Bryan Cotton, MD
Trauma Surgery Physician · Nashville, TN
Bryan Cotton, MD is a trauma surgery physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1245327360, issued on Oct 9, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee MD38646, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bryan Cotton
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Trauma Surgery Physician 2086S0127X
- License number
- MD38646 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3601 Tvc, Nashville, TN 37232
- Phone
- (615) 322-3000
- Enumerated
- Oct 9, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090709000535); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Bryan Cotton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD38646Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $38,100.61
29 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Teleflex LLC. The 762 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,324.59 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 2 group practices
- UT PhysiciansHouston, TX
- UT Physicians - Trauma ServicesHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Bryan Cotton among 46 trauma surgery physician records in Tennessee
Bryan Cotton, MD is one of 46 trauma surgery physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 65% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2007 among the 32 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 28% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2086S0127X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Trauma Surgery Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 46 trauma surgery physician records in Tennessee.
All 46 in Tennessee → Every provider in Nashville → Trauma Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 trauma surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Shannon Eastham, MD, MSNashville, TN 372321558570895
- Christopher Guidry, MDNashville, TN 372321366766982
- Oscar Guillamondegui, MDNashville, TN 372321972687077
- Oliver Gunter, MDNashville, TN 372321235167388
- Jeffrey Guy, MDNashville, TN 372321912094012
- Herbert Hopper, MDNashville, TN 372321487955134
- Amelia Maiga, M.D., M.P.H.Nashville, TN 372321922368315
- John Morris, MDNashville, TN 372321194817528
Common questions
What is Bryan Cotton, MD's NPI number?
Bryan Cotton, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245327360, issued on Oct 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bryan Cotton, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3601 Tvc, Nashville, TN, 37232. Phone: (615) 322-3000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bryan Cotton, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number MD38646, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
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.