Laura Ward Kates, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Seattle, WA
Laura Ward Kates, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Seattle, Washington, and NPI 1154453710, issued on Mar 9, 2007. Check the license (Washington MD60074937, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Laura Ward Kates
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License numbers
- MD60074937 WA
96771 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 201 16TH Ave E, Seattle, WA 98112
- Phone
- (206) 326-3223
- Enumerated
- Mar 9, 2007
- Record last updated
- Apr 22, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090521000031); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- George Washington University School Of Medicine, 2005
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 201 16TH Ave E
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Farangis Abab, RNHome Health Registered Nurse1639473408
- Joonis Abdulkhader, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1518154335
- Bashir Abumenjel, REGISTERED NURSEHome Health Registered Nurse1275352510
- Stephanie Abutin, ,MS, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1902522444
- Christopher Adrig, PA-CPhysician Assistant1184606089
- Sanjay Agarwal, MD, FCCP, FAASMSleep Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1477523249
Verify Laura Ward Kates in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
Search for license MD60074937Check 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% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
203 Medicare Part D claims for 121 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 18 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Azithromycin14 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass13 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen13 claims
- Prednisone11 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
- Kaiser Foundation Health Plan OF WashingtonSeattle, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Laura Ward Kates among 1,459 emergency medicine physician records in Washington
Laura Ward Kates, 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 2007, is newer than 45% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 45% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2010 among the 851 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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 Seattle → Emergency Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jennifer Aviles, MDSeattle, WA 981121215926761
- Marni Bonnin, MDSeattle, WA 981121326089707
- Julie Buck, MDSeattle, WA 981121346280484
- Lisa Cooper, M.D.Seattle, WA 981121609834084
- Jeffrey Faragher, MDSeattle, WA 981121326073172
- Peggy Goldman, MDSeattle, WA 981121760438345
- Arwyn Hood, M.D.Seattle, WA 981121588714273
- Ashley Johnson, MDSeattle, WA 981121841360294
Common questions
What is Laura Ward Kates, M.D.'s NPI number?
Laura Ward Kates, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154453710, issued on Mar 9, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Laura Ward Kates, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 201 16TH Ave E, Seattle, WA, 98112. Phone: (206) 326-3223. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Laura Ward Kates, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Washington license number MD60074937, 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 Laura Ward Kates, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Laura Ward Kates, M.D. had 203 Medicare Part D claims for 121 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.