Thomas Leo Cotter, MD
Anesthesiology Physician · Spokane, WA
Thomas Leo Cotter, MD is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Spokane, Washington, and NPI 1134132467, issued on Aug 15, 2006. Check the license (Washington MD00042979, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thomas Leo Cotter
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
- License number
- MD00042979 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 104 W 5TH Ave, Spokane, WA 99204
- Phone
- (509) 838-1547
- Enumerated
- Aug 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 16, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (509) 835-4058
- Medicaid ID
- 8376758 WA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190806002537); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Creighton University School Of Medicine, 1991
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Thomas Leo Cotter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
Search for license MD00042979Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $21.36
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 17,774 providers of this specialty with any payment received $669.59 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
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Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Thomas Leo Cotter among 1,701 anesthesiology physician records in Washington
Thomas Leo Cotter, MD is one of 1,701 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in Washington. 70% 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 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2007 among the 1,103 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207L00000X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Anesthesiology Physician providers in Washington
There are 1,701 anesthesiology physician records in Washington.
All 1,701 in Washington → Every provider in Spokane → Anesthesiology Physician nationwide →
The 8 anesthesiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jacob Arnett, MDSpokane, WA 992041689632127
- Daniel Brutocao, MDSpokane, WA 992041215987342
- Vera Cheng, M.D.Spokane, WA 992041841266962
- Neville Fernandes, M.D.Spokane, WA 992041851368567
- Michelle Hansen, MDSpokane, WA 992041235108556
- Gary Lee, MDSpokane, WA 992041568412013
- Dale Lewis, D.O.Spokane, WA 992041487623757
- James Mellema, MDSpokane, WA 992041952351082
Common questions
What is Thomas Leo Cotter, MD's NPI number?
Thomas Leo Cotter, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134132467, issued on Aug 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thomas Leo Cotter, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 104 W 5TH Ave, Spokane, WA, 99204. Phone: (509) 838-1547. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thomas Leo Cotter, MD's license?
NPPES lists Washington license number MD00042979, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington Medical Commission at https://wahelms.my.site.com/s/license-search. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
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.