NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Heather Laurel Bates, PA-C

Physician Assistant · Worcester, MA

Heather Laurel Bates, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Worcester, Massachusetts, and NPI 1841987773, issued on Apr 20, 2023. Check the license (Massachusetts PA100424, as entered in NPPES) with the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1841987773
Name
Heather Laurel Bates
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
PA100424 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
55 Lake Ave N, Worcester, MA 01655
Phone
(508) 334-5958
Enumerated
Apr 20, 2023
Record last updated
Oct 17, 2024
Fax
(508) 334-5152
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240223002293); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 55 Lake Ave N

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

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  2. Amarys Abadie, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1992936843
  3. Paula Abate, NPNurse Practitioner1336265909
  4. Aly AbayazeedDiagnostic Radiology Physician1821221946
  5. Zainab AbbasDermatology Physician1609028000
  6. Mary-Alice Abbott, MDClinical Genetics (M.D.) Physician1982799417

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Massachusetts board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

15 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Heather Bates15
  2. Specialty average830

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: $102.27

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Heather Bates$102.27
  2. Specialty average$841.65

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

  1. Umass Memorial Medical Group IncWorcester, MA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Heather Laurel Bates among 4,713 physician assistant records in Massachusetts

Heather Laurel Bates, PA-C is one of 4,713 physician assistant records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 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 2023, is newer than 75% of them.

  • NPI issued2023 · 75% of these records are older, 17% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated2023 · median 2019 among the 3,217 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 38% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

425 physician assistant records list a practice address in Worcester

They are 425 of the 13,166 NPPES records with a practice address in Worcester, and 4,713 physician assistant records in Massachusetts.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Michael Bennett, PA-CWorcester, MA 016551396724563
  2. Jennifer Bernardo-Bailey, PAWorcester, MA 016551447267166
  3. Stacy Brown, PA-CWorcester, MA 016551679548515
  4. Colleen Casey, P.A.Worcester, MA 016551962476218
  5. Erin Dunne, PA-CWorcester, MA 016551780694851
  6. Linda Fagundes, PA-CWorcester, MA 016551710952064
  7. Jeffery Giarnese, P.A.Worcester, MA 016551114991130
  8. Donna Marie Hayden, PA-CWorcester, MA 016551063487718

Common questions

What is Heather Laurel Bates, PA-C's NPI number?

Heather Laurel Bates, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841987773, issued on Apr 20, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Heather Laurel Bates, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 55 Lake Ave N, Worcester, MA, 01655. Phone: (508) 334-5958. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Heather Laurel Bates, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists Massachusetts license number PA100424, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Heather Laurel Bates, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Heather Laurel Bates, PA-C had 15 Medicare Part D claims; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.