What is Joseph Cotton's specialty?

Joseph Cotton (NPI 1518222686) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Physician Assistant in Altoona, WI.

Where does Joseph Cotton practice?

Joseph Cotton practices in Altoona, WI, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1518222686.

How much does Medicare pay Joseph Cotton?

Joseph Cotton (NPI 1518222686) received approximately $10K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 89 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1518222686

Joseph CottonPA

PRACTICECHIPPEWA VALLEY ORTHOPEDICS AND SPORTS MEDICINE CLINIC SCSee all providers at this practice →

Physician AssistantAltoona, WII

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

140

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$5K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 2,745 Physician Assistant providers in WI — above median (cohort median 189).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

126

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$1K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

69.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen68 claims

Cefadroxil28 claims

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen19 claims

Tramadol Hcl11 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

No data available for this provider in 2025.

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (3)

CCN 520196

Hospital

CCN 521307

Hospital

CCN 521353

Hospital

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Joseph Cotton's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 3 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
PADILLA, JOSE	46	176
SACRED HEART HOSPITAL OF THE HOSPITAL SISTERS-3RD ORDER OF ST FRANCIS	17	29
Kristine Reesman Internal Medicine · Eau Claire, WI	16	20

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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