John T. Cates, OD

John Cates practices at Cates Family Eyecare in Richmond, Indiana.

John Cates' NPI, 1467424176, was assigned on February 6, 2006. John Cates graduated from Indiana University - School of Optometry in 2001. John Cates holds Indiana license 18003111.

John Cates' primary practice is Cates Family Eyecare, at 2001 Chester Blvd, Richmond, IN 47374-1200. The practice phone is (765) 966-0583.

John Cates' primary practice is Cates Family Eyecare in Richmond, Indiana. Dmand AI also links John Cates to 1 medical group, named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where John Cates practices. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Optometrist is John Cates' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 152W00000X. John Cates is licensed in Indiana.

CMS counts 377 Medicare patients who saw John Cates in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 181 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 17% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.16, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts John Cates' median patient age at 64, with 62% women.

In 2024, John Cates wrote 391 Medicare Part D claims for 141 patients. 43% of them were for generic drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 61 out of 100 for John Cates for performance year 2024, reported individually. John Cates accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 74 procedures of cataract surgery by John Cates, more than 70% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

CMS Open Payments shows 7 general payments to John Cates from 5 drug and device companies in 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. paid the most, $150.

John Cates graduated from Indiana University - School of Optometry in 2001.