Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of October 4, 2026.
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Dr. Joel Thomas Gates, DO

Individual provider Family Medicine Physician · NPI 1477642569

Dr. Joel Thomas Gates, DO is registered under Family Practice in Ridgway, Colorado. Graduated from Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2002, 24 years ago. Practices with Cedar Point Health LLC, a 45-clinician group and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in Colorado.

Years since qualifying
24
Trained at
Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Licensed in
CO
In the registry since
2006
What do these letters mean?
DO — Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
A fully licensed physician, trained like an MD with additional musculoskeletal training. Equivalent practice rights in all 50 states.

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Practice location Address checks out

295 Sherman St
Ridgway, CO 81432
Phone: (970) 626-5123
Fax: (970) 626-9783
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Specialties & licences

Family Medicine Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207Q00000X · Licence 42428 (CO)

Record details

NPI number1477642569
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials DO
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedOctober 12, 2006
Last updated in NPPESApril 24, 2018

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyFAMILY PRACTICE
Also practisesOSTEOPATHIC MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE
Medical schoolOKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE
Graduated 2002 (24 years in practice)
Group practice Cedar Point Health Llc — 45 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount

Procedures

From CMS Care Compare, which counts the procedures a clinician billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage over a recent 12-month period. CMS reports a fixed list of common procedures, so this is not everything the clinician does. Counts of 10 or fewer are given as a range, because CMS withholds small numbers.

Removal of skin lesions 67 times · 73rd percentile
Skin biopsy 55 times · 70th percentile
Melanoma (skin cancer) excision 1–10 times
Removal of nail tissue 1–10 times
Removal of tissue 1–10 times
Removal or shaving of skin growth 1–10 times

The percentile compares how often this clinician performed the procedure with other clinicians who performed it, as CMS calculates it. It measures volume, not outcomes or skill.

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients381
Services billed 3,652 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age74

Dollar amounts are not shown. What Medicare pays a practice is gross billings, before staff, premises and tax and including the cost of any drugs it administers, so it is not what a clinician earns.

Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician. Those with a page here are linked.

Colleagues at Cedar Point Health LLC

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 45 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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