Joy Georgean Bates, FNP
NPI 1982297404ActiveIndividual· Nurse Practitioner· Dallas, TX
Nurse Practitioner (FNP) with U S Anesthesia Partners of Texas, PA, practicing in Dallas, Texas. In 2024 Medicare paid $10,552 for 132 patients, and Part D covered 131 of their prescriptions, 83% of them generic. Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated was the largest of 5 companies reporting payments in 2025, $428.39 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Houston Methodist the Woodlands Hospital as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1982297404 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | FNP |
| Sole proprietor | Yes |
| NPI issued | Feb 16, 2021 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Oct 22, 2025 |
| Certified by provider | Oct 22, 2025 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse Practitioner Primary | 363L00000X | 1022628 | TX |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Nurse Practitioner (TX) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 132 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 339 across 30 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $10,552 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 131 · 135 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 96 |
| Total drug cost | $3,360 |
| Generic share | 83% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Nurse Practitioner |
Medical group
- U S Anesthesia Partners of Texas, PAHouston, TX · 2,752 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Houston Methodist the Woodlands HospitalThe Woodlands, TX
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$428.39 · 13 payments from 5 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $245.49 | 7 |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $59.67 | 3 |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | $56.41 | 1 |
| Avanos Medical | $35.23 | 1 |
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $31.59 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$428.39 · 13 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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