Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Ryan Cates, PA-C

Medical Physician Assistant · Pleasanton, CA

Ryan Cates, PA-C is a medical 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.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1053782920
Name
Ryan Cates
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
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
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 5555 W Las Positas Blvd

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Dennis Alfaro, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1407847718
  2. Ashley Altman, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1649697947
  3. Joshua AshfordEmergency Registered Nurse1972458941
  4. Abinav Baweja, MDMedical Oncology Physician1770961575
  5. Brooke BettsPharmacist1962178491
  6. Myrna Castelazo, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1407290513

Verify Ryan Cates in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this professionCheck the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
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Statewide context: the Medical Board of California reported 374 disciplinary actions in FY 2022-23. California discipline data →

96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average medical physician assistant in 2024

50 Medicare Part D claims for 25 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,139 among the 25,090 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Ryan Cates50
  2. Specialty average1,139

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 hospital and facility affiliations

  1. Franklin General HospitalHampton, IA · Critical Access Hospitals
  2. Pleasanton Emergency Medical GroupLivermore, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Medical Physician Assistant providers in California

There are 3,489 medical physician assistant records in California.

Other medical physician assistant records in California

  1. Bridget Abajian, PA-CLos Angeles, CA1518677061
  2. Crispin Abbott, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTThousand Oaks, CA1063467926
  3. Abdol Hamid Abdali Hajiabadi, P.A.Santa Ana, CA1285747964
  4. Jilbert Abnoosian, PALynwood, CA1447300314
  5. Reema Aboelrish, PA-CFresno, CA1376466144
  6. Sakina Abowath, P.A.Diamond Bar, CA1326287525
  7. Selin Abraamyan, PA-CGlendale, CA1144795899
  8. Antonious Abraham, PA-CCovina, CA1003434275
  9. Michelle AbrahamSacramento, CA1952875957
  10. Therese Abraham, P.A.-CGlendale, CA1063726586

Common questions

What is Ryan Cates, PA-C's NPI number?

Ryan 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 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 Cates, PA-C's license?

Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Ryan Cates, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ryan Cates, PA-C had 50 Medicare Part D claims for 25 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,139. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.