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2026 NPPES data Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program NPI 1124414933 M.D.
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Stephen Gates, M.D.

Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program in San Antonio, Texas.

This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 351,014 in Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.

Federal data, no proprietary rating. We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
423
Medicare Part D claims · 182 beneficiaries · Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program avg: 488
MIPS score
72.3/100
▼ 11 pts below national avg 83.5 · Mid-tier
Industry payments
$93.49
1 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
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Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

What the federal data shows

Stephen Gates, M.D. reported a CMS MIPS final score of 72.3/100 - below the 83.5 national average - and filed 423 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.

72.3/100
MIPS score · -11 vs avg
423
Part D claims, 2024
$93.49
industry payments (Sunshine Act)
≥10th
pct among measured MIPS (lower-bound band)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

Federal trust snapshot

What official records show about Stephen Gates, M.D.

Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.

  • Verified

    NPI registry status

    Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1124414933), first enumerated 04/08/2015.

    Source: CMS NPPES

  • Reported

    Medicare Part D participation

    Filed 423 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.

    Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF

  • Reported

    CMS quality reporting (MIPS)

    Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 72.3/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.

    Source: CMS Quality Payment Program

  • Reported

    Hospital affiliations

    1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.

    Source: CMS Care Compare

  • Reported

    Industry payment transparency

    $93.49 in reported industry payments (1 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.

    Source: CMS Open Payments

  • State context

    State board disciplinary context

    Texas statewide board action statistics are published annually — these figures describe aggregate state activity, not Stephen Gates, M.D.'s individual license status. Verify directly with the state medical board.

    Source: TMB annual report 2023

  • Not in federal data

    Individual sanction lookup

    PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.

    Source: State medical board / FSMB

This trust snapshot summarizes only what appears in federal CMS/NPPES public records. It is not a composite score, star rating, patient review, or clinical recommendation. PlainDoctor never fabricates reviews or AggregateRating schema.

CMS NPPES provider registry desk

NPI 1124414933 · Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program

NPI-10 · ENUM-MID · TAX-MEGA · MIPS-LOW · RX-LIGHT · BOOK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH

  • NPI-10 1124414933
  • ENUM-MID 2015
  • TAX-MEGA 351K Student in
  • MIPS-LOW 72.3/100
  • RX-LIGHT 423
  • BOOK-MID 22,776 in Texas
  • PHOTO-FINISH Rebecca Weiner · ±0.0

MIPS final-score neighbourhood

Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity

MIPS pts

What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).

Source CMS Quality Payment Program (MIPS) As of 2023

Stephen Gates, M.D.'s MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician

CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.

72 ≥ 10th percentile 10% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands

0–10: 8,684 measured providers (2%). Below this entry. 10–20: 3,008 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 20–30: 3,069 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 30–40: 2,746 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 40–50: 2,928 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,882 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 60–70: 13,906 measured providers (3%). Below this entry. 70–80: 94,570 measured providers (21%). This entry sits in this band. 80–90: 129,887 measured providers (29%). Above this entry. 90+: 189,403 measured providers (42%). Above this entry. This provider 0 100 every measured MIPS clinician, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.

Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023

Where Stephen Gates, M.D. sits

This provider among student in an organized health care education/training program peers

Across the 12,177 student in an organized health care education/training program providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Stephen Gates, M.D. writes more Part D claims than 64% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 6% - placing this provider in the high-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.

