Dr. Vernice E. Bates, MD

  • Buffalo, NY
  • Neurologist
NPI1801958202PAC ID1355238452
Medicare services, 2024
3,598
Medicare patients, 2024
755
Part D claims, 2024
138
Publications
9
Clinical trials
1
Practice address
3980 A Sheridan Dr, Buffalo, NY 14226
Practice phone
Call (716) 250-2000
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Primary practice

Dent Neurologic Institute

Buffalo, New York

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Dr. Vernice E. Bates is a neurologist in Buffalo, New York

Dr. Bates practices at Dent Neurologic Institute in Buffalo, New York.

Dr. Bates' NPI, 1801958202, was assigned on December 14, 2006. Dr. Bates graduated from University of Oklahoma College of Medicine in 1973. Dr. Bates holds New York license 150028.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
1355238452
NPI enumeration date
December 14, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(716) 250-2000
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
79
Medical school graduation
1973

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

Dr. Vernice E. Bates practices at Dent Neurologic Institute in Buffalo, New York

Dr. Bates' primary practice is Dent Neurologic Institute, at 3980 A Sheridan Dr, Buffalo, NY 14226 in Erie County. The practice phone is (716) 250-2000.

  • Dent Neurologic Institute
    3980 A Sheridan Dr, Buffalo, NY 14226 · Erie CountyPhone(716) 250-2000

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Vernice E. Bates is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Bates' primary practice is Dent Neurologic Institute in Buffalo, New York. Dr. Bates is also affiliated with Buffalo General Medical Center/Gates Vascular Institute. The medical group on file is DENT Neurologic Institute. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bates to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Vernice E. Bates' practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Bates practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Dent Neurologic InstituteAvailable with a free account
+2 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Vernice E. Bates is one of 1,489 neurologists in New York

Neurology is Dr. Bates' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2084N0400X. Dr. Bates is licensed in New York.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Neurology, New YorkPrimaryLicense 150028 · taxonomy 2084N0400X

Neurologists near Dr. Bates

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

Dr. Vernice E. Bates billed Medicare for 3,598 services in 2024

CMS data shows 3,598 Medicare services from Dr. Bates across 28 procedure codes in 2024, for 755 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $159,946 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 20243,598
Medicare patients755
Paid by Medicare$159,946
Procedure codes28

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Other services
2023: 3,7392024: 1,16569%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 1,2062024: 80933%
Lab and pathology
2023: 9102024: 70622%
Imaging
2023: 8822024: 40954%
Tests and treatments
2023: 1772024: 28963%
Surgery
2023: 1992024: 16119%
Drugs given in the office
2023: 02024: 59

Dr. Bates compared with the New York median for neurologists, 2024

  • Dr. Bates
  • New York median
Medicare services
3,598vs 3769.6 times
Medicare patients
755vs 1904.0 times
Part D claims
91vs 37576% below

Medians across 1,462 neurologists in New York with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Bates' 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. Vernice E. Bates treated 755 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 71

CMS counts 755 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bates in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 265 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 23% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.42, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Bates' median patient age at 64, with 64% women.

Medicare patients, 2024755
Average age71
Average risk score1.42
Also on Medicaid23%

Dr. Bates' Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Bates' Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women44959%
  • Men30641%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Bates' Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis49%
  4. Stroke or TIA47%
  5. Anxiety39%
  6. Mood disorders37%
  7. Ischemic heart disease33%
  8. Depression32%

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

Dr. Bates' patients across all payers

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

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 64

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women64%
  • Men35%

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

Dr. Vernice E. Bates wrote 138 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Bates wrote 138 Medicare Part D claims for 54 patients. 92% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 91 of them, across 5 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $939 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 125 claims across 5 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024138
Drugs named by CMS5
Total drug cost$939
Part D patients54

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

  • Generic127 claims92%
  • Brand-name11 claims8%

Dr. Bates' 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.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 1252024: 9127%

Drugs named by CMS: 5 in 2024, 5 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. Vernice E. Bates scored 44 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 44 out of 100 for Dr. Bates for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Bates accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Bates' MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 44of 100Final score
  • 0of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 80of 100Cost

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

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

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Dr. Vernice E. Bates has 9 publications on record

Dmand AI links 9 papers to Dr. Bates, published from 2013 to 2025. 2018 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors, Platelet Function Tests and Aspirin. Dr. Bates has published most often in J Clin Pharmacol. Dr. Bates' most frequent co-authors are Anahita Adeli, MD, Paul Stephen Aisen and Sanjay Asthana, MD.

