Dr. Krystle Bates, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Bates
Dr. Krystle Bates is a family medicine in Waco, TX, with 11 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Bates performed 2,778 Medicare services across 2,091 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Bates received a total of $8,487 from 36 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 551 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in family medicine. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Bates 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 343 | $81 | $184 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 303 | $8 | $21 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 212 | $8 | $42 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 209 | $10 | $90 |
| Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes monitoring) | 201 | $9 | $47 |
| Lipid panel (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 164 | $13 | $75 |
| Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) test | 140 | $16 | $68 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 128 | $124 | $142 |
| Creatinine test (kidney function) | 111 | $5 | $27 |
| Basic metabolic blood panel | 93 | $8 | $52 |
| Urinalysis with microscopic exam | 78 | $3 | $26 |
| Magnesium level test | 76 | $7 | $25 |
| Flu vaccine, high-dose | 65 | $72 | $116 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 64 | $30 | $47 |
| Urine microalbumin test (kidney screening) | 59 | $6 | $41 |
| Vitamin D level test | 55 | $29 | $184 |
| Urine microalbumin (protein) analysis | 52 | $6 | $26 |
| Phosphate level test | 50 | $5 | $21 |
| Physician or allowed practitioner re-certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians a | 44 | $29 | $47 |
| Vitamin B-12 level test | 39 | $15 | $67 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 37 | $52 | $131 |
| Chest X-ray, 2 views | 28 | $22 | $112 |
| Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, 20 valent (pcv20), for intramuscular use | 25 | $281 | $390 |
| Pneumonia vaccine administration | 24 | $30 | $47 |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with tracing | 19 | $4 | $74 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 19 | $129 | $247 |
| Ferritin level test (iron stores) | 18 | $13 | $57 |
| Free thyroxine (T4) test | 18 | $9 | $63 |
| Folic acid level test | 16 | $14 | $72 |
| Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, non-automated | 15 | $4 | $25 |
| Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and | 14 | $40 | $126 |
| Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit | 13 | $158 | $184 |
| Destruction of precancerous skin growth, 1 | 12 | $38 | $131 |
| Bone density scan (DEXA) | 12 | $36 | $357 |
| Iron binding capacity test | 11 | $9 | $36 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity | 11 | $156 | $262 |
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 ›
Most payments (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians. Total industry engagement is in the top 6% for family medicine in TX.
Geographic Context
12.5 mi
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. Bates is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 9% in TX), and high industry engagement (low-engagement, top 6%).
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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