NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

John L. Cotton, MD

Pediatrics Physician · Chapel Hill, NC

John L. Cotton, MD is a pediatrics physician with a practice address in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and NPI 1760593388, issued on Aug 31, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 9601275, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1760593388
Name
John L. Cotton
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Pediatrics Physician 208000000X
License number
9601275 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
101 Manning Dr, Chapel Hill, NC 27599
Phone
(919) 966-8596
Enumerated
Aug 31, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 29, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(919) 843-5515
Medicaid ID
8924537 NC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100301000785); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 101 Manning Dr

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

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  4. Amy Abramowitz, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1871983676
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  6. Stephen Acosta, MDAnesthesiology Physician1255741757

Verify John L. Cotton in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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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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Industry payments in 2024: $26.55

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was iRhythm Technologies, Inc. The 21,580 providers of this specialty with any payment received $842.05 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. John Cotton$26.55
  2. Specialty average$842.05

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

  1. University OF North Carolina AT Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

158 pediatrics physician records list a practice address in Chapel Hill

They are 158 of the 7,608 NPPES records with a practice address in Chapel Hill, and 2,356 pediatrics physician records in North Carolina.

Other pediatrics physician records in North Carolina

  1. Kristi Abbott, M.D.Mooresville, NC1457489973
  2. Ihab Abdel-Khalek, M.D.Clayton, NC1124183710
  3. Geoffrey Abell, MDStatesville, NC1245256130
  4. James Abell, MDStatesville, NC1902863574
  5. Raid Abo-Kamil, M.D.Edenton, NC1881850188
  6. Lisa Abraham, MDHendersonville, NC1699952671
  7. Ann AdamsHickory, NC1336633270
  8. Bryan Adams, MDCharlotte, NC1013932896
  9. Gregory Adams, MDBoone, NC1841281243
  10. Melanie Adams, MDWinston Salem, NC1689652943

Common questions

What is John L. Cotton, MD's NPI number?

John L. Cotton, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760593388, issued on Aug 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is John L. Cotton, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 101 Manning Dr, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599. Phone: (919) 966-8596. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify John L. Cotton, MD's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 9601275, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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.