NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

William Boyce Cates, DO

Family Medicine Physician · Bend, OR

William Boyce Cates, DO is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Bend, Oregon, and NPI 1508443110, issued on Mar 28, 2021. Check the license (Oregon DO224391, as entered in NPPES) on the Oregon Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1508443110
Name
William Boyce Cates
Credential
DO
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License numbers
DO224391 OR
12966808-1204 UT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2175 NW Shevlin Park RD, Bend, OR 97703
Phone
(541) 389-7741
Enumerated
Mar 28, 2021
Record last updated
Sep 22, 2025
Fax
(541) 278-8375
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250826004810); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
At Still University Of Health Sciences, College Of Osteo Med, Kirksville, 2021
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 2175 NW Shevlin Park RD

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

  1. Joshua Brooks, PA-CPhysician Assistant1699400671
  2. Heather Claffey, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1659115228
  3. Amro Elgeziry, MDFamily Medicine Physician1144963240
  4. Jessica Gatto, NPNurse Practitioner1770650913
  5. Kathryn Menefee, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1053620740
  6. Jessica Morgan, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1891806295

Verify William Boyce Cates in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersOregon Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

477 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. William Cates477
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium52 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate24 claims
  3. Lisinopril18 claims
  4. Metformin Hcl18 claims
  5. Famotidine16 claims
  6. Trelegy Ellipta15 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

  1. Praxis Health PCBend, OR

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

William Boyce Cates among 2,847 family medicine physician records in Oregon

William Boyce Cates, DO is one of 2,847 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Oregon. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 91% of them.

  • NPI issued2021 · 91% of these records are older, 6% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated2021 · median 2009 among the 1,671 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 57% 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 Oregon practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

114 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Bend

They are 114 of the 5,313 NPPES records with a practice address in Bend, and 2,847 family medicine physician records in Oregon.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Audrey Davey, M.D.Bend, OR 977031902030844
  2. Amro Elgeziry, MDBend, OR 977031144963240
  3. Alexandria Gientke, AGNPBend, OR 977031114779550
  4. Mark Gonsky, DOBend, OR 977031841464203
  5. Lisa Heller, M.D.Bend, OR 977031568518728
  6. Sing-Wei Ho, MDBend, OR 977031508187675
  7. Jessica Morgan, M.D.Bend, OR 977031891806295
  8. Breanna Percell, MDBend, OR 977031225285109

Common questions

What is William Boyce Cates, DO's NPI number?

William Boyce Cates, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508443110, issued on Mar 28, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is William Boyce Cates, DO located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2175 NW Shevlin Park RD, Bend, OR, 97703. Phone: (541) 389-7741. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify William Boyce Cates, DO's license?

NPPES lists Oregon license number DO224391, as entered by the provider. Search the Oregon Medical Board at https://www.oregon.gov/OMB/Pages/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does William Boyce Cates, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, William Boyce Cates, DO had 477 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.