Dr. Nathan Michael Polite , DO
Surgery - Trauma Surgery โข Mobile, AL
2451 University Hospital Drive, Mastin 101
Mobile, AL 366172300
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Dr. Nathan Polite is listed in NPPES under Surgery - Trauma Surgery.
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NPI assigned on April 18, 2008; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 225 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 99233 โ Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making: 101 service units.
- 99291 โ Critical care: 59 service units.
- 99232 โ Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making: 33 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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See all 4 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Close to the middle for Medicare Part B services among clinicians listed under Surgery - Trauma Surgery in Alabama (2024, 21 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 171. Middle half: 117 to 315.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 56 in 2020 to 225 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2020โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
2451 University Hospital Drive
Mastin 101
Mobile, AL 366172300
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
NPPES lists 1 additional practice-address record in Asheville, NC. See the list
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Usa Health Physician Billing Services Llc. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
2008
What Public CMS Data Show
Surgery - Trauma Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
147 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $30,045 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $23,891 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $41.96 across 2 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $41.96 across 2 records.
Reporting-company totals
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC: $21.61 across 1 record.
- Baxter Healthcare: $20.35 across 1 record.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
18 years (graduated 2008)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2008 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2008
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, โDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Polite has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Polite as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Mobile and Alabama
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Surgery - Trauma Surgery in Alabama (2024, 21 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 171. Middle half: 117 to 315.
Too few clinicians listed under Surgery - Trauma Surgery in Mobile have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 60% of clinicians listed under Surgery - Trauma Surgery in Alabama (2024, 21 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $22,676. Middle half: $16,466 to $39,534.
Too few clinicians listed under Surgery - Trauma Surgery in Mobile have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 60% of clinicians listed under Surgery - Trauma Surgery in Alabama (2024, 21 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $17,757. Middle half: $13,044 to $31,329.
Too few clinicians listed under Surgery - Trauma Surgery in Mobile have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
6 active clinicians are listed under Surgery - Trauma Surgery with a practice address in Mobile, AL (25 in Alabama).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services increased 302% from 56 in 2020 to 225 in 2024.
- 2020: 56
- 2021: 366
- 2022: 300
- 2023: 329
- 2024: 225
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 637% from $4,074 in 2020 to $30,045 in 2024.
- 2020: $4,074
- 2021: $50,644
- 2022: $42,837
- 2023: $46,266
- 2024: $30,045
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare increased 645% from $3,207 in 2020 to $23,891 in 2024.
- 2020: $3,207
- 2021: $40,646
- 2022: $34,305
- 2023: $36,791
- 2024: $23,891
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $419.77 in 2021 to $41.96 in 2025.
- 2021: $419.77
- 2022: $176.06
- 2023: $83.40
- 2024: $38.70
- 2025: $41.96
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 โ December 31, 2025): fewer than 11 records totaling $41.96.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ZERBAXA | General | $21.61 |
| Baxter Healthcare |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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TISSEEL | General | $20.35 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99233
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes
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101 | 62 | $300.00 | $109.07 |
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99291
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes
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59 | 30 | $790.00 | $195.48 |
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99232
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes
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33 | 23 | $210.00 | $72.47 |
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99223
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes
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32 | 32 | $583.00 | $159.49 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2021-03-03NUCC Taxonomy Code: 2086S0127X
Trauma surgery is a recognized subspecialty of general surgery. Trauma surgeons are physicians who have completed a five-year general surgery residency and usually continue with a one to two year fellowship in trauma and/or surgical critical care, typically leading to additional board certification in surgical critical care. There is no trauma surgery board certification at this point. To obtain board certification in surgical critical care, a fellowship in surgical critical care or anesthesiology critical care must be completed during or after general surgery residency.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 2086S0127X
Trauma surgery is a recognized subspecialty of general surgery. Trauma surgeons are physicians who have completed a five-year general surgery residency and usually continue with a one to two year fellowship in trauma and/or surgical critical care, typically leading to additional board certification in surgical critical care. There is no trauma surgery board certification at this point. To obtain board certification in surgical critical care, a fellowship in surgical critical care or anesthesiology critical care must be completed during or after general surgery residency.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 2086S0127X
Trauma surgery is a recognized subspecialty of general surgery. Trauma surgeons are physicians who have completed a five-year general surgery residency and usually continue with a one to two year fellowship in trauma and/or surgical critical care, typically leading to additional board certification in surgical critical care. There is no trauma surgery board certification at this point. To obtain board certification in surgical critical care, a fellowship in surgical critical care or anesthesiology critical care must be completed during or after general surgery residency.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - GENERAL SURGERY
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Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Usa Health Physician Billing Services Llc
2451 University Hospital Dr, Mobile, AL 366172300
Phone: 2514717000
Usa Health Physician Billing Services Llc
75 S University Blvd, Mobile, AL 366083274
Phone: 2516605555
Secondary Practice Locations
1 Hospital Dr Ste 4200
Asheville, NC 288014550
Phone: 8282131998
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Surgery
Surgery - Trauma Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Nurse Practitioner - Adult Health
Surgery
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
Surgery
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Master of Science in Nursing, Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, Family Nurse Practitioner (Certified)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 2451 UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL DRIVE, MASTIN 101, MOBILE, AL 366172300 (Tel: 2514458282)
Registered at PO BOX 40480, MOBILE, AL 366400480 (Tel: 2514343626)
Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: GA 72083)
Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: NC 2018-00123)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 55 WHITCHER ST NE, SUITE 130, MARIETTA, GA 300601155 (Tel: 7704261629)
Registered at 55 WHITCHER ST NE, SUITE 130, MARIETTA, GA 300601155 (Tel: 7704261629)
Recorded as NATHAN POLITE, D.O.
Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: GA 72083)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Surgery - Trauma Surgery Specialists in Mobile
- Dr. Maryann Mbaka, MD
- Dr. Charles Butts, MD
- Dr. Sidney Brevard, MD
- Dr. Christopher Kinnard, MD
- Dr. William Barber, MD
Mailing Address
Po Box 40480
Mobile, AL 366400480
Phone: 2514343626