Sara Cate, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Yakima, WA
Sara Cate, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Yakima, Washington, and NPI 1326051004, issued on Aug 14, 2006. Check the license (Washington MD00027732, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sara Cate
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- MD00027732 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1806 W Lincoln Ave, Yakima, WA 98902
- Phone
- (509) 452-4520
- Enumerated
- Aug 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 28, 2024
- Fax
- (509) 452-5224
- Medicaid ID
- 1043722 WA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040511000915); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Washington School Of Medicine, 1988
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Sara Cate in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
Search for license MD00027732Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
459 Medicare Part D claims for 108 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims. 16 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium22 claims
- Furosemide20 claims
- Lisinopril18 claims
- Trazodone Hcl17 claims
- Estradiol16 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl16 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Community Health OF Central WashingtonYakima, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sara Cate among 5,534 family medicine physician records in Washington
Sara Cate, MD is one of 5,534 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Washington. 73% 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 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 2009 among the 3,294 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 57% 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 Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
161 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Yakima
They are 161 of the 3,970 NPPES records with a practice address in Yakima, and 5,534 family medicine physician records in Washington.
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Common questions
What is Sara Cate, MD's NPI number?
Sara Cate, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326051004, issued on Aug 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sara Cate, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1806 W Lincoln Ave, Yakima, WA, 98902. Phone: (509) 452-4520. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sara Cate, MD's license?
NPPES lists Washington license number MD00027732, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington Medical Commission at https://wahelms.my.site.com/s/license-search. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Sara Cate, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sara Cate, MD had 459 Medicare Part D claims for 108 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Sara Cate, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.