William Gerritt Cotts, MD
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician · Oak Lawn, IL
William Gerritt Cotts, MD is an advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician with a practice address in Oak Lawn, Illinois, and NPI 1316900087, issued on Apr 11, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 036-101174, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William Gerritt Cotts
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician 207RA0001X
- License number
- 036-101174 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4440 W 95TH St, Oak Lawn, IL 60453
- Phone
- (708) 684-9685
- Enumerated
- Apr 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 11, 2024
- Fax
- (708) 520-1875
- Medicaid ID
- 036101174 IL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040415000729); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Loyola University Of Chicago, Stritch School Of Medicine, 1990
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 4440 W 95TH St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Joseph Abraham, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1831653401
- Katherine Absalon, MOT, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1457753436
- Tassneem Abu-Rezeq, DNP, APRN, CPNP-ACPediatric Nurse Practitioner1831904663
Verify William Gerritt Cotts 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 036-101174Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician in 2024
4,258 Medicare Part D claims for 376 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,965 among the 1,124 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Warfarin Sodium424 claims
- Tacrolimus270 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium263 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium217 claims
- Hydralazine Hcl203 claims
- Pravastatin Sodium201 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: $525.78
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 1,027 providers of this specialty with any payment received $10,265.85 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
- Advocate Health And Hospitals CorporationOak Lawn, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician providers in Illinois
There are 63 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records in Illinois.
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- Mark Belkin, M.D.Chicago, IL1023499498
- Lillian Benck, M.D.Bannockburn, IL1346668019
- Chetan Bhardwaj, M.D.Peoria, IL1891950713
- Vinh Chau, MDOak Lawn, IL1134567134
- Baljash Cheema, M.D.Chicago, IL1427447036
- Bow Chung, M.D.Chicago, IL1073809570
- Sarah Chuzi, M.D.Chicago, IL1578980785
- Maria Rosa Costanzo, MDNaperville, IL1073564860
Common questions
What is William Gerritt Cotts, MD's NPI number?
William Gerritt Cotts, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316900087, issued on Apr 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William Gerritt Cotts, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4440 W 95TH St, Oak Lawn, IL, 60453. Phone: (708) 684-9685. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William Gerritt Cotts, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036-101174, 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 William Gerritt Cotts, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William Gerritt Cotts, MD had 4,258 Medicare Part D claims for 376 beneficiaries; the average among advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician prescribers was 1,965. 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.