NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ronald Timothy Cotton, MD

Transplant Surgery Physician · Houston, TX

Ronald Timothy Cotton, MD is a transplant surgery physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1033343462, issued on May 13, 2009. Check the license (Texas P3702, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1033343462
Name
Ronald Timothy Cotton
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Transplant Surgery Physician 204F00000X
License number
P3702 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6620 Main St, Houston, TX 77030
Phone
(832) 355-1400
Enumerated
May 13, 2009
Record last updated
Sep 30, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(713) 610-2482
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20130823000368); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Baylor College Of Medicine, 2006
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 6620 Main St

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

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  3. Aymer Al-Mutairi, M.DFamily Medicine Physician1861712481
  4. Mahboob Alam, M.D.Interventional Cardiology Physician1831342641
  5. Saleema Ali, AGACNP-BCAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1679076103
  6. Gilad Amiel, M.D.Urology Physician1164593869

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
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  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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The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 91.3 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score81.6
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%89.1
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Baylor College OF MedicineHouston, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Ronald Timothy Cotton among 78 transplant surgery physician records in Texas

Ronald Timothy Cotton, MD is one of 78 transplant surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 86% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 69% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 69% of these records are older, 26% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • Graduated2006 · median 2003 among the 57 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2015 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 204F00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Transplant Surgery Physician providers in Texas

There are 78 transplant surgery physician records in Texas.

The 8 transplant surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. John Bynon, MDHouston, TX 770301386684918
  2. Ahmed Gaber, MDHouston, TX 770301073579835
  3. Nhu Thao Galvan, MD, MPHHouston, TX 770301306083886
  4. Rafik Ghobrial M.d., M.D., PHDHouston, TX 770301326072604
  5. John Goss, MDHouston, TX 770301225118573
  6. David Hall, M.D.Houston, TX 770301508020074
  7. Barry Kahan, M.D.Houston, TX 770301558394973
  8. Stephen Katz, M.D.Houston, TX 770301588689988

Common questions

What is Ronald Timothy Cotton, MD's NPI number?

Ronald Timothy Cotton, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1033343462, issued on May 13, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ronald Timothy Cotton, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6620 Main St, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (832) 355-1400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ronald Timothy Cotton, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number P3702, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

What is Ronald Timothy Cotton, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.3 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.

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