William Thurman Bates, DO
Family Medicine Physician · Ooltewah, TN
William Thurman Bates, DO is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Ooltewah, Tennessee, and NPI 1073552121, issued on Jun 5, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee DO0000001536, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William Thurman Bates
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- DO0000001536 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6401 Mountain View Road, Ooltewah, TN 37363
- Phone
- (423) 495-5951
- Enumerated
- Jun 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 1, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (423) 495-5999
- Medicaid ID
- 1514172 TN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040803001096); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify William Thurman Bates in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license DO0000001536Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
17,336 Medicare Part D claims for 903 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 124 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium836 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium800 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium703 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate640 claims
- Losartan Potassium444 claims
- Montelukast Sodium396 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): 94.7 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: $1,790.04
94 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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 2 group practices
- Memorial Health Partners Foundation, IncChattanooga, TN
- Physiotherapy Associates IncLilburn, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
William Thurman Bates among 2,674 family medicine physician records in Tennessee
William Thurman Bates, DO is one of 2,674 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 81% 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 17% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2004 among the 1,685 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
20 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Ooltewah
They are 20 of the 371 NPPES records with a practice address in Ooltewah, and 2,674 family medicine physician records in Tennessee.
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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Mark Crago, M.D.Ooltewah, TN 373631093791410
- Susan Gouge, DOOoltewah, TN 373631972537512
- Kent Grotefendt, MDOoltewah, TN 373631467439026
- James Hedden, MDOoltewah, TN 373631376520932
- Bruce Johnson, MDOoltewah, TN 373631619954575
- Julie Munson-Jackson, MDOoltewah, TN 373631952328874
Common questions
What is William Thurman Bates, DO's NPI number?
William Thurman Bates, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073552121, issued on Jun 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William Thurman Bates, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6401 Mountain View Road, Ooltewah, TN, 37363. Phone: (423) 495-5951. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William Thurman Bates, DO's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number DO0000001536, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does William Thurman Bates, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William Thurman Bates, DO had 17,336 Medicare Part D claims for 903 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is William Thurman Bates, DO's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.7 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.