Joseph Lawrence Cottone, M.D.
Specialist · Gulfport, MS
Joseph Lawrence Cottone, M.D. is a specialist with a practice address in Gulfport, Mississippi, and NPI 1639177447, issued on Jul 14, 2005. Check the license (Mississippi 16682, as entered in NPPES) with the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Lawrence Cottone
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- 16682 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 15190 Community RD, Gulfport, MS 39503
- Phone
- (228) 539-0071
- Enumerated
- Jul 14, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 9, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (228) 539-0722
- Medicaid ID
- 00123015 MS
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060203000241); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 1994
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest specialist records → All 220 in Mississippi → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 15190 Community RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Michelle Bliss, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1811159460
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Verify Joseph Lawrence Cottone in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Mississippi board licenses this profession
Search for license 16682Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
7% more Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024
1,477 Medicare Part D claims for 403 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims. 28 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tamsulosin Hcl428 claims
- Finasteride133 claims
- Levofloxacin87 claims
- Testosterone Cypionate81 claims
- Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro79 claims
- Orgovyx74 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: $1,301.33
49 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Dendreon Pharmaceuticals LLC. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 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 one group practice
- Urology Associates OF Mobile, P.A.Gulfport, MS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph Lawrence Cottone among 220 specialist records in Mississippi
Joseph Lawrence Cottone, M.D. is one of 220 specialist records with a practice address in Mississippi. 36% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 89% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 36% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 27% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 1991 among the 60 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 89% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Specialist providers in Mississippi
There are 220 specialist records in Mississippi.
All 220 in Mississippi → Every provider in Gulfport → Specialist nationwide →
The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Victor Bazzone, MDGulfport, MS 395031972604650
- Donald Benefield, MDGulfport, MS 395031386636694
- Peter Bernheim, M.D.Gulfport, MS 395031255424727
- Clay Bratton, M.D.Gulfport, MS 395031952330417
- Scott Gioe, M.D.Gulfport, MS 395031538255815
- William Henry, MDGulfport, MS 395031144363771
- Warren Hiatt, M.D.Gulfport, MS 395031003902388
- Jennifer MayGulfport, MS 395031679879936
Common questions
What is Joseph Lawrence Cottone, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joseph Lawrence Cottone, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639177447, issued on Jul 14, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Lawrence Cottone, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 15190 Community RD, Gulfport, MS, 39503. Phone: (228) 539-0071. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Lawrence Cottone, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Mississippi license number 16682, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Joseph Lawrence Cottone, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Lawrence Cottone, M.D. had 1,477 Medicare Part D claims for 403 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. 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.