NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Michael Devon Bates, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Charlotte, NC

Michael Devon Bates, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Charlotte, North Carolina, and NPI 1366676454, issued on May 5, 2009. Check the license (North Carolina 156758, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; 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
1366676454
Name
Michael Devon Bates
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
156758 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
Orthocarolina, Charlotte, NC 28262
Phone
(704) 323-2000
Enumerated
May 5, 2009
Record last updated
Jan 10, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid IDs
NC3040 SC
1366676454 NC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20150903002875); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Virginia School Of Medicine, 2009
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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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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58% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

548 Medicare Part D claims for 336 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 63 claims were for opioids.

  1. Michael Bates548
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Meloxicam146 claims
  2. Methylprednisolone74 claims
  3. Amoxicillin61 claims
  4. Mupirocin57 claims
  5. Tramadol Hcl34 claims
  6. Diclofenac Sodium32 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): 95.4 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score84.2
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Industry payments in 2024: $747.75

8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Atricure, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Michael Bates$748
  2. Specialty average$23,023

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Carolina Physical Therapy Associates LLCHarrisburg, NC
  2. OrthocarolinaCharlotte, NC

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

Michael Devon Bates among 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina

Michael Devon Bates, MD is one of 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 67% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 67% of these records are older, 31% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated2009 · median 2003 among the 677 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in North Carolina

There are 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Michael Dockery, MDCharlotte, NC 282621801870381
  2. Eric Lee, MDCharlotte, NC 282621518378496
  3. Robert McBride, MDCharlotte, NC 282621407839491
  4. Richard McKnight, MDCharlotte, NC 282621093169278
  5. Matthew Ohl, MDCharlotte, NC 282621205956323
  6. Jonathan Paul, M.D.Charlotte, NC 282691285729061
  7. John Hill, MDCharlotte, NC 282771841244852
  8. Kaitlyn Hurst, M.D.Charlotte, NC 282771518317668

Common questions

What is Michael Devon Bates, MD's NPI number?

Michael Devon Bates, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1366676454, issued on May 5, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Michael Devon Bates, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at Orthocarolina, Charlotte, NC, 28262. Phone: (704) 323-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Michael Devon Bates, MD's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 156758, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Michael Devon Bates, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Michael Devon Bates, MD had 548 Medicare Part D claims for 336 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Michael Devon Bates, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.4 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.