Papers9
Years published2013 to 2025

Dr. Bates' papers by year, 2013 to 2025

Topics Dr. Bates writes about most

  • Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors
  • Platelet Function Tests
  • Aspirin
  • Drug Interactions
  • Blood Platelets
  • Cross-Over Studies
  • Platelet Aggregation

Dr. Bates' most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Bates

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

Dr. Vernice E. Bates has worked on 1 clinical trial

Dmand AI links Dr. Bates to 1 clinical trial. Conditions studied include Cognition Disorders and Neurocognitive Disorders. Open Payments lists research payments to Dr. Bates that name 1 trial.

Conditions in Dr. Bates' trials

  • Cognition Disorders
  • Neurocognitive Disorders

Investigators on the most trials with Dr. Bates

Recent clinical trials with Dr. Bates

Sources: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026; Dmand AI Research Linkage; and ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine)

Dr. Vernice E. Bates received $12,499 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 482 general payments to Dr. Bates from 48 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 69% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $2,656. It also lists 2 research payments totaling $930 from 2020 to 2022, naming 1 clinical trial.

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

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

$12.5Kin total
  • Food and beverage$8,60669%
  • Consulting fees$2,37019%
  • Speaker and faculty fees$1,0008%
  • Education$5234%

Companies that paid Dr. Bates 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. Vernice E. Bates graduated from University of Oklahoma College of Medicine

Dr. Bates graduated from University of Oklahoma College of Medicine in 1973.

  1. Medical schoolUniversity of Oklahoma College of Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Vernice E. Bates'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 phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand 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)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Clinical trials and co-investigatorsDmand AI Research LinkageClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Vernice E. Bates' NPI number?

Dr. Vernice E. Bates' NPI number is 1801958202. It was assigned on December 14, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Vernice E. Bates?

Dr. Vernice E. Bates is a neurologist in Buffalo, New York. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Neurology Physician (taxonomy code 2084N0400X).

Where does Dr. Vernice E. Bates practice?

Dr. Bates practices at 3980 A Sheridan Dr, Buffalo, NY 14226. Dr. Bates' primary practice is Dent Neurologic Institute in Buffalo, New York. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bates to 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. Vernice E. Bates' office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Bates is (716) 250-2000.

What is Dr. Vernice E. Bates' medical license number?

Dr. Bates holds New York license 150028.

Which hospitals is Dr. Vernice E. Bates affiliated with?

Dr. Bates is affiliated with Buffalo General Medical Center/Gates Vascular Institute.

What medical group is Dr. Vernice E. Bates part of?

Dr. Bates is linked to DENT Neurologic Institute.

Does Dr. Vernice E. Bates accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Bates billed Medicare for 3,598 services in 2024, and Dr. Bates accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Vernice E. Bates' MIPS score?

Dr. Bates' MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 44 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Vernice E. Bates see?

CMS counts 755 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bates in 2024, with an average age of 71.

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What services does Dr. Vernice E. Bates bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Bates' most billed Medicare services were medical supplies or transport (A9578), lab and pathology test (85576) and care management and other visits (99457).

Where did Dr. Vernice E. Bates go to medical school?

Dr. Bates graduated from University of Oklahoma College of Medicine in 1973.

What drugs does Dr. Vernice E. Bates prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Bates' most prescribed drugs by claims were Gabapentin, Clopidogrel and Levetiracetam.

Has Dr. Vernice E. Bates received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $12,499 in general payments to Dr. Bates from 48 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Abbvie Inc.

How long has Dr. Vernice E. Bates been practicing?

Dr. Bates graduated from medical school in 1973, 53 years ago.

Does Dr. Vernice E. Bates do research?

Dmand AI links 9 publications to Dr. Bates, published from 2013 to 2025. Dr. Bates has worked on 1 clinical trial.

Who does Dr. Vernice E. Bates publish with?

Dr. Bates' most frequent co-authors are Anahita Adeli, MD (1 shared paper), Paul Stephen Aisen (1 shared paper) and Sanjay Asthana, MD (1 shared paper).

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