Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of October 4, 2026.

Aaron Michael Bates, MD

Individual provider Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician · NPI 1417939679

Aaron Michael Bates, MD practises Orthopedic Surgery in Fleming Island, Florida. Graduated from University of Maryland School of Medicine in 1998, 28 years ago. Practices with Southeast Orthopedic Specialists LLC, a 145-clinician group and works from 10 locations. Licensed in Florida.

Years since qualifying
28
Trained at
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Licensed in
FL
In the registry since
2005
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

4565 US Highway 17 Ste 200
Fleming Island, FL 32003-4823
Phone: (904) 634-0640
Fax: (904) 634-0640
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Additional practice locations (9)

  • 15255 Max Legget Pkwy Ste 5300, Jacksonville, FL 32218-7274 — (904) 634-0640
  • 10475 Centurion Pkwy N Ste 220, Jacksonville, FL 32256-5004 — (904) 634-0640
  • 4268 Oldfield Crossing Dr Ste 201, Jacksonville, FL 32223-8800 — (904) 634-0640
  • 2 Shircliff Way Ste 605, Jacksonville, FL 32204-4762 — (904) 634-0640
  • 2627 Riverside Ave Ste 300, Jacksonville, FL 32204-4717 — (906) 634-0640
  • 232 Ponte Vedra Park Dr, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082-6600 — (904) 634-0640
  • 216 Southpark Cir E Ste 216, St Augustine, FL 32086-5135 — (904) 634-0640
  • 1690 Us Highway 1 S Ste F, St Augustine, FL 32084-6024 — (904) 634-0640
  • 3055 County Road 210 W Ste 110, St Johns, FL 32259-7001 — (904) 634-0640

Specialties & licences

Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207XX0005X · Licence ME89797 (FL)

Record details

NPI number1417939679
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedNovember 15, 2005
Last updated in NPPESJuly 28, 2025
Certification dateJuly 28, 2025

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyORTHOPEDIC SURGERY
Also practisesSPORTS MEDICINE
Medical schoolUNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Graduated 1998 (28 years in practice)
Group practice Southeast Orthopedic Specialists Llc — 145 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Not indicated
Practice locations13 on file with Medicare

Procedures

From CMS Care Compare, which counts the procedures a clinician billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage over a recent 12-month period. CMS reports a fixed list of common procedures, so this is not everything the clinician does. Counts of 10 or fewer are given as a range, because CMS withholds small numbers.

Upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) 107 times · 96th percentile
Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) 23 times · 94th percentile

The percentile compares how often this clinician performed the procedure with other clinicians who performed it, as CMS calculates it. It measures volume, not outcomes or skill.

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients593
Services billed 2,060 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age73

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Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

Drug and device makers are required by federal law (the Physician Payments Sunshine Act) to report what they pay or give to clinicians, and CMS publishes the reports as Open Payments. This is the 2025 program year. A report is a record of a payment, not an allegation of anything, and many are small items such as meals. Only general payments are listed here; research payments and ownership or investment interests are reported separately by CMS and are not shown.

Food and Beverage $1,331 17 payments · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee
Travel and Lodging $253 2 payments · travel or lodging paid or reimbursed, such as to attend a conference

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Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician.

Colleagues at Southeast Orthopedic Specialists LLC

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 145 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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