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Dr. Mark L. Gates, MD

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Specializes in: Nuclear Radiology and Diagnostic Radiology
70 Doctors Park
Cape Girardeau, MO 63703

Dr. Mark L. Gates, MD is a nuclear radiologist in Cape Girardeau, MO specializing in nuclear radiology and diagnostic radiology.

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Office Locations

70 Doctors Park
Cape Girardeau, MO 63703
(573) 334-6071
(573) 334-4739
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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Mark L. Gates, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

ankle brachial index
arm X-ray
carotid duplex ultrasound
CT scan
head/brain CT scan
lower extremity arterial duplex
neck ultrasound
nuclear scan
pelvic CT scan
spine imaging
thoracic imaging
X-rays

By Affordability:

ankle brachial index
lymph node procedures
vascular physiologic studies

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Missouri, Dr. Mark L. Gates, MD performed more ankle brachial index (ABI), arm X-ray, carotid duplex ultrasound, CT scan, head/brain CT scan, lower extremity arterial duplex, neck ultrasound, nuclear scan, pelvic CT scan, spine imaging, thoracic (chest) imaging, and X-rays procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for ankle brachial index (ABI), lymph node procedures, and vascular physiologic studies that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 10%

By Volume:

musculoskeletal imaging

By Affordability:

lymphoscintigraphy scan

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Missouri, Dr. Mark L. Gates, MD performed more musculoskeletal imaging procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of them and he also had a list price for lymphoscintigraphy scan (sentinel lymph node imaging) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Volume:

abdominal imaging
central DEXA
diagnostic imaging
gastric emptying study
lymph node procedures
myocardial perfusion SPECT
vascular procedures
vascular ultrasound

By Affordability:

gastric emptying study
gastrointestinal motility tests
neck ultrasound
soft tissue ultrasound

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Missouri, Dr. Mark L. Gates, MD performed more abdominal imaging, central DEXA, diagnostic imaging, gastric emptying study, lymph node procedures, myocardial perfusion SPECT, vascular procedures, and vascular ultrasound procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for gastric emptying study, gastrointestinal motility tests, neck ultrasound, and soft tissue ultrasound that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark L. Gates, MD treated as a nuclear radiologist in Cape Girardeau, MO during 2012 were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, CT scan and abdominal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark L. Gates, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging 1037
brain imaging (neuroimaging) 498
breast procedures 274
cardiac procedures 34
CT scan 1764
diagnostic imaging 38
gastrointestinal procedures 45
hip imaging 265
musculoskeletal imaging 844
neck imaging 108
nuclear scan 106
pelvic imaging 694
preventive care 206
sinus imaging 33
spinal procedures 863
stress testing 34
thoracic (chest) imaging 3644
ultrasound (sonogram) 837
vascular procedures 345
vertebral fracture assessment (VFA) 72
women's imaging 291
X-rays 5355

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark L. Gates, MD treated as a nuclear radiologist in Cape Girardeau, MO during 2013 were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, CT scan and abdominal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark L. Gates, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging 1380
brain imaging (neuroimaging) 573
breast procedures 470
CT scan 2088
diagnostic imaging 54
gastrointestinal procedures 60
hip imaging 388
musculoskeletal imaging 1162
neck imaging 132
pelvic imaging 942
preventive care 360
sinus imaging 59
spinal procedures 1138
thoracic (chest) imaging 4297
ultrasound (sonogram) 1299
vascular procedures 511
vertebral fracture assessment (VFA) 212
women's imaging 511
X-rays 6895

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark L. Gates, MD.

Gender
Male 3181
Female 5302
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 8126
Black 273
Hispanic 34
Asian 0
Other 31
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 3049
From 75 to 84 2315
85 and over 1151
Less than 65 1968

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark L. Gates, MD in 2013

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 57
Stroke 6
Ischemic Heart Disease 43
Depression 30
Chronic Kidney Disease 24
Asthma 7
Osteoperosis 9
Atrial Fibrilation 14
Heart Failure 26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 32
Diabetes 37
Dementia 14
Cancer 11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark L. Gates, MD treated as a nuclear radiologist in Cape Girardeau, MO during 2014 were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, CT scan and abdominal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark L. Gates, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging 1774
brain imaging (neuroimaging) 668
breast procedures 412
cardiac procedures 45
CT scan 2309
diagnostic imaging 51
eye procedures 11
gastrointestinal procedures 96
hip imaging 557
musculoskeletal imaging 1633
neck imaging 201
nuclear scan 142
pelvic imaging 1127
preventive care 338
sinus imaging 96
spinal procedures 1664
stress testing 45
thoracic (chest) imaging 5711
ultrasound (sonogram) 1723
vascular procedures 734
vertebral fracture assessment (VFA) 96
women's imaging 438
X-rays 9444

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark L. Gates, MD.

