NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician NPI 1952402240 MD
Verify on CMS → Nicole Cote, MD
MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician in Elgin, Illinois.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 1,143 in MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
Federal data, no proprietary rating.
We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
826
Medicare Part D claims · 555 beneficiaries · MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician avg: 657
Generic prescribing
61%
generic claims · 39% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
Industry payments
$691.09
32 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2024
What the federal data shows
Nicole Cote, MD filed 826 Medicare Part D claims in 2024 as a MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician in Elgin, Illinois, prescribing 61% generic.
- 826
- Part D claims, 2024
- 61%
- generic prescribing
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
- ≥72nd
- pct by Part D claim volume (lower-bound band)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Nicole Cote, MD
Federal records show an active NPI with Medicare Part D prescribing activity — verifiable registry data, not a proprietary rating.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1952402240), first enumerated 09/26/2006.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 826 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
Board certification signal
Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$691.09 in reported industry payments (32 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- State context
State board disciplinary context
Illinois statewide board action statistics are published annually — these figures describe aggregate state activity, not Nicole Cote, MD's individual license status. Verify directly with the state medical board.
Source: IDFPR annual report 2023
- Not in federal data
Individual sanction lookup
PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.
Source: State medical board / FSMB
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CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1952402240 · MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-NARROW · RX-LIGHT · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-ENUM
- NPI-10 1952402240
- ENUM-LEGACY 2006
- TAX-NARROW 1,143
- RX-LIGHT 826
- BOOK-THIN 30 in Illinois
- PHOTO-ENUM George Tisdale, M.D. · 2006
Nicole Cote, MD's Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2024, across all CMS prescribers nationally
826 ≥ 72nd percentile 72% of 1,416,883 prescribers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative 100-claim band: it counts only prescribers in lower claim-volume bands. Medicare Part D claim volume is activity context, not a quality measure or recommendation. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2024
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Nicole Cote, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Nicole Cote, MD?
Quality data not reportedPrimary specialty
MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician
Medicare Part D claims
826 26% vs specialty avg
Specialty distribution in Illinois
How MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician compares to other specialties among Illinois providers
Board certification
Not published by CMS
CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field in NPPES. PlainDoctor does not have a reliable per-specialty certification rate to show for MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician. Verify directly:
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1952402240 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician |
| Credentials | MD |
| Gender | Female |
| NPI Issued | 09/26/2006 |
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Nicole Cote, MD bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Suleman J. Bangash D.o.s.c.
Elgin, IL
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Nicole Cote, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$691
Largest payer
Organogenesis Inc.
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
License & disciplinary context - Illinois IDFPR 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~42K Illinois medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Nicole Cote, MD. To verify Nicole Cote, MD's current license status, search the IDFPR public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
106
Total board actions, Illinois 2023
Across 103 cases
2.52
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Illinois statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
38 cases
IDFPR publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Illinois disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Above average
Nicole Cote, MD - brand share 39.0%
MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician average
39% brand-name claims vs 61% generic, on 826 2024 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
826
Total Claims
$8K
Total Drug Cost
555
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 867.3
- Total Day Supply
- 14,434
- Brand vs Generic
- 39% brand / 61% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $2K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $6K
- Antibiotic Claims
- 254
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 77.4 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.21
- Gender Split
- 47% female / 53% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 13, 65-74: 182, 75-84: 260, 85+: 100
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Nicole Cote, MD prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Cephalexin
Cephalexin
207 claims
- Silver Sulfadiazine
Silver Sulfadiazine
196 claims
- Ssd
Ssd
125 claims
- Ketoconazole 66
Ketoconazole
66 claims
- Mupirocin 59
Mupirocin
59 claims
- Triamcinolone Acet… 33
Triamcinolone Acetonide
33 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate 32
Doxycycline Hyclate
32 claims
- Clobetasol Propion… 26
Clobetasol Propionate
26 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Cephalexin | 207 |
| Silver Sulfadiazine | 196 |
| Ssd Silver Sulfadiazine | 125 |
| Ketoconazole | 66 |
| Mupirocin | 59 |
| Triamcinolone Acetonide | 33 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | 32 |
| Clobetasol Propionate | 26 |
| Valacyclovir Valacyclovir Hcl | 11 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician Overview
How Nicole Cote, MD fits within the MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician landscape nationally.
1,143
MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician Providers in US
52
States with MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician
657
Avg Claims per Provider
Nicole Cote, MD's 826 claims are above the specialty average of 657.
Nationwide MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Cote, both outside Illinois so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Same NPPES enumeration year (2006)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician Providers in Illinois
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Illinois, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Cote.
One of 30 MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician providers enrolled in Illinois, 5 are shown here.
Dr. Robert Buzzell
M.D.
Springfield, IL
Dr. Brian Cook
M.D.
Chicago, IL
Dr. Jerry Feldman
M.D.
Chicago, IL
Dr. Benjamin Garden
M.D.
Skokie, IL
Dr. Steven Goulder
MD
Hinsdale, IL
Compare MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Nicole Cote, MD's specialty? ▼
Nicole Cote, MD specializes in MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician and practices in Elgin, Illinois. Credentials: MD.
How much does Nicole Cote, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Nicole Cote, MD wrote 826 Medicare Part D claims totaling $8K in drug costs for 555 beneficiaries.
Where is Nicole Cote, MD located? ▼
Nicole Cote, MD is located at 1750 N RANDALL RD STE 120, Elgin, IL, 60123. Phone: (847) 608-6647.
What is Nicole Cote, MD's NPI number? ▼
Nicole Cote, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952402240, issued on 09/26/2006.
Does Nicole Cote, MD prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Nicole Cote, MD's prescribing is 39% brand-name and 61% generic drugs by claim count, with $2K in brand drug costs.
How many MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 1,143 MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician providers across 52 states in the US. The average MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician provider writes 657 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Nicole Cote, MD prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Nicole Cote, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Cephalexin, Silver Sulfadiazine, Ssd. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Nicole Cote, MD accept Medicare? ▼
Nicole Cote, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 826 Part D claims and 555 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Nicole Cote, MD's credentials? ▼
Nicole Cote, MD's NPI is 1952402240 with credentials MD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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