Eric Palmer Cottle, DDS
Dentist · Clayton, NC
Eric Palmer Cottle, DDS is a dentist with a practice address in Clayton, North Carolina, and NPI 1427216779, issued on May 22, 2008. Check the license (North Carolina 8570, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Eric Palmer Cottle
- Credential
- DDS
- Primary taxonomy
- Dentist 122300000X
- License number
- 8570 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 662 NC Highway 42 W, Clayton, NC 27520
- Phone
- (919) 593-6894
- Enumerated
- May 22, 2008
- Record last updated
- May 23, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Eric Palmer Cottle in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 8570Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
48% more Medicare Part D claims than the average dentist in 2024
127 Medicare Part D claims for 62 beneficiaries, against an average of 86 among the 51,021 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin52 claims
- Methylprednisolone27 claims
- Chlorhexidine Gluconate20 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.
Eric Palmer Cottle among 2,332 dentist records in North Carolina
Eric Palmer Cottle, DDS is one of 2,332 dentist records with a practice address in North Carolina. 64% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 33% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 33% of these records are older, 62% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 64% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2012 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 122300000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
12 dentist records list a practice address in Clayton
They are 12 of the 812 NPPES records with a practice address in Clayton, and 2,332 dentist records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Eric Palmer Cottle, DDS's NPI number?
Eric Palmer Cottle, DDS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427216779, issued on May 22, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Eric Palmer Cottle, DDS located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 662 NC Highway 42 W, Clayton, NC, 27520. Phone: (919) 593-6894. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Eric Palmer Cottle, DDS's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 8570, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Eric Palmer Cottle, DDS prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Eric Palmer Cottle, DDS had 127 Medicare Part D claims for 62 beneficiaries; the average among dentist prescribers was 86. 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.