Benjamin H. Gates, O.D.
Optometrist · Richmond, VA
Benjamin H. Gates, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Richmond, Virginia, and NPI 1841502994, issued on Jul 6, 2010. Check the license (Virginia 0618001957, as entered in NPPES) with the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin H. Gates
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 0618001957 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8107 Midlothian Tpke, Richmond, VA 23235
- Phone
- (804) 330-2588
- Enumerated
- Jul 6, 2010
- Record last updated
- Jul 6, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (804) 330-4396
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100929001079); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Benjamin H. Gates in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Virginia board licenses this profession
Search for license 0618001957Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
17 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $505.55
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 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
- Family Vision Care OF RichmondGlen Allen, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benjamin H. Gates among 1,460 optometrist records in Virginia
Benjamin H. Gates, O.D. is one of 1,460 optometrist records with a practice address in Virginia. 70% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 61% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 61% of these records are older, 36% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2007 among the 885 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Virginia
There are 1,460 optometrist records in Virginia.
All 1,460 in Virginia → Every provider in Richmond → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Gregg Baldwin, ODRichmond, VA 232351013066240
- John Bickerton, D.O.North Chesterfield, VA 232351376677666
- Kim Mauro, O.D.North Chesterfield, VA 232351528104353
- Amanda Paull, OD MSRichmond, VA 232351376587022
- Maria Steinleitner, O.D.Richmond, VA 232351669586590
- Heather Weaver, O.DNorth Chesterfield, VA 232351497042311
- Sebasthian Azocar, ODNorth Chesterfield, VA 232361265194245
- Nina Cox, O.D.North Chesterfield, VA 232361093717936
Common questions
What is Benjamin H. Gates, O.D.'s NPI number?
Benjamin H. Gates, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841502994, issued on Jul 6, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin H. Gates, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8107 Midlothian Tpke, Richmond, VA, 23235. Phone: (804) 330-2588. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin H. Gates, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0618001957, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Benjamin H. Gates, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin H. Gates, O.D. had 17 Medicare Part D claims; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. 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.