Anna Neel Bates, DNP, FNP-BC
Family Nurse Practitioner · Hickory, NC
Anna Neel Bates, DNP, FNP-BC is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Hickory, North Carolina, and NPI 1669151486, issued on Jul 18, 2023. Check the license (North Carolina 5018466, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Anna Neel Bates
- Credential
- DNP, FNP-BC
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 5018466 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2336 1St Ave SW, Hickory, NC 28602
- Phone
- (828) 732-5650
- Enumerated
- Jul 18, 2023
- Record last updated
- Jul 24, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230816001161); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2336 1St Ave SW
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Anna Neel Bates in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 5018466Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
1,339 Medicare Part D claims for 192 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium82 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium78 claims
- Lisinopril75 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate61 claims
- Omeprazole51 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa42 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: $90.17
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Catawba Valley Medical Group IncHickory, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Anna Neel Bates among 6,631 family nurse practitioner records in North Carolina
Anna Neel Bates, DNP, FNP-BC is one of 6,631 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in North Carolina. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2023, is newer than 78% of them.
- NPI issued2023 · 78% of these records are older, 14% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2023 · median 2019 among the 4,000 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 35% 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
94 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Hickory
They are 94 of the 2,124 NPPES records with a practice address in Hickory, and 6,631 family nurse practitioner records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Anna Neel Bates, DNP, FNP-BC's NPI number?
Anna Neel Bates, DNP, FNP-BC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669151486, issued on Jul 18, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Anna Neel Bates, DNP, FNP-BC located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2336 1St Ave SW, Hickory, NC, 28602. Phone: (828) 732-5650. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Anna Neel Bates, DNP, FNP-BC's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 5018466, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Anna Neel Bates, DNP, FNP-BC prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Anna Neel Bates, DNP, FNP-BC had 1,339 Medicare Part D claims for 192 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.