Dr. Robert Bruce Yates, MD

Dr. Yates practices at UW Medical Center - Montlake in Seattle, Washington, part of University of Washington.

Dr. Yates' NPI, 1609040195, was assigned on April 16, 2008. Dr. Yates graduated from Ohio State University College of Medicine in 2008. Dr. Yates holds Washington license MD60341473.

Dr. Yates' primary practice is UW Medical Center - Montlake, at 1959 NE Pacific St Box 356151, Seattle, WA 98195 in King County. The practice phone is (206) 598-3300.

Dr. Yates' primary practice is UW Medical Center - Montlake in Seattle, Washington, part of University of Washington. The medical group on file is UW Physicians. Dmand AI also links Dr. Yates to 1 more hospital and 1 hospital outpatient department, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Yates practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Surgery is Dr. Yates' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Yates is licensed in Washington.

CMS data shows 260 Medicare services from Dr. Yates across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 221 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $21,653 for them.

CMS counts 221 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Yates in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 118 patients. 65% of them have high blood pressure, and 65% have high cholesterol. 19% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.60, 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. Yates' median patient age at 57, with 55% women.

In 2024, Dr. Yates wrote 92 Medicare Part D claims for 29 patients. 97% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 28 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $140 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 34 claims across 2 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 94 out of 100 for Dr. Yates for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Yates accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Yates as offering telehealth. CMS counts 13 procedures of hernia repair - groin (open) by Dr. Yates, more than 92% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Colonoscopy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 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)

Spinal fusion: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 16 papers to Dr. Yates, published from 2012 to 2024. 2015 was the busiest year, with 4. The most frequent topics are Laparoscopy, Gastroesophageal Reflux and Fundoplication. Dr. Yates has published most often in Surg Endosc. Dr. Yates' most frequent co-authors are Brant Kurt Oelschlager, Carlos A. Pellegrini and Saurabh Khandelwal, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 52 general payments to Dr. Yates from 7 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Education speaker fees make up the largest share, 38% of the total. Cook Medical LLC paid the most, $11,740.

Dr. Yates graduated from Ohio State University College of Medicine in 2008.