Kevin McClain Cottingham, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Cullman, AL
Kevin McClain Cottingham, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Cullman, Alabama, and NPI 1043279797, issued on Mar 21, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 24471, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kevin McClain Cottingham
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 24471 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1890 AL Highway 157, Cullman, AL 35058
- Phone
- (256) 736-2263
- Enumerated
- Mar 21, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 16, 2026
- Fax
- (256) 736-2265
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040706000439); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1890 AL Highway 157
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Verify Kevin McClain Cottingham in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 24471Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgery physician in 2024
439 Medicare Part D claims for 190 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims. 123 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen94 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl73 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium67 claims
- Famotidine56 claims
- Sucralfate31 claims
- Tramadol Hcl15 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: $343.09
15 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Horizon Surgical PCCullman, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kevin McClain Cottingham among 445 surgery physician records in Alabama
Kevin McClain Cottingham, M.D. is one of 445 surgery physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2003 among the 290 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Alabama
There are 445 surgery physician records in Alabama.
All 445 in Alabama → Every provider in Cullman → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- D'Lisa Bitterly, MDCullman, AL 350581528321338
- John Evans, M.D.Cullman, AL 350581033152525
- Bailey Meherg, D.O.Cullman, AL 350581831623560
- Brad Moody, M.D.Cullman, AL 350581073793899
- William Smith, M.D.Cullman, AL 350581902853914
- Gregory Thompson, M.D.Cullman, AL 350581083093652
- Gregory Windham, M.D.Cullman, AL 350581154362275
- Donald Marecle, M.D.Cullman, AL 350551285600759
Common questions
What is Kevin McClain Cottingham, M.D.'s NPI number?
Kevin McClain Cottingham, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043279797, issued on Mar 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kevin McClain Cottingham, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1890 AL Highway 157, Cullman, AL, 35058. Phone: (256) 736-2263. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kevin McClain Cottingham, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 24471, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kevin McClain Cottingham, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kevin McClain Cottingham, M.D. had 439 Medicare Part D claims for 190 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.