Douglas Hart Gates, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Sylva, NC
Douglas Hart Gates, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Sylva, North Carolina, and NPI 1821217167, issued on Apr 25, 2007. Check the license (North Carolina 2012-01383, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Douglas Hart Gates
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 2012-01383 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 80 Healthcare Dr, Sylva, NC 28779
- Phone
- (828) 586-5531
- Enumerated
- Apr 25, 2007
- Record last updated
- Aug 6, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (828) 586-5759
- Medicaid ID
- 5921746 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120913000831); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill School Of Medicine, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest orthopaedic surgery physician records → All 977 in North Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 80 Healthcare Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Clifford Faull, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1407859044
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- Alexis Parker, PAPhysician Assistant1861745499
- Ryan Slechta, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1346461183
- Lawrence Supik, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1912900523
- Thomas Tisdale, MS, LAT, ATCAthletic Trainer1659758779
Verify Douglas Hart Gates in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2012-01383Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
23% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
268 Medicare Part D claims for 145 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 120 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen92 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl48 claims
- Tramadol Hcl23 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium18 claims
- Meloxicam16 claims
- Clindamycin Hcl14 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $163.25
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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
- Dlp Western Carolina Physician Practices LLCFranklin, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Douglas Hart Gates among 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina
Douglas Hart Gates, M.D. is one of 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 53% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 53% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2003 among the 677 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
5 orthopaedic surgery physician records list a practice address in Sylva
They are 5 of the 554 NPPES records with a practice address in Sylva, and 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina.
All 977 in North Carolina → Every provider in Sylva → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Clifford Faull, MDSylva, NC 287791407859044
- Ryan Slechta, M.D.Sylva, NC 287791346461183
- Lawrence Supik, MDSylva, NC 287791912900523
- Paul Ulrich, DOSylva, NC 287791285291609
- Robert Miller, MDSpruce Pine, NC 287771326166109
- John Montz, M.D.Spruce Pine, NC 287771336157502
- William Clayton, M.D.Robbinsville, NC 287711801980727
- Werner Brooks, M.D.Hendersonville, NC 287911023058369
Common questions
What is Douglas Hart Gates, M.D.'s NPI number?
Douglas Hart Gates, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821217167, issued on Apr 25, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Douglas Hart Gates, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 80 Healthcare Dr, Sylva, NC, 28779. Phone: (828) 586-5531. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Douglas Hart Gates, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2012-01383, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Douglas Hart Gates, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Douglas Hart Gates, M.D. had 268 Medicare Part D claims for 145 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Douglas Hart Gates, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.