NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Max Kates, MD

Urology Physician · Baltimore, MD

Max Kates, MD is a urology physician with a practice address in Baltimore, Maryland, and NPI 1487910600, issued on Apr 3, 2012. Check the license (Maryland TBD, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1487910600
Name
Max Kates
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Urology Physician 208800000X
License number
TBD MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD 21287
Phone
(410) 955-4020
Enumerated
Apr 3, 2012
Record last updated
Aug 2, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20150804004844); may accept Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai, 2012
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at Johns Hopkins

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  1. Chady Atallah, M.D.Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician1558637025

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average urology physician in 2024

128 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,340 among the 10,782 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Max Kates128
  2. Specialty average1,340

Most prescribed

  1. Tamsulosin Hcl26 claims
  2. Alfuzosin Hcl Er23 claims
  3. Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim15 claims
  4. Oxybutynin Chloride Er11 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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $24,287.32

18 payments; by number, the most common kind was consulting fee; the largest payer was Urogen Pharma, Inc. The 9,340 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,800.04 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Max Kates$24,287
  2. Specialty average$3,800

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

  1. Johns Hopkins UniversityLutherville, MD

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Urology Physician providers in Maryland

There are 311 urology physician records in Maryland.

Other urology physician records in Maryland

  1. Leslie Abramowitz, M.D.Baltimore, MD1255388690
  2. Harbhajan Ajrawat, MDGreenbelt, MD1205883881
  3. Christen Alevizatos, M.D.Baltimore, MD1154376325
  4. Harold Alfert, M.D.Baltimore, MD1316901903
  5. Mohamad Allaf, M.D.Baltimore, MD1619912243
  6. Matthew Allaway, DOCumberland, MD1386750057
  7. Jordan Angell, MDWestminster, MD1306021076
  8. Marc Applestein, M.D.Columbia, MD1679511620
  9. Natalia Arias Villela, MDTowson, MD1699279927
  10. Barry Aron, MDRockville, MD1760495261

Common questions

What is Max Kates, MD's NPI number?

Max Kates, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487910600, issued on Apr 3, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Max Kates, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD, 21287. Phone: (410) 955-4020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Max Kates, MD's license?

NPPES lists Maryland license number TBD, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Max Kates, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Max Kates, MD had 128 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,340. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Max Kates, MD's MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.

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