Carol K. Bates, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Boston, MA
Carol K. Bates, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Boston, Massachusetts, and NPI 1235231655, issued on Sep 5, 2006. Check the license (Massachusetts 59481, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Carol K. Bates
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 59481 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 330 Brookline Ave, Boston, MA 02215
- Phone
- (617) 667-9600
- Enumerated
- Sep 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 9, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Carol K. Bates in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 59481Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
370 Medicare Part D claims for 94 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium29 claims
- Lisinopril29 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate27 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium21 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate12 claims
- Metformin Hcl11 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.
Carol K. Bates among 6,825 internal medicine physician records in Massachusetts
Carol K. Bates, M.D. is one of 6,825 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 60% of these records are
- Record last updated2009 · 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 207R00000X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2,320 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Boston
They are 2,320 of the 41,865 NPPES records with a practice address in Boston, and 6,825 internal medicine physician records in Massachusetts.
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Common questions
What is Carol K. Bates, M.D.'s NPI number?
Carol K. Bates, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235231655, issued on Sep 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Carol K. Bates, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 330 Brookline Ave, Boston, MA, 02215. Phone: (617) 667-9600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Carol K. Bates, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 59481, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://findmydoctor.mass.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Carol K. Bates, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Carol K. Bates, M.D. had 370 Medicare Part D claims for 94 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.