Vernon Koto, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Hoopeston, IL
Vernon Koto, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Hoopeston, Illinois, and NPI 1902843733, issued on Jun 1, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 36066112, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vernon Koto
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 36066112 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 701 E. Orange St., Hoopeston, IL 60942
- Phone
- (217) 283-5531
- Enumerated
- Jun 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 23, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (217) 283-7981
- Medicaid ID
- 0360661121 IL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040522000092); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Hawaii John A. Burns School Of Medicine, 1981
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Vernon Koto in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 36066112Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
37% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
143 Medicare Part D claims for 111 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 26 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin23 claims
- Prednisone20 claims
- Acetaminophen-Codeine11 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Hoopeston Emergency Medicine Specialists LtdHoopeston, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vernon Koto among 3,291 emergency medicine physician records in Illinois
Vernon Koto, MD is one of 3,291 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 80% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 68% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated1981 · median 2012 among the 1,867 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 207P00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1 emergency medicine physician record lists a practice address in Hoopeston
They are 1 of the 45 NPPES records with a practice address in Hoopeston, and 3,291 emergency medicine physician records in Illinois.
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Common questions
What is Vernon Koto, MD's NPI number?
Vernon Koto, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902843733, issued on Jun 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vernon Koto, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 701 E. Orange St., Hoopeston, IL, 60942. Phone: (217) 283-5531. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vernon Koto, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 36066112, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Vernon Koto, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vernon Koto, MD had 143 Medicare Part D claims for 111 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.