Lower volume · High qualityHigh volume · High qualityLower volume · Lower qualityHigh volume · Lower quality02550751000255075100Part D claim volume, percentile in specialtyMIPS quality, percentilePoint, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 50 · MIPS quality, percentile: 70Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 15 · MIPS quality, percentile: 15Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 77 · MIPS quality, percentile: 73Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 65 · MIPS quality, percentile: 98Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 80 · MIPS quality, percentile: 80Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 93 · MIPS quality, percentile: 85Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 82 · MIPS quality, percentile: 68Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 92 · MIPS quality, percentile: 7Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 48 · MIPS quality, percentile: 30Point, Part D claim volume, 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50Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 53 · MIPS quality, percentile: 45Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 28 · MIPS quality, percentile: 82Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 52 · MIPS quality, percentile: 67Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 0 · MIPS quality, percentile: 83Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 22 · MIPS quality, percentile: 13Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 40 · MIPS quality, percentile: 75Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 42 · MIPS quality, percentile: 60Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 3 · MIPS quality, percentile: 57Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 2 · MIPS quality, percentile: 12Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 33 · MIPS quality, percentile: 35Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 23 · MIPS quality, percentile: 97Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 68 · MIPS quality, percentile: 47Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 95 · MIPS quality, percentile: 60Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 100 · MIPS quality, percentile: 27Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 97 · MIPS quality, percentile: 98Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 85 · MIPS quality, percentile: 3Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 57 · MIPS quality, percentile: 38Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 72 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 88 · MIPS quality, percentile: 77Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 98 · MIPS quality, percentile: 93Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 63 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 70 · MIPS quality, percentile: 57Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 20 · MIPS quality, percentile: 42Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 67 · MIPS quality, percentile: 28Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 73 · MIPS quality, percentile: 85Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 58 · MIPS quality, percentile: 78Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 12 · MIPS quality, percentile: 23Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 37 · MIPS quality, percentile: 48Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 55 · MIPS quality, percentile: 20Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 5 · MIPS quality, percentile: 85Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 38 · MIPS quality, percentile: 18Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 17 · MIPS quality, percentile: 33Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 62 · MIPS quality, percentile: 40Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 27 · MIPS quality, percentile: 90Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 43 · MIPS quality, percentile: 5Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 83 · MIPS quality, percentile: 63Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 10 · MIPS quality, percentile: 42Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 90 · MIPS quality, percentile: 32Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 47 · MIPS quality, percentile: 17Stephen Gates, M.D., Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 64 · MIPS quality, percentile: 6
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile

Each dot is one student in an organized health care education/training program peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Stephen Gates, M.D.. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.

What does the federal data show about Stephen Gates, M.D.?

Below national average

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 04/08/2015

NPI 1124414933

Primary specialty

Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program

High-volume

351,014 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

423 13% vs specialty avg

2024 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 488

MIPS final score

72.3/100 11.2 pts vs avg

Mid-tier band

vs 83.5 national avg

Specialty distribution in Texas

How Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program compares to other specialties among Texas providers

Texas providers
Behavior Technician6%Student in an Organized Heal…5.3%Family Nurse Practitioner4.5%Professional Counselor4.4%Pharmacist4.3%Speech-Language Pathologist3.9%
Largest specialties in Texas (% of in-state providers)

Medicare quality performance, MIPS

Stephen Gates, M.D.'s 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program national average

Below national average
MIPS Final Score
72.3/100
vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
0%100%National avg84%72.3%
MIPS final score (Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program) - 72.3/100 vs national avg 83.5
How MIPS and board certification work

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

Practice Address

2829 BABCOCK RD STE 700
San Antonio, TX 78229
(210) 804-5400

Provider Details

NPI 1124414933
Specialty Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
Credentials M.D.
Gender Male
NPI Issued 04/08/2015

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

72.2881
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
63.7359
Quality
52.2243
Cost
90
Promoting Interoperability

Reporting: Group practice

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where Stephen Gates, M.D. bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

The San Antonio Orthopaedic Group LLP
San Antonio, TX

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data

The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Stephen Gates, M.D.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$93

Largest payer

Smith+Nephew, Inc.

Most common payment type

Food and Beverage

Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.

License & disciplinary context - Texas TMB 2023 annual report

Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~77K Texas medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Stephen Gates, M.D.. To verify Stephen Gates, M.D.'s current license status, search the TMB public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.

