Dr. Eric O. Yeates, M.D.
General Surgery (Surgery Physician)
1000 W Carson St
Torrance, CA 90502
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Los Angeles County includes primary care (7% of residents) and mental health (13% of residents) shortage areas. About shortage areas
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- In the NPI registry since
- 2017
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 145
Licensed in California since 2018, according to the Medical Board of California. We show license dates only for the states that publish them in bulk; see which states do. For other states, check the state medical board.
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2017Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)
Medicare’s Care Compare data doesn’t list this clinician’s medical school. Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Surgery Physician primary
CA license A157976 (first issued 2018; current) -
Surgical Critical Care Physician
TN license 70284
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 145
- Services billed
- 217
- Patients’ average age
- 73
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 3 companies reported 11 payments worth $4,065 in total to this clinician.
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $3,988 |
|---|---|
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | $44.83 |
| Solventum Corporation | $32.54 |
| Education | $2,500 |
|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $1,322 |
| Food and Beverage | $243 |
What the payments were for
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Dec 17, 2025 | Education DAVINCI XI · SURGERY · in-kind | $2,500 |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Nov 26, 2025 | Travel and Lodging Da Vinci Surgical System · SURGERY · travel to LA JOLLA, CA · in-kind | $550 |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Oct 3, 2025 | Travel and Lodging Da Vinci Surgical System · SURGERY · travel to PHOENIX, AZ · in-kind | $489 |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Oct 13, 2025 | Travel and Lodging Da Vinci Surgical System · SURGERY · travel to PHOENIX, AZ · in-kind | $259 |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Oct 3, 2025 | Travel and Lodging Da Vinci Surgical System · SURGERY · travel to PHOENIX, AZ · in-kind | $19.00 |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Nov 20, 2025 | Travel and Lodging Da Vinci Surgical System · SURGERY · travel to SAN DIEGO, CA · in-kind | $6.00 |
Each payment as the company reported it, with the products it named. Meals are counted in the totals above but not listed one by one.
From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.