William C. Cottrell, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Clearwater, FL
William C. Cottrell, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Clearwater, Florida, and NPI 1306893151, issued on May 27, 2006. Check the license (Florida ME79229, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William C. Cottrell
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- ME79229 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 430 Morton Plant St, Clearwater, FL 33756
- Phone
- (727) 461-6026
- Enumerated
- May 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 9, 2026
- Fax
- (727) 461-7446
- Medicaid ID
- 265049500 FL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040224000845); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Florida College Of Medicine, 1995
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 430 Morton Plant St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Craig Barkley, M.D.Urology Physician1831189448
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- Ann Bigatel-WykoffPediatric Occupational Therapist1598990830
Verify William C. Cottrell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME79229Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
51% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
171 Medicare Part D claims for 92 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Celecoxib74 claims
- Amoxicillin27 claims
- Meloxicam23 claims
- Mupirocin19 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: $766.30
26 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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
- Musculoskeletal Institute CharteredClearwater, FL
- Tallahassee Orthopedic Clinic III PLClearwater, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
William C. Cottrell among 1,470 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Florida
William C. Cottrell, MD is one of 1,470 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Florida. 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 19% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 19% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2002 among the 974 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Florida
There are 1,470 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Florida.
All 1,470 in Florida → Every provider in Clearwater → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Andrew Boltuch, D.O.Clearwater, FL 337561265815450
- David Cheong, MDClearwater, FL 337561457307183
- Andrew Cooper, M.D.Clearwater, FL 337561710188479
- George Wendell Feliciano, M.D.Clearwater, FL 337561013995711
- John Hood, M.D.Clearwater, FL 337561790745842
- Aaron Koslin, D.O.Clearwater, FL 337561790090801
- Howard Schuele, M.D.Clearwater, FL 337561497749246
- Eric Villarreal, MDClearwater, FL 337561790281400
Common questions
What is William C. Cottrell, MD's NPI number?
William C. Cottrell, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306893151, issued on May 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William C. Cottrell, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 430 Morton Plant St, Clearwater, FL, 33756. Phone: (727) 461-6026. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William C. Cottrell, MD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME79229, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does William C. Cottrell, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William C. Cottrell, MD had 171 Medicare Part D claims for 92 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.