Margaret Mary Frates, PA
NPI 1518462068ActiveIndividual· Physician Assistant· North Dartmouth, MA
Physician Assistant (PA) with Dartmouth Dermatology Associates, PC and 1 other group, practicing in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $587,729 for 1,165 claims, against $131,693 paid for services in 2024. Abbvie Inc. was the largest of 18 companies reporting payments in 2025, $3,070 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Southcoast Hospitals Group as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1518462068 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | PA |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Mar 27, 2018 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Mar 27, 2018 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician Assistant Primary | 363A00000X | — | — |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Physician Assistant (MA); Practitioner - Physician Assistant (NC) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 546 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 3,639 across 29 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $131,693 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 1,165 · 1,232 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 348 |
| Total drug cost | $587,729 |
| Generic share | 86% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Physician Assistant |
Medical groups
- Dartmouth Dermatology Associates, PCDartmouth, MA · 9 clinicians
- Beacon Dermatology LLCAsheville, NC · 3 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Southcoast Hospitals GroupFall River, MA
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$3,070 · 153 payments from 18 companies
- 2024$2,807 · 109 payments from 19 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Abbvie Inc. | $627.96 | 47 |
| Leo Pharma Inc. | $367.44 | 14 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | $360.14 | 9 |
| Amgen Inc. | $310.06 | 4 |
| Janssen Biotech, Inc. | $294.16 | 20 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$2,970 · 151 payments
- Education$99.64 · 2 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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