What is Vernice Bates's specialty?

Vernice Bates (NPI 1801958202) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Neurology in Amherst, NY.

Where does Vernice Bates practice?

Vernice Bates practices in Amherst, NY, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1801958202.

How much does Medicare pay Vernice Bates?

Vernice Bates (NPI 1801958202) received approximately $338K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 755 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1801958202

Vernice BatesM.D.

NeurologyAmherst, NYI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,633

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

3,598

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$160K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,430 Neurology providers in NY — top quintile (cohort median 560).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$939

Distinct drugs

Brand share

23.1%

Top prescribed drugs

Gabapentin25 claims

Clopidogrel Bisulfate21 claims

Levetiracetam18 claims

Donepezil Hcl14 claims

Topiramate13 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

95.0

Quality

0.0

Cost

80.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.84%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$1K

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$1K

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$1K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Vernice Bates's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 28 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Bela Ajtai Neurology · Amherst, NY	67	89
KALEIDA HEALTH	63	102
MERCY HOSPITAL OF BUFFALO	55	111
John Hourihane Neurology · Orchard Park, NY	47	78
Lixin Zhang Neurology · Amherst, NY	42	61
KALEIDA HEALTH	37	80
EASTERN NIAGARA HOSPITAL, INC	27	69
Donald Switzer Cardiology · Williamsville, NY	25	44
Elad Levy Neurosurgery · Williamsville, NY	24	35
ERIE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION	22	61
Kenneth Murray Neurology · Cullman, AL	21	25
SISTERS OF CHARITY HOSPITAL	20	34

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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