Gender
Male 3877
Female 5780
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 9206
Black 335
Hispanic 45
Asian 0
Other 49
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 3447
From 75 to 84 2598
85 and over 1222
Less than 65 2390

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark L. Gates, MD in 2014

Hypertension 74
High Cholesterol 57
Stroke 6
Ischemic Heart Disease 41
Depression 30
Chronic Kidney Disease 23
Asthma 7
Osteoperosis 8
Atrial Fibrilation 14
Heart Failure 24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 29
Diabetes 38
Dementia 13
Cancer 10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark L. Gates, MD treated as a nuclear radiologist in Cape Girardeau, MO during 2015 were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, CT scan and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark L. Gates, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging 1711
brain imaging (neuroimaging) 729
breast procedures 682
cardiac procedures 30
CT scan 2585
diagnostic imaging 94
gastrointestinal procedures 74
hip imaging 606
musculoskeletal imaging 2034
neck imaging 244
nuclear scan 48
pelvic imaging 1163
preventive care 523
sinus imaging 41
spinal procedures 1702
stress testing 30
thoracic (chest) imaging 5486
ultrasound (sonogram) 1693
vascular procedures 662
vertebral fracture assessment (VFA) 89
women's imaging 713
X-rays 9607

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark L. Gates, MD.

Gender
Male 7960
Female 12492
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 19410
Black 748
Hispanic 130
Asian 0
Other 104
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 7314
From 75 to 84 5502
85 and over 2656
Less than 65 4980

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark L. Gates, MD in 2015

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 56
Stroke 7
Ischemic Heart Disease 41
Depression 30
Chronic Kidney Disease 25
Asthma 17
Osteoperosis 7
Atrial Fibrilation 13
Heart Failure 24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 29
Diabetes 37
Dementia 13
Cancer 10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark L. Gates, MD treated as a nuclear radiologist in Cape Girardeau, MO during 2016 were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, CT scan and abdominal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark L. Gates, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging 1337
brain imaging (neuroimaging) 590
breast procedures 504
cardiac procedures 91
CT scan 2016
diagnostic imaging 95
gastrointestinal procedures 97
musculoskeletal imaging 1087
neck imaging 164
nuclear scan 229
pelvic imaging 786
preventive care 352
sinus imaging 14
spinal procedures 1024
stress testing 91
thoracic (chest) imaging 3544
ultrasound (sonogram) 1235
vascular procedures 403
vertebral fracture assessment (VFA) 17
women's imaging 536
X-rays 5636

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark L. Gates, MD.

Gender
Male 2929
Female 4507
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 7038
Black 296
Hispanic 34
Asian 0
Other 50
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 2729
From 75 to 84 1967
85 and over 873
Less than 65 1867

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark L. Gates, MD in 2016

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 56
Stroke 7
Ischemic Heart Disease 42
Depression 31
Chronic Kidney Disease 30
Asthma 32
Osteoperosis 8
Atrial Fibrilation 13
Heart Failure 23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 31
Diabetes 38
Dementia 15
Cancer 11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark L. Gates, MD treated as a nuclear radiologist in Cape Girardeau, MO during 2017 were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, CT scan and abdominal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark L. Gates, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging 902
brain imaging (neuroimaging) 406
breast procedures 242
cardiac procedures 43
CT scan 1486
diagnostic imaging 32
gastrointestinal procedures 68
musculoskeletal imaging 493
neck imaging 58
nuclear scan 59
pelvic imaging 504
preventive care 156
spinal procedures 491
stress testing 43
thoracic (chest) imaging 2025
ultrasound (sonogram) 677
vascular procedures 183
vertebral fracture assessment (VFA) 17
women's imaging 242
X-rays 2826

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark L. Gates, MD.

