Melanie Dawn Gates, NP
Family Nurse Practitioner · Tacoma, WA
Melanie Dawn Gates, NP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Tacoma, Washington, and NPI 1265767479, issued on Oct 5, 2009. Check the license (Washington AP60107883, as entered in NPPES) with the Washington board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melanie Dawn Gates
- Credential
- NP
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License numbers
- AP60107883 WA
200950137NP OR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1608 S J St FL 3, Tacoma, WA 98405
- Phone
- (253) 274-7503
- Enumerated
- Oct 5, 2009
- Record last updated
- Dec 3, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (206) 201-0490
- Medicaid ID
- 2014092 WA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140415001220); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melanie Dawn Gates in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Washington board licenses this profession
Search for license AP60107883Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
2,791 Medicare Part D claims for 462 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 124 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium181 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium146 claims
- Gabapentin93 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium82 claims
- Omeprazole76 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate71 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $18.13
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 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 one group practice
- Franciscan Medical GroupTacoma, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melanie Dawn Gates among 3,781 family nurse practitioner records in Washington
Melanie Dawn Gates, NP is one of 3,781 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Washington. 71% 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 25% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 25% of these records are older, 73% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2018 among the 2,116 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
286 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Tacoma
They are 286 of the 13,715 NPPES records with a practice address in Tacoma, and 3,781 family nurse practitioner records in Washington.
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Common questions
What is Melanie Dawn Gates, NP's NPI number?
Melanie Dawn Gates, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265767479, issued on Oct 5, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melanie Dawn Gates, NP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1608 S J St FL 3, Tacoma, WA, 98405. Phone: (253) 274-7503. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melanie Dawn Gates, NP's license?
NPPES lists Washington license number AP60107883, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melanie Dawn Gates, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melanie Dawn Gates, NP had 2,791 Medicare Part D claims for 462 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.