Dr. James B. Kot, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 226
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 188
- Part D claims, 2024
- 369
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Industry payments
- $4,125
- Practice address
- 6051 US Highway 49, Hattiesburg, MS 39401
- Practice phone
- Call (601) 288-7000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. James B. Kot is a cardiothoracic surgeon in Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Dr. Kot practices at Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, part of Forrest County, MS.
Dr. Kot's NPI, 1144334814, was assigned on August 18, 2006. Dr. Kot graduated from VCU School of Medicine in 1994. Dr. Kot holds Mississippi license 17256.
- NPI
- 1144334814NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 1557491321
- NPI enumeration date
- August 18, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (601) 288-7000
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 58
- Medical school graduation
- 1994
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. James B. Kot practices at Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Dr. Kot's primary practice is Forrest General Hospital, at 6051 US Highway 49, Hattiesburg, MS 39401 in Forrest County. The practice phone is (601) 288-7000.
- Forrest General Hospital6051 US Highway 49, Hattiesburg, MS 39401 · Forrest CountyPhone(601) 288-7000
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. James B. Kot is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Kot's primary practice is Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, part of Forrest County, MS. The medical group on file is Forrest General Hospital. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kot to 1 more home health agency, named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. James B. Kot's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Kot practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Forrest General Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +1 more affiliated site | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. James B. Kot is one of 43 cardiothoracic surgeons in Mississippi
Thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) is Dr. Kot's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208G00000X. Dr. Kot is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Kot's licenses on file in 2 states: Mississippi and Louisiana.
Specialties and state licenses
- Thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery), MississippiPrimary
- Louisiana license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists heart bypass surgery and heart valve surgery among the conditions Dr. Kot treats.
Cardiothoracic surgeons near Dr. Kot
Counts of cardiothoracic surgeons with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. James B. Kot billed Medicare for 226 services in 2024
CMS data shows 226 Medicare services from Dr. Kot across 7 procedure codes in 2024, for 188 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $67,847 for them.
Dr. Kot's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 2302024: 17225%
- Surgery
- 2023: 672024: 5419%
Where Dr. Kot's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office12455%
- In a facility10245%
Dr. Kot compared with the Mississippi median for cardiothoracic surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Kot
- Mississippi median
- Medicare services
- 226vs 14655% above
- Medicare patients
- 188vs 12057% above
- Part D claims
- 274vs 348.1 times
Medians across 39 cardiothoracic surgeons in Mississippi with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Kot'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. James B. Kot treated 188 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76
CMS counts 188 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kot in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 81 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 8% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.48, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Kot's median patient age at 76, with 38% women.
Dr. Kot's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Kot's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women6434%
- Men12466%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Kot's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Ischemic heart disease75%
- Arthritis55%
- Heart failure54%
- Atrial fibrillation43%
- Diabetes42%
- Chronic kidney disease39%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Kot's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 76
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women38%
- Men62%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. James B. Kot wrote 369 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Kot wrote 369 Medicare Part D claims for 108 patients. 94% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 274 of them, across 7 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,682 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 296 claims across 8 drugs.
Dr. Kot's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic347 claims94%
- Brand-name and other22 claims6%
Dr. Kot'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.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Kot's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids15%54 of 369 claims
- Antibiotics4%14 of 369 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 2962024: 2747%
Drugs named by CMS: 7 in 2024, 8 in 2023.
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. James B. Kot ranks in the 78th percentile for coronary artery bypass graft (cabg) in Medicare
Dr. Kot accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 26 procedures of coronary artery bypass graft (cabg) by Dr. Kot, more than 78% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Where Dr. Kot ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)
- 78th percentile26 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. James B. Kot received $4,125 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 60 general payments to Dr. Kot from 9 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 58% of the total. AtriCure, Inc. paid the most, $1,689.
General payments to Dr. Kot by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Kot by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Travel and lodging$2,40658%
- Food and beverage$1,71942%
Companies that paid Dr. Kot the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. James B. Kot has 2 awards and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Kot, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.
Awards and honors for Dr. Kot
- 2013
- CMS Stage 1 EHR
- 2012
- ACS Fellow
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. James B. Kot graduated from VCU School of Medicine
Dr. Kot graduated from VCU School of Medicine in 1994. Dr. Kot is a member of ACS and STS.
- Medical school
- Board certified in surgery
- Board certified in thoracic and cardiac surgery
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. James B. Kot accepts plans from 13 insurance carriers
Dr. Kot is in network with 13 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- United Healthcare
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- Cigna
- Humana
- Aspirus Health Plan
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City
- CMS Medicare
- +5 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Kot accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO7
- Medicare5
- POS5
- HMO4
- EPO2
- Medicaid2
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. James B. Kot's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare 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 percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Awards and committee roles | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. James B. Kot's NPI number?
Dr. James B. Kot's NPI number is 1144334814. It was assigned on August 18, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. James B. Kot?
Dr. James B. Kot is a cardiothoracic surgeon in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician (taxonomy code 208G00000X).
Where does Dr. James B. Kot practice?
Dr. Kot practices at 6051 US Highway 49, Hattiesburg, MS 39401. Dr. Kot's primary practice is Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, part of Forrest County, MS. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kot to 1 home health agency.
What is Dr. James B. Kot's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Kot is (601) 288-7000.
What is Dr. James B. Kot's medical license number?
Dr. Kot holds Mississippi license 17256, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. James B. Kot been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Kot in Mississippi (2001 to 2026) and Louisiana (1995 to 2002).
Which hospitals is Dr. James B. Kot affiliated with?
Dr. Kot practices at Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
What medical group is Dr. James B. Kot part of?
Dr. Kot is linked to Forrest General Hospital.
Does Dr. James B. Kot accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Kot billed Medicare for 226 services in 2024, and Dr. Kot accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. James B. Kot see?
CMS counts 188 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kot in 2024, with an average age of 76.
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Is Dr. James B. Kot board certified?
Yes. Dr. Kot is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery.
What services does Dr. James B. Kot bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Kot's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), office visit, new patient (99205) and hospital inpatient care (99223).
Where did Dr. James B. Kot go to medical school?
Dr. Kot graduated from VCU School of Medicine in 1994.
What drugs does Dr. James B. Kot prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Kot's most prescribed drugs by claims were Clopidogrel, Oxycodone-Acetaminophen and Metoprolol Tartrate.
Has Dr. James B. Kot received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $4,125 in general payments to Dr. Kot from 9 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from AtriCure, Inc.
How long has Dr. James B. Kot been practicing?
Dr. Kot graduated from medical school in 1994, 32 years ago.
What insurance does Dr. James B. Kot accept?
Dr. Kot is in network with 13 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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