Dr. Michael J. Bates, MD
General Surgery (Surgery Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- Eastern Virginia Medical School (2000)
- Years since graduation
- 26
- In the NPI registry since
- 2007
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 94
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. NPIs were first issued in May 2005 and became required on claims in 2007–2008, so an early date usually means the clinician was already in practice before then. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2000Medical school: Eastern Virginia Medical School
- 2007Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date) — NPIs began in 2005, so practice likely started earlier
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
NC license 2019-02230 · CA license C 52620 -
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician
CA license C 52620 · IA license 39724 · LA license MD 025138 -
Transplant Surgery Physician
IA license 39724
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Ecu Health Medical Center Greenville, NC
- Carolina East Medical Center New Bern, NC
- Carteret General Hospital Morehead City, NC
- Vidant Chowan Hospital Edenton, NC
- Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital Ahoskie, NC
Medical groups
- East Carolina University (499 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
- 94
- Services billed
- 302
- Patients’ average age
- 73
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals | 26 | 21 |
| Harvest of vein using an endoscope | 21 | 21 |
| Coronary artery bypass using artery graft, 1 graft | 21 | 21 |
| Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell count | 20 | 15 |
| Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | 17 | 16 |
| X-ray of chest, 2 views | 16 | 11 |
| Coronary artery bypass using vein or artery graft, 1 graft | 12 | 12 |
| Automated urinalysis test | 11 | 11 |
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, 4 companies reported 4 payments worth $1,287 in total to this clinician.
| Atricure, Inc. | $1,125 |
|---|---|
| Medtronic, Inc. | $97.42 |
| Bolton Medical Inc | $47.13 |
| Baxter Healthcare | $17.62 |
| Consulting Fee | $1,125 |
|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $162 |
What the payments were for
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Atricure, Inc. Apr 25, 2025 | Consulting Fee SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM · CARDIOVASCULAR | $1,125 |
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.
Industry-funded research
Named as a principal investigator on 1 industry-funded study in 2025, from 1 company. The companies reported $5,760 in research payments for these studies, mostly to the institutions running them.
- MANTRA
Corcym Inc
From CMS Open Payments research payments, where companies name up to five principal investigators per payment. Research payments usually go to hospitals, universities and research sites, not to the investigator personally. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing.