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2026 NPPES data Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician NPI 1164424313 MD
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Nicholas Gates, MD

Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician in Highland Heights, Kentucky.

This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 699 in Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.

Federal data, no proprietary rating. We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
502
Medicare Part D claims · 210 beneficiaries · Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician avg: 229
MIPS score
90.4/100
▲ 7 pts above national avg 83.5 · Exceptional
Industry payments
$971.66
16 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
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Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

What the federal data shows

Nicholas Gates, MD reported a CMS MIPS final score of 90.4/100 - above the 83.5 national average - and filed 502 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.

90.4/100
MIPS score · +7 vs avg
502
Part D claims, 2024
Likely
board-certified (heuristic)
≥58th
pct among measured MIPS (lower-bound band)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

Federal trust snapshot

What official records show about Nicholas Gates, MD

Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.

  • Verified

    NPI registry status

    Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1164424313), first enumerated 06/01/2005.

    Source: CMS NPPES

  • Reported

    Medicare Part D participation

    Filed 502 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.

    Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF

  • Reported

    CMS quality reporting (MIPS)

    Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 90.4/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.

    Source: CMS Quality Payment Program

  • Reported

    Board certification signal

    Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.

    Source: NUCC taxonomy + CMS participation heuristic

  • Reported

    Hospital affiliations

    1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.

    Source: CMS Care Compare

  • Reported

    Industry payment transparency

    $971.66 in reported industry payments (16 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.

    Source: CMS Open Payments

  • Not in federal data

    Individual sanction lookup

    PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.

    Source: State medical board / FSMB

This trust snapshot summarizes only what appears in federal CMS/NPPES public records. It is not a composite score, star rating, patient review, or clinical recommendation. PlainDoctor never fabricates reviews or AggregateRating schema.

CMS NPPES provider registry desk

NPI 1164424313 · Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician

NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-NARROW · MIPS-ABOVE · RX-LIGHT · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-FINISH

  • NPI-10 1164424313
  • ENUM-LEGACY 2005
  • TAX-NARROW 699
  • MIPS-ABOVE 90.4/100
  • RX-LIGHT 502
  • BOOK-THIN 4 in Kentucky
  • PHOTO-FINISH Robert Raines, M.M. · ±0.0

MIPS final-score neighbourhood

Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity

MIPS pts

What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).

Source CMS Quality Payment Program (MIPS) As of 2023

Nicholas Gates, MD's MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician

CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.

90 ≥ 58th percentile 58% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands

0–10: 8,684 measured providers (2%). Below this entry. 10–20: 3,008 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 20–30: 3,069 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 30–40: 2,746 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 40–50: 2,928 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,882 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 60–70: 13,906 measured providers (3%). Below this entry. 70–80: 94,570 measured providers (21%). Below this entry. 80–90: 129,887 measured providers (29%). Below this entry. 90+: 189,403 measured providers (42%). This entry sits in this band. This provider 0 100 every measured MIPS clinician, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.

Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023

Where Nicholas Gates, MD sits

This provider among orthopaedic foot and ankle surgery physician peers

Across the 239 orthopaedic foot and ankle surgery physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Nicholas Gates, MD writes more Part D claims than 90% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 68% - placing this provider in the high-volume, high-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.

Lower volume · High qualityHigh volume · High qualityLower volume · Lower qualityHigh volume · Lower quality0255075100023.647.370.994.5Part D claim volume, percentile in specialtyMIPS quality, percentilePoint, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 23 · MIPS quality, percentile: 62Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 43 · MIPS quality, percentile: 68Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 35 · MIPS quality, percentile: 40Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 27 · MIPS quality, percentile: 90Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 48 · MIPS quality, percentile: 48Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 92 · MIPS quality, percentile: 3Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 57 · MIPS quality, percentile: 47Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 65 · MIPS quality, percentile: 33Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 67 · MIPS quality, percentile: 42Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 73 · MIPS quality, percentile: 90Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 47 · MIPS quality, percentile: 58Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 95 · MIPS quality, percentile: 12Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 8 · MIPS quality, percentile: 78Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 38 · MIPS quality, percentile: 13Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 10 · MIPS quality, percentile: 85Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 33 · MIPS quality, percentile: 90Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 80 · MIPS quality, percentile: 90Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 15 · MIPS quality, percentile: 72Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 60 · MIPS quality, percentile: 15Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 17 · MIPS quality, percentile: 20Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 77 · MIPS quality, 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specialty: 82 · MIPS quality, percentile: 38Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 12 · MIPS quality, percentile: 50Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 70 · MIPS quality, percentile: 83Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 40 · MIPS quality, percentile: 18Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 7 · MIPS quality, percentile: 5Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 30 · MIPS quality, percentile: 25Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 52 · MIPS quality, percentile: 88Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 20 · MIPS quality, percentile: 90Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 55 · MIPS quality, percentile: 70Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 87 · MIPS quality, percentile: 77Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 53 · MIPS quality, percentile: 57Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 42 · MIPS quality, percentile: 7Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 32 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 100 · MIPS quality, percentile: 75Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 78 · MIPS quality, percentile: 62Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 75 · MIPS quality, percentile: 90Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 45 · MIPS quality, percentile: 10Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 37 · MIPS quality, percentile: 65Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 58 · MIPS quality, percentile: 22Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 25 · MIPS quality, percentile: 78Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 98 · MIPS quality, percentile: 23Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 2 · MIPS quality, percentile: 43Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 12 · MIPS quality, percentile: 87Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 72 · MIPS quality, percentile: 67Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 68 · MIPS quality, percentile: 52Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 50 · MIPS quality, percentile: 82Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 63 · MIPS quality, percentile: 53Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 93 · MIPS quality, percentile: 32Nicholas Gates, MD, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 90 · MIPS quality, percentile: 68
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile

Each dot is one orthopaedic foot and ankle surgery physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Nicholas Gates, MD. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.

