Chris M. Cate, MD
NPI 1285689455ActiveIndividual· Surgery· Little Rock, AR
Surgery (MD) with Arkansas Health Group, practicing in Little Rock, Arkansas. In 2024 Medicare paid $213,754 for 477 patients, and Part D covered 369 of their prescriptions, 81% of them generic. Abbvie Inc. was the largest of 5 companies reporting payments in 2025, $313.45 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Baptist Health Medical Center Heber Springs and 3 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1285689455 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | May 24, 2006 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Jun 23, 2010 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery Primary | 208600000X | C8232 | AR |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - General Surgery (AR) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 477 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 1,600 across 106 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $213,754 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 369 · 398 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 157 |
| Total drug cost | $4,981 |
| Generic share | 81% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 1992 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | General Surgery |
Medical group
- Arkansas Health GroupLittle Rock, AR · 659 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Baptist Health Medical Center Heber SpringsHeber Springs, AR
- Baptist Health Medical Center-Little RockLittle Rock, AR
- Conway Regional Medical Center, IncConway, AR
- Saline Memorial HospitalBenton, AR
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$313.45 · 15 payments from 5 companies
- 2024$450.95 · 12 payments from 6 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Abbvie Inc. | $149.80 | 9 |
| Tela Bio, Inc. | $117.09 | 3 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | $17.70 | 1 |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $14.83 | 1 |
| Polynovo North America LLC | $14.03 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$313.45 · 15 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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