Vernon Reid Cotten, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Jackson, MS
Vernon Reid Cotten, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Jackson, Mississippi, and NPI 1164466082, issued on Jun 15, 2006. Check the license (Mississippi 15875, as entered in NPPES) on the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vernon Reid Cotten
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- 15875 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 970 Lakeland Dr, Jackson, MS 39216
- Phone
- (601) 982-7850
- Enumerated
- Jun 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 5, 2025
- Fax
- (601) 718-5145
- Medicaid ID
- 00123944 MS
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080527000415); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Mississippi School Of Medicine, 1995
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Vernon Reid Cotten in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMississippi State Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 15875Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
7,781 Medicare Part D claims for 1,045 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis852 claims
- Ezetimibe574 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate479 claims
- Carvedilol423 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium411 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate403 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): 76.5 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,197.66
73 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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 2 group practices
- Jackson Heart Clinic. P.A.Jackson, MS
- St. Dominic Jackson MemorialJackson, MS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vernon Reid Cotten among 142 cardiovascular disease physician records in Mississippi
Vernon Reid Cotten, MD is one of 142 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Mississippi. 92% 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, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 1996 among the 109 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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 207RC0000X and a Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Mississippi
There are 142 cardiovascular disease physician records in Mississippi.
All 142 in Mississippi → Every provider in Jackson → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Myrna Alexander, M.D.Jackson, MS 392161285648063
- Bryan Barksdale, MDJackson, MS 392161083663876
- Kenneth Bennett, MDJackson, MS 392161043254253
- Quinton Dickerson, MDJackson, MS 392161942243712
- Ervin Fox, MDJackson, MS 392161346260460
- Douglas Harkins, M.D.Jackson, MS 392161457376915
- James Hays, MDJackson, MS 392161912943945
- James Hays, MDJackson, MS 392161295749919
Common questions
What is Vernon Reid Cotten, MD's NPI number?
Vernon Reid Cotten, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164466082, issued on Jun 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vernon Reid Cotten, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 970 Lakeland Dr, Jackson, MS, 39216. Phone: (601) 982-7850. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vernon Reid Cotten, MD's license?
NPPES lists Mississippi license number 15875, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure at https://www.msbml.ms.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Vernon Reid Cotten, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vernon Reid Cotten, MD had 7,781 Medicare Part D claims for 1,045 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Vernon Reid Cotten, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.5 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.