Keith Saxton Gates, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Puyallup, WA
Keith Saxton Gates, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Puyallup, Washington, and NPI 1114161692, issued on Apr 28, 2009. Check the license (Washington MD60414696, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Keith Saxton Gates
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License numbers
- MD60414696 WA
N2523 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 401 15TH Ave SE, Puyallup, WA 98372
- Phone
- (253) 697-1848
- Enumerated
- Apr 28, 2009
- Record last updated
- May 6, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140308000059); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At Houston, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Keith Saxton Gates in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
Search for license MD60414696Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
10% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
248 Medicare Part D claims for 156 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 32 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin33 claims
- Naproxen30 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl24 claims
- Ondansetron Odt19 claims
- Prednisone15 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Western Washington Emergency Physicians PLLCTacoma, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Keith Saxton Gates among 1,459 emergency medicine physician records in Washington
Keith Saxton Gates, M.D. is one of 1,459 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Washington. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 61% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 61% of these records are older, 36% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2010 among the 851 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Emergency Medicine Physician providers in Washington
There are 1,459 emergency medicine physician records in Washington.
All 1,459 in Washington → Every provider in Puyallup → Emergency Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Brook, M.D.Puyallup, WA 983721295762060
- Reginald Duling, M.D.Puyallup, WA 983721477598217
- Stephen Friedrick, MDPuyallup, WA 983721205873205
- Blake Gendron, M.D.Puyallup, WA 983721861438970
- Michael Hirsig, M.D.Puyallup, WA 983721417983479
- Bret Lambert, M.D.Puyallup, WA 983721831126564
- Maureen Leclair-Dentler, M.D.Puyallup, WA 983721679518112
- Lyne Ouellet, M.D.Puyallup, WA 983721588609085
Common questions
What is Keith Saxton Gates, M.D.'s NPI number?
Keith Saxton Gates, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1114161692, issued on Apr 28, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Keith Saxton Gates, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 401 15TH Ave SE, Puyallup, WA, 98372. Phone: (253) 697-1848. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Keith Saxton Gates, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Washington license number MD60414696, 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 Keith Saxton Gates, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Keith Saxton Gates, M.D. had 248 Medicare Part D claims for 156 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.