Brian Elbert Bates, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Niles, MI
Brian Elbert Bates, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Niles, Michigan, and NPI 1558317446, issued on May 25, 2006. Check the license (Michigan 4301407413, as entered in NPPES) on the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brian Elbert Bates
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- 4301407413 MI
M001208 GU
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 42 N Saint Joseph Ave, Niles, MI 49120
- Phone
- (269) 684-6696
- Enumerated
- May 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 5, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (269) 684-5286
- Medicaid ID
- 1558317446 MI
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20131003000595); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Loma Linda University School Of Medicine, 1986
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 42 N Saint Joseph Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Laurie Gee, NPObstetrics & Gynecology Nurse Practitioner1033442421
- Jill Gorsuch, DO, MPHSurgery Physician1851523377
- Laurence Habenicht, M.D.Specialist1851363618
- Helene Johnson, MDGeneral Practice Physician1215966528
- Kenneth Kaufmann, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1083925119
Verify Brian Elbert Bates in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMichigan Board of Medicine (LARA)
Search for license 4301407413Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgery physician in 2024
514 Medicare Part D claims for 182 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 32 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Metoclopramide Hcl104 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium70 claims
- Sucralfate50 claims
- Peg-3350 And Electrolytes49 claims
- Gavilyte-G44 claims
- Famotidine28 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $20.17
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Lakeland Medical PracticesNiles, MI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Brian Elbert Bates among 1,376 surgery physician records in Michigan
Brian Elbert Bates, M.D. is one of 1,376 surgery physician records with a practice address in Michigan. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 62% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 52% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2006 among the 721 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
6 surgery physician records list a practice address in Niles
They are 6 of the 445 NPPES records with a practice address in Niles, and 1,376 surgery physician records in Michigan.
All 1,376 in Michigan → Every provider in Niles → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Florentino Aquino, M.D.Niles, MI 491201952336653
- Nitin ChilukuriNiles, MI 491201437787017
- Jill Gorsuch, DO, MPHNiles, MI 491201851523377
- Emily Mitchell, D.O.Niles, MI 491201043537020
- Norbert Schwer, MDNiles, MI 491201962496380
- Lope Vitangcol, M.D.Watervliet, MI 490981962480228
- Akiyoshi Kido, M.D.Three Rivers, MI 490931053394528
- James Macdonald, DOThree Rivers, MI 490931225142284
Common questions
What is Brian Elbert Bates, M.D.'s NPI number?
Brian Elbert Bates, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558317446, issued on May 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brian Elbert Bates, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 42 N Saint Joseph Ave, Niles, MI, 49120. Phone: (269) 684-6696. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brian Elbert Bates, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number 4301407413, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA) at https://aca-prod.accela.com/MILARA/GeneralProperty/PropertyLookUp.aspx?isLicensee=Y&TabName=APO. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Brian Elbert Bates, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brian Elbert Bates, M.D. had 514 Medicare Part D claims for 182 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Brian Elbert Bates, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.