What is Frank Cotter's specialty?

Frank Cotter (NPI 1932101037) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in Roanoke, VA.

Where does Frank Cotter practice?

Frank Cotter practices in Roanoke, VA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1932101037.

How much does Medicare pay Frank Cotter?

Frank Cotter (NPI 1932101037) received approximately $707K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 1,829 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1932101037

Frank CotterM.D.

PRACTICEVISTAR EYE CENTERSee all providers at this practice →

OphthalmologyRoanoke, VAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

7,150

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

11,243

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$696K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 445 Ophthalmology providers in VA — top quintile (cohort median 2,782).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

12,218

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$725K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

20.8%

Top prescribed drugs

Latanoprost4,062 claims

Dorzolamide Hcl1,867 claims

Brimonidine Tartrate954 claims

Prednisolone Acetate943 claims

Timolol Maleate926 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

75.2

Quality

81.5

Cost

45.7

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

88.0

Payment adjustment

0.01%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$4K

Payment records

By payment type

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$3K

Food and Beverage$2K

Travel and Lodging$92

Top paying entities

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$3K

Food and Beverage$2K

Travel and Lodging$92

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Frank Cotter'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). 39 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
SOLSTAS LAB PARTNERS GROUP LLC	335	630
CARILION MEDICAL CENTER	312	650
Roanoke Valley Center For Sight Llc Ambulatory Surgical Center · Salem, VA	244	466
Suzanna Miller Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Millburn, NJ	92	142
Nancy Garvin Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Salem, VA	79	112
Jennifer Dehaven Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Salem, VA	64	110
DICKERSON, SHELBY	32	45
CLAYTOR, CONRAD	26	31
HINES, JOHN	24	41
Timothy Byrnes Ophthalmology · Roanoke, VA	23	34
GUELZOW, KURT	20	35
CARILION NEW RIVER VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER	20	32

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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