Dr. Timothy Andrew Gates, DO

  • Greenville, NC
  • Neurosurgeon
NPI1356555122PAC ID3476716259
Medicare services, 2024
263
Medicare patients, 2024
110
Part D claims, 2024
588
Publications
4
Hospital affiliations
5
Practice address
2100 Stantonsburg Rd, Greenville, NC 27834
Practice phone
Call (252) 847-4100
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Primary practice

ECU Health Medical Center

Hospital · Greenville, North Carolina

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Dr. Timothy Andrew Gates is a neurosurgeon in Greenville, North Carolina

Dr. Gates practices at ECU Health Medical Center in Greenville, North Carolina, part of University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina.

Dr. Gates' NPI, 1356555122, was assigned on May 10, 2007. Dr. Gates graduated from LECOM - Erie in 2006. Dr. Gates holds Michigan license 5101016792.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
3476716259
NPI enumeration date
May 10, 2007
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(252) 847-4100
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
46
Medical school graduation
2006

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

Dr. Timothy Andrew Gates practices at ECU Health Medical Center in Greenville, North Carolina

Dr. Gates' primary practice is ECU Health Medical Center, at 2100 Stantonsburg Rd, Greenville, NC 27834 in Pitt County. The practice phone is (252) 847-4100.

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Dr. Timothy Andrew Gates is affiliated with 9 sites of care and 7 medical groups

Dr. Gates' primary practice is ECU Health Medical Center in Greenville, North Carolina, part of University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina. Dr. Gates is also affiliated with Covenant Medical Center Harrison. The medical group on file is ECU Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Gates to 3 more hospitals, 6 medical groups, 3 group practices and clinics and 1 home health agency, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Timothy Andrew Gates' practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Gates practices, 9 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
ECU Health Medical CenterAvailable with a free account
+8 more sites and 6 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Timothy Andrew Gates is one of 210 neurosurgeons in North Carolina

Neurological surgery is Dr. Gates' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207T00000X. Dr. Gates is board certified in neurological surgery by the AOA Board of Surgery. Dr. Gates is licensed in Michigan.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Neurological surgery, MichiganPrimaryLicense 5101016792 · taxonomy 207T00000X

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists back and neck pain treatment without fusion, lower back pain, muscle pain, fibromyalgia, and limb pain, neck pain and spine problems, spinal fusion and thoracic spine disorders among the conditions Dr. Gates treats.

Neurosurgeons near Dr. Gates

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

Dr. Timothy Andrew Gates billed Medicare for 263 services in 2024

CMS data shows 263 Medicare services from Dr. Gates across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 110 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $24,141 for them.

Medicare services, 2024263
Medicare patients110
Paid by Medicare$24,141
Procedure codes9

Dr. Gates' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 1812024: 22826%
Imaging
2023: 02024: 20
Surgery
2023: 02024: 15

Where Dr. Gates' Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office21180%
  • In a facility5220%

Dr. Gates compared with the North Carolina median for neurosurgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Gates
  • North Carolina median
Medicare services
263vs 23512% above
Medicare patients
110vs 15730% below
Part D claims
534vs 4212.7 times

Medians across 195 neurosurgeons in North Carolina 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. Timothy Andrew Gates treated 110 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76

CMS counts 110 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Gates in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 46 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 11% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.65, 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. Gates' median patient age at 73, with 63% women.

Medicare patients, 2024110
Average age76
Average risk score1.65
Also on Medicaid11%

Dr. Gates' Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Gates' Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women7568%
  • Men3532%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Gates' Medicare patients, 2024

  1. Arthritis75%
  2. High blood pressure75%
  3. High cholesterol75%
  4. Diabetes44%
  5. Ischemic heart disease43%
  6. Chronic kidney disease39%
  7. Mood disorders39%
  8. Anxiety35%

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

Dr. Gates' patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 73

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women63%
  • Men36%

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

Dr. Timothy Andrew Gates wrote 588 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Gates wrote 588 Medicare Part D claims for 123 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 534 of them, across 13 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $4,513 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 277 claims across 9 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024588
Drugs named by CMS13
Total drug cost$4,513
Part D patients123

Dr. Gates' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic585 claims99%
  • Brand-name and other3 claims1%

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

  • Opioids31%181 of 588 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: 2772024: 53493%

Drugs named by CMS: 13 in 2024, 9 in 2023.

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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. Timothy Andrew Gates ranks in the 54th percentile for laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones) in Medicare

Dr. Gates accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 24 procedures of laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones) by Dr. Gates, more than 54% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Where Dr. Gates ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones)
54th percentile24 procedures
Spinal fusion
33rd percentile16 procedures

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Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Timothy Andrew Gates has 4 publications on record

Dmand AI links 4 papers to Dr. Gates, published from 2009 to 2015. 2013 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Agriculture and Selenium. Dr. Gates' most frequent co-authors are Kai Joshua Miller, MD, PhD, Jongsoo Park, MD and Ram Raj Vasudevan, MD.

