Chris M. Cate, MD
Surgery Physician · Little Rock, AR
Chris M. Cate, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Little Rock, Arkansas, and NPI 1285689455, issued on May 24, 2006. Check the license (Arkansas C8232, as entered in NPPES) on the Arkansas State Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Chris M. Cate
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- C8232 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9500 Kanis Road, Little Rock, AR 72205
- Phone
- (501) 227-9080
- Enumerated
- May 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 23, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (501) 227-0410
- Medicaid ID
- 131321001 AR
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110328000591); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 9500 Kanis Road
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Chris M. Cate in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArkansas State Medical Board
Search for license C8232Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgery physician in 2024
369 Medicare Part D claims for 157 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims. 152 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen108 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium86 claims
- Promethazine Hcl73 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen31 claims
- Tramadol Hcl13 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: $292.11
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tas Medical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Arkansas Health GroupLittle Rock, AR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Chris M. Cate among 284 surgery physician records in Arkansas
Chris M. Cate, MD is one of 284 surgery physician records with a practice address in Arkansas. 79% 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 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2004 among the 178 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Arkansas
There are 284 surgery physician records in Arkansas.
All 284 in Arkansas → Every provider in Little Rock → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Frederick Bentley, MDLittle Rock, AR 722051417937434
- Janina Bonwich, MDLittle Rock, AR 722051689662090
- Joseph Buchman, M.D.Little Rock, AR 722051124081450
- John Dunn, MDLittle Rock, AR 722051568414340
- Mark Gibbs, MDLittle Rock, AR 722051366494130
- John Jones, MDLittle Rock, AR 722051275585044
- Alfred Marotti, MDLittle Rock, AR 722051154373728
- Patrick Osam, MDLittle Rock, AR 722051720030596
Common questions
What is Chris M. Cate, MD's NPI number?
Chris M. Cate, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285689455, issued on May 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Chris M. Cate, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9500 Kanis Road, Little Rock, AR, 72205. Phone: (501) 227-9080. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Chris M. Cate, MD's license?
NPPES lists Arkansas license number C8232, as entered by the provider. Search the Arkansas State Medical Board at https://armedicalboard.adh.arkansas.gov/public/verify/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Chris M. Cate, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Chris M. Cate, MD had 369 Medicare Part D claims for 157 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.