Matthew Thomas Cote, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Santa Maria, CA
Matthew Thomas Cote, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Santa Maria, California, and NPI 1548291826, issued on Jul 5, 2006. Check the license (California A78211, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Matthew Thomas Cote
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- A78211 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1400 E Church St, Santa Maria, CA 93454
- Phone
- (805) 739-3200
- Enumerated
- Jul 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 25, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (805) 739-3064
- Medicaid ID
- 00A782110 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041203000447); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Maryland School Of Medicine, 1997
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1400 E Church St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Matthew Thomas Cote in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A78211Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
75% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
395 Medicare Part D claims for 268 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 48 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ondansetron Odt54 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen46 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa30 claims
- Cefuroxime26 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate19 claims
- Naproxen18 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
2 hospitals and group practices
- Palomar Emergency Physicians, IncEscondido, CA
- Ridgecrest Regional HospitalRidgecrest, CA · Critical Access Hospitals
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Matthew Thomas Cote, M.D.'s NPI number?
Matthew Thomas Cote, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548291826, issued on Jul 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Matthew Thomas Cote, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1400 E Church St, Santa Maria, CA, 93454. Phone: (805) 739-3200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Matthew Thomas Cote, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A78211, 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 Matthew Thomas Cote, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Matthew Thomas Cote, M.D. had 395 Medicare Part D claims for 268 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Matthew Thomas Cote, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.