NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Clifford L. Dotson, M.D.

Hospitalist Physician · Evansville, IN

Clifford L. Dotson, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Evansville, Indiana, and NPI 1487689014, issued on Jul 12, 2006. Check the license (Indiana 01059237A, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1487689014
Name
Clifford L. Dotson
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
01059237A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
600 Mary St, Evansville, IN 47747
Phone
(812) 450-7338
Enumerated
Jul 12, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 9, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(812) 450-2193
Medicaid IDs
824749559 PYE 1 IL
64081847 KY
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040901000798); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 600 Mary St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Edin Alihodzic, DOHospitalist Physician1386148427
  2. Christina Bennett, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1194092668
  3. Pallavi Bhatt, MDAnesthesiology Physician1497733257
  4. Mark Brady, C.C.P.Perfusionist1255545620
  5. Charles Brian, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1346344975
  6. Raymond Brown, MDAnesthesiology Physician1699715359

Verify Clifford L. Dotson in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Licensing Board of Indiana
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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7% more Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

556 Medicare Part D claims for 133 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 13 claims were for opioids.

  1. Clifford Dotson556
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium61 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate47 claims
  3. Eliquis27 claims
  4. Metoprolol Succinate27 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium18 claims
  6. Spironolactone18 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 79.5 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score78.2
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%50.9
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $135.70

6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Clifford Dotson$135.70
  2. Specialty average$494.84

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

  1. Deaconess Hospital, Inc.Newburgh, IN

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Clifford L. Dotson among 453 hospitalist physician records in Indiana

Clifford L. Dotson, M.D. is one of 453 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Indiana. 89% 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 6% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 76% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • Graduated2000 · median 2008 among the 379 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 31% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

56 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Evansville

They are 56 of the 4,352 NPPES records with a practice address in Evansville, and 453 hospitalist physician records in Indiana.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Christina Bennett, M.D.Evansville, IN 477471194092668
  2. Rama Chilukuri, MDEvansville, IN 477471699841874
  3. Roxana Donea, MDEvansville, IN 477471205898400
  4. Hemapriya Gopal Reddy, M.D.Evansville, IN 477471811301666
  5. Michael Hobson, MDEvansville, IN 477471922447135
  6. Ahmad Karim, M.D.Evansville, IN 477471205838414
  7. Tania Khalid, M.DEvansville, IN 477471326019043
  8. Mathias Kolleck, M.D.Evansville, IN 477471720013378

Common questions

What is Clifford L. Dotson, M.D.'s NPI number?

Clifford L. Dotson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487689014, issued on Jul 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Clifford L. Dotson, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 600 Mary St, Evansville, IN, 47747. Phone: (812) 450-7338. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Clifford L. Dotson, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Indiana license number 01059237A, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana at https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/physicians-home/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Clifford L. Dotson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Clifford L. Dotson, M.D. had 556 Medicare Part D claims for 133 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Clifford L. Dotson, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.

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