William Forrest Cothern, DO
Dermatology Physician · Fort Worth, TX
William Forrest Cothern, DO is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Fort Worth, Texas, and NPI 1962493445, issued on Nov 2, 2005. Check the license (Texas F9330, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William Forrest Cothern
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License number
- F9330 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4201 Camp Bowie Blvd, Fort Worth, TX 76107
- Phone
- (817) 377-1243
- Enumerated
- Nov 2, 2005
- Record last updated
- Aug 4, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (817) 763-0631
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120323000286); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of North Texas Hsc, College Of Osteopathic Med, 1981
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4201 Camp Bowie Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- David Gonzales, PAPhysician Assistant1588766919
- Michael Isenberg, PAPhysician Assistant1619100443
- Amy Parrales, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1457117350
Verify William Forrest Cothern in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license F9330Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average dermatology physician in 2024
1,920 Medicare Part D claims for 617 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Betamethasone Diprop Augmented239 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate226 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide188 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate181 claims
- Ciclopirox89 claims
- Terbinafine Hcl70 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $4,100.59
181 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 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
- Oliver Street 5.01(A) IncTyler, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
William Forrest Cothern among 1,172 dermatology physician records in Texas
William Forrest Cothern, DO is one of 1,172 dermatology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 90% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
- Graduated1981 · median 2008 among the 926 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207N00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Dermatology Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,172 dermatology physician records in Texas.
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- Kathryn Durham, MDFort Worth, TX 761091700171196
- Amelia Hoelscher, MDFort Worth, TX 761091154785756
- James McCarty, M.D.Fort Worth, TX 761091104871904
Common questions
What is William Forrest Cothern, DO's NPI number?
William Forrest Cothern, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962493445, issued on Nov 2, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William Forrest Cothern, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4201 Camp Bowie Blvd, Fort Worth, TX, 76107. Phone: (817) 377-1243. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William Forrest Cothern, DO's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number F9330, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does William Forrest Cothern, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William Forrest Cothern, DO had 1,920 Medicare Part D claims for 617 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is William Forrest Cothern, DO's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.
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.