Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Melissa Cotton, RPA C

Surgical Physician Assistant · Queensbury, NY

Melissa 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 with the New York board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1124018452
Name
Melissa Cotton
Credential
RPA C
Primary taxonomy
Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
Practice location
25 Willowbrook RD, Queensbury, NY 12804
Phone
(518) 793-9156
Enumerated
Oct 27, 2005
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 25 Willowbrook RD

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

  1. Ashley Adams, PMHNP-BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1407461411
  2. Jessica AmorosoMental Health Counselor1760290498
  3. Heather Ashley, RNRegistered Nurse1528917119
  4. Deborah Backus, AUDAudiologist1578705299
  5. Jenelle Baker, LMHCMental Health Counselor1043749344
  6. Teresa BarberLicensed Practical Nurse1609605419

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New York board licenses this professionCheck the board
  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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11% 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 341 among the 9,683 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Melissa Cotton302
  2. Specialty average341

Most prescribed

  1. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass37 claims
  2. Cephalexin30 claims
  3. Fluticasone Propionate25 claims
  4. Azithromycin23 claims
  5. Doxycycline Hyclate21 claims
  6. 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.

One hospital or facility affiliation

  1. Community Health Centers OF The Rutland Region IncRutland, VT

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Surgical Physician Assistant providers in New York

There are 2,096 surgical physician assistant records in New York.

Other surgical physician assistant records in New York

  1. Katrina Abdalla, PAUtica, NY1669722500
  2. Bahgat Abdelaziz, P.A.Auburn, NY1356394761
  3. Nasir Abdul-Wadud, PASyracuse, NY1033357371
  4. Anat Abeckaser, PABrooklyn, NY1265608202
  5. Faiz AbedStaten Island, NY1053933143
  6. Fayrose Abodeshisha, RPA-CNew York, NY1245482413
  7. Tracy Abraham, PABronx, NY1124241872
  8. Isaac Abramchayev, P.ABrooklyn, NY1093730244
  9. Natela Abramov, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTLong Island City, NY1700075413
  10. Susan Abramovich, PA-CStony Brook, NY1275219800

Common questions

What is Melissa Cotton, RPA C's NPI number?

Melissa 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 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 Cotton, RPA C's license?

Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Melissa Cotton, RPA C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Melissa Cotton, RPA C had 302 Medicare Part D claims for 239 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 341. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.