Gender
Male 1997
Female 2916
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 4631
Black 197
Hispanic 27
Asian 0
Other 40
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 1870
From 75 to 84 1400
85 and over 594
Less than 65 1049

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark L. Gates, MD in 2017

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 56
Stroke 8
Ischemic Heart Disease 43
Depression 34
Chronic Kidney Disease 35
Asthma 7
Osteoperosis 9
Atrial Fibrilation 15
Heart Failure 26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 32
Diabetes 38
Dementia 16
Cancer 13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark L. Gates, MD treated as a nuclear radiologist in Cape Girardeau, MO during 2018 were CT scan, X-rays, abdominal imaging and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark L. Gates, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging 1249
brain imaging (neuroimaging) 495
breast procedures 458
cardiac procedures 29
CT scan 2017
diagnostic imaging 78
gastrointestinal procedures 60
musculoskeletal imaging 630
neck imaging 114
nuclear scan 66
pelvic imaging 784
preventive care 244
spinal procedures 618
stress testing 29
thoracic (chest) imaging 413
ultrasound (sonogram) 990
vascular procedures 272
women's imaging 469
X-rays 1417

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark L. Gates, MD.

Gender
Male 2486
Female 3878
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 5994
Black 253
Hispanic 39
Asian 0
Other 59
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 2380
From 75 to 84 1794
85 and over 782
Less than 65 1408

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark L. Gates, MD in 2018

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 60
Stroke 7
Ischemic Heart Disease 43
Depression 34
Chronic Kidney Disease 37
Asthma 6
Osteoperosis 9
Atrial Fibrilation 15
Heart Failure 27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 31
Diabetes 38
Dementia 17
Cancer 13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark L. Gates, MD treated as a nuclear radiologist in Cape Girardeau, MO during 2019 were CT scan, X-rays, abdominal imaging and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark L. Gates, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging 1802
aspiration 12
brain imaging (neuroimaging) 641
breast procedures 822
cardiac procedures 88
CT scan 2911
diagnostic imaging 118
gastrointestinal procedures 62
musculoskeletal imaging 998
neck imaging 171
nuclear scan 167
pelvic imaging 1114
pleural drainage 12
preventive care 578
spinal procedures 921
stress testing 88
thoracic (chest) imaging 748
ultrasound (sonogram) 1648
vascular procedures 546
women's imaging 844
X-rays 2311

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark L. Gates, MD.

Gender
Male 3444
Female 5676
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 8688
Black 285
Hispanic 44
Asian 0
Other 77
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 3539
From 75 to 84 2595
85 and over 1169
Less than 65 1817

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark L. Gates, MD in 2019

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 60
Stroke 7
Ischemic Heart Disease 42
Depression 33
Chronic Kidney Disease 35
Asthma 7
Osteoperosis 10
Atrial Fibrilation 14
Heart Failure 25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 31
Diabetes 37
Dementia 14
Cancer 14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark L. Gates, MD treated as a nuclear radiologist in Cape Girardeau, MO during 2020 were X-rays, breast procedures, women's imaging and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark L. Gates, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging 764
brain imaging (neuroimaging) 343
breast procedures 3148
cardiac procedures 51
CT scan 1462
diagnostic imaging 441
diagnostic procedures 11
gastrointestinal procedures 12
image guided procedures 11
lymph node procedures 13
minimally invasive procedures 11
minor procedures 11
musculoskeletal imaging 672
neck imaging 64
nuclear scan 149
pelvic imaging 513
preventive care 2020
spinal procedures 419
stress testing 51
thoracic (chest) imaging 340
ultrasound (sonogram) 1218
vascular procedures 222
women's imaging 3137
X-rays 3297

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark L. Gates, MD.

Gender
Male 1809
Female 4871
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 6367
Black 217
Hispanic 32
Asian 0
Other 47
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 2933
From 75 to 84 1932
85 and over 711
Less than 65 1104

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark L. Gates, MD in 2020

Hypertension 74
High Cholesterol 59
Stroke 5
Ischemic Heart Disease 37
Depression 30
Chronic Kidney Disease 32
Asthma 5
Osteoperosis 11
Atrial Fibrilation 12
Heart Failure 21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 25
Diabetes 36
Dementia 12
Cancer 14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark L. Gates, MD treated as a nuclear radiologist in Cape Girardeau, MO during 2021 were X-rays, breast procedures, women's imaging and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark L. Gates, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging 529
brain imaging (neuroimaging) 274
breast procedures 3297
cardiac procedures 74
CT scan 1051
diagnostic imaging 538
diagnostic procedures 13
gastrointestinal procedures 33
image guided procedures 13
lymph node procedures 14
minimally invasive procedures 13
minor procedures 13
musculoskeletal imaging 648
neck imaging 46
nuclear scan 208
pelvic imaging 383
preventive care 2003
spinal procedures 305
stress testing 74
thoracic (chest) imaging 251
ultrasound (sonogram) 1083
vascular procedures 137
women's imaging 3284
X-rays 3302

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark L. Gates, MD.

