Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of October 4, 2026.
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Edward David Cates, MD

Individual provider Family Medicine Physician · NPI 1730231127

Edward David Cates, MD is registered under Family Practice in Lacey, Washington. Graduated from University of Washington School of Medicine in 1998, 28 years ago. Practices with Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington, a 1,519-clinician group and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in Washington.

Years since qualifying
28
Trained at
University of Washington School of Medicine
Licensed in
WA
In the registry since
2007
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

5130 Corporate Center Ct SE
Lacey, WA 98503-5957 Not confirmed with CMS for 16 years — call before visiting
Phone: (360) 413-8600
Fax: (360) 413-8822
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Specialties & licences

Family Medicine Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207Q00000X · Licence MD00039099 (WA)

Record details

NPI number1730231127
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedJanuary 17, 2007
Last updated in NPPESJuly 14, 2010

Medicare enrollment

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

Medicare specialtyFAMILY PRACTICE
Medical schoolUNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Graduated 1998 (28 years in practice)
Group practice Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Of Washington — 1519 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 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 patients242
Services billed 1,101 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age76

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.

Colleagues at Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 1519 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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