344
Total board actions, Texas 2023
Across 334 cases
4.47
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Texas statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
94 cases

TMB publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Texas disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.

423
Total Claims
$2K
Total Drug Cost
182
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
437.8
Total Day Supply
4,136
Brand Drug Cost
$0
Generic Drug Cost
$2K
Opioid Claims
129 (30.5% rate)
Antibiotic Claims
24

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
72.3 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.50
Gender Split
69% female / 31% male
Age Distribution
<65: 16, 65-74: 93, 75-84: N/A, 85+: N/A

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What Stephen Gates, M.D. prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2024
Drug Claims
Ondansetron Hcl
 108
Oxycodone Hcl
 108
Methylprednisolone
 47
Meloxicam
 32
Diclofenac Sodium
 19
Cyclobenzaprine Hcl
 17
Tramadol Hcl
 17
Doxycycline Monohydrate
 12
Naproxen
 12
Ondansetron Odt
Ondansetron
12

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

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Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program Overview

How Stephen Gates, M.D. fits within the Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program landscape nationally.

351,014
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program Providers in US
55
States with Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
488
Avg Claims per Provider

Stephen Gates, M.D.'s 423 claims are below the specialty average of 488.

Nationwide Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year

Two federal-record peer sets for Gates, both outside Texas so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.

Similar MIPS final score

Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (72.3 here).

Ashley Chen 72.3 CO Alexander Kurth 72.3 CO Rebecca Weiner 72.3 IL Mary Hardin 72.3 GA

Same NPPES enumeration year (2015)

Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.

Andrew McGinniss Newark, NJ Xavier Bermudez Redlands, CA Nicole Sparks Johns Creek, GA Caitlin Mehlich Sanford, FL

Nearby Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program Providers in Texas

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Texas, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Gates.

One of 22,776 Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program providers enrolled in Texas, 5 are shown here.

Dr. Henry Aaker
DO
Webster, TX
Dr. Daniyal Aamir
M.D.
Houston, TX
Dr. Ashley Aaroe
MD
Houston, TX
Joseph Abanaka
Lewisville, TX
Dr. Amarachi Abanobi
MD
El Paso, TX

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Stephen Gates, M.D.'s specialty? ▼
Stephen Gates, M.D. specializes in Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program and practices in San Antonio, Texas. Credentials: M.D..
How much does Stephen Gates, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Stephen Gates, M.D. wrote 423 Medicare Part D claims totaling $2K in drug costs for 182 beneficiaries.
What is Stephen Gates, M.D.'s Medicare quality score? ▼
Stephen Gates, M.D. has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 72.3/100 (Quality: 63.7, Cost: 52.2). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Stephen Gates, M.D. located? ▼
Stephen Gates, M.D. is located at 2829 BABCOCK RD STE 700, San Antonio, TX, 78229. Phone: (210) 804-5400.
What is Stephen Gates, M.D.'s NPI number? ▼
Stephen Gates, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1124414933, issued on 04/08/2015.
Does Stephen Gates, M.D. prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Stephen Gates, M.D. had 129 opioid claims in 2024 with an opioid prescribing rate of 30.5%.
How many Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 351,014 Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program providers across 55 states in the US. The average Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program provider writes 488 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Stephen Gates, M.D. prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Stephen Gates, M.D.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Ondansetron Hcl, Oxycodone Hcl, Methylprednisolone. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Stephen Gates, M.D. accept Medicare? ▼
Stephen Gates, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 423 Part D claims and 182 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Stephen Gates, M.D.'s credentials? ▼
Stephen Gates, M.D.'s NPI is 1124414933 with credentials M.D.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

View source datasets and methodology notes
Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Quality Performance
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Disclaimer: Data from CMS NPPES and Medicare Part D. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Provider information is self-reported and may not be current. Always verify information directly with the provider. About · Methodology

Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

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 August 2026.