Nathan Bates
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician · Billings, MT
Nathan Bates is a hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician with a practice address in Billings, Montana, and NPI 1720508963, issued on Jun 20, 2017. Check the license (Montana MED-PHYS-LIC-92087, as entered in NPPES) on the Montana Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nathan Bates
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician 207QH0002X
- License numbers
- MED-PHYS-LIC-92087 MT
92087 MT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 801 N 29TH St, Billings, MT 59101
- Phone
- (406) 238-2500
- Enumerated
- Jun 20, 2017
- Record last updated
- Nov 14, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250205000400); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 801 N 29TH St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Nathan Bates in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMontana Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MED-PHYS-LIC-92087Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
35% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician in 2024
736 Medicare Part D claims for 130 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,129 among the 731 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 24 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium75 claims
- Omeprazole45 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium35 claims
- Gabapentin29 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate27 claims
- Lisinopril25 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: $40.73
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abiomed. The 177 providers of this specialty with any payment received $225.53 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
- Billings ClinicCody, WY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician providers in Montana
There are 5 hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician records in Montana.
Other hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician records in Montana
- Leah Carlburg, MDColumbia Falls, MT1356386437
- Ryan Luoma, D.O.Great Falls, MT1831392786
- Ezekiel Sharples, MDHelena, MT1548842651
- Patrick Waber, MDDeer Lodge, MT1225059439
Common questions
What is Nathan Bates's NPI number?
Nathan Bates's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720508963, issued on Jun 20, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nathan Bates located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 801 N 29TH St, Billings, MT, 59101. Phone: (406) 238-2500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nathan Bates's license?
NPPES lists Montana license number MED-PHYS-LIC-92087, as entered by the provider. Search the Montana Board of Medical Examiners at https://ebiz.mt.gov/POL/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Nathan Bates prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nathan Bates had 736 Medicare Part D claims for 130 beneficiaries; the average among hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician prescribers was 1,129. 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.