 2018 | $81.81 | 6 | Orthofix Medical, Inc. ($42.34) |
| 2017 | $1,355 | 13 | Stryker Corporation ($1,315) |
All Payment Transactions
38 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 2
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/02/2024 | Stryker Corporation | TORNIER PERFORM REVERSED GLENOID (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $118.66 | General |
| Category: BONE SUBSTITUTE | ||||||
| 10/03/2024 | Stryker Corporation | BLUEPRINT PATIENT SPECIFIC INSTRUMENTATION (Device), TORNIER PERFORM REVERSED GLENOID | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $170.28 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 09/16/2024 | Stryker Corporation | TORNIER PERFORM REVERSED GLENOID (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.50 | General |
| Category: BONE SUBSTITUTE | ||||||
| 07/20/2023 | Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | Exparel (Drug), Iovera, Zilretta | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.75 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
| 12/01/2022 | Tricoast Surgical Solutions LLC | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $49.89 | General |
| 10/19/2022 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.72 | General |
| Category: WaveWriter Alpha_NMD | ||||||
| 06/28/2022 | Cumberland Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | CALDOLOR (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.69 | General |
| Category: ANESTHESIOLOGY PAIN MANAGEMENT | ||||||
| 05/03/2022 | Baxter Healthcare | TISSEEL (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.35 | General |
| Category: Surgical Care | ||||||
| 02/11/2022 | Cumberland Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | CALDOLOR (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.00 | General |
| Category: ANESTHESIOLOGY PAIN MANAGEMENT | ||||||
| 07/01/2021 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | CORI (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $50.84 | General |
| Category: Recon Robotics | ||||||
| 05/20/2021 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | JOURNEY II BCS (Device), ANTHOLOGY | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.74 | General |
| Category: Recon Knees | ||||||
| 05/14/2021 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $84.84 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 09/14/2019 | OsteoCentric Technologies, Inc. | Unifi Technology (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $74.32 | General |
| Category: Not Applicable | ||||||
| 06/19/2019 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | Regeneten (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.78 | General |
| Category: Sports Med Shoulder | ||||||
| 04/16/2019 | Wright Medical Technology, Inc. | Foot and Ankle (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.21 | General |
| Category: FOOT AND ANKLE | ||||||
| 03/19/2019 | Horizon Therapeutics plc | PENNSAID (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.35 | General |
| Category: PENNSAID | ||||||
| 02/27/2019 | Horizon Therapeutics plc | PENNSAID (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.04 | General |
| Category: PENNSAID | ||||||
| 02/13/2019 | FIDIA PHARMA USA INC. | Hymovis (Device), Hyalgan | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $15.57 | General |
| Category: Osteoarthritis | ||||||
| 01/09/2019 | Orthofix Medical, Inc. | Physio-Stim Osteogenesis Stimulator (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $2.46 | General |
| Category: STIMULATOR, BONE GROWTH, NON-INVASIVE | ||||||
| 11/21/2018 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | DVR Crosslock Plates/Screws/Pegs (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.05 | General |
| Category: Trauma | ||||||
| 08/27/2018 | Orthofix Medical, Inc. | Physio-Stim (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.37 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic Stimulation | ||||||
| 08/22/2018 | Orthofix Medical, Inc. | Physio-Stim (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.47 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic Stimulation | ||||||
| 07/25/2018 | Horizon Pharma plc | PENNSAID (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.42 | General |
| Category: PENNSAID | ||||||
| 06/18/2018 | Orthofix Medical, Inc. | Physio-Stim (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $7.71 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic Stimulation | ||||||
| 04/16/2018 | Orthofix Medical, Inc. | Physio-Stim (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.79 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic Stimulation | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 34 | 2,888 | 8,101 | $1.6M | $340,041 |
| 2022 | 41 | 2,970 | 7,463 | $1.4M | $320,999 |
| 2021 | 38 | 3,266 | 7,243 | $1.5M | $333,378 |
| 2020 | 38 | 3,342 | 8,632 | $1.5M | $327,359 |
Total Patients
12,466
Total Services
31,439
Medicare Billing
