Paula R. Gates, LCSW
Clinical Social Worker · Poplar Bluff, MO
Paula R. Gates, LCSW is a clinical social worker with a practice address in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, and NPI 1881672400, issued on Jan 4, 2006. Check the license (Missouri 000946, as entered in NPPES) with the Missouri board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Paula R. Gates
- Credential
- LCSW
- Primary taxonomy
- Clinical Social Worker 1041C0700X
- License number
- 000946 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 225 Physicians Park Ste 400, Poplar Bluff, MO 63901
- Phone
- (573) 727-5500
- Enumerated
- Jan 4, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 9, 2023
- Fax
- (573) 727-5599
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050215000009); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Paula R. Gates in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Missouri board licenses this profession
Search for license 000946Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 92.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
3 hospitals and group practices
- Saint Francis Medical CenterPoplar Bluff, MO · Acute Care Hospitals3 of 5 stars
- Cape Family Medical Clinic, LLCCape Girardeau, MO
- Internal Medicine Associates OF Southeast Missouri LLCPoplar Bluff, MO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Paula R. Gates among 5,398 clinical social worker records in Missouri
Paula R. Gates, LCSW is one of 5,398 clinical social worker records with a practice address in Missouri. 11% 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 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 86% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 11% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 18% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2010 among the 978 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1041C0700X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
84 clinical social worker records list a practice address in Poplar Bluff
They are 84 of the 1,388 NPPES records with a practice address in Poplar Bluff, and 5,398 clinical social worker records in Missouri.
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- Robert McDonald, LCSWPoplar Bluff, MO 639011396723912
- Raymond Paxton, LCSWPoplar Bluff, MO 639011386685659
Common questions
What is Paula R. Gates, LCSW's NPI number?
Paula R. Gates, LCSW's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881672400, issued on Jan 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Paula R. Gates, LCSW located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 225 Physicians Park Ste 400, Poplar Bluff, MO, 63901. Phone: (573) 727-5500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Paula R. Gates, LCSW's license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number 000946, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
What is Paula R. Gates, LCSW's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.6 of 100. 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.