Jim D. Bates, D.O.
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Bullhead City, AZ
Jim D. Bates, D.O. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Bullhead City, Arizona, and NPI 1275572992, issued on Jun 6, 2006. Check the license (Arizona 1897, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jim D. Bates
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- 1897 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1378 Pioneer Trl, Bullhead City, AZ 86429
- Phone
- (928) 234-4321
- Enumerated
- Jun 6, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 19, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (928) 404-2150
- Medicaid ID
- 227571 AZ
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Jim D. Bates in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 1897Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 89.3 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: $26.88
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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.
Jim D. Bates among 123 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Arizona
Jim D. Bates, D.O. is one of 123 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 78% 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 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 65% of these records are
- Record last updated2019 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Arizona
There are 123 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Arizona.
All 123 in Arizona → Every provider in Bullhead City → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Roberto Cervera, M.D.Lake Havasu City, AZ 864031215174024
- John Schor, M.D.Cottonwood, AZ 863261568459717
- Saina Attaran Asl, M.D.Prescott Valley, AZ 863141518403781
- Ronald Smith, M.D.Prescott, AZ 863011245421247
- Pierre Tibi, MDPrescott, AZ 863011811926660
- Nicole Sydow, M.D.Flagstaff, AZ 860011255598900
- Christopher Piercecchi, M.DTucson, AZ 857751467795054
- Joseph Marco, MDTucson, AZ 857471609212497
Common questions
What is Jim D. Bates, D.O.'s NPI number?
Jim D. Bates, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275572992, issued on Jun 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jim D. Bates, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1378 Pioneer Trl, Bullhead City, AZ, 86429. Phone: (928) 234-4321. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jim D. Bates, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 1897, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
What is Jim D. Bates, D.O.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 89.3 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.