Dr. Christopher Bates
Radiology (Diagnostic Radiology Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Years since graduation
- 13
- In the NPI registry since
- 2013
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 2,100
Licensed in Washington since 2025, according to the Washington State Department of Health. 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
- 2013Registered 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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Diagnostic Radiology Physician primary
TN license 54137 · MD license D85514 · MS license 26548 · WA license MD70047524 (first issued 2025; active)
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Methodist Hospitals of Memphis Memphis, TN
- Providence St Peter Hospital Olympia, WA
- Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia, WA
- Banner Ironwood Medical Center Queen Creek, AZ
- Hardin Medical Center Savannah, TN
Medical groups
- Radia Inc P S (277 clinicians)
- Memphis Radiological PC (50 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 2,100
- Services billed
- 3,036
- Patients’ average age
- 74
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| X-ray of chest, 1 view | 648 | 592 |
| Ct scan of abdomen and pelvis with contrast | 148 | 144 |
| X-ray of chest, 2 views | 145 | 145 |
| Ct scan head or brain without contrast | 119 | 116 |
| Ct scan of chest with contrast | 100 | 100 |
| Ct scan of abdomen and pelvis without contrast | 90 | 89 |
| Ct scan of chest without contrast | 88 | 86 |
| X-ray of abdomen, 1 view | 84 | 81 |
| Low dose ct scan of chest for lung cancer screening | 76 | 76 |
| Complete ultrasound scan of abdomen | 57 | 57 |
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.