NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Lawrence David Gates, P.A-C

Physician Assistant · Colton, CA

Lawrence David Gates, P.A-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Colton, California, and NPI 1023059318, issued on Jun 9, 2006. Check the license (California PA18208, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1023059318
Name
Lawrence David Gates
Credential
P.A-C
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
PA18208 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
400 N. Pepper Avenue, Colton, CA 92324
Phone
(909) 580-1400
Enumerated
Jun 9, 2006
Record last updated
May 15, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20070315000220); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 400 N. Pepper Avenue

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Christine Bernier, P.A-CPhysician Assistant1366482259
  2. Rodney Borger, M.DEmergency Medicine Physician1619917465
  3. Dennis Carden, D.O.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1366526170
  4. Maximillian Cruz, P.A-CPhysician Assistant1538102751
  5. Richard Hausman, D.O.Emergency Medicine Physician1922049113
  6. Ali Jamehdor, D.OEmergency Medicine Physician1528009008

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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63% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

306 Medicare Part D claims for 134 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Lawrence Gates306
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Naproxen34 claims
  2. Omeprazole16 claims
  3. Furosemide13 claims
  4. Gabapentin12 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 94.6 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score76.7
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%97.1
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. County OF RiversideLake Elsinore, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Lawrence David Gates among 14,451 physician assistant records in California

Lawrence David Gates, P.A-C is one of 14,451 physician assistant records with a practice address in California. 75% 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 1% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 1% of these records are older, 87% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
  • Graduated2005 · median 2018 among the 7,214 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2008 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

162 physician assistant records list a practice address in Colton

They are 162 of the 2,459 NPPES records with a practice address in Colton, and 14,451 physician assistant records in California.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Christine Bernier, P.A-CColton, CA 923241366482259
  2. Melissa Cornett, P.A-CColton, CA 923241154361905
  3. Maximillian Cruz, P.A-CColton, CA 923241538102751
  4. Joseph Florin, P.A-CColton, CA 923241427073162
  5. Kristine Griffith, P.A-CColton, CA 923241174566707
  6. Anna Marie Lubatti, P.A-CColton, CA 923241598708661
  7. Thomas Manning, P.A-CColton, CA 923241538102009
  8. Jeffrey Nakano, P.A-CColton, CA 923241336182963

Common questions

What is Lawrence David Gates, P.A-C's NPI number?

Lawrence David Gates, P.A-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023059318, issued on Jun 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Lawrence David Gates, P.A-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 400 N. Pepper Avenue, Colton, CA, 92324. Phone: (909) 580-1400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Lawrence David Gates, P.A-C's license?

NPPES lists California license number PA18208, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Lawrence David Gates, P.A-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Lawrence David Gates, P.A-C had 306 Medicare Part D claims for 134 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Lawrence David Gates, P.A-C's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.