Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Gilberto Cota, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Lemon Grove, CA

Gilberto Cota, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Lemon Grove, California, and NPI 1184886186, issued on Jun 30, 2008. Check the license (California A117237, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1184886186
Name
Gilberto Cota
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
A117237 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7592 Broadway, Lemon Grove, CA 91945
Phone
(619) 515-2550
Enumerated
Jun 30, 2008
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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Also registered at 7592 Broadway

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Angelique Alberti, SUDAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1275242901
  2. Alexandra Espitia Martinez, RADT IAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1285385294
  3. David Fleming, PAPhysician Assistant1932329505
  4. Daniel Gallares, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1245689488
  5. Sawyer Hinson, PA-CPhysician Assistant1891210324
  6. Yuhee Kim, MDFamily Medicine Physician1629289400

Verify Gilberto Cota 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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Statewide context: the Medical Board of California reported 374 disciplinary actions in FY 2022-23. California discipline data →

2.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024

9,354 Medicare Part D claims for 372 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,519 among the 111,126 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 145 claims were for opioids.

  1. Gilberto Cota9,354
  2. Specialty average3,519

Most prescribed

  1. Omeprazole436 claims
  2. Metformin Hcl415 claims
  3. Losartan Potassium403 claims
  4. Atorvastatin Calcium311 claims
  5. Lisinopril268 claims
  6. Amlodipine Besylate232 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.

Family Medicine Physician providers in California

There are 16,272 family medicine physician records in California.

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  4. Adan Abarca, MDAnaheim, CA1760553689
  5. Vanessa Abarca, DOVentura, CA1952040859
  6. Lorraine Abate, M.D.Sacramento, CA1104840008
  7. Robert Abatecola, MDCastro Valley, CA1669551719
  8. Romeo Abaya, M.D.Cottonwood, CA1598053506
  9. Effiem Abbah, MD, MPHSan Francisco, CA1821185133
  10. Khuzeman Abbasi, MDSanta Rosa, CA1841979952

Common questions

What is Gilberto Cota, MD's NPI number?

Gilberto Cota, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184886186, issued on Jun 30, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Gilberto Cota, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7592 Broadway, Lemon Grove, CA, 91945. Phone: (619) 515-2550. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Gilberto Cota, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A117237, 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 Gilberto Cota, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Gilberto Cota, MD had 9,354 Medicare Part D claims for 372 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,519. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.