Elisabeth M. Cotton, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Ithaca, NY
Elisabeth M. Cotton, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Ithaca, New York, and NPI 1720049919, issued on Mar 29, 2006. Check the license (New York 169557, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Elisabeth M. Cotton
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 169557 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 16 Brentwood Dr, Ithaca, NY 14850
- Phone
- (607) 266-7500
- Enumerated
- Mar 29, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 2, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (607) 257-4318
- Medicaid ID
- 03140549 NY
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Elisabeth M. Cotton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 169557Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
6,782 Medicare Part D claims for 651 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 195 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate380 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium380 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium322 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium234 claims
- Lisinopril220 claims
- Losartan Potassium220 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 95.2 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Elisabeth M. Cotton among 12,067 internal medicine physician records in New York
Elisabeth M. Cotton, M.D. is one of 12,067 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in New York. 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 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 60% of these records are
- Record last updated2011 · 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 New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Elisabeth M. Cotton, M.D.'s NPI number?
Elisabeth M. Cotton, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720049919, issued on Mar 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Elisabeth M. Cotton, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 16 Brentwood Dr, Ithaca, NY, 14850. Phone: (607) 266-7500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Elisabeth M. Cotton, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 169557, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Elisabeth M. Cotton, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Elisabeth M. Cotton, M.D. had 6,782 Medicare Part D claims for 651 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Elisabeth M. Cotton, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.2 of 100. 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.