Donald R. Cotton, MD
Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician · Joplin, MO
Donald R. Cotton, MD is an undersea and hyperbaric medicine (preventive medicine) physician with a practice address in Joplin, Missouri, and NPI 1407963705, issued on Aug 23, 2006. Check the license (Missouri R5211, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Donald R. Cotton
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician 2083P0011X
- License number
- R5211 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3315 Mcintosh Circle, Joplin, MO 64804
- Phone
- (417) 347-4800
- Enumerated
- Aug 23, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 30, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (417) 347-4033
- Medicaid IDs
- Z43419306 MO
1111220 OK - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100519000738); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Missouri, Columbia School Of Medicine, 1970
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Donald R. Cotton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
Search for license R5211Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 64.7 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: $18.31
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Solventum Corporation. The 120 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,669.64 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
- Freeman-Oak Hill Health SystemJoplin, MO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Donald R. Cotton among 12 undersea and hyperbaric medicine (preventive medicine) physician records in Missouri
Donald R. Cotton, MD is one of 12 undersea and hyperbaric medicine (preventive medicine) physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 92% 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 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
- Record last updated2012 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2083P0011X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician providers in Missouri
There are 12 undersea and hyperbaric medicine (preventive medicine) physician records in Missouri.
All 12 in Missouri → Every provider in Joplin → Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician nationwide →
The 8 undersea and hyperbaric medicine (preventive medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- David Hagedorn, M.D.Joplin, MO 648041346283892
- Brandon Mahurin, DOJoplin, MO 648041669676417
- Joseph Newman, M.D.Joplin, MO 648041649213190
- William Duff, MDOsage Beach, MO 650651083723944
- Gillian JonesSaint Joseph, MO 645061558651547
- Maxine Theriot, MDPoplar Bluff, MO 639011194874628
- Larry Chase, MDSpringfield, MO 658071891790408
- Jason Forbes, D.O.Springfield, MO 658071841357357
Common questions
What is Donald R. Cotton, MD's NPI number?
Donald R. Cotton, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407963705, issued on Aug 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Donald R. Cotton, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3315 Mcintosh Circle, Joplin, MO, 64804. Phone: (417) 347-4800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Donald R. Cotton, MD's license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number R5211, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
What is Donald R. Cotton, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 64.7 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.