Tuong Cate Trate, M.D.
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician · Boone, NC
Tuong Cate Trate, M.D. is a physical medicine & rehabilitation physician with a practice address in Boone, North Carolina, and NPI 1184602955, issued on Jan 3, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 9601141, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tuong Cate Trate
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician 208100000X
- License number
- 9601141 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 870 State Farm RD, Boone, NC 28607
- Phone
- (828) 264-7760
- Enumerated
- Jan 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (828) 265-3305
- Medicaid ID
- 8983378 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100915000452); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Temple University School Of Medicine, 1992
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Tuong Cate Trate in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 9601141Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physical medicine & rehabilitation physician in 2024
56 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries, against an average of 727 among the 7,448 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin13 claims
- Celecoxib11 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 93.2 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $401.74
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,237.86 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Appalachian Regional Medical Associates IncBoone, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Tuong Cate Trate among 423 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in North Carolina
Tuong Cate Trate, M.D. is one of 423 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 64% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 71% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 64% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2007 among the 245 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208100000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 423 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in North Carolina.
All 423 in North Carolina → Every provider in Boone → Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician nationwide →
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- James McLean, MDHickory, NC 286011295799278
- Thomas Ray, M.D.Hickory, NC 286011891819165
- Channon BerryDrexel, NC 286191851931422
Common questions
What is Tuong Cate Trate, M.D.'s NPI number?
Tuong Cate Trate, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184602955, issued on Jan 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tuong Cate Trate, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 870 State Farm RD, Boone, NC, 28607. Phone: (828) 264-7760. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tuong Cate Trate, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 9601141, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Tuong Cate Trate, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tuong Cate Trate, M.D. had 56 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries; the average among physical medicine & rehabilitation physician prescribers was 727. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Tuong Cate Trate, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.2 of 100. 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.