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Kate Skipton, MD

Family Medicine Physician in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers — including 147,640 in Family Medicine Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration — see our methodology.

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Prescribing volume
4K
Medicare Part D claims · 552 beneficiaries · Family Medicine Physician avg: 3K
Generic prescribing
89%
generic claims · 9% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
Compiled from official public sources by the PlainDoctor editorial team.

What the federal data shows

Kate Skipton, MD filed 4,030 Medicare Part D claims in 2023 as a Family Medicine Physician in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, prescribing 89% generic.

4K
Part D claims, 2023
89%
generic prescribing
Likely
board-certified (heuristic)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) — no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

Kate Skipton, MD's Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber

Total Medicare Part D claims, 2023 — across all CMS prescribers nationally

4,030 Top 8% higher than 92% of 1,370,886 prescribers

0–200: 670,926 prescribers (49%). Below this entry. 200–400: 182,923 prescribers (13%). Below this entry. 400–600: 90,619 prescribers (7%). Below this entry. 600–800: 56,224 prescribers (4%). Below this entry. 800–1,000: 40,919 prescribers (3%). Below this entry. 1,000–1,200: 31,827 prescribers (2%). Below this entry. 1,200–1,400: 26,224 prescribers (2%). Below this entry. 1,400–1,600: 21,710 prescribers (2%). Below this entry. 1,600–1,800: 19,072 prescribers (1%). Below this entry. 1,800–2,000: 16,451 prescribers (1%). Below this entry. 2,000–2,200: 213,991 prescribers (16%). This entry sits in this band. This provider 0 2K+ every Part D prescriber (claims/yr), bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2023

Board certification likely (heuristic — not verified)

Kate Skipton, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + 1 hospital affiliation — signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

What does the federal data show about Kate Skipton, MD?

Quality data not reported

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 05/31/2013

NPI 1548607500

Primary specialty

Family Medicine Physician

High-volume

147,640 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

4,030 18% vs specialty avg

2023 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 3,418

Specialty distribution in Pennsylvania

How Family Medicine Physician compares to other specialties among Pennsylvania providers

Pennsylvania providers

Largest specialties in Pennsylvania (% of in-state providers)

Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program — 5.6%Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program5.6%Pharmacist — 5%Pharmacist5%Physical Therapist — 4.9%Physical Therapist4.9%Mental Health Counselor — 3.9%Mental Health Counselor3.9%Internal Medicine Physician — 3.3%Internal Medicine Physician3.3%Professional Counselor — 3.2%Professional Counselor3.2%Family Medicine Physician — 2.8%Family Medicine Physician2.8%
Largest specialties in Pennsylvania (% of in-state providers)

Specialty board-certification context

Estimated specialty board-certified rate — Family Medicine Physician (ABMS / AOA reference)

Quality data not reported
Est. board-certified rate
78%
Family Medicine Physician ABMS/AOA estimate

Est. board-certified rate (Family Medicine Physician) — ABMS / AOA estimate

0%100%78%
Est. board-certified rate (Family Medicine Physician) — ABMS / AOA estimate

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

Kate Skipton, MD appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Family Medicine Physician provider holding MD credentials at 699 RURAL AVENUE, Williamsport, PA, 17701, with a listed phone of (570) 321-2345. NPI 1548607500 was issued on 05/31/2013. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what Skipton most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.

Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 4,030 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 552 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $345K in drug spend, split 9% brand-name and 89% generic by claim count, with an opioid prescribing rate of 3.2%. These figures capture only Medicare Part D — commercial insurance, Medicaid, and cash-pay prescriptions are not included, and any drug-beneficiary cell under 11 is suppressed by CMS for patient privacy.

Family Medicine Physician is a high-volume specialty nationwide, with 147,640 enrolled providers across 56 states and an average of 3,418 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist — always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.

