Physician profile
Aaron M Bates
NPI 1417939679
$22,843.43
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
22 companies · $1,585 in 2025
The $1,585 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $686).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $5,422 · 2020: $5,115 · 2021: $1,743 · 2022: $796 · 2023: $6,216 · 2024: $1,967 · 2025: $1,585.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Travel and Lodging: $5,337 · Food and Beverage: $4,431.
View as a table
| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $5,337.28 |
| Food and Beverage | $4,430.58 |
Payment-type detail covers 2023-2025; earlier years are included in totals but not broken out here.
Who reported paying
General payments only, as reported to CMS. Product names cover 2023-2025.
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team 1, LLC | $9,442.58 | 2019-2025 | |
| Smith+Nephew, INC. | $5,236.22 | 2019-2025 | Healicoil, Bone Anchors With Arthroscopic Delivery System, Accu-Pass |
| Arthrex, INC. | $3,674.46 | 2019-2023 | |
| Horizon Therapeutics Plc | $868.81 | 2019-2022 | |
| Medical Device Business Services, INC. | $765.50 | 2020 | |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. | $630.13 | 2020-2025 | Persona, Identity, Comprehensive |
| 4web, INC. | $387.80 | 2025 | Spine Truss System |
| Depuy Synthes Sales INC. | $320.88 | 2019-2023 | Inhance, Vapr, Orthovisc |
| Orthopedic Sciences, INC. | $282.11 | 2025 | Beacon Biomass Delivery Trephine, The Hip Tool |
| Rti Surgical, INC | $270.83 | 2021-2022 | |
| Vericel Corporation | $155.25 | 2022-2024 | Maci |
| Sanara Medtech INC. | $142.47 | 2024 | Celleraterx |
| Catalyst Orthoscience | $116.72 | 2019 | |
| Medacta USA, INC. | $107.66 | 2021 | |
| Anika Therapeutics, INC. | $100.71 | 2021 |
Show all 22 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linvatec Corporation | $98.68 | 2020-2022 | |
| Djo, LLC | $95.23 | 2019 | |
| Venclose INC. | $77.00 | 2020 | |
| Baxter Healthcare | $20.43 | 2019 | |
| Ermi LLC | $18.70 | 2021 | |
| Acelrx Pharmaceuticals, INC. | $16.12 | 2020 | |
| Innovation Technologies INC | $15.14 | 2025 | Irrisept |
Drugs and devices associated with these payments
CMS records which products a payment was associated with, not how the money was allocated. Association is not allocation: one payment can be associated with several products, and a product listing does not mean the payment was made because of that product. Product detail covers 2023-2025.
If you want to bring it up
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- "I saw Aaron Bates listed in the CMS Open Payments database. Can you tell me about your work with those companies?"
- "Is there a generic or alternative to this medication, and would it work as well for me?"
- "What made you choose this particular treatment for my situation?"
These are normal questions. A good clinician will welcome them.
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Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025, as reported to CMS by drug and device makers (published June 30, 2026). Drug and device detail covers 2023-2025.