Melissa Gail Cotton, RPA C
Surgical Physician Assistant · Queensbury, NY
Melissa Gail Cotton, RPA C is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Queensbury, New York, and NPI 1124018452, issued on Oct 27, 2005. Check the license (New York 008509, as entered in NPPES) with the New York board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Gail Cotton
- Credential
- RPA C
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
- License number
- 008509 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 25 Willowbrook RD, Queensbury, NY 12804
- Phone
- (518) 793-9156
- Enumerated
- Oct 27, 2005
- Record last updated
- May 4, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (518) 793-6591
- Medicaid ID
- 02380683 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170320000098); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 25 Willowbrook RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Ashley Adams, PMHNP-BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1407461411
- Jessica AmorosoMental Health Counselor1760290498
- Heather Ashley, RNRegistered Nurse1528917119
- Deborah Backus, AUDAudiologist1578705299
- Jenelle Baker, LMHCMental Health Counselor1043749344
- Teresa BarberLicensed Practical Nurse1609605419
Verify Melissa Gail Cotton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New York board licenses this profession
Search for license 008509Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
1% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024
302 Medicare Part D claims for 239 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass37 claims
- Cephalexin30 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate25 claims
- Azithromycin23 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate21 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa17 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Community Health Centers OF The Rutland Region IncRutland, VT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Surgical Physician Assistant providers in New York
There are 2,152 surgical physician assistant records in New York.
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- Richard Abraham, PA-CEast Setauket, NY1912013046
- Tracy Abraham, PABronx, NY1124241872
Common questions
What is Melissa Gail Cotton, RPA C's NPI number?
Melissa Gail Cotton, RPA C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1124018452, issued on Oct 27, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Gail Cotton, RPA C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 25 Willowbrook RD, Queensbury, NY, 12804. Phone: (518) 793-9156. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Gail Cotton, RPA C's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 008509, as entered by the provider. Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melissa Gail Cotton, RPA C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Gail Cotton, RPA C had 302 Medicare Part D claims for 239 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. 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.