Shirley G. Cates, NP
Nurse Practitioner · High Poine, NC
Shirley G. Cates, NP is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in High Poine, North Carolina, and NPI 1518258102, issued on Apr 29, 2011. Check the license (North Carolina 5005163, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Shirley G. Cates
- Credential
- NP
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License numbers
- 5005163 NC
82629 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1814 Westchester Drive, High Poine, NC 27262
- Phone
- (336) 802-2025
- Enumerated
- Apr 29, 2011
- Record last updated
- Sep 12, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (336) 802-2026
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Shirley G. Cates in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 5005163Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024
45 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 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.
Shirley G. Cates among 4,524 nurse practitioner records in North Carolina
Shirley G. Cates, NP is one of 4,524 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in North Carolina. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 28% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 28% of these records are older, 69% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 63% of these records are
- Record last updated2018 · 34% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nurse Practitioner providers in North Carolina
There are 4,524 nurse practitioner records in North Carolina.
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The 8 nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kathy Brown, NPHigh Point, NC 272621215082078
- Sandy Davis, NPHigh Point, NC 272621073556858
- Gloria Dixon, NPHigh Point, NC 272621114941515
- Margaret Hancock, NPHigh Point, NC 272621649445792
- Margaret Hughes, NPHigh Point, NC 272621710903422
- Cynthia Leonard, ANPHigh Point, NC 272621306938758
- Carolyn McDonald, NPHigh Point, NC 272621255423778
- Gayle Nadel, NPHigh Point, NC 272621447264320
Common questions
What is Shirley G. Cates, NP's NPI number?
Shirley G. Cates, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518258102, issued on Apr 29, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Shirley G. Cates, NP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1814 Westchester Drive, High Poine, NC, 27262. Phone: (336) 802-2025. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Shirley G. Cates, NP's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 5005163, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Shirley G. Cates, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Shirley G. Cates, NP had 45 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. 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.