William Bryan Cotton, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Fayetteville, NC
William Bryan Cotton, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Fayetteville, North Carolina, and NPI 1891802039, issued on Aug 24, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 103944, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William Bryan Cotton
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 103944 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 601 Ramsey St, Fayetteville, NC 28301
- Phone
- (910) 323-3322
- Enumerated
- Aug 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 17, 2025
- Fax
- (910) 323-3944
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040317001305); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify William Bryan Cotton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 103944Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
15% more Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
956 Medicare Part D claims for 290 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate215 claims
- Eliquis77 claims
- Isosorbide Mononitrate Er68 claims
- Ranolazine Er61 claims
- Clopidogrel46 claims
- Nitroglycerin42 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $1,534.21
62 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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
- Cape Fear Valley Health Medical Group LLCFayetteville, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
William Bryan Cotton among 9,279 physician assistant records in North Carolina
William Bryan Cotton, PA-C is one of 9,279 physician assistant records with a practice address in North Carolina. 81% 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 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 80% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2017 among the 6,366 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 35% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
280 physician assistant records list a practice address in Fayetteville
They are 280 of the 7,028 NPPES records with a practice address in Fayetteville, and 9,279 physician assistant records in North Carolina.
All 9,279 in North Carolina → Every provider in Fayetteville → Physician Assistant nationwide →
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Common questions
What is William Bryan Cotton, PA-C's NPI number?
William Bryan Cotton, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891802039, issued on Aug 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William Bryan Cotton, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 601 Ramsey St, Fayetteville, NC, 28301. Phone: (910) 323-3322. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William Bryan Cotton, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 103944, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does William Bryan Cotton, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William Bryan Cotton, PA-C had 956 Medicare Part D claims for 290 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.