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Brian Elbert Bates, M.D.

NPI 1558317446ActiveIndividual· Surgery· Niles, MI

Surgery (M.D.) in Niles, Michigan, trained at Loma Linda University School of Medicine (class of 1986). In 2024 Medicare paid $30,604 for 113 patients, and Part D covered 514 of their prescriptions, 86% of them generic. Novo Nordisk Inc reported $20.54 in payments in 2025, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI1558317446
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialM.D.
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedMay 25, 2006
Last updated in NPPESDec 5, 2014

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Surgery Primary208600000X4301407413MI
Surgery208600000XM001208GU

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Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - General Surgery (MI)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients113
Services billed228 across 58 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$30,604

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)514 · 589 30-day fills
Patients182
Total drug cost$15,509
Generic share86% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolLoma Linda University School of Medicine
Graduation year1986
Medicare specialtyGeneral Surgery

Medical group

Hospital affiliations

Other facilities

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$20.54 · 1 payment from 1 company
  • 2024$20.17 · 1 payment from 1 company

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Novo Nordisk Inc$20.541

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$20.54 · 1 payment

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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