Joe A. Cates, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Overland Park, KS
Joe A. Cates, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Overland Park, Kansas, and NPI 1316942972, issued on Jun 20, 2005. Check the license (Kansas 0425089, as entered in NPPES) on the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joe A. Cates
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- 0425089 KS
107858 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 10730 Nall Ave, Overland Park, KS 66211
- Phone
- (913) 754-2800
- Enumerated
- Jun 20, 2005
- Record last updated
- Feb 1, 2022
- Fax
- (913) 754-2899
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100505001004); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Missouri, Kansas City, School Of Medicine, 1987
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest surgery physician records → All 349 in Kansas → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 10730 Nall Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Molly Ash, DPTPhysical Therapist1669696720
- Ruben Bueno, MDSports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician1336726025
- Jeffrey Cameron, M.D.Surgery Physician1225033889
- Kameron DickersonAthletic Trainer1962167189
- Nelda Ebers, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1881645018
- William FreundSurgery Physician1790984151
Verify Joe A. Cates in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKansas State Board of Healing Arts
Search for license 0425089Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgery physician in 2024
315 Medicare Part D claims for 128 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Clopidogrel195 claims
- Erythromycin30 claims
- Gavilyte-G29 claims
- Methylprednisolone21 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,890.14
27 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was W. L. Gore & Associates, 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
- Kansas City Vascular And General Surgery Group LLCOverland Park, KS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joe A. Cates among 349 surgery physician records in Kansas
Joe A. Cates, M.D. is one of 349 surgery physician records with a practice address in Kansas. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 88% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 52% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2006 among the 180 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 50% 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 Kansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Kansas
There are 349 surgery physician records in Kansas.
All 349 in Kansas → Every provider in Overland Park → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Christa Balanoff, M.D.Overland Park, KS 662111659370161
- Jeffrey Cameron, M.D.Overland Park, KS 662111225033889
- Victor Costa, M.D.Overland Park, KS 662111053707638
- Lawrence Drahota, MDLeawood, KS 662111629173851
- Alexander Fondaw, MDOverland Park, KS 662111356904361
- William FreundOverland Park, KS 662111790984151
- Amie Jew, M.D.Overland Park, KS 662111003851403
- Austin Lehr, DOOverland Park, KS 662111003029430
Common questions
What is Joe A. Cates, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joe A. Cates, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316942972, issued on Jun 20, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joe A. Cates, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10730 Nall Ave, Overland Park, KS, 66211. Phone: (913) 754-2800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joe A. Cates, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Kansas license number 0425089, as entered by the provider. Search the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts at https://www.ksbha.ks.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joe A. Cates, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joe A. Cates, M.D. had 315 Medicare Part D claims for 128 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joe A. Cates, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.