Houston Cotton, PA-C
Surgical Physician Assistant · Little Rock, AR
Houston Cotton, PA-C is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Little Rock, Arkansas, and NPI 1962019182, issued on Sep 30, 2020. Check the license (Arkansas PA-931, as entered in NPPES) with the Arkansas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Houston Cotton
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
- License number
- PA-931 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4301 W Markham St # 783, Little Rock, AR 72205
- Phone
- (501) 686-8000
- Enumerated
- Sep 30, 2020
- Record last updated
- Oct 25, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20201026001074); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4301 W Markham St # 783
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Houston Cotton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Arkansas board licenses this profession
Search for license PA-931Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
83% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024
557 Medicare Part D claims for 189 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 141 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen129 claims
- Meloxicam75 claims
- Ondansetron Odt63 claims
- Cephalexin58 claims
- Celecoxib36 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl34 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $16.46
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Orthalign Inc. The 7,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $703.95 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 2 group practices
- Arkansas Health GroupConway, AR
- University OF Arkansas For Medical SciencesLittle Rock, AR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Houston Cotton among 44 surgical physician assistant records in Arkansas
Houston Cotton, PA-C is one of 44 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in Arkansas. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 52% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 52% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2020 among the 30 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 32% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AS0400X and a Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgical Physician Assistant providers in Arkansas
There are 44 surgical physician assistant records in Arkansas.
All 44 in Arkansas → Every provider in Little Rock → Surgical Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Anderson Benson, PA-CLittle Rock, AR 722051710062724
- Emma Cheek, PA-CLittle Rock, AR 722051073296471
- Brooklin Faulkenberry, PALittle Rock, AR 722051477418655
- Courteney Gooch, PA-C, MPASLittle Rock, AR 722051366921280
- Allison Henry, PA-CLittle Rock, AR 722051790252286
- Matthew MillerLittle Rock, AR 722051700482171
- Anna PodyLittle Rock, AR 722051124986070
- Elaine Thrash, PALittle Rock, AR 722051013473008
Common questions
What is Houston Cotton, PA-C's NPI number?
Houston Cotton, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962019182, issued on Sep 30, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Houston Cotton, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4301 W Markham St # 783, Little Rock, AR, 72205. Phone: (501) 686-8000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Houston Cotton, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Arkansas license number PA-931, as entered by the provider. Search the Arkansas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Houston Cotton, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Houston Cotton, PA-C had 557 Medicare Part D claims for 189 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. 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.