NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Suzanne Cotter

Internal Medicine Physician · Pottsville, PA

Suzanne Cotter is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1609804137, issued on Jun 30, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD469554, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1609804137
Name
Suzanne Cotter
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License numbers
MD469554 PA
D0054995 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
106 S Claude A Blvd, Pottsville, PA 17901
Phone
(570) 728-2424
Enumerated
Jun 30, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 25, 2022
Fax
(570) 728-2425
Medicaid IDs
022004300 MD
103982530-0001 PA
536403500 MD
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
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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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90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

325 Medicare Part D claims for 116 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.

  1. Suzanne Cotter325
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium29 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium24 claims
  3. Metoprolol Succinate24 claims
  4. Metformin Hcl15 claims
  5. Lisinopril13 claims
  6. Jardiance11 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 80 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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 score76.9
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%61.8
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%87.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Suzanne Cotter among 7,300 internal medicine physician records in Pennsylvania

Suzanne Cotter is one of 7,300 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 9% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 64% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 58% of these records are
  • Record last updated2022 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

19 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Pottsville

They are 19 of the 660 NPPES records with a practice address in Pottsville, and 7,300 internal medicine physician records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Riffat Akhtar, M.D.Pottsville, PA 179011295726305
  2. Denis Bane, MDPottsville, PA 179011396717898
  3. Jeffrey Chimahosky, D.O.Pottsville, PA 179011891723953
  4. Robert Greco, M.D.Pottsville, PA 179011295706349
  5. Kimberly Hashin, MDPottsville, PA 179011972576403
  6. George Heffner, MDPottsville, PA 179011396717815
  7. Dianna Lazur, D.O.Pottsville, PA 179011144292764
  8. Carol Miller-Schaeffer, MDPottsville, PA 179011912970443

Common questions

What is Suzanne Cotter's NPI number?

Suzanne Cotter's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609804137, issued on Jun 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Suzanne Cotter located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 106 S Claude A Blvd, Pottsville, PA, 17901. Phone: (570) 728-2424. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Suzanne Cotter's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD469554, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Suzanne Cotter prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Suzanne Cotter had 325 Medicare Part D claims for 116 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Suzanne Cotter's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 80 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.