What is John Cates's specialty?

John Cates (NPI 1467424176) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Optometry in Richmond, IN.

Where does John Cates practice?

John Cates practices in Richmond, IN, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1467424176.

How much does Medicare pay John Cates?

John Cates (NPI 1467424176) received approximately $47K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 377 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1467424176

John CatesOD

PRACTICECATES OPTOMETRY LLCSee all providers at this practice →

OptometryRichmond, INI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

803

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

869

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$46K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 920 Optometry providers in IN — top quintile (cohort median 350).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

303

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$78K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

22.4%

Top prescribed drugs

Latanoprost90 claims

Prednisolone Acetate79 claims

Lifitegrast41 claims

Brimonidine Tartrate33 claims

Cyclosporine27 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

61.0

Quality

31.1

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

92.0

Payment adjustment

-1.68%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$361

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$361

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$361

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where John Cates's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 4 inbound referrers · 5 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
REID HOSPITAL & HEALTH CARE SERVICES, INC	29	65
ST. VINCENT MEDICAL GROUP, INC.	15	28
Whitewater Surgery Center Llc Ambulatory Surgical Center · Richmond, IN	13	28
Angela Cates Optometry · Eaton, OH	12	28

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
REID HOSPITAL & HEALTH CARE SERVICES, INC	35	74
ST. VINCENT RANDOLPH HOSPITAL, INC.	29	67
Angela Cates Optometry · Eaton, OH	25	44
ST. VINCENT MEDICAL GROUP, INC.	14	22
Kenneth Sowinski Family Practice · Winchester, IN	14	32

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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