Christopher D. Cotton, MD
General Practice Physician · Denver City, TX
Christopher D. Cotton, MD is a general practice physician with a practice address in Denver City, Texas, and NPI 1841271681, issued on Nov 9, 2005. Check the license (Texas J8227, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher D. Cotton
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Physician 208D00000X
- License number
- J8227 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 415 N Avenue F, Denver City, TX 79323
- Phone
- (806) 592-9501
- Enumerated
- Nov 9, 2005
- Record last updated
- Apr 13, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (806) 592-3052
- Medicaid ID
- 137227810 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060228000238); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Wake Forest University School Of Medicine, 1991
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher D. Cotton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license J8227Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average general practice physician in 2024
16,605 Medicare Part D claims for 634 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,030 among the 8,395 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 841 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium928 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate531 claims
- Gabapentin447 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen430 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium428 claims
- Losartan Potassium425 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $26.90
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 4,259 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,273.40 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
- County OF YoakumDenver City, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher D. Cotton among 1,062 general practice physician records in Texas
Christopher D. Cotton, MD is one of 1,062 general practice physician records with a practice address in Texas. 44% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 95% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 44% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 21% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2000 among the 222 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 41% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208D00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1 general practice physician record lists a practice address in Denver City
They are 1 of the 32 NPPES records with a practice address in Denver City, and 1,062 general practice physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Christopher D. Cotton, MD's NPI number?
Christopher D. Cotton, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841271681, issued on Nov 9, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher D. Cotton, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 415 N Avenue F, Denver City, TX, 79323. Phone: (806) 592-9501. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher D. Cotton, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number J8227, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher D. Cotton, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher D. Cotton, MD had 16,605 Medicare Part D claims for 634 beneficiaries; the average among general practice physician prescribers was 3,030. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.