Matthew K. Cotham, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Montrose, CO
Matthew K. Cotham, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Montrose, Colorado, and NPI 1790715456, issued on Jul 5, 2006. Check the license (Colorado 39882, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Matthew K. Cotham
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 39882 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 800 S 3RD St, Montrose, CO 81401
- Phone
- (970) 240-7180
- Enumerated
- Jul 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 17, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Matthew K. Cotham in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license 39882Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
214 Medicare Part D claims for 147 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 31 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone20 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate19 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen12 claims
- Cefdinir11 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen11 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 88 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Matthew K. Cotham among 1,434 emergency medicine physician records in Colorado
Matthew K. Cotham, M.D. is one of 1,434 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 77% 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, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 57% of these records are
- Record last updated2012 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
13 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Montrose
They are 13 of the 757 NPPES records with a practice address in Montrose, and 1,434 emergency medicine physician records in Colorado.
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- Kevin McAllister, M.D.Montrose, CO 814011497289516
- Jacob Nacht, M.D.Montrose, CO 814011023437944
Common questions
What is Matthew K. Cotham, M.D.'s NPI number?
Matthew K. Cotham, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790715456, issued on Jul 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Matthew K. Cotham, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 800 S 3RD St, Montrose, CO, 81401. Phone: (970) 240-7180. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Matthew K. Cotham, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number 39882, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Matthew K. Cotham, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Matthew K. Cotham, M.D. had 214 Medicare Part D claims for 147 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Matthew K. Cotham, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 88 of 100. 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.