NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Stanley H. Cate, O.D.

Optometrist · Fort Smith, AR

Stanley H. Cate, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and NPI 1780640219, issued on Apr 24, 2006. Check the license (Arkansas 2361, as entered in NPPES) with the Arkansas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1780640219
Name
Stanley H. Cate
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
2361 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2801 Old Greenwood RD, Fort Smith, AR 72903
Phone
(479) 478-6336
Enumerated
Apr 24, 2006
Record last updated
Jun 17, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(479) 649-0378
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060208000747); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Southern College Of Optometry, 1987
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 2801 Old Greenwood RD

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

  1. Kristin Bunnell, OTOccupational Therapist1043736069
  2. Elizabeth Jones, MS, OTRPediatric Occupational Therapist1699221010
  3. Miranda McCurdy, M.S. CF-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1922555226
  4. Taylor Mitchell, RYTContractor1669842563
  5. Emily Sims, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1720800196
  6. Aaron Stewart, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1831883693

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Arkansas board licenses this profession
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34% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

183 Medicare Part D claims for 54 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.

  1. Stanley Cate183
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost84 claims
  2. Erythromycin19 claims
  3. Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth16 claims
  4. Dorzolamide-Timolol13 claims
  5. Timolol Maleate11 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $14.48

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Stanley Cate$14.48
  2. Specialty average$769.99

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Stanley H. Cate among 531 optometrist records in Arkansas

Stanley H. Cate, O.D. is one of 531 optometrist records with a practice address in Arkansas. 80% 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 11% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 54% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • Graduated1987 · median 2008 among the 382 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2014 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

35 optometrist records list a practice address in Fort Smith

They are 35 of the 2,951 NPPES records with a practice address in Fort Smith, and 531 optometrist records in Arkansas.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Dena Amerine Harris, PAFort Smith, AR 729031801875794
  2. Cameron Boboth, ODFort Smith, AR 729031043733744
  3. Hon Chung, O.D.Fort Smith, AR 729031275846750
  4. Kevin Dang, O.D.Fort Smith, AR 729031376503169
  5. Casey Dillard, O.D.Fort Smith, AR 729031487033759
  6. Mark Horne, O.D.Fort Smith, AR 729031134244783
  7. Brooke HouserFort Smith, AR 729031780188193
  8. Malcolm Hutchins, O.D.Fort Smith, AR 729031538217229

Common questions

What is Stanley H. Cate, O.D.'s NPI number?

Stanley H. Cate, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780640219, issued on Apr 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Stanley H. Cate, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2801 Old Greenwood RD, Fort Smith, AR, 72903. Phone: (479) 478-6336. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Stanley H. Cate, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Arkansas license number 2361, as entered by the provider. Search the Arkansas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Stanley H. Cate, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Stanley H. Cate, O.D. had 183 Medicare Part D claims for 54 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. 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.