Ronald James Bates, DO
Family Medicine Physician · Batesville, AR
Ronald James Bates, DO is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Batesville, Arkansas, and NPI 1477540532, issued on Oct 4, 2005. Check the license (Arkansas N8409, as entered in NPPES) on the Arkansas State Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ronald James Bates
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- N8409 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 409 Virginia Drive, Batesville, AR 72501
- Phone
- (870) 793-3400
- Enumerated
- Oct 4, 2005
- Record last updated
- Sep 20, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (870) 793-7737
- Medicaid ID
- 124808003 AR
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101020000317); may accept Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ronald James Bates in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArkansas State Medical Board
Search for license N8409Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
13,276 Medicare Part D claims for 513 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 385 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Rosuvastatin Calcium832 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium557 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium539 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate523 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium409 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen305 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 21.3 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,028.41
57 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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.
Ronald James Bates among 1,681 family medicine physician records in Arkansas
Ronald James Bates, DO is one of 1,681 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Arkansas. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 86% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2004 among the 1,156 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
25 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Batesville
They are 25 of the 1,004 NPPES records with a practice address in Batesville, and 1,681 family medicine physician records in Arkansas.
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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Julia Allen, MDBatesville, AR 725011780670257
- Robert Baker, MDBatesville, AR 725011336136530
- John Baker, M.D.Batesville, AR 725011457388266
- Joseph Cook, M.D.Batesville, AR 725011972582120
- Dennis Davidson, MDBatesville, AR 725011447257597
- Kevin Falwell, MDBatesville, AR 725011356373286
- David Fielder, MDBatesville, AR 725011821084377
- Amanda Johnson, M.D.Batesville, AR 725011629489133
Common questions
What is Ronald James Bates, DO's NPI number?
Ronald James Bates, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477540532, issued on Oct 4, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ronald James Bates, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 409 Virginia Drive, Batesville, AR, 72501. Phone: (870) 793-3400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ronald James Bates, DO's license?
NPPES lists Arkansas license number N8409, as entered by the provider. Search the Arkansas State Medical Board at https://armedicalboard.adh.arkansas.gov/public/verify/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ronald James Bates, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ronald James Bates, DO had 13,276 Medicare Part D claims for 513 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ronald James Bates, DO's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 21.3 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.