Dr. Stephen Gates, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Gates
Dr. Stephen Gates is a student in an organized health care education/training program specialist in San Antonio, TX, with 10 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Gates performed 2,264 Medicare services across 1,143 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Gates received a total of $3,683 from 5 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 18 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in student in an organized health care education/training program. The majority of payments are for speaking programs and promotional activities, reflecting participation in industry-sponsored events. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Gates is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗Top procedures by volume
Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.
| Procedure | Volume | Avg. paid | Avg. submitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 922 | $1 | $25 |
| Shoulder X-ray, 2+ views | 280 | $25 | $84 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 269 | $61 | $178 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 234 | $89 | $262 |
| Joint injection, major joint | 200 | $49 | $169 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 61 | $72 | $262 |
| Mri scan of arm joint without contrast | 44 | $100 | $680 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 43 | $109 | $400 |
| X-ray of elbow, minimum of 3 views | 39 | $23 | $90 |
| Ct scan of arm without contrast | 27 | $83 | $464 |
| X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views | 25 | $30 | $102 |
| X-ray of knee, 4 or more views | 21 | $31 | $114 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 21 | $117 | $500 |
| Removal of extensive shoulder joint tissue using an endoscope | 14 | $96 | $3,039 |
| Release of tendon connecting biceps muscle and shoulder using an endoscope | 14 | $396 | $4,488 |
| Anchoring of biceps tendon | 13 | $289 | $2,500 |
| Prosthetic repair of shoulder joint, total shoulder | 13 | $1,114 | $7,189 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint | 12 | $27 | $123 |
| Repair of shoulder rotator cuff using an endoscope | 12 | $818 | $5,205 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
Payments by company (2024)
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
The majority of payments (62%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in student in an organized health care education/training program and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware. Total industry engagement is in the top 10% for student in an organized health care education/training program in TX.
Geographic Context
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Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | Weekly updates |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | Monthly updates |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not public | N/A |
This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This measures how much public data is available about a provider — not how good they are. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Gates is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 9% in TX), with speaking/promotional industry engagement in the top 10% of TX peers.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →
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All data on this page is sourced verbatim from public federal records published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.
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