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

Individual provider Surgery Physician · NPI 1609040195

Dr. Robert Bruce Yates, MD practises General Surgery in Seattle, Washington. Graduated from Ohio State University College of Medicine in 2008, 18 years ago. Practices with The Association of University Physicians, a 3,459-clinician group, accepts Medicare assignment and offers telehealth. Licensed in Washington.

Years since qualifying
18
Trained at
Ohio State University College of Medicine
Licensed in
WA
In the registry since
2008
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

1959 NE Pacific St
Seattle, WA 98195-0001 Not confirmed with CMS for 13 years — call before visiting
Phone: (206) 616-1711
Fax: (206) 543-8136
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Specialties & licences

Surgery Physician (primary) Taxonomy 208600000X · Licence MD60341473 (WA)

Record details

NPI number1609040195
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedApril 16, 2008
Last updated in NPPESJuly 18, 2013

Medicare enrollment

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

Medicare specialtyGENERAL SURGERY
Medical schoolOHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
Graduated 2008 (18 years in practice)
Group practice The Association Of University Physicians — 3459 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
TelehealthOffers telehealth services

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.

Hernia repair - groin (open) 12 times · 91st percentile
Hernia repair (minimally invasive) 19 times · 88th percentile
Colonoscopy 1–10 times
Melanoma (skin cancer) excision 1–10 times
Removal of tissue 1–10 times
Spinal fusion 1–10 times
Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux 1–10 times

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 patients221
Services billed 397 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age71

Dollar amounts are not shown. What Medicare pays a practice is gross billings, before staff, premises and tax and including the cost of any drugs it administers, so it is not what a clinician earns.

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.

Compensation for services other than consulting , including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program $1,500 2 payments
Food and Beverage $318 3 payments · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee

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Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician.

Colleagues at The Association of University Physicians

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 3459 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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