Nicholas Sterling Cote, D.O.
Family Medicine Physician · Murfreesboro, TN
Nicholas Sterling Cote, D.O. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and NPI 1649426016, issued on Aug 17, 2008. Check the license (Tennessee 2091, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicholas Sterling Cote
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- 2091 TN
2008024816 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1272 Garrison Dr, Murfreesboro, TN 37129
- Phone
- (615) 867-8010
- Enumerated
- Aug 17, 2008
- Record last updated
- Jun 25, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (615) 867-7955
- Medicaid ID
- 1521829 TN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101215000129); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- At Still University Of Health Sciences, College Of Osteo Med, Kirksville, 2007
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nicholas Sterling Cote in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 2091Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
32% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
4,676 Medicare Part D claims for 363 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims. 70 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Rosuvastatin Calcium443 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium249 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium182 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate137 claims
- Losartan Potassium123 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium116 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): 92.1 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,443.87
86 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Murfreesboro Medical Clinic, P.A.Murfreesboro, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nicholas Sterling Cote among 2,674 family medicine physician records in Tennessee
Nicholas Sterling Cote, D.O. is one of 2,674 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 61% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 61% of these records are older, 36% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2004 among the 1,685 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
101 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Murfreesboro
They are 101 of the 3,910 NPPES records with a practice address in Murfreesboro, and 2,674 family medicine physician records in Tennessee.
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Common questions
What is Nicholas Sterling Cote, D.O.'s NPI number?
Nicholas Sterling Cote, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649426016, issued on Aug 17, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicholas Sterling Cote, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1272 Garrison Dr, Murfreesboro, TN, 37129. Phone: (615) 867-8010. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicholas Sterling Cote, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 2091, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Nicholas Sterling Cote, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nicholas Sterling Cote, D.O. had 4,676 Medicare Part D claims for 363 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Nicholas Sterling Cote, D.O.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.1 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.