NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

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.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1548291826
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
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 1400 E Church St

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

  1. Elena Agafonova, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1558757666
  2. Alyse Andrade, RN IBCLCLactation Consultant (Registered Nurse)1104647403
  3. Steven Andrews, PAPhysician Assistant1083352397
  4. Andrea ArthoferStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1225772973
  5. Hannah Barrows, PA-CPhysician Assistant1528747128
  6. Nader Batal, DOFamily Medicine Physician1740923135

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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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.

  1. Matthew Cote395
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Ondansetron Odt54 claims
  2. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen46 claims
  3. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa30 claims
  4. Cefuroxime26 claims
  5. Doxycycline Hyclate19 claims
  6. 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score100.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%100.0
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

2 hospitals and group practices

  1. Palomar Emergency Physicians, IncEscondido, CA
  2. 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).

Emergency Medicine Physician providers in California

There are 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California.

Other emergency medicine physician records in California

  1. Cooper Aakhus, MDStanford, CA1194351007
  2. Pyra Aarden, MDMartinez, CA1417058199
  3. Neal Aaron, D.O.Encinitas, CA1114283520
  4. Eric AaserudeWalnut Creek, CA1811491194
  5. Nader Abas, MDBarstow, CA1346288305
  6. Michael Abbo, MDNovato, CA1205819042
  7. Daniel Abbott, MDFullerton, CA1518907864
  8. Paul-Andre Abboud, M.D.Oakland, CA1710065503
  9. Mostafa Abdel-Hamid, MDStanford, CA1457918740
  10. Ashraf Abdel-KerimChino, CA1396961538

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.