✓
Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)

Nicholas Gates, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

What does the federal data show about Nicholas Gates, MD?

High performer (top quartile)

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 06/01/2005

NPI 1164424313

Primary specialty

Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician

Niche

699 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

502 119% vs specialty avg

2024 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 229

MIPS final score

90.4/100 6.9 pts vs avg

Exceptional band

vs 83.5 national avg

Specialty distribution in Kentucky

How Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician compares to other specialties among Kentucky providers

Kentucky providers
Family Nurse Practitioner5.8%Student in an Organized Heal…5.2%Pharmacist4.8%Mental Health Counselor4.6%Clinical Social Worker4.2%Physical Therapist3.6%Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle S…0%
Largest specialties in Kentucky (% of in-state providers)

Medicare quality performance, MIPS

Nicholas Gates, MD's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician national average

High performer (top quartile)
MIPS Final Score
90.4/100
vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
0%100%National avg84%90.4%
MIPS final score (Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician) - 90.4/100 vs national avg 83.5
How MIPS and board certification work

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

Practice Address

2626 ALEXANDRIA PIKE STE 100
Highland Heights, KY 41076
(859) 301-2663

Provider Details

NPI 1164424313
Specialty Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician
Credentials MD
Gender Male
NPI Issued 06/01/2005

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

90.3837
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
80.7674
Quality
100
Promoting Interoperability

Reporting: Alternative Payment Model

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where Nicholas Gates, MD bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

Orthocincy Orthopaedics And Sports Medicine Psc
Cincinnati, OH

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data

The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Nicholas Gates, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$972

Largest payer

Arthrex, Inc.

Most common payment type

Food and Beverage

Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.

502
Total Claims
$3K
Total Drug Cost
210
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
502
Total Day Supply
3,383
Generic Drug Cost
$2K
Opioid Claims
130 (25.9% rate)
Antibiotic Claims
21

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
69.4 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
0.91
Gender Split
67% female / 33% male
Age Distribution
<65: 26, 65-74: 134, 75-84: N/A, 85+: N/A

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What Nicholas Gates, MD prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2024
Drug Claims
Oxycodone Hcl
 116
Promethazine Hcl
 98
Ibuprofen
 95
Etodolac
 67
Methylprednisolone
 67
Cephalexin
 13

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

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Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician Overview

How Nicholas Gates, MD fits within the Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician landscape nationally.

699
Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician Providers in US
51
States with Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician
229
Avg Claims per Provider

Nicholas Gates, MD's 502 claims are above the specialty average of 229.

Nationwide Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year

Two federal-record peer sets for Gates, both outside Kentucky so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.

Similar MIPS final score

Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (90.4 here).

Robert Raines 90.4 OH Brian Tscholl 90.6 OH Bryan Monier 90.1 VT Eugene Curry 90.8 TX

Same NPPES enumeration year (2005)

Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.

Richard Claridge Phoenix, AZ Kevin Nagamani Denver, CO Dawn Grosser Plano, TX David Zaret Rockville Centre, NY

Nearby Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician Providers in Kentucky

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Kentucky, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Gates.

One of 4 Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician providers enrolled in Kentucky, 3 are shown here.

Allison Boden
Louisville, KY
Dr. Steven Lawrence
MD
Lexington, KY
Dr. Mark Petrik
MD
Louisville, KY

Compare Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Nicholas Gates, MD's specialty? ▼
Nicholas Gates, MD specializes in Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician and practices in Highland Heights, Kentucky. Credentials: MD.
How much does Nicholas Gates, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Nicholas Gates, MD wrote 502 Medicare Part D claims totaling $3K in drug costs for 210 beneficiaries.
What is Nicholas Gates, MD's Medicare quality score? ▼
Nicholas Gates, MD has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 90.4/100 (Quality: 80.8). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Nicholas Gates, MD located? ▼
Nicholas Gates, MD is located at 2626 ALEXANDRIA PIKE STE 100, Highland Heights, KY, 41076. Phone: (859) 301-2663.
What is Nicholas Gates, MD's NPI number? ▼
Nicholas Gates, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164424313, issued on 06/01/2005.
Does Nicholas Gates, MD prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Nicholas Gates, MD had 130 opioid claims in 2024 with an opioid prescribing rate of 25.9%.
How many Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 699 Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician providers across 51 states in the US. The average Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician provider writes 229 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Nicholas Gates, MD prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Nicholas Gates, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Oxycodone Hcl, Promethazine Hcl, Ibuprofen. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Nicholas Gates, MD accept Medicare? ▼
Nicholas Gates, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 502 Part D claims and 210 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Nicholas Gates, MD's credentials? ▼
Nicholas Gates, MD's NPI is 1164424313 with credentials MD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

View source datasets and methodology notes
Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Quality Performance
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Disclaimer: Data from CMS NPPES and Medicare Part D. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Provider information is self-reported and may not be current. Always verify information directly with the provider. About · Methodology

Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.