NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Audrey Coates, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Santa Cruz, CA

Audrey Coates, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Santa Cruz, California, and NPI 1508482498, issued on Jun 17, 2020. Check the license (California 188430, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1508482498
Name
Audrey Coates
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
188430 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1510 Capitola RD, Santa Cruz, CA 95062
Phone
(831) 427-3500
Enumerated
Jun 17, 2020
Record last updated
Aug 3, 2026
Fax
(831) 457-2486
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20231213003998); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Central Michigan College Of Medicine, 2020
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1510 Capitola RD

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

  1. Nadia AllamiPediatric Nurse Practitioner1346723087
  2. Jacqueline AlvarezMarriage & Family Therapist1093436511
  3. Michael Amster, MDPain Medicine Physician1114023058
  4. Krystina Begonia, MDFamily Medicine Physician1760942734
  5. Rebecca Breton, MDPediatrics Physician1659367548
  6. Karen Carranza, RNRegistered Nurse1013730001

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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76% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

833 Medicare Part D claims for 192 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 14 claims were for opioids.

  1. Audrey Coates833
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Levothyroxine Sodium63 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium51 claims
  3. Lisinopril37 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate28 claims
  5. Alendronate Sodium23 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium22 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Permanente Medical Group IncScotts Valley, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Audrey Coates among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California

Audrey Coates, MD is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 88% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 88% of these records are older, 9% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated2020 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

114 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Santa Cruz

They are 114 of the 5,138 NPPES records with a practice address in Santa Cruz, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Rachel Abrams, M.D.Santa Cruz, CA 950621578542171
  2. David Beck, MDSanta Cruz, CA 950621235101122
  3. Deborah Bronstein, M.D.Santa Cruz, CA 950621245219393
  4. William Ebert, MDSanta Cruz, CA 950621982609848
  5. Bruce Eisendorf, M.D.Santa Cruz, CA 950621760462824
  6. Dawn Faber, M.D.Santa Cruz, CA 950621346201878
  7. Patricia Hinz, M.D.Santa Cruz, CA 950621750361077
  8. Duncan HolbertSanta Cruz, CA 950621770563520

Common questions

What is Audrey Coates, MD's NPI number?

Audrey Coates, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508482498, issued on Jun 17, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Audrey Coates, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1510 Capitola RD, Santa Cruz, CA, 95062. Phone: (831) 427-3500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Audrey Coates, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number 188430, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Audrey Coates, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Audrey Coates, MD had 833 Medicare Part D claims for 192 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.