Adam W. Cates, MSN, FNP-C
Family Nurse Practitioner · Nashville, TN
Adam W. Cates, MSN, FNP-C is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1265711121, issued on Aug 10, 2011. Check the license (Tennessee APN0000015883, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Adam W. Cates
- Credential
- MSN, FNP-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- APN0000015883 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1645 Murfreesboro Pike, Nashville, TN 37217
- Phone
- (615) 742-0900
- Enumerated
- Aug 10, 2011
- Record last updated
- Jul 21, 2022
- Fax
- (615) 742-0902
- Medicaid ID
- 1526105 TN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20111005000644); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1645 Murfreesboro Pike
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Adam W. Cates in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
Search for license APN0000015883Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
26 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Adam W. Cates among 9,060 family nurse practitioner records in Tennessee
Adam W. Cates, MSN, FNP-C is one of 9,060 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Tennessee. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 22% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 22% of these records are older, 74% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2017 among the 5,523 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1,518 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Nashville
They are 1,518 of the 24,357 NPPES records with a practice address in Nashville, and 9,060 family nurse practitioner records in Tennessee.
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Common questions
What is Adam W. Cates, MSN, FNP-C's NPI number?
Adam W. Cates, MSN, FNP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265711121, issued on Aug 10, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Adam W. Cates, MSN, FNP-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1645 Murfreesboro Pike, Nashville, TN, 37217. Phone: (615) 742-0900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Adam W. Cates, MSN, FNP-C's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number APN0000015883, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Adam W. Cates, MSN, FNP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Adam W. Cates, MSN, FNP-C had 26 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.