Thomas E. Bates, MD
Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician · Morehead City, NC
Thomas E. Bates, MD is a sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician with a practice address in Morehead City, North Carolina, and NPI 1073612842, issued on Sep 21, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 9600117, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thomas E. Bates
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician 207XX0005X
- License number
- 9600117 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3714 Guardian Ave Ste E, Morehead City, NC 28557
- Phone
- (252) 247-2101
- Enumerated
- Sep 21, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 19, 2025
- Fax
- (252) 247-4675
- Medicaid ID
- 8913777 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050429000615); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Temple University School Of Medicine, 1992
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records → All 86 in North Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 3714 Guardian Ave Ste E
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Andrew Barton, PA-CPhysician Assistant1821613605
- Michael Bell, MDSurgery Physician1619075199
- Robert Coles, MDSports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician1417055088
- Bradford Drury, MDSurgery Physician1346348844
- Earl Frantz, D.O.Sports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician1770574022
- Robert Garrison, MDUrology Physician1952409484
Verify Thomas E. Bates in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 9600117Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician in 2024
769 Medicare Part D claims for 273 beneficiaries, against an average of 288 among the 2,562 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 173 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Celecoxib219 claims
- Meloxicam185 claims
- Tramadol Hcl70 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl62 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen39 claims
- Methocarbamol34 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $315.44
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 2,400 providers of this specialty with any payment received $19,779.31 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 2 group practices
- Emergeortho PAWilmington, NC
- Select Physical Therapy Holdings IncNew Bern, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Thomas E. Bates among 86 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records in North Carolina
Thomas E. Bates, MD is one of 86 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 77% 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 19% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 19% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2002 among the 54 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XX0005X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 86 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records in North Carolina.
All 86 in North Carolina → Every provider in Morehead City → Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert Coles, MDMorehead City, NC 285571417055088
- Thomas Spears, DOCamp Lejeune, NC 285471326388380
- Andrew Wright, M.D.Camp Lejeune, NC 285471659612240
- Jeremy Johnson, M.D.Hickory, NC 286021700823085
- Brian Sullivan, DOHickory, NC 286021831551654
- Dale Rader, MDStatesville, NC 286251043202542
- Mario Sacchetti, D.O.Morganton, NC 286551518932284
- Langston Hughes, MDNorth Wilkesboro, NC 286591497377550
Common questions
What is Thomas E. Bates, MD's NPI number?
Thomas E. Bates, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073612842, issued on Sep 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thomas E. Bates, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3714 Guardian Ave Ste E, Morehead City, NC, 28557. Phone: (252) 247-2101. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thomas E. Bates, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 9600117, 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 Thomas E. Bates, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thomas E. Bates, MD had 769 Medicare Part D claims for 273 beneficiaries; the average among sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician prescribers was 288. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.