David Cotter, MD, PHD
Dermatology Physician · Las Vegas, NV
David Cotter, MD, PHD is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Las Vegas, Nevada, and NPI 1821482373, issued on Mar 23, 2015. Check the license (Nevada 18245, as entered in NPPES) on the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David Cotter
- Credential
- MD, PHD
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License number
- 18245 NV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 653 N Town Center Dr Ste 414, Las Vegas, NV 89144
- Phone
- (702) 456-3120
- Enumerated
- Mar 23, 2015
- Record last updated
- Aug 24, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190414000015); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, San Diego School Of Medicine, 2018
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 653 N Town Center Dr Ste 414
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify David Cotter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNevada State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 18245Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
34% more Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024
1,067 Medicare Part D claims for 317 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Ketoconazole172 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide102 claims
- Mupirocin86 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate58 claims
- Clindamycin Phosphate54 claims
- Hydrocortisone48 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): 92.4 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $366,330.68
534 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 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
- Las Vegas Dermatology PCLas Vegas, NV
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David Cotter among 87 dermatology physician records in Nevada
David Cotter, MD, PHD is one of 87 dermatology physician records with a practice address in Nevada. 83% 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 78% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 78% of these records are older, 16% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2006 among the 62 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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 207N00000X and a Nevada practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Dermatology Physician providers in Nevada
There are 87 dermatology physician records in Nevada.
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The 8 dermatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Andrea Fong, D.O.Las Vegas, NV 891441205983509
- Harry Greenberg, MDLas Vegas, NV 891441447276175
- Lionel Handler, MDLas Vegas, NV 891441013988260
- Desiree Morris, MDLas Vegas, NV 891441346990603
- Robert Strimling, MDLas Vegas, NV 891441699746768
- Manju Trehan, MDLas Vegas, NV 891441831143684
- Shaan PatelLas Vegas, NV 891451255868931
- Kristen Brown, M.D.Las Vegas, NV 891481467619528
Common questions
What is David Cotter, MD, PHD's NPI number?
David Cotter, MD, PHD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821482373, issued on Mar 23, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David Cotter, MD, PHD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 653 N Town Center Dr Ste 414, Las Vegas, NV, 89144. Phone: (702) 456-3120. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David Cotter, MD, PHD's license?
NPPES lists Nevada license number 18245, as entered by the provider. Search the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners at https://medboard.nv.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does David Cotter, MD, PHD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David Cotter, MD, PHD had 1,067 Medicare Part D claims for 317 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is David Cotter, MD, PHD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.4 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.
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.