Dr. Vernon Reid Cotten Jr., MD

  • Jackson, MS
  • Cardiologist
NPI1164466082PAC ID4688686918
Medicare services, 2024
27,717
Medicare patients, 2024
2,482
Part D claims, 2024
7,781
MIPS score, 2024
86
Hospital affiliations
3
Practice address
969 Lakeland Dr, Jackson, MS 39216
Practice phone
Call (601) 200-2000
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Primary practice

FMOL Health | St. Dominic

Hospital · Jackson, Mississippi

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Dr. Vernon Reid Cotten Jr. is a cardiologist in Jackson, Mississippi

Dr. Cotten practices at FMOL Health | St. Dominic in Jackson, Mississippi, part of Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady.

Dr. Cotten's NPI, 1164466082, was assigned on June 15, 2006. Dr. Cotten graduated from University of Mississippi School of Medicine in 1995. Dr. Cotten holds Mississippi license 15875.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
4688686918
NPI enumeration date
June 15, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(601) 200-2000
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
57
Medical school graduation
1995

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Vernon Reid Cotten Jr. practices at FMOL Health | St. Dominic in Jackson, Mississippi

Dr. Cotten's primary practice is FMOL Health | St. Dominic, at 969 Lakeland Dr, Jackson, MS 39216 in Hinds County. The practice phone is (601) 200-2000.

Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dr. Vernon Reid Cotten Jr. is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Cotten's primary practice is FMOL Health | St. Dominic in Jackson, Mississippi, part of Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady. Dr. Cotten is also affiliated with King's Daughters Medical Center. The medical group on file is St. Dominic Hospital. Dmand AI also links Dr. Cotten to 1 more hospital, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Vernon Reid Cotten Jr.'s practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Cotten practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
FMOL Health | St. DominicAvailable with a free account
+4 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Vernon Reid Cotten Jr. is one of 129 cardiologists in Mississippi

Cardiovascular disease is Dr. Cotten's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RC0000X. Dr. Cotten is licensed in Mississippi.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Cardiovascular disease, MississippiPrimaryLicense 15875 · taxonomy 207RC0000X

Cardiologists near Dr. Cotten

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Dr. Vernon Reid Cotten Jr. billed Medicare for 27,717 services in 2024

CMS data shows 27,717 Medicare services from Dr. Cotten across 32 procedure codes in 2024, for 2,482 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $810,079 for them.

Medicare services, 202427,717
Medicare patients2,482
Paid by Medicare$810,079
Procedure codes32

Dr. Cotten's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Drugs given in the office
2023: 15,2742024: 17,09712%
Other services
2023: 2,9592024: 4,53953%
Tests and treatments
2023: 4,6382024: 3,63722%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 4,3002024: 2,12251%
Imaging
2023: 2172024: 2369%
Surgery
2023: 302024: 4447%
Lab and pathology
2023: 302024: 4240%

Where Dr. Cotten's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office26,25795%
  • In a facility1,4605%

Dr. Cotten compared with the Mississippi median for cardiologists, 2024

  • Dr. Cotten
  • Mississippi median
Medicare services
27,717vs 2,9259.5 times
Medicare patients
2,482vs 1,1602.1 times
Part D claims
7,573vs 2,6122.9 times

Medians across 130 cardiologists in Mississippi with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Cotten's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Vernon Reid Cotten Jr. treated 2,482 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76

CMS counts 2,482 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cotten in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 967 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 12% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.46, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Cotten's median patient age at 67, with 54% women.

Medicare patients, 20242,482
Average age76
Average risk score1.46
Also on Medicaid12%

Dr. Cotten's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Cotten's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women1,26951%
  • Men1,21349%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Cotten's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Ischemic heart disease56%
  4. Arthritis54%
  5. Diabetes38%
  6. Atrial fibrillation35%
  7. Anxiety29%
  8. Heart failure28%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Cotten's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 67

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women54%
  • Men45%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Vernon Reid Cotten Jr. wrote 7,781 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Cotten wrote 7,781 Medicare Part D claims for 1,045 patients. 75% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 7,573 of them, across 55 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,730,713 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 8,234 claims across 52 drugs.

