James W. Cates Jr., MD
NPI 1073517892ActiveIndividual· Family Medicine· Cookeville, TN
Family Medicine (MD) in Cookeville, Tennessee, trained at Meharry Medical College School of Medicine (class of 1985). Part D covered 2,527 prescriptions written in 2024, 90% of them generic. Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP was the largest of 5 companies reporting payments in 2025, $187.39 in all, mostly food and beverage.
Overview
| NPI | 1073517892 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jun 9, 2005 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Jul 9, 2007 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Family Medicine Primary | 207Q00000X | 17419 | TN |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Family Practice (TN) |
|---|
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 2,527 · 5,123 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 177 |
| Total drug cost | $164,096 |
| Generic share | 90% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Medical school | Meharry Medical College School of Medicine |
|---|---|
| Graduation year | 1985 |
| Medicare specialty | Family Practice |
Medical group
- Satellite Med, PLLCCookeville, TN · 3 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Cookeville Regional Medical CenterCookeville, TN
- Livingston Regional HospitalLivingston, TN
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$187.39 · 10 payments from 5 companies
- 2024$451.48 · 29 payments from 7 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $69.19 | 4 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc | $43.64 | 2 |
| Glaxosmithkline, LLC. | $31.29 | 2 |
| Lundbeck LLC | $22.19 | 1 |
| Amgen Inc. | $21.08 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$187.39 · 10 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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