NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Brian D. Bates, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Bristol, VT

Brian D. Bates, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Bristol, Vermont, and NPI 1518387422, issued on Apr 17, 2014. Check the license (Vermont 42.0013987, as entered in NPPES) on the Vermont Board of Medical Practice; 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
1518387422
Name
Brian D. Bates
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
42.0013987 VT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
61 Pine St, Bristol, VT 05443
Phone
(802) 453-5028
Enumerated
Apr 17, 2014
Record last updated
Dec 7, 2022
Fax
(802) 453-6105
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20180407000041); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Maryland School Of Medicine, 2014
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 61 Pine St

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

  1. Mohammed Ahmed, BDS, MDSDentist1871223792
  2. Mary Anderson, DDSDentist1568635837
  3. Megan Fennell, CMHCMental Health Counselor1578425195
  4. Patricia Lewis, F.N.P.Family Nurse Practitioner1780623975
  5. Lindsay White, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1255576294

Verify Brian D. Bates in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVermont Board of Medical Practice
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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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10% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

3,205 Medicare Part D claims for 253 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 113 claims were for opioids.

  1. Brian Bates3,205
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium216 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate172 claims
  3. Omeprazole127 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium124 claims
  5. Lisinopril114 claims
  6. Metoprolol Succinate82 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. Five-Town Health Alliance, IncBristol, VT

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

Brian D. Bates among 443 family medicine physician records in Vermont

Brian D. Bates, MD is one of 443 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Vermont. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 80% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 80% of these records are older, 18% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 2005 among the 280 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 63% 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 Vermont practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

8 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Bristol

They are 8 of the 68 NPPES records with a practice address in Bristol, and 443 family medicine physician records in Vermont.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Marian Bouchard, MDBristol, VT 054431891832457
  2. Renee Bratspis, M.D.Bristol, VT 054431760758734
  3. Charles Clark, MDBristol, VT 054431609912427
  4. William Porter, MDBristol, VT 054431548246911
  5. Jennifer Wisdom-Behounek, MDBristol, VT 054431497858278
  6. Natasha Withers, D.O.Bristol, VT 054431285892299
  7. Jeffrey Wulfman, MDBristol, VT 054431063401537
  8. Lance Broy, M.D.Cambridge, VT 054441588616494

Common questions

What is Brian D. Bates, MD's NPI number?

Brian D. Bates, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518387422, issued on Apr 17, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Brian D. Bates, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 61 Pine St, Bristol, VT, 05443. Phone: (802) 453-5028. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Brian D. Bates, MD's license?

NPPES lists Vermont license number 42.0013987, as entered by the provider. Search the Vermont Board of Medical Practice at https://www.healthvermont.gov/systems/board-medical-practice. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Brian D. Bates, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Brian D. Bates, MD had 3,205 Medicare Part D claims for 253 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.