David Westfall Bates, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Boston, MA
David Westfall Bates, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Boston, Massachusetts, and NPI 1013974708, issued on Apr 27, 2006. Check the license (Massachusetts 59482, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David Westfall Bates
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 59482 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115
- Phone
- (617) 732-7063
- Enumerated
- Apr 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 8, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 1201514 MA
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify David Westfall 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 59482Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
83 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of 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.
David Westfall Bates among 6,825 internal medicine physician records in Massachusetts
David Westfall Bates, MD 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 updated2012 · 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
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Common questions
What is David Westfall Bates, MD's NPI number?
David Westfall Bates, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013974708, issued on Apr 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David Westfall Bates, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA, 02115. Phone: (617) 732-7063. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David Westfall Bates, MD's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 59482, 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 David Westfall Bates, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David Westfall Bates, MD had 83 Medicare Part D claims for 32 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.