What is Joel Gates's specialty?

Joel Gates (NPI 1477642569) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Family Practice in Ridgway, CO.

Where does Joel Gates practice?

Joel Gates practices in Ridgway, CO, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1477642569.

How much does Medicare pay Joel Gates?

Joel Gates (NPI 1477642569) received approximately $198K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 381 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1477642569

Joel GatesD.O.

Family PracticeRidgway, COI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,570

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

3,319

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$185K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,641 Family Practice providers in CO — top quintile (cohort median 450).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

3,796

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$309K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

15.8%

Top prescribed drugs

Levothyroxine Sodium297 claims

Rosuvastatin Calcium252 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium235 claims

Amlodipine Besylate209 claims

Lisinopril165 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

No data available for this provider in 2025.

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (5)

Hospice

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Joel Gates'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). 2 inbound referrers · 9 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
NPI 1396781134	149	666
MONTROSE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC	102	429

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
MONTROSE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC	94	384
NPI 1396781134	88	271
Raymond Welsh Diagnostic Radiology · Eden Prairie, MN	29	95
Randall Raziano Diagnostic Radiology · Montrose, CO	28	78
Jimmy Gilbert Pulmonary Disease · Montrose, CO	22	100
Suzanne Haag Physician Assistant · Greenwood Village, CO	14	27
Renata Raziano Dermatology · Montrose, CO	12	38
Colorado Pathology Consultants Pc Clinical Laboratory · Denver, CO	12	40
Riley Foreman Internal Medicine · Montrose, CO	11	34

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.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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