Zane H. Gates, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Altoona, PA
Zane H. Gates, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Altoona, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1649247040, issued on Mar 3, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD065714L, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Zane H. Gates
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- MD065714L PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 501 Howard Ave, Altoona, PA 16601
- Phone
- (814) 201-2835
- Enumerated
- Mar 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 7, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (814) 201-2886
- Medicaid ID
- 0000001699753 PA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050608000421); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Pittsburgh School Of Medicine, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Zane H. Gates in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD065714LCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Most of these Medicare Part D claims are vaccines, 84% of the cost of the top drugs
3,234 Medicare Part D claims for 429 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims. 138 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
Pharmacies often give vaccines under a standing order that names one clinician, and CMS counts every such claim under that clinician's NPI. These claims are therefore not a measure of this clinician's own prescribing.
- Atorvastatin Calcium113 claims
- Gabapentin105 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium103 claims
- Metformin Hcl94 claims
- Lisinopril90 claims
- Shingrix86 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $723.32
46 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- Gates Physician Services LLCAltoona, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Zane H. Gates among 7,300 internal medicine physician records in Pennsylvania
Zane H. Gates, M.D. is one of 7,300 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 78% 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 64% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2008 among the 4,208 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
35 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Altoona
They are 35 of the 1,985 NPPES records with a practice address in Altoona, and 7,300 internal medicine physician records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is Zane H. Gates, M.D.'s NPI number?
Zane H. Gates, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649247040, issued on Mar 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Zane H. Gates, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 501 Howard Ave, Altoona, PA, 16601. Phone: (814) 201-2835. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Zane H. Gates, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD065714L, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Zane H. Gates, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Zane H. Gates, M.D. had 3,234 Medicare Part D claims for 429 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.