Margaret Mary Frates, PA
Physician Assistant · North Dartmouth, MA
Margaret Mary Frates, PA is a physician assistant with a practice address in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts, and NPI 1518462068, issued on Mar 27, 2018. Check the license with the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Margaret Mary Frates
- Credential
- PA
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- Practice location
- 368 Faunce Corner RD # 2, North Dartmouth, MA 02747
- Phone
- (508) 998-1994
- Enumerated
- Mar 27, 2018
- Record last updated
- Mar 27, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180627000090); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Margaret Mary Frates in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Massachusetts board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
40% more Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
1,165 Medicare Part D claims for 348 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Ketoconazole204 claims
- Fluorouracil75 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide75 claims
- Betamethasone Dipropionate74 claims
- Mupirocin71 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate69 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): 81.4 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $2,807.32
109 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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 2 group practices
- Beacon Dermatology LLCAsheville, NC
- Dartmouth Dermatology Associates, PCDartmouth, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Margaret Mary Frates among 4,713 physician assistant records in Massachusetts
Margaret Mary Frates, PA is one of 4,713 physician assistant records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 45% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 45% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2019 among the 3,217 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 38% 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 Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
12 physician assistant records list a practice address in North Dartmouth
They are 12 of the 360 NPPES records with a practice address in North Dartmouth, and 4,713 physician assistant records in Massachusetts.
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The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Erin Cote, PA-CDartmouth, MA 027471932643509
- Jennifer Duhon, PANorth Dartmouth, MA 027471710186606
- Nancy Furtado, PA-CDartmouth, MA 027471699874024
- Yvonne Khazen, P.A.North Dartmouth, MA 027471871913061
- Robin Lambert, PADartmouth, MA 027471518061217
Common questions
What is Margaret Mary Frates, PA's NPI number?
Margaret Mary Frates, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518462068, issued on Mar 27, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Margaret Mary Frates, PA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 368 Faunce Corner RD # 2, North Dartmouth, MA, 02747. Phone: (508) 998-1994. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Margaret Mary Frates, PA's license?
Search the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Margaret Mary Frates, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Margaret Mary Frates, PA had 1,165 Medicare Part D claims for 348 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Margaret Mary Frates, PA's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.4 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.