$1.3M
Procedure Codes
151
All Medicare Procedures & Services
151 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 7
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27447 | Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee | Facility | 2023 | 62 | 68 | $404,940 | $65,194 | 16.1% |
| 27130 | Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis | Facility | 2023 | 46 | 47 | $295,301 | $46,238 | 15.7% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 456 | 733 | $105,375 | $45,732 | 43.4% |
| J7329 | Hyaluronan or derivative, trivisc, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg | Office | 2023 | 56 | 3,852 | $77,040 | $27,966 | 36.3% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2023 | 289 | 481 | $83,230 | $23,837 | 28.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 207 | 261 | $52,200 | $23,620 | 45.2% |
| 29827 | Repair of shoulder rotator cuff using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 19 | $70,927 | $15,400 | 21.7% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 171 | 171 | $31,635 | $12,027 | 38.0% |
| 73564 | X-ray of knee, 4 or more views | Office | 2023 | 226 | 302 | $42,280 | $9,757 | 23.1% |
| 29828 | Release of tendon connecting biceps muscle and shoulder using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 21 | 21 | $72,030 | $9,001 | 12.5% |
| 0055T | Musculoskeletal surgical navigational orthopedic operation using imaging guidance | Facility | 2023 | 66 | 71 | $21,000 | $8,105 | 38.6% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 60 | 60 | $15,900 | $6,939 | 43.6% |
| 73502 | X-ray of hip, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 148 | 201 | $21,146 | $6,648 | 31.4% |
| 29881 | Removal of knee cartilage using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $29,616 | $4,528 | 15.3% |
| J0702 | Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg | Office | 2023 | 280 | 879 | $17,580 | $4,369 | 24.8% |
| 29824 | Partial removal of collar bone at shoulder using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 25 | 25 | $58,250 | $4,010 | 6.9% |
| 73700 | Ct scan of leg without contrast | Office | 2023 | 56 | 63 | $35,625 | $3,426 | 9.6% |
| 29826 | Shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 25 | 25 | $57,500 | $3,296 | 5.7% |
| 73030 | X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views | Office | 2023 | 94 | 129 | $13,961 | $3,101 | 22.2% |
| 73562 | X-ray of knee, 3 views | Office | 2023 | 47 | 96 | $11,155 | $2,711 | 24.3% |
| 71046 | X-ray of chest, 2 views | Office | 2023 | 105 | 109 | $10,094 | $1,761 | 17.4% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $4,080 | $1,719 | 42.1% |
| 73721 | Mri scan of leg joint without contrast | Office | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $9,600 | $1,271 | 13.2% |
| 20611 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid large joint using ultrasound guidance | Office | 2023 | 16 | 19 | $3,610 | $1,253 | 34.7% |
| 36415 | Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | Office | 2023 | 135 | 149 | $1,490 | $1,243 | 83.4% |
About Dr. Thomas Bates, MD
Dr. Thomas Bates, MD is a Sports Medicine healthcare provider based in Morehead City, North Carolina. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 09/21/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1073612842.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Thomas Bates, MD has received a total of $2,222 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $315.44 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 38 transactions from 16 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($1,429).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Bates has provided services to 12,466 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 31,439 services with total Medicare billing of $1.3M. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 151 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Sports Medicine
- Other Specialties Orthopaedic Surgery
- Location Morehead City, NC
- Active Since 09/21/2006
- Last Updated 02/19/2025
- Taxonomy Code 207XX0005X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1073612842
Products in Payments
- Makoplasty (Device) $1,175
- BLUEPRINT PATIENT SPECIFIC INSTRUMENTATION (Device) $170.28
- TORNIER PERFORM REVERSED GLENOID (Device) $145.16
- Reunion (Device) $139.96
- MAKO (Device) $84.84
- Unifi Technology (Device) $74.32
- CORI (Device) $50.84
- PENNSAID (Drug) $45.81
- Physio-Stim (Biological) $42.34
- CALDOLOR (Drug) $32.69
- Regeneten (Device) $30.78
- DVR Crosslock Plates/Screws/Pegs (Device) $26.05
- WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) $21.72
- Foot and Ankle (Device) $20.21
- JOURNEY II BCS (Device) $18.74
- Exparel (Drug) $17.75
- Edge Ablation (Device) $17.36
- TISSEEL (Device) $17.35
- Hymovis (Device) $15.57
- Navio Surgical System (Device) $12.19
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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.