Alexander Patrick Cotter, MD
Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician · Thornton, CO
Alexander Patrick Cotter, MD is a pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician with a practice address in Thornton, Colorado, and NPI 1326435835, issued on Apr 22, 2015. Check the license (Colorado DR.0073685, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alexander Patrick Cotter
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician 2081P2900X
- License number
- DR.0073685 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9005 Grant St Ste 200, Thornton, CO 80229
- Phone
- (303) 287-2800
- Enumerated
- Apr 22, 2015
- Record last updated
- Feb 10, 2025
- Fax
- (303) 287-7357
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250110003270); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 2015
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Alexander Patrick Cotter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license DR.0073685Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
69% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician in 2024
452 Medicare Part D claims for 203 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,479 among the 1,457 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims. 110 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin148 claims
- Tramadol Hcl76 claims
- Methocarbamol61 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen28 claims
- Lidocaine28 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl27 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 0 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $334.22
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 1,126 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,193.30 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Center For Spine And Orthopedics PCThornton, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Alexander Patrick Cotter among 37 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records in Colorado
Alexander Patrick Cotter, MD is one of 37 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 73% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 73% of these records are older, 16% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 78% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2009 among the 29 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2081P2900X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician providers in Colorado
There are 37 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records in Colorado.
All 37 in Colorado → Every provider in Thornton → Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician nationwide →
The 8 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Amar Patel, MDThornton, CO 802291922310119
- Matthew Gray, M.D.Northglenn, CO 802331396001038
- Rachel Basse, M.D.Denver, CO 802231952461220
- Kathy McCranie, M.D.Denver, CO 802231982664231
- Brian Fuller, M.D.Denver, CO 802381538235502
- Jyotsna Koduri, MDDenver, CO 802181679033096
- Rock Navarkal, M.D.Denver, CO 802461073703484
- Patrick Russell, M.D.Denver, CO 802051346430030
Common questions
What is Alexander Patrick Cotter, MD's NPI number?
Alexander Patrick Cotter, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326435835, issued on Apr 22, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alexander Patrick Cotter, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9005 Grant St Ste 200, Thornton, CO, 80229. Phone: (303) 287-2800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alexander Patrick Cotter, MD's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number DR.0073685, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Alexander Patrick Cotter, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alexander Patrick Cotter, MD had 452 Medicare Part D claims for 203 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician prescribers was 1,479. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Alexander Patrick Cotter, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 0 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.