What is James Cottom's specialty?

James Cottom (NPI 1720079163) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Podiatry in Sarasota, FL.

Where does James Cottom practice?

James Cottom practices in Sarasota, FL, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1720079163.

How much does Medicare pay James Cottom?

James Cottom (NPI 1720079163) received approximately $166K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 288 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1720079163

James CottomDPM

PodiatrySarasota, FLI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,070

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,905

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$98K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,262 Podiatry providers in FL — above median (cohort median 1,690).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

135

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$1K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

48.9%

Top prescribed drugs

Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen54 claims

Ondansetron Hcl38 claims

Cephalexin31 claims

Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav12 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

75.0

Quality

0.0

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

0.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.00%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$241K

Payment records

By payment type

Royalty or License$119K

Consulting Fee$68K

Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program$34K

Travel and Lodging$10K

Education$5K

Top paying entities

Royalty or License$119K

Consulting Fee$68K

Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program$34K

Travel and Lodging$10K

Education$5K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where James Cottom'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). 21 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Roman Rozin Diagnostic Radiology · Sarasota, FL	136	390
GEARY, RICHARD	56	134
HCA HEALTH SERVICES OF FLORIDA, INC.	56	117
Jeffrey Wasserman Diagnostic Radiology · Bradenton, FL	46	117
SARASOTA COUNTY PUBLIC HOSPITAL DISTRICT	42	135
Laboratory Corporation Of America Clinical Laboratory · Tampa, FL	31	58
Debra Hallenbake Physical Therapist in Private Practice · Bradenton, FL	24	137
Jonathan Kline Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Wesley Chapel, FL	23	50
International Medical Laboratory Inc Clinical Laboratory · Sarasota, FL	19	42
Bowes Imaging Center Llc. Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF) · Bradenton, FL	18	34
Lawrence Manco Diagnostic Radiology · Bradenton, FL	18	70
Tariq Rashid Diagnostic Radiology · Eden Prairie, MN	16	30

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.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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