Edward David Cates, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Lacey, WA
Edward David Cates, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Lacey, Washington, and NPI 1730231127, issued on Jan 17, 2007. Check the license (Washington MD00039099, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Edward David Cates
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- MD00039099 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5130 Corporate Center CT SE, Lacey, WA 98503
- Phone
- (360) 413-8600
- Enumerated
- Jan 17, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 14, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (360) 413-8822
- Medicaid ID
- 8290041 WA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090420000237); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Washington School Of Medicine, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Edward David Cates in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
Search for license MD00039099Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
24% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
4,401 Medicare Part D claims for 302 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 189 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium269 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium227 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate171 claims
- Losartan Potassium171 claims
- Lisinopril153 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate132 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: $21.04
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Insulet Corporation. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Kaiser Foundation Health Plan OF WashingtonOlympia, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Edward David Cates among 5,534 family medicine physician records in Washington
Edward David Cates, MD is one of 5,534 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Washington. 73% 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 42% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 42% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2009 among the 3,294 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
36 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Lacey
They are 36 of the 1,559 NPPES records with a practice address in Lacey, and 5,534 family medicine physician records in Washington.
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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Lucinda Grande, MDLacey, WA 985031982714317
- Dirk Havlak, MDLacey, WA 985031003989260
- Cris Johnson, MDLacey, WA 985031144390261
- Kenneth Kooser, M.D.Lacey, WA 985031306920772
- Ronald Krauss, MDLacey, WA 985031235105719
- Edward Laclergue, MDLacey, WA 985031679646848
- Huong Lakin, DOLacey, WA 985031669430948
- Myrna Palasi, MDLacey, WA 985031558435958
Common questions
What is Edward David Cates, MD's NPI number?
Edward David Cates, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730231127, issued on Jan 17, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Edward David Cates, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5130 Corporate Center CT SE, Lacey, WA, 98503. Phone: (360) 413-8600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Edward David Cates, MD's license?
NPPES lists Washington license number MD00039099, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington Medical Commission at https://wahelms.my.site.com/s/license-search. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Edward David Cates, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Edward David Cates, MD had 4,401 Medicare Part D claims for 302 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.