Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of August 10, 2026.
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Dr. Michael Edward Prater, MD

Individual provider Otolaryngology Physician · NPI 1598723173

Dr. Michael Edward Prater, MD practises Otolaryngology in Lake Havasu City, Arizona. Graduated from University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver in 1995, 31 years ago. Accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in Arizona.

Years since qualifying
31
Trained at
University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver
Licensed in
AZ
In the registry since
2006
Specialties on file
3
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

1760 McCulloch Blvd N Ste 100
Lake Havasu City, AZ 86403-6559 Not confirmed with CMS for 18 years — call before visiting
Phone: (928) 854-5368
Fax: (928) 854-4462
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Specialties & licences

Otolaryngology Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207Y00000X · Licence 28430 (AZ)
Otolaryngic Allergy Physician Taxonomy 207YX0602X · Licence 28430 (AZ)
Otolaryngology/Facial Plastic Surgery Physician Taxonomy 207YX0905X · Licence 28430 (AZ)

Record details

NPI number1598723173
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedMay 3, 2006
Last updated in NPPESMarch 27, 2008

Medicare enrollment

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

Medicare specialtyOTOLARYNGOLOGY
Medical schoolUNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, DENVER
Graduated 1995 (31 years in practice)
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount

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.

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision 1–10 times
Skin biopsy 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 patients1,394
Services billed 12,253 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age75

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.

Food and Beverage $446 18 payments · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee

Each amount is the sum of what companies reported for that kind of payment in 2025, rounded to the dollar. Not all of it is income to the clinician: a meal is not a fee, a charitable contribution goes to a charity, and a royalty or an acquisition payment is not a salary.

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Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician. Those with a page here are linked.

  • Havasu Regional Medical Center Hospital · Lake Havasu City, AZ · listed as Havasu Regional Medical Center LLC
  • La Paz Regional Hospital Hospital · Parker, AZ · listed as La Paz Regional Hospital Inc
  • Valley View Medical Center Hospital · Fort Mohave, AZ · listed as Phc-Fort Mohave, Inc
  • Kingman Regional Medical Center Hospital · Kingman, AZ
  • Western Arizona Regional Medical Center Hospital · Bullhead City, AZ

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