NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

D O. Cotton, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Whittier, CA

D O. Cotton, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Whittier, California, and NPI 1053328757, issued on Aug 2, 2006. Check the license (California A35770, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1053328757
Name
D O. Cotton
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
A35770 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
12474 E Washington BL, Whittier, CA 90602
Phone
(562) 698-9779
Enumerated
Aug 2, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(562) 698-1920
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify D O. Cotton in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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1% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

3,135 Medicare Part D claims for 191 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 126 claims were for opioids.

  1. D Cotton3,135
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium209 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate128 claims
  3. Lisinopril128 claims
  4. Metformin Hcl122 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium120 claims
  6. Levothyroxine Sodium107 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.

D O. Cotton among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California

D O. Cotton, MD is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% 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 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 56% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 63% of these records are
  • Record last updated2007 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

49 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Whittier

They are 49 of the 2,836 NPPES records with a practice address in Whittier, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Julie Borba, M.D.Whittier, CA 906021306033113
  2. Cheryl Rachel EspirituWhittier, CA 906021386853323
  3. Rami Horani, MDWhittier, CA 906021225340227
  4. Jerry Huang, MDWhittier, CA 906021366410714
  5. Rajnish Jandial, M.D.Whittier, CA 906021639102346
  6. Gang Li, MDWhittier, CA 906021346284353
  7. Daksha Mehta, M.D.Whittier, CA 906021982622346
  8. George Pang, M.D.Whittier, CA 906021760514426

Common questions

What is D O. Cotton, MD's NPI number?

D O. Cotton, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053328757, issued on Aug 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is D O. Cotton, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12474 E Washington BL, Whittier, CA, 90602. Phone: (562) 698-9779. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify D O. Cotton, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A35770, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does D O. Cotton, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, D O. Cotton, MD had 3,135 Medicare Part D claims for 191 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.