Thomas Bates, PA
Physician Assistant · Billings, MT
Thomas Bates, PA is a physician assistant with a practice address in Billings, Montana, and NPI 1629675988, issued on Oct 8, 2020. Check the license (Montana 91308, as entered in NPPES) with the Montana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thomas Bates
- Credential
- PA
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 91308 MT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1027 N 27TH St, Billings, MT 59101
- Phone
- (406) 237-5110
- Enumerated
- Oct 8, 2020
- Record last updated
- Dec 10, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (406) 206-2152
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20201215001125); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1027 N 27TH St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Thomas Bates in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Montana board licenses this profession
Search for license 91308Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
63% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
304 Medicare Part D claims for 231 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Cefuroxime46 claims
- Doxycycline Monohydrate28 claims
- Prednisone25 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa19 claims
- Ofloxacin18 claims
- Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro15 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Scl Health Medical Group - Billings LLCBillings, MT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
170 physician assistant records list a practice address in Billings
They are 170 of the 4,035 NPPES records with a practice address in Billings, and 698 physician assistant records in Montana.
All 170 in Billings → All 698 in Montana → Every provider in Billings →
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Common questions
What is Thomas Bates, PA's NPI number?
Thomas Bates, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629675988, issued on Oct 8, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thomas Bates, PA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1027 N 27TH St, Billings, MT, 59101. Phone: (406) 237-5110. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thomas Bates, PA's license?
NPPES lists Montana license number 91308, as entered by the provider. Search the Montana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Thomas Bates, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thomas Bates, PA had 304 Medicare Part D claims for 231 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.