Dr. Nathan Michael Polite, DO

  • Mobile, AL
  • Trauma surgery physician
NPI1184898223PAC ID9931347168
Medicare services, 2024
225
Medicare patients, 2024
147
Publications
24
MIPS score, 2024
95
Hospital affiliations
3
Practice address
2451 University Hospital Drive, Mobile, AL 36617
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Primary practice

University of South Alabama Burn Center - HOPD

Acute Care Hospital outpatient department · Mobile, Alabama

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Dr. Nathan Michael Polite is a trauma surgery physician in Mobile, Alabama

Dr. Polite practices at University of South Alabama Burn Center - HOPD in Mobile, Alabama.

Dr. Polite's NPI, 1184898223, was assigned on April 18, 2008. Dr. Polite holds Alabama license DO.2400.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
9931347168
NPI enumeration date
April 18, 2008
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
44
Medical school graduation
2008

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Nathan Michael Polite practices at University of South Alabama Burn Center - HOPD in Mobile, Alabama

Dr. Polite's primary practice is University of South Alabama Burn Center - HOPD, at 2451 University Hospital Drive, Mobile, AL 36617.

  • University of South Alabama Burn Center - HOPD
    2451 University Hospital Drive, Mobile, AL 36617

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Dr. Nathan Michael Polite is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Polite's primary practice is University of South Alabama Burn Center - HOPD in Mobile, Alabama. Dr. Polite is also affiliated with USA Health University Hospital. The medical group on file is USA Health Physician Billing. Dmand AI also links Dr. Polite to 2 more hospitals and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Nathan Michael Polite's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Polite practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
University of South Alabama Burn Center - HOPDAvailable with a free account
+3 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Nathan Michael Polite is one of 24 trauma surgery physicians in Alabama

Trauma surgery is Dr. Polite's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2086S0127X. Dmand AI has Dr. Polite's licenses on file in 3 states: Alabama, Georgia and North Carolina.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Trauma surgery, AlabamaPrimaryLicense DO.2400 · taxonomy 2086S0127X
  • Georgia licenseLicense 72083
  • North Carolina licenseLicense 2018-00123

Trauma surgery physicians near Dr. Polite

Counts of trauma surgery physicians with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

24trauma surgery physicians in Alabama
6trauma surgery physicians in Mobile

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Nathan Michael Polite billed Medicare for 225 services in 2024

CMS data shows 225 Medicare services from Dr. Polite across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 147 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $23,891 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 2024225
Medicare patients147
Paid by Medicare$23,891
Procedure codes4

Dr. Polite's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 3292024: 22532%

Dr. Polite compared with the Alabama median for trauma surgery physicians, 2024

  • Dr. Polite
  • Alabama median
Medicare services
225vs 15446% above
Medicare patients
147vs 11627% above

Medians across 23 trauma surgery physicians in Alabama with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Polite's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Nathan Michael Polite treated 147 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74

CMS counts 147 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Polite in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 52 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 24% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.03, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Polite's median patient age at 72, with 53% women.

Medicare patients, 2024147
Average age74
Average risk score2.03
Also on Medicaid24%

Dr. Polite's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Polite's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women8054%
  • Men6746%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Polite's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis63%
  4. Mood disorders44%
  5. Stroke or TIA44%
  6. Ischemic heart disease42%
  7. Depression41%
  8. Atrial fibrillation40%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Polite's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 72

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women53%
  • Men47%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Nathan Michael Polite scored 95 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 95 out of 100 for Dr. Polite for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Polite accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Polite's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 95of 100Final score
  • 85.8of 100Quality
  • 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Nathan Michael Polite has 24 publications on record

Dmand AI links 24 papers to Dr. Polite, published from 2021 to 2025. 2023 was the busiest year, with 10. The most frequent topics are Injury Severity Score, Wounds, Nonpenetrating and Anti-Bacterial Agents. Dr. Polite has published most often in Am Surg. Dr. Polite's most frequent co-authors are Jon D. Simmons, MD, Christopher Matthew Kinnard, MD and Maryann I. Mbaka, MD.

Papers24
Years published2021 to 2025

Dr. Polite's papers by year, 2021 to 2025

Topics Dr. Polite writes about most

  • Injury Severity Score
  • Wounds, Nonpenetrating
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Intensive Care Units
  • Trauma Centers
  • Wounds and Injuries
  • Abdominal Injuries
  • Ceftriaxone

Dr. Polite's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Polite

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Nathan Michael Polite received $985 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 37 general payments to Dr. Polite from 21 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. paid the most, $321.

General payments to Dr. Polite by program year, 2016 to 2025

Companies that paid Dr. Polite the most, 2016 to 2025

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Sources for Dr. Nathan Michael Polite's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
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What is Dr. Nathan Michael Polite's NPI number?

Dr. Nathan Michael Polite's NPI number is 1184898223. It was assigned on April 18, 2008, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Nathan Michael Polite?

Dr. Nathan Michael Polite is a trauma surgery physician in Mobile, Alabama. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Trauma Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 2086S0127X).

Where does Dr. Nathan Michael Polite practice?

Dr. Polite practices at 2451 University Hospital Drive, Mobile, AL 36617. Dr. Polite's primary practice is University of South Alabama Burn Center - HOPD in Mobile, Alabama. Dmand AI also links Dr. Polite to 2 hospitals and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Nathan Michael Polite's medical license number?

Dr. Polite holds Alabama license DO.2400, one of the licenses on file in 3 states.

Which states has Dr. Nathan Michael Polite been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Polite in Alabama, Georgia and North Carolina.

Which hospitals is Dr. Nathan Michael Polite affiliated with?

Dr. Polite is affiliated with USA Health University Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Polite to 2 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Nathan Michael Polite part of?

Dr. Polite is linked to USA Health Physician Billing. Dmand AI links Dr. Polite to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Nathan Michael Polite accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Polite billed Medicare for 225 services in 2024, and Dr. Polite accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Nathan Michael Polite's MIPS score?

Dr. Polite's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 95 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Nathan Michael Polite see?

CMS counts 147 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Polite in 2024, with an average age of 74.

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What services does Dr. Nathan Michael Polite bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Polite's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99233), critical care (99291) and hospital inpatient care (99232).

Has Dr. Nathan Michael Polite received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $985 in general payments to Dr. Polite from 21 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.

How long has Dr. Nathan Michael Polite been practicing?

Dr. Polite graduated from medical school in 2008, 18 years ago.

Does Dr. Nathan Michael Polite do research?

Dmand AI links 24 publications to Dr. Polite, published from 2021 to 2025.

Who does Dr. Nathan Michael Polite publish with?

Dr. Polite's most frequent co-authors are Jon D. Simmons, MD (18 shared papers), Christopher Matthew Kinnard, MD (17 shared papers) and Maryann I. Mbaka, MD (17 shared papers).

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