Dr. Nicholas Thomas Gates, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 847
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 277
- Part D claims, 2024
- 502
- MIPS score, 2024
- 93
- Hospital affiliations
- 4
- Practice address
- 2626 Alexandria Pike, Highland Heights, KY 41076
- Practice phone
- Call (859) 301-2663
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Orthocincy Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine - Highland Heights (Nku)
Highland Heights, Kentucky
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Dr. Nicholas Thomas Gates is an orthopedic surgeon in Highland Heights, Kentucky
Dr. Gates practices at Orthocincy Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine - Highland Heights (Nku) in Highland Heights, Kentucky.
Dr. Gates' NPI, 1164424313, was assigned on June 1, 2005. Dr. Gates graduated from University of Cincinnati College of Medicine in 1992. Dr. Gates holds Kentucky license 33496.
- NPI
- 1164424313NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 7113066044
- NPI enumeration date
- June 1, 2005
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (859) 301-2663
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 60
- Medical school graduation
- 1992
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Nicholas Thomas Gates practices at Orthocincy Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine - Highland Heights (Nku) in Highland Heights, Kentucky
Dr. Gates' primary practice is Orthocincy Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine - Highland Heights (Nku), at 2626 Alexandria Pike, Highland Heights, KY 41076 in Campbell County. The practice phone is (859) 301-2663.
- Orthocincy Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine - Highland Heights (Nku)2626 Alexandria Pike, Highland Heights, KY 41076 · Campbell CountyPhone(859) 301-2663
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Nicholas Thomas Gates is affiliated with 6 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Gates' primary practice is Orthocincy Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine - Highland Heights (Nku) in Highland Heights, Kentucky. Dr. Gates is also affiliated with St. Elizabeth Healthcare Edgewood Hospital. The medical group on file is OrthoCincy Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine. Dmand AI also links Dr. Gates to 3 more hospitals and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Nicholas Thomas Gates' practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Gates practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Orthocincy Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine - Highland Heights (Nku) | Available with a free account |
| +5 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Nicholas Thomas Gates is one of 291 orthopedic surgeons in Kentucky
Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Gates' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Gates is licensed in Kentucky.
Specialties and state licenses
- Orthopaedic surgery, KentuckyPrimary
Orthopedic surgeons near Dr. Gates
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Nicholas Thomas Gates billed Medicare for 847 services in 2024
CMS data shows 847 Medicare services from Dr. Gates across 11 procedure codes in 2024, for 277 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $40,069 for them.
Dr. Gates' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Imaging
- 2023: 3472024: 39012%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 2982024: 3156%
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 932024: 7420%
- Surgery
- 2023: 632024: 4037%
- Other services
- 2023: 382024: 2826%
Where Dr. Gates' Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office82297%
- In a facility253%
Dr. Gates compared with the Kentucky median for orthopedic surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Gates
- Kentucky median
- Medicare services
- 847vs 1,20930% below
- Medicare patients
- 277vs 2578% above
- Part D claims
- 456vs 24685% above
Medians across 291 orthopedic surgeons in Kentucky with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Gates' 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. Nicholas Thomas Gates treated 277 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 71
CMS counts 277 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Gates in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 170 patients. 74% of them have high cholesterol, and 72% have arthritis. 5% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.00, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Gates' median patient age at 56, with 60% women.
Dr. Gates' Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Gates' Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women16560%
- Men11240%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Gates' Medicare patients, 2024
- High cholesterol74%
- Arthritis72%
- High blood pressure70%
- Ischemic heart disease28%
- Anxiety25%
- Diabetes23%
- Chronic kidney disease22%
- Osteoporosis22%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Gates' patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 56
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women60%
- Men39%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Nicholas Thomas Gates wrote 502 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Gates wrote 502 Medicare Part D claims for 210 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 456 of them, across 6 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,979 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 328 claims across 5 drugs.
Dr. Gates' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic500 claims100%
- Brand-name and other2 claims0%
Dr. Gates' most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Gates' Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids26%130 of 502 claims
- Antibiotics4%21 of 502 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 3282024: 45639%
Drugs named by CMS: 6 in 2024, 5 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Nicholas Thomas Gates scored 93 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 93 out of 100 for Dr. Gates for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Gates accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Gates' MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 93of 100Final score
- 86of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Removal of nail tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Removal or shaving of skin growth: 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. Nicholas Thomas Gates received $185,158 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 299 general payments to Dr. Gates from 14 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 59% of the total. Arthrex, Inc. paid the most, $179,003.
General payments to Dr. Gates by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Gates by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Speaker and faculty fees$109,51159%
- Consulting fees$50,06427%
- Travel and lodging$16,9919%
- Food and beverage$6,3043%
- Education$2,2881%
Companies that paid Dr. Gates the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Nicholas Thomas Gates graduated from University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Dr. Gates graduated from University of Cincinnati College of Medicine in 1992.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Nicholas Thomas Gates's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors 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) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Nicholas Thomas Gates' NPI number?
Dr. Nicholas Thomas Gates' NPI number is 1164424313. It was assigned on June 1, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Nicholas Thomas Gates?
Dr. Nicholas Thomas Gates is an orthopedic surgeon in Highland Heights, Kentucky. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207X00000X).
Where does Dr. Nicholas Thomas Gates practice?
Dr. Gates practices at 2626 Alexandria Pike, Highland Heights, KY 41076. Dr. Gates' primary practice is Orthocincy Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine - Highland Heights (Nku) in Highland Heights, Kentucky. Dmand AI also links Dr. Gates to 3 hospitals and 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Nicholas Thomas Gates' office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Gates is (859) 301-2663.
What is Dr. Nicholas Thomas Gates' medical license number?
Dr. Gates holds Kentucky license 33496.
Which hospitals is Dr. Nicholas Thomas Gates affiliated with?
Dr. Gates is affiliated with St. Elizabeth Healthcare Edgewood Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Gates to 3 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Nicholas Thomas Gates part of?
Dr. Gates is linked to OrthoCincy Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine.
Does Dr. Nicholas Thomas Gates accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Gates billed Medicare for 847 services in 2024, and Dr. Gates accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Nicholas Thomas Gates' MIPS score?
Dr. Gates' MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 93 out of 100, reported through an alternative payment model (APM).
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Nicholas Thomas Gates see?
CMS counts 277 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Gates in 2024, with an average age of 71.
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What services does Dr. Nicholas Thomas Gates bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Gates' most billed Medicare services were diagnostic imaging (73630), office visit, established patient (99214) and office visit, established patient (99213).
Where did Dr. Nicholas Thomas Gates go to medical school?
Dr. Gates graduated from University of Cincinnati College of Medicine in 1992.
What drugs does Dr. Nicholas Thomas Gates prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Gates' most prescribed drugs by claims were Oxycodone HCl, Promethazine HCl and Ibuprofen.
Has Dr. Nicholas Thomas Gates received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $185,158 in general payments to Dr. Gates from 14 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Arthrex, Inc.
How long has Dr. Nicholas Thomas Gates been practicing?
Dr. Gates graduated from medical school in 1992, 34 years ago.
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