Aaron W. Gates, DDS
Dentist · Columbia, MD
Aaron W. Gates, DDS is a dentist with a practice address in Columbia, Maryland, and NPI 1306332614, issued on Jul 10, 2018. Check the license (Maryland 16478, as entered in NPPES) with the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Aaron W. Gates
- Credential
- DDS
- Primary taxonomy
- Dentist 122300000X
- License number
- 16478 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8640 Guilford RD Ste 237, Columbia, MD 21046
- Phone
- (410) 290-8040
- Enumerated
- Jul 10, 2018
- Record last updated
- Feb 19, 2025
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Aaron W. Gates in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Maryland board licenses this profession
Search for license 16478Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
53% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dentist in 2024
40 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries, against an average of 86 among the 51,021 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin20 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $53.19
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zimvie Inc. The 31,974 providers of this specialty with any payment received $540.36 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Aaron W. Gates among 1,870 dentist records in Maryland
Aaron W. Gates, DDS is one of 1,870 dentist records with a practice address in Maryland. 60% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 76% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 76% of these records are older, 22% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 60% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2025 · 69% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 122300000X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
40 dentist records list a practice address in Columbia
They are 40 of the 6,690 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbia, and 1,870 dentist records in Maryland.
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Common questions
What is Aaron W. Gates, DDS's NPI number?
Aaron W. Gates, DDS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306332614, issued on Jul 10, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Aaron W. Gates, DDS located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8640 Guilford RD Ste 237, Columbia, MD, 21046. Phone: (410) 290-8040. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Aaron W. Gates, DDS's license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number 16478, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Aaron W. Gates, DDS prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Aaron W. Gates, DDS had 40 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries; the average among dentist prescribers was 86. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.