Ryan Scott Cates, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Pleasanton, CA
Ryan Scott Cates, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Pleasanton, California, and NPI 1053782920, issued on Oct 16, 2015. Check the license with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ryan Scott Cates
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 0010-10810 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5555 W Las Positas Blvd, Pleasanton, CA 94588
- Phone
- (813) 732-7842
- Enumerated
- Oct 16, 2015
- Record last updated
- Mar 25, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20151113000848); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ryan Scott Cates in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
50 Medicare Part D claims for 25 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
2 hospitals and group practices
- Franklin General HospitalHampton, IA · Critical Access Hospitals
- Pleasanton Emergency Medical GroupLivermore, CA
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).
Ryan Scott Cates among 14,451 physician assistant records in California
Ryan Scott Cates, PA-C is one of 14,451 physician assistant records with a practice address in California. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 41% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 41% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2018 among the 7,214 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
28 physician assistant records list a practice address in Pleasanton
They are 28 of the 2,213 NPPES records with a practice address in Pleasanton, and 14,451 physician assistant records in California.
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Common questions
What is Ryan Scott Cates, PA-C's NPI number?
Ryan Scott Cates, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053782920, issued on Oct 16, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ryan Scott Cates, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5555 W Las Positas Blvd, Pleasanton, CA, 94588. Phone: (813) 732-7842. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ryan Scott Cates, PA-C's license?
Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Ryan Scott Cates, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ryan Scott Cates, PA-C had 50 Medicare Part D claims for 25 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.