Papers4
Years published2009 to 2015

Dr. Gates' papers by year, 2009 to 2015

Topics Dr. Gates writes about most

  • Agriculture
  • Selenium

Dr. Gates' most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Gates

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Dr. Timothy Andrew Gates received $15,314 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 226 general payments to Dr. Gates from 30 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 44% of the total. Medtronic, Inc. paid the most, $7,123.

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

General payments to Dr. Gates by kind, 2016 to 2025

$15.3Kin total
  • Food and beverage$6,72344%
  • Speaker and faculty fees$4,95032%
  • Travel and lodging$3,33022%
  • Education$3112%

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

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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

Dr. Timothy Andrew Gates graduated from LECOM - Erie

Dr. Gates graduated from LECOM - Erie in 2006. Dr. Gates is a member of AOA.

  1. Medical schoolLECOM - Erie
  2. Board certified in neurological surgeryAOA Board of Surgery
  3. Board certified in 2011 - 2016CA State License
  4. Board certified in 2022 - 2023IA State License
  5. Board certified in 2008 - 2027MI State License
  6. Board certified in 2022 - 2025NC State License
  7. Board certified in 2025 - 2026VA State License

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Timothy Andrew Gates accepts plans from 15 insurance carriers

Dr. Gates is in network with 15 carriers, including Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, United Healthcare and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • United Healthcare
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina
  • Elevance
  • HCSC
  • Aetna
  • Aspirus Health Plan
  • Regence Health Plans
  • +7 more carriersWith a free account

Plan types Dr. Gates accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO10
  2. HMO8
  3. Medicare6
  4. EPO3
  5. POS3

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Timothy Andrew Gates'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 DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy 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)
Part D prescribingMedicare 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 percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (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)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Timothy Andrew Gates' NPI number?

Dr. Timothy Andrew Gates' NPI number is 1356555122. It was assigned on May 10, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Timothy Andrew Gates?

Dr. Timothy Andrew Gates is a neurosurgeon in Greenville, North Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Neurological Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207T00000X).

Where does Dr. Timothy Andrew Gates practice?

Dr. Gates practices at 2100 Stantonsburg Rd, Greenville, NC 27834. Dr. Gates' primary practice is ECU Health Medical Center in Greenville, North Carolina, part of University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina. Dmand AI also links Dr. Gates to 3 hospitals, 6 medical groups, 3 group practices and clinics and 1 home health agency.

What is Dr. Timothy Andrew Gates' office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Gates is (252) 847-4100.

What is Dr. Timothy Andrew Gates' medical license number?

Dr. Gates holds Michigan license 5101016792.

Which hospitals is Dr. Timothy Andrew Gates affiliated with?

Dr. Gates practices at ECU Health Medical Center in Greenville, North Carolina. Dr. Gates is also affiliated with Covenant Medical Center Harrison. Dmand AI links Dr. Gates to 3 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Timothy Andrew Gates part of?

Dr. Gates is linked to ECU Health. Dmand AI links Dr. Gates to 6 more medical groups.

Does Dr. Timothy Andrew Gates accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Gates billed Medicare for 263 services in 2024, and Dr. Gates accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Timothy Andrew Gates see?

CMS counts 110 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Gates in 2024, with an average age of 76.

Is Dr. Timothy Andrew Gates board certified?

Yes. Dr. Gates is board certified in neurological surgery by the AOA Board of Surgery.

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What services does Dr. Timothy Andrew Gates bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Gates' most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), office visit, established patient (99214) and office visit, new patient (99203).

Where did Dr. Timothy Andrew Gates go to medical school?

Dr. Gates graduated from LECOM - Erie in 2006.

What drugs does Dr. Timothy Andrew Gates prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Gates' most prescribed drugs by claims were Gabapentin, Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen and Cyclobenzaprine HCl.

Has Dr. Timothy Andrew Gates received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $15,314 in general payments to Dr. Gates from 30 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Medtronic, Inc.

How long has Dr. Timothy Andrew Gates been practicing?

Dr. Gates graduated from medical school in 2006, 20 years ago.

Does Dr. Timothy Andrew Gates do research?

Dmand AI links 4 publications to Dr. Gates, published from 2009 to 2015.

Who does Dr. Timothy Andrew Gates publish with?

Dr. Gates' most frequent co-authors are Kai Joshua Miller, MD, PhD (1 shared paper), Jongsoo Park, MD (1 shared paper) and Ram Raj Vasudevan, MD (1 shared paper).

What insurance does Dr. Timothy Andrew Gates accept?

Dr. Gates is in network with 15 carriers, including Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, United Healthcare and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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