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Dr. Robert C Gates , OD

Optometrist • Dallas, TX

Active NPI 1679912513 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner Accepts Medicare assignment
Practice location in NPPES

18800 Preston Rd, Ste 310
Dallas, TX 752522449

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Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

18800 Preston Rd
Ste 310

Dallas, TX 752522449

Telephone 2146976107
Fax 9727587277
Organization at the Same NPPES Address or Phone
Ihs Chiropractic & Acupuncture Inc Facility NPI 1932398351

Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.

Other Listings in Public Data

CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Navajo Health Foundation-Sage Memorial Hospital, Inc.. See the list

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, CMS release of October 2, 2026.

Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.

Medicare Profile & Education

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, CMS release of October 2, 2026

Medical School

Southern College Of Optometry

Graduation Year

2012

Medicare patients

77 people with Original Medicare in 2024

Different Original Medicare patients in 2024; counts below 11 are hidden; this does not show availability or quality.

Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider, 2024.

Medicare-allowed amount

About $5,855 in 2024

The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.

What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount

This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.

Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.

Paid by Medicare

About $3,224 in 2024

The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.

What this does not show: Paid by Medicare

This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.

Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.

Open Payments general payments, program year 2023

All general payments: $43.28 across 2 records.

By nature of payment

  • Food and Beverage: $43.28 across 2 records.

Reporting-company totals

  • Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.: $43.28 across 2 records.

A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.

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Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2023 (published June 30, 2026).

Guide: How to read an Open Payments record

Years since graduation

14 years (graduated 2012)

CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2012 as the year this clinician finished professional school.

What this does not show: Years since graduation

It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, CMS release of October 2, 2026.

NPI first issued

2013

The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.

What this does not show: NPI first issued

NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.

Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.

Accepts Medicare assignment

CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.

Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS release of October 2, 2026; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”

Guide: What Medicare assignment means

No telehealth indicator

CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.

Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS release of October 2, 2026.

Guide: How Medicare covers telehealth

Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)

Dr. Gates has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.

It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.

Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.

Guide: What Medicare enrollment (PECOS) means

Can order Medicare-covered services

CMS lists Dr. Gates as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.

What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services

It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.

Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.

Guide: What ordering and referring status means

Compared with the same specialty in Dallas and Texas

Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.

Medicare Part B services

Fewer Medicare Part B services than 70% of clinicians listed under Optometrist in Dallas, TX (2024, 94 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 181. Middle half: 59 to 477.

Fewer Medicare Part B services than 70% of clinicians listed under Optometrist in Texas (2024, 2,192 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 178. Middle half: 59 to 468.

Medicare-allowed amount

A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 70% of clinicians listed under Optometrist in Dallas, TX (2024, 94 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $15,763. Middle half: $5,071 to $33,320.

A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 70% of clinicians listed under Optometrist in Texas (2024, 2,192 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $15,791. Middle half: $5,769 to $40,053.

Paid by Medicare

A lower Medicare payment amount than 75% of clinicians listed under Optometrist in Dallas, TX (2024, 94 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $10,327. Middle half: $3,629 to $21,664.

A lower Medicare payment amount than 75% of clinicians listed under Optometrist in Texas (2024, 2,192 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $10,609. Middle half: $3,786 to $26,842.

218 active clinicians are listed under Optometrist with a practice address in Dallas, TX (5,035 in Texas).

Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.

Telehealth indicator in Dallas

0% of these 218 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.

52.3% of these 218 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.

Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Open Payments (2023), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS release of October 2, 2026, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.

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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures

Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments

Open Payments · Program Year 2023
Disclosure Year:

Program year 2023 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2023): fewer than 11 records totaling $43.28.

Manufacturer Payment Nature Product Type Amount ($)
Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
Acuvue General $24.27
Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
Acuvue General $19.01

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2023, released June 30, 2026.

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Services billed to Original Medicare Part B in 2024.

CMS Part B · Data Year 2024
Reporting Year:

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HCPCS Code Services Patients Submitted Charge Medicare Allowed
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system
46 46 $378.00 $72.36
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system
15 15 $378.00 $121.80
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
11 11 $224.58 $63.54

Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits

Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.

Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES

Optometrist Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 152W00000X

License # reported to NPPES TX 8082TG

Doctors of optometry (ODs) are the primary health care professionals for the eye. Optometrists examine, diagnose, treat, and manage diseases, injuries, and disorders of the visual system, the eye, and associated structures as well as identify related systemic conditions affecting the eye. An optometrist has completed pre-professional undergraduate education in a college or university and four years of professional education at a college of optometry, leading to the doctor of optometry (O.D.) degree. Some optometrists complete an optional residency in a specific area of practice. Optometrists are eye health care professionals state-licensed to diagnose and treat diseases and disorders of the eye and visual system.

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Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility

Source: CMS PECOS
Medicare FFS Enrollment Status Medicare Enrollment on File
CMS Provider Specialty

PRACTITIONER - OPTOMETRY

Medicare Enrollment ID

I20170501000895

Enrollment State Jurisdiction

TX

PECOS Control ID

2466739495

Medicare Order & Referring Eligibility
Clinical Lab & Imaging (Part B) Eligible
Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Eligible
Home Health Agency (HHA) Eligible
Power Mobility Devices (PMD) Not Eligible

Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.

Medicare Group Practice Enrollments

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, CMS release of October 2, 2026

Navajo Health Foundation-Sage Memorial Hospital, Inc.

State Hwy 264 Jct Hwy 191, Ganado, AZ 865050457

Phone: 92875545004933

Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone

Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.

1 listed
NPI 1023396181

Doctor of Chiropractic

Career & Practice History

NPI enumerated June 24, 2013.

No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from January 2017 to November 2026.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1679912513
Entity Type:
Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)
Enumeration Date: June 24, 2013
Last Update: June 24, 2013
Sole Proprietor: Yes

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Mailing Address

18800 Preston Rd, Ste 310

Dallas, TX 752522449

Phone: 2146976107

About This Data NPPES fields (address, phone, specialty, license) are self-reported and may be outdated; Medicare fields follow the CMS dataset named in each section. Correct directly at NPPES.