Dr. George E. Vates, MD

Dr. Vates practices at Midwest Radiology Outpatient Imaging - St Paul in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

Dr. Vates' NPI, 1841243243, was assigned on May 18, 2006. Dr. Vates graduated from JS Weill Medical College, Cornell University in 1997. Dr. Vates holds New York license 233134.

Dr. Vates' primary practice is Midwest Radiology Outpatient Imaging - St Paul, at 2355 Highway 36 W, Saint Paul, MN 55113 in Ramsey County. The practice phone is (651) 292-2000.

Dr. Vates' primary practice is Midwest Radiology Outpatient Imaging - St Paul in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Dr. Vates is also affiliated with Strong Memorial Hospital. The medical group on file is University of Rochester Neurosurgery Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Vates to 2 more hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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

Neurological surgery is Dr. Vates' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207T00000X. Dr. Vates is licensed in New York.

CMS data shows 79 Medicare services from Dr. Vates across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 103 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $5,323 for them.

CMS counts 103 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Vates in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 38 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 74% have high cholesterol. 31% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.62, 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. Vates' median patient age at 59, with 59% women.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 91 out of 100 for Dr. Vates for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Vates accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Vates as offering telehealth.

Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 36 papers to Dr. Vates, published from 2013 to 2025. 2015 was the busiest year, with 4. The most frequent topics are Neurosurgical Procedures, Pituitary Neoplasms and Postoperative Complications. Dr. Vates has published most often in World Neurosurg. Dr. Vates' most frequent co-authors are Kristopher T. Kimmell, MD, Ismat Shafiq, MD and Jonathan J. Stone.

CMS Open Payments shows 2 general payments to Dr. Vates from 2 drug and device companies from 2018 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Medtronic, Inc. paid the most, $42.

Dr. Vates graduated from JS Weill Medical College, Cornell University in 1997.