Physician profile
Nathan R Bates
NPI 1235192733
$58,113.77
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
27 companies · $2,706 in 2025
The $2,706 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $796).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $37K · 2020: $7,342 · 2021: $1,557 · 2022: $2,427 · 2023: $3,966 · 2024: $3,233 · 2025: $2,706.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Food and Beverage: $8,879 · Travel and Lodging: $1,026.
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| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $8,879.12 |
| Travel and Lodging | $1,025.72 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intuitive Surgical, INC. | $40,346.29 | 2019-2022 | |
| Abiomed | $5,515.17 | 2019-2025 | Impella |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $2,766.83 | 2019-2025 | Konect Resilia, Mitris Resilia Mitral Valve, Inspiris Resilia Aortic Valve |
| Medtronic, INC. | $2,434.23 | 2021-2025 | Onyx Frontier, Penditure, Corevalve Evolut R |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, INC. | $2,349.79 | 2019-2024 | Gore Viabahn Vbx Balloon Expandable Endo |
| Atricure, INC. | $1,327.41 | 2019-2025 | Atriclip Laa Exclusion System, Synergy Ablation System, Epi-Sense Guided Coagulation System With Visitrax |
| Abbott Laboratories | $963.91 | 2020-2025 | Mitraclip, Epic, Navitor |
| Artivion, INC. | $700.05 | 2019-2022 | |
| Getinge USA Sales, LLC | $172.29 | 2020-2025 | Vasoview Hemopro 2, Vasoview Hemopro 2, Cardiohelp |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $165.42 | 2023-2025 | Evarrest, Vistaseal, Echelon Flex |
| Medtronic Vascular, INC. | $163.18 | 2019-2020 | |
| Bolton Medical INC | $148.29 | 2024 | Treo Abdominal Stent-Graft System |
| Teleflex LLC | $139.97 | 2023-2024 | Manta |
| Haemonetics Corporation | $135.16 | 2019 | |
| Clearflow INC. | $132.04 | 2019-2020 |
Show all 27 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Livanova USA, INC. | $131.93 | 2023 | Tandemlife |
| Lsi Solutions INC | $104.78 | 2021 | |
| Endologix LLC | $87.05 | 2020 | |
| Dexcom, INC. | $83.89 | 2022 | |
| Portola Pharmaceuticals, LLC | $77.73 | 2019-2020 | |
| Baxter Healthcare | $46.54 | 2019-2024 | Coseal |
| Depuy Synthes Sales INC. | $30.42 | 2025 | Trumatch, Matrixmandible, Matrixrib |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. | $25.14 | 2023 | Sternalock Blu System |
| Bard Peripheral Vascular, INC. | $22.10 | 2021 | |
| Stryker Corporation | $21.07 | 2020 | |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $14.94 | 2022 | |
| Kls-Martin L.P. | $8.15 | 2020 |
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.
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- "Is there a generic or alternative to this medication, and would it work as well for me?"
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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.