Physician profile
Joe A Cates
NPI 1316942972
$14,961.98
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
49 companies · $3,590 in 2025
The $3,590 reported for 2025 was more than what 87% of Surgery providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $281).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $2,061 · 2020: $257 · 2021: $1,285 · 2022: $2,855 · 2023: $3,025 · 2024: $1,890 · 2025: $3,590.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Food and Beverage: $5,677 · Travel and Lodging: $2,827.
View as a table
| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $5,677.00 |
| Travel and Lodging | $2,827.38 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Endologix LLC | $5,555.92 | 2019-2025 | Alto Abdominal Stent Graft System, Endocross Device, Torus Stent Graft System |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, INC. | $2,846.47 | 2019-2025 | Gore Tag Thoracic Endoprosthesis, Gore Excluder Thoracoabdominal Branch Endoprosthesis, Gore Tag Conformable Thoracic Endoprosthesis |
| Medtronic, INC. | $1,269.66 | 2021-2025 | Endurant Iis, Hawkone |
| Histosonics, INC. | $1,009.85 | 2024-2025 | |
| Alcresta Therapeutics, INC. | $579.60 | 2023 | Relizorb |
| Intuitive Surgical, INC. | $434.34 | 2025 | |
| Medtronic Vascular, INC. | $408.61 | 2019-2020 | |
| Silk Road Medical, INC. | $382.46 | 2019-2023 | Enroute Transcarotid Stent, Enroute Transcarotid Neuroprotection System |
| Shockwave Medical, INC | $285.44 | 2020-2024 | Shockwave Ivl System With The Shockwave C2 Coronary Ivl Catheter |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, INC | $216.95 | 2021-2022 | |
| Galvanize Therapeutics, INC | $202.37 | 2023-2024 | Aliya System |
| Angiodynamics, INC. | $166.81 | 2020-2025 | Auryon Laser System 100-120 Vac, Alphavac |
| Abbvie INC. | $158.74 | 2019-2025 | Creon |
| Penumbra, INC. | $152.61 | 2019-2025 | Penumbra System |
| Philips North America LLC | $143.31 | 2021-2023 |
Show all 49 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foundation Medicine, INC. | $123.59 | 2022 | |
| Lemaitre Vascular, INC. | $102.97 | 2021 | |
| Stryker Corporation | $62.50 | 2019-2025 | Flowtriever Catheter, S, Ct Thrombectomy System Kit |
| Melinta Therapeutics, LLC | $61.14 | 2021-2025 | Orbactiv, Kimyrsa, Rezzayo |
| Abbott Laboratories | $57.63 | 2019-2024 | Esprit |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $55.16 | 2019-2021 | |
| Olympus America INC. | $44.01 | 2019-2020 | |
| Baxter Healthcare | $41.45 | 2025 | Perclot |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | $40.49 | 2023 | Codman Certas, Codman Hakim, Cusa Clarity |
| Teleflex LLC | $36.90 | 2025 | Quikclot |
| Kerecis Limited | $36.88 | 2023-2024 | Kerecis Omega3 Marigen, Kerecis Omega3 Surgiclose, Kerecis Omega3 Graftguide |
| Smith+Nephew, INC. | $36.47 | 2023 | Oasis, Stravix |
| Getinge USA Sales, LLC | $30.51 | 2020 | |
| Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $29.85 | 2025 | |
| Merit Medical Systems INC | $28.75 | 2025 | Wrapsody Stent Graft |
| Agiliti Surgical, INC. | $27.18 | 2019 | |
| Polynovo North America LLC | $24.48 | 2022-2023 | |
| Nestle Healthcare Nutrition INC. | $24.22 | 2021 | |
| Davol INC. | $24.01 | 2022 | |
| Organogenesis INC. | $23.81 | 2022 | |
| Medline Industries LP | $23.23 | 2019 | |
| Acera Surgical, INC. | $22.49 | 2025 | Restrata Wound Matrix |
| Inari Medical, INC. | $20.71 | 2024 | Ct Thrombectomy System Kit, Flowtriever Catheter, S |
| Bard Peripheral Vascular, INC. | $19.39 | 2021 | |
| Sanara Medtech INC. | $19.35 | 2024 | Celleraterx |
| Mozarc Medical US LLC | $18.17 | 2023 | Palindrome |
| Cardiva Medical, INC. | $16.36 | 2022 | |
| Solventum Corporation | $15.80 | 2025 | V.A.C. Granufoam, Prevena, V.A.C. Veraflo |
| Bard Access Systems, INC. | $15.18 | 2019 | |
| Tactile Systems Technology INC | $14.71 | 2021 | |
| Bolton Medical INC | $13.99 | 2019 | |
| Cook Medical LLC | $13.23 | 2019 | |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $12.72 | 2023 | Prolene, Harmonic |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $11.51 | 2021 |
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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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.