Gender
Male 1628
Female 4749
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 6091
Black 200
Hispanic 25
Asian 0
Other 45
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 2859
From 75 to 84 1937
85 and over 672
Less than 65 909

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark L. Gates, MD in 2021

Hypertension 74
High Cholesterol 61
Stroke 6
Ischemic Heart Disease 36
Depression 28
Chronic Kidney Disease 32
Asthma 6
Osteoperosis 13
Atrial Fibrilation 13
Heart Failure 21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 25
Diabetes 34
Dementia 12
Cancer 15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark L. Gates, MD treated as a nuclear radiologist in Cape Girardeau, MO during 2022 were X-rays, CT scan, musculoskeletal imaging and abdominal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark L. Gates, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging 800
brain imaging (neuroimaging) 444
breast procedures 574
cardiac procedures 93
CT scan 1788
diagnostic imaging 87
gastrointestinal procedures 33
lymph node procedures 35
musculoskeletal imaging 1323
neck imaging 104
nuclear scan 340
pelvic imaging 577
preventive care 448
spinal procedures 515
stress testing 93
thoracic (chest) imaging 523
ultrasound (sonogram) 586
vascular procedures 242
women's imaging 574
X-rays 2033

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark L. Gates, MD.

Gender
Male 2485
Female 4563
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 6755
Black 172
Hispanic 39
Asian 0
Other 64
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 2901
From 75 to 84 2292
85 and over 894
Less than 65 961

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark L. Gates, MD in 2022

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 73
Stroke 11
Ischemic Heart Disease 33
Depression 29
Chronic Kidney Disease 23
Asthma 8
Osteoperosis 17
Atrial Fibrilation 23
Heart Failure 23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 34
Diabetes 36
Dementia 11
Cancer 21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark L. Gates, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Mark L. Gates, MD treated as a nuclear radiologist in Cape Girardeau, MO were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, CT scan and abdominal imaging.

abdominal imaging 1207
aspiration 12
brain imaging (neuroimaging) 514
breast procedures 989
cardiac procedures 57
CT scan 1952
diagnostic imaging 147
diagnostic procedures 12
eye procedures 11
gastrointestinal procedures 58
hip imaging 454
image guided procedures 12
lymph node procedures 20
minimally invasive procedures 12
minor procedures 12
musculoskeletal imaging 1047
neck imaging 127
nuclear scan 151
pelvic imaging 780
pleural drainage 12
preventive care 657
sinus imaging 48
spinal procedures 878
stress testing 57
thoracic (chest) imaging 2452
ultrasound (sonogram) 1180
vascular procedures 387
vertebral fracture assessment (VFA) 83
women's imaging 1003
X-rays 4738

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark L. Gates, MD.

Gender
Male 2890
Female 4975
Ethnicity
Black / African American 270
Asian / Pacific Islander 0
Non-Hispanic White 7482
Hispanic 40
Native American / Alaskan Native 0
Other 51
Age
75 to 84 2212
85 and over 974
Less than 65 1677
65 to 74 3001

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark L. Gates, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Mark L. Gates, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension 67
High Cholesterol 54
Stroke 6
Ischemic Heart Disease 36
Depression 28
Chronic Kidney Disease 26
Asthma 9
Osteoporosis 9
Heart Failure 21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 27
Diabetes 33
Atrial Fibrillation 13
Cancer 12
Dementia 12

Education & Training

He has a state license in Missouri.

Licensed In: Missouri

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Mark L. Gates, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

Payments by Company
Philips Electronics North America Corporation $31 Ingenia Elition S
$31
Blue Earth Diagnostics Limited $20 Axumin
$20
Hologic, LLC $13 Affirm Prone biopsy system
$13
Types of Payments
Food and Beverage $64

Biography

Dr. Mark Gates is a specialist in nuclear radiology and diagnostic radiology in Cape Girardeau, MO. He graduated from Creighton University School of Medicine.

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