Rachel Bates, O.D.
Optometrist · Boston, MA
Rachel Bates, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Boston, Massachusetts, and NPI 1164825428, issued on Oct 1, 2014. Check the license (Massachusetts 5056, as entered in NPPES) with the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rachel Bates
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 5056 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 513 Beacon St, Boston, MA 02215
- Phone
- (508) 620-0017
- Enumerated
- Oct 1, 2014
- Record last updated
- Apr 13, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20141204000393); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New England College Of Optometry, 2014
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Rachel Bates in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Massachusetts board licenses this profession
Search for license 5056Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
39% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
385 Medicare Part D claims for 175 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 34% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost149 claims
- Erythromycin61 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth30 claims
- Cyclosporine29 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate21 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate15 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Ophthalmic Consultants OF Boston IncWareham, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Rachel Bates among 1,501 optometrist records in Massachusetts
Rachel Bates, O.D. is one of 1,501 optometrist records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 66% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 69% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 69% of these records are older, 30% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2008 among the 933 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Massachusetts
There are 1,501 optometrist records in Massachusetts.
All 1,501 in Massachusetts → Every provider in Boston → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Nancy Carlson, ODBoston, MA 022151801896824
- Jason Chin, ODBoston, MA 022151184624082
- Gary Chu, OD MPHBoston, MA 022151891794723
- Matthew Garston, ODBoston, MA 022151093715021
- Trinh Khuu, ODBoston, MA 022151871593871
- Alan Kwok, ODBoston, MA 022151033119409
- Richard Laudon, ODBoston, MA 022151831199116
- Constance Lee, ODBoston, MA 022151912907429
Common questions
What is Rachel Bates, O.D.'s NPI number?
Rachel Bates, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164825428, issued on Oct 1, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rachel Bates, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 513 Beacon St, Boston, MA, 02215. Phone: (508) 620-0017. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rachel Bates, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 5056, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Rachel Bates, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rachel Bates, O.D. had 385 Medicare Part D claims for 175 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. 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.