John T. Cates, OD
Optometrist · Richmond, IN
John T. Cates, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Richmond, Indiana, and NPI 1467424176, issued on Feb 6, 2006. Check the license (Indiana 18003111, as entered in NPPES) with the Indiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John T. Cates
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 18003111 IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2001 Chester Blvd, Richmond, IN 47374
- Phone
- (765) 966-0583
- Enumerated
- Feb 6, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 8, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 466220G IN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051216000237); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Indiana University - School Of Optometry, 2001
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 1,578 in Indiana → Look up another NPI →
Verify John T. Cates in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Indiana board licenses this profession
Search for license 18003111Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
41% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
391 Medicare Part D claims for 141 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 57% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost90 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate79 claims
- Xiidra41 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate33 claims
- Restasis27 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate17 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: $125.34
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 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
- Cates Optometry LLCRichmond, IN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John T. Cates among 1,578 optometrist records in Indiana
John T. Cates, OD is one of 1,578 optometrist records with a practice address in Indiana. 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 2006, is newer than 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2008 among the 1,014 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
16 optometrist records list a practice address in Richmond
They are 16 of the 1,397 NPPES records with a practice address in Richmond, and 1,578 optometrist records in Indiana.
All 1,578 in Indiana → Every provider in Richmond → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Max Bailey, ODRichmond, IN 473741679631006
- E. Burkhart, O.D.Richmond, IN 473741477502201
- Michael Fisher, O.D.Richmond, IN 473741508978230
- Steven Fosler, O.D.Richmond, IN 473741366499899
- Emilie Jennings, O.D.Richmond, IN 473741821352832
- Jerry Logan, ODRichmond, IN 473741043370125
- Jesse Owens, O.D.Richmond, IN 473741942382403
- Melissa Owens, O.D.Richmond, IN 473741538241005
Common questions
What is John T. Cates, OD's NPI number?
John T. Cates, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1467424176, issued on Feb 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John T. Cates, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2001 Chester Blvd, Richmond, IN, 47374. Phone: (765) 966-0583. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John T. Cates, OD's license?
NPPES lists Indiana license number 18003111, as entered by the provider. Search the Indiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does John T. Cates, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John T. Cates, OD had 391 Medicare Part D claims for 141 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. 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.