Kari Linnea Bates, DO
NPI 1679000954ActiveIndividual· Obstetrics & Gynecology· Billings, MT
Obstetrics & Gynecology (DO) with Billings OB-GYN Associates PC, practicing in Billings, Montana. Mostly services rather than prescriptions: Medicare paid $7,764 for 30 patients in 2024, with only 43 Part D claims. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. was the largest of 5 companies reporting payments in 2025, $515.76 in all, mostly travel and lodging. Lists Intermountain Health St Vincent Regional Hospital as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1679000954 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | DO |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | May 17, 2017 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Aug 3, 2021 |
| Certified by provider | Aug 3, 2021 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obstetrics & Gynecology Primary | 207V00000X | MED-PHYS-LIC-98130 | MT |
| Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 390200000X | — | — |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Obstetrics/Gynecology (MT) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 30 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 69 across 30 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $7,764 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 43 · 62 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 16 |
| Total drug cost | $2,699 |
| Generic share | 91% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Obstetrics/Gynecology |
Medical group
- Billings OB-GYN Associates PCBillings, MT · 12 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$515.76 · 8 payments from 5 companies
- 2024$2,042 · 18 payments from 6 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $330.00 | 1 |
| Abbvie Inc. | $103.11 | 4 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | $34.32 | 1 |
| Hologic Sales and Service, LLC | $29.01 | 1 |
| Organon LLC | $19.32 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Travel and Lodging$330.00 · 1 payment
- Food and Beverage$185.76 · 7 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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