Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Ashleigh Cates

Registered Nurse · Chattanooga, TN

Ashleigh Cates is a registered nurse with a practice address in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and NPI 1972161818, issued on Jun 5, 2019. Check the license (Tennessee 26014, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1972161818
Name
Ashleigh Cates
Primary taxonomy
Registered Nurse 163W00000X
License numbers
26014 TN
185739 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2358 Lifestyle Way Ste 100, Chattanooga, TN 37421
Phone
(423) 602-2750
Enumerated
Jun 5, 2019
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 2358 Lifestyle Way Ste 100

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Carrie Albritton, PA-CPhysician Assistant1346985116
  2. April Bryant, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1619861002
  3. Leslie Burgess, ARNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1871765529
  4. Leslie Casteel, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1851918841
  5. Monica Chamberlain, NPNurse Practitioner1194099911
  6. Jonathan Drumm, FNPNurse Practitioner1164821054

Verify Ashleigh Cates in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
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87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average registered nurse in 2024

142 Medicare Part D claims for 66 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,063 among the 17,151 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 44% of claims. 18 claims were for opioids.

  1. Ashleigh Cates142
  2. Specialty average1,063

Most prescribed

  1. Xarelto46 claims
  2. Clopidogrel23 claims
  3. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen14 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.

The practice group's Medicare quality score for 2023: 81.6 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score76.8
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%60.1
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $28.62

1 payment, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Silk Road Medical, Inc.. The 16,089 providers of this specialty with any payment received $575.97 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Ashleigh Cates$28.62
  2. Specialty average$575.97

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

One hospital or facility affiliation

  1. Yium, Shenouda And Miller PtrshpChattanooga, TN

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

377 registered nurse records list a Chattanooga practice address

They are 377 of the 7,377 NPPES records with a Chattanooga practice address, and 4,936 registered nurse records in Tennessee.

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  3. Stephanie Abbu, DNP, RNNashville, TN1427933449
  4. Tina Abdoo, RNClarksville, TN1144771916
  5. Dijin AbdulkaderNashville, TN1295467215
  6. Ashlee AbelNashville, TN1477494490
  7. Jared Abel, NPJohnson City, TN1023529401
  8. Rebecca Abner, RNNashville, TN1104778604
  9. Emnet Abraham, RN BSNNashville, TN1497151682
  10. Insaf AbuawadNashville, TN1891149746

Common questions

What is Ashleigh Cates's NPI number?

Ashleigh Cates's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972161818, issued on Jun 5, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ashleigh Cates located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2358 Lifestyle Way Ste 100, Chattanooga, TN, 37421. Phone: (423) 602-2750. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ashleigh Cates's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 26014, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Ashleigh Cates prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ashleigh Cates had 142 Medicare Part D claims for 66 beneficiaries; the average among registered nurse prescribers was 1,063. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Ashleigh Cates's Medicare quality score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.