Practice Address

699 RURAL AVENUE
Williamsport, PA 17701

Provider Details

NPI 1548607500
Specialty Family Medicine Physician
Credentials MD
Gender Female
NPI Issued 05/31/2013

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where Kate Skipton, MD bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" — a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

The Frederick Ferris Thompson Hospital
Canandaigua, NY

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

License & disciplinary context — Pennsylvania PA-BOM 2023 annual report

Aggregate state board data only — NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~45K Pennsylvania medical licensees in 2023 — they are NOT specific to Kate Skipton, MD. To verify Kate Skipton, MD's current license status, search the PA-BOM public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.

133
Total board actions, Pennsylvania 2023
Across 129 cases
2.96
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Pennsylvania statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
48 cases

PA-BOM publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Pennsylvania disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.

Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Generic-heavy

Kate Skipton, MD — brand share 9.0%
Family Medicine Physician average

9% brand-name claims vs 89% generic, on 4,030 2023 Medicare Part D claims.

The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.

4,030
Total Claims
$345K
Total Drug Cost
552
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
9,076
Total Day Supply
264,144
Brand vs Generic
9% brand / 89% generic
Brand Drug Cost
$245K
Generic Drug Cost
$97K
Opioid Claims
127 (3.2% rate)
Antibiotic Claims
98

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
72.4 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.06
Gender Split
74% female / 26% male
Age Distribution
<65: 60, 65-74: 273, 75-84: 180, 85+: 39

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What Kate Skipton, MD prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2023
Drug Claims
Atorvastatin Calcium
220
Levothyroxine Sodium
218
Lisinopril
170
Rosuvastatin Calcium
166
Omeprazole
134
Gabapentin
122
Pantoprazole Sodium
100
Amlodipine Besylate
97
Sertraline Hcl
94
Losartan Potassium
81

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

Family Medicine Physician Overview

How Kate Skipton, MD fits within the Family Medicine Physician landscape nationally.

147,640
Family Medicine Physician Providers in US
56
States with Family Medicine Physician
3,418
Avg Claims per Provider

Kate Skipton, MD's 4,030 claims are above the specialty average of 3,418.

Nearby Family Medicine Physician Providers in Pennsylvania

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Pennsylvania, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Skipton.

Compare Family Medicine Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Before you book an appointment

Use this federal record as your verification checklist, not as a recommendation.

  • Confirm the NPI record is current in the official CMS registry — providers update their own NPPES details, and moves can lag. Verify this NPI
  • Check the active license and any disciplinary history with the Pennsylvania medical board — federal registration is not a license check. Credential verification guide
  • Weigh a second option: compare this provider with a nearby Family Medicine Physician peer on Medicare volume and prescribing patterns. Compare providers

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Kate Skipton, MD's specialty?
Kate Skipton, MD specializes in Family Medicine Physician and practices in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Credentials: MD.
How much does Kate Skipton, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2023, Kate Skipton, MD wrote 4,030 Medicare Part D claims totaling $345K in drug costs for 552 beneficiaries.
Where is Kate Skipton, MD located?
Kate Skipton, MD is located at 699 RURAL AVENUE, Williamsport, PA, 17701. Phone: (570) 321-2345.
What is Kate Skipton, MD's NPI number?
Kate Skipton, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548607500, issued on 05/31/2013.
Does Kate Skipton, MD prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs?
Kate Skipton, MD's prescribing is 9% brand-name and 89% generic drugs by claim count, with $245K in brand drug costs.
Does Kate Skipton, MD prescribe opioids?
Yes, Kate Skipton, MD had 127 opioid claims in 2023 with an opioid prescribing rate of 3.2%.
How many Family Medicine Physician providers are there in the US?
There are 147,640 Family Medicine Physician providers across 56 states in the US. The average Family Medicine Physician provider writes 3,418 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Kate Skipton, MD prescribe most often?
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, Kate Skipton, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Atorvastatin Calcium, Levothyroxine Sodium, Lisinopril. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Kate Skipton, MD accept Medicare?
Kate Skipton, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 4,030 Part D claims and 552 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Kate Skipton, MD's credentials?
Kate Skipton, MD's NPI is 1548607500 with credentials MD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Disclaimer: Data from CMS NPPES and Medicare Part D. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Provider information is self-reported and may not be current. Always verify information directly with the provider. About · Methodology

Compiled from official public sources by the PlainDoctor editorial team.