Caroline C. Cate
Family Nurse Practitioner · Decatur, AL
Caroline C. Cate is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Decatur, Alabama, and NPI 1649924846, issued on Feb 7, 2022. Check the license (Alabama 1-178099, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Caroline C. Cate
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 1-178099 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2941 Point Mallard Pkwy SE Ste N, Decatur, AL 35603
- Phone
- (256) 432-2822
- Enumerated
- Feb 7, 2022
- Record last updated
- Nov 9, 2022
- Fax
- (256) 432-2825
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220309000069); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2941 Point Mallard Pkwy SE Ste N
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Caroline C. Cate in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alabama board licenses this profession
Search for license 1-178099Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
38% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
1,804 Medicare Part D claims for 159 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium65 claims
- Losartan Potassium63 claims
- Omeprazole45 claims
- Metformin Hcl44 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate43 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl43 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $347.02
15 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 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 3 group practices
- Advantage Family Care IncCullman, AL
- American Family Care, LLCCullman, AL
- Medical East OF Decatur IncDecatur, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Caroline C. Cate among 4,393 family nurse practitioner records in Alabama
Caroline C. Cate is one of 4,393 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Alabama. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 72% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 72% of these records are older, 21% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2019 among the 2,690 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 44% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
84 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Decatur
They are 84 of the 1,185 NPPES records with a practice address in Decatur, and 4,393 family nurse practitioner records in Alabama.
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- Andrea Alexander, CRNPDecatur, AL 356031407278419
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- Kimberly Budisalich, CRNPDecatur, AL 356031508099110
- Kevin Campbell, CRNPDecatur, AL 356031477933976
- Joseph Chamness, DNP, FNP-C. ENP-CDecatur, AL 356031619424934
- Landon DuttonDecatur, AL 356031295191609
- Kim Harbin, C.R.N.P.Decatur, AL 356031902947880
- Andrea Johnston, NP-CDecatur, AL 356031578922126
Common questions
What is Caroline C. Cate's NPI number?
Caroline C. Cate's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649924846, issued on Feb 7, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Caroline C. Cate located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2941 Point Mallard Pkwy SE Ste N, Decatur, AL, 35603. Phone: (256) 432-2822. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Caroline C. Cate's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 1-178099, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Caroline C. Cate prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Caroline C. Cate had 1,804 Medicare Part D claims for 159 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.