Part D claims, 20247,781
Drugs named by CMS55
Total drug cost$1.7M
Part D patients1,045

Dr. Cotten's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic5,802 claims75%
  • Brand-name and other1,979 claims25%

Dr. Cotten's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 8,2342024: 7,5738%

Drugs named by CMS: 55 in 2024, 52 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Vernon Reid Cotten Jr. scored 86 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 86 out of 100 for Dr. Cotten for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Cotten accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Cotten's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 86of 100Final score
  • 74.7of 100Quality
  • 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026

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Dr. Vernon Reid Cotten Jr. received $14,905 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 832 general payments to Dr. Cotten from 41 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 90% of the total. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation paid the most, $3,629.

General payments to Dr. Cotten by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Cotten by kind, 2016 to 2025

$14.9Kin total
  • Food and beverage$13,34390%
  • Travel and lodging$1,44510%
  • Education$1161%

Companies that paid Dr. Cotten the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Vernon Reid Cotten Jr. graduated from University of Mississippi School of Medicine

Dr. Cotten graduated from University of Mississippi School of Medicine in 1995.

  1. Medical schoolUniversity of Mississippi School of Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Vernon Reid Cotten Jr.'s profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Vernon Reid Cotten Jr.'s NPI number?

Dr. Vernon Reid Cotten Jr.'s NPI number is 1164466082. It was assigned on June 15, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Vernon Reid Cotten Jr.?

Dr. Vernon Reid Cotten Jr. is a cardiologist in Jackson, Mississippi. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Cardiovascular Disease Physician (taxonomy code 207RC0000X).

Where does Dr. Vernon Reid Cotten Jr. practice?

Dr. Cotten practices at 969 Lakeland Dr, Jackson, MS 39216. Dr. Cotten's primary practice is FMOL Health | St. Dominic in Jackson, Mississippi, part of Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady. Dmand AI also links Dr. Cotten to 1 hospital, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Vernon Reid Cotten Jr.'s office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Cotten is (601) 200-2000.

What is Dr. Vernon Reid Cotten Jr.'s medical license number?

Dr. Cotten holds Mississippi license 15875.

Which hospitals is Dr. Vernon Reid Cotten Jr. affiliated with?

Dr. Cotten practices at FMOL Health | St. Dominic in Jackson, Mississippi. Dr. Cotten is also affiliated with King's Daughters Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Cotten to 1 more hospital.

What medical group is Dr. Vernon Reid Cotten Jr. part of?

Dr. Cotten is linked to St. Dominic Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Cotten to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Vernon Reid Cotten Jr. accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Cotten billed Medicare for 27,717 services in 2024, and Dr. Cotten accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Vernon Reid Cotten Jr.'s MIPS score?

Dr. Cotten's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 86 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Vernon Reid Cotten Jr. see?

CMS counts 2,482 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cotten in 2024, with an average age of 76.

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What services does Dr. Vernon Reid Cotten Jr. bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Cotten's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J1306), medicare temporary code (Q9967) and heart test or procedure (93000).

Where did Dr. Vernon Reid Cotten Jr. go to medical school?

Dr. Cotten graduated from University of Mississippi School of Medicine in 1995.

What drugs does Dr. Vernon Reid Cotten Jr. prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Cotten's most prescribed drugs by claims were Eliquis, Ezetimibe and Metoprolol Succinate.

Has Dr. Vernon Reid Cotten Jr. received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $14,905 in general payments to Dr. Cotten from 41 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation.

How long has Dr. Vernon Reid Cotten Jr. been practicing?

Dr. Cotten graduated from medical school in 1995, 31 years ago.

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