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Dr. Frank Cotter, MD
NPI1932101037PAC ID3779552419
- Medicare services, 2024
- 11,243
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 1,829
- Part D claims, 2024
- 12,296
- Publications
- 3
- MIPS score, 2024
- 75
- Practice address
- 707 S Jefferson St, Roanoke, VA 24016
- Practice phone
- Call (540) 855-5139
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Vistar Eye Center, Inc
Roanoke, Virginia
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Dr. Frank Cotter is an ophthalmologist in Roanoke, Virginia
Dr. Cotter practices at Vistar Eye Center, Inc in Roanoke, Virginia.
Dr. Cotter's NPI, 1932101037, was assigned on June 2, 2005. Dr. Cotter graduated from Georgetown University School of Medicine in 1984. Dr. Cotter holds Virginia license 0101041750.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1932101037NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 3779552419
- NPI enumeration date
- June 2, 2005
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (540) 855-5139
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 68
- Medical school graduation
- 1984
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Frank Cotter practices at Vistar Eye Center, Inc in Roanoke, Virginia
Dr. Cotter's primary practice is Vistar Eye Center, Inc, at 707 S Jefferson St, Roanoke, VA 24016 in Roanoke City. The practice phone is (540) 855-5139.
- Vistar Eye Center, Inc707 S Jefferson St, Roanoke, VA 24016 · Roanoke CityPhone(540) 855-5139
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Frank Cotter is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Cotter's primary practice is Vistar Eye Center, Inc in Roanoke, Virginia. Dmand AI also links Dr. Cotter to 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Vistar Eye Center, IncPrimary
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Frank Cotter's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Cotter practices. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Vistar Eye Center, Inc | Available with a free account |
| +1 more site and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Frank Cotter is one of 504 ophthalmologists in Virginia
Ophthalmology is Dr. Cotter's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dr. Cotter is licensed in Virginia.
Specialties and state licenses
- Ophthalmology, VirginiaPrimary
Ophthalmologists near Dr. Cotter
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Frank Cotter billed Medicare for 11,243 services in 2024
CMS data shows 11,243 Medicare services from Dr. Cotter across 26 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,829 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $695,739 for them.
Medicare services, 202411,243
Medicare patients1,829
Paid by Medicare$695,739
Procedure codes26
Dr. Cotter's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 6,3322024: 6,4342%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 2,7372024: 2,5786%
- Other services
- 2023: 02024: 1,238
- Surgery
- 2023: 6552024: 6491%
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 172024: 2201194%
- Imaging
- 2023: 1122024: 12411%
Where Dr. Cotter's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office10,75896%
- In a facility4854%
Dr. Cotter compared with the Virginia median for ophthalmologists, 2024
- Dr. Cotter
- Virginia median
- Medicare services
- 11,243vs 1,9245.8 times
- Medicare patients
- 1,829vs 7802.3 times
- Part D claims
- 12,218vs 52223.4 times
Medians across 517 ophthalmologists in Virginia with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Cotter'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. Frank Cotter treated 1,829 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 78
CMS counts 1,829 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cotter in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 797 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 4% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.09, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Cotter's median patient age at 75, with 55% women.
Medicare patients, 20241,829
Average age78
Average risk score1.09
Also on Medicaid4%
Dr. Cotter's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Cotter's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women1,05658%
- Men77342%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Cotter's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis44%
- Diabetes30%
- Chronic kidney disease25%
- Ischemic heart disease22%
- Anxiety19%
- Atrial fibrillation18%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Cotter's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 75
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women55%
- Men45%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Frank Cotter wrote 12,296 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Cotter wrote 12,296 Medicare Part D claims for 1,721 patients. 75% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 12,218 of them, across 35 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $725,152 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 11,232 claims across 34 drugs.
Part D claims, 202412,296
Drugs named by CMS35
Total drug cost$725,152
Part D patients1,721
Dr. Cotter's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic9,256 claims75%
- Brand-name3,040 claims25%
Dr. Cotter'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. Cotter's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics0%28 of 12,296 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: 11,2322024: 12,2189%
Drugs named by CMS: 35 in 2024, 34 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. Frank Cotter scored 75 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 75 out of 100 for Dr. Cotter for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Cotter accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 207 procedures of cataract surgery by Dr. Cotter, more than 84% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Cotter's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 75of 100Final score
- 81.5of 100Quality
- 88of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 46of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Cotter ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Cataract surgery
- 84th percentile207 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Frank Cotter has 3 publications on record
Dmand AI links 3 papers to Dr. Cotter, published from 2015 to 2023. Dr. Cotter's most frequent co-authors are Sahar Bedrood, MD, PhD, Yassine J. Daoud, MD and Mark Joseph Gallardo, MD.
Papers3
Years published2015 to 2023
Dr. Cotter's papers by year, 2015 to 2023
Dr. Cotter's most frequent co-authors
- Sahar Bedrood, MD, PhD1 shared paper
- Yassine J. Daoud, MD1 shared paper
- Mark Joseph Gallardo, MD1 shared paper
Recent publications by Dr. Cotter
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Frank Cotter received $19,929 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 341 general payments to Dr. Cotter from 26 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 59% of the total. Glaukos Corporation paid the most, $9,152.
General payments to Dr. Cotter by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Cotter by kind, 2016 to 2025
$19.9Kin total
- Food and beverage$11,73359%
- Travel and lodging$3,29017%
- Speaker and faculty fees$2,67913%
- Consulting fees$2,10011%
- Other$1271%
Companies that paid Dr. Cotter 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. Frank Cotter graduated from Georgetown University School of Medicine
Dr. Cotter graduated from Georgetown University School of Medicine in 1984.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Frank Cotter'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 | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation 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)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Frank Cotter's NPI number?
Dr. Frank Cotter's NPI number is 1932101037. It was assigned on June 2, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Frank Cotter?
Dr. Frank Cotter is an ophthalmologist in Roanoke, Virginia. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Ophthalmology Physician (taxonomy code 207W00000X).
Where does Dr. Frank Cotter practice?
Dr. Cotter practices at 707 S Jefferson St, Roanoke, VA 24016. Dr. Cotter's primary practice is Vistar Eye Center, Inc in Roanoke, Virginia. Dmand AI also links Dr. Cotter to 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Frank Cotter's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Cotter is (540) 855-5139.
What is Dr. Frank Cotter's medical license number?
Dr. Cotter holds Virginia license 0101041750.
Does Dr. Frank Cotter accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Cotter billed Medicare for 11,243 services in 2024, and Dr. Cotter accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Frank Cotter's MIPS score?
Dr. Cotter's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 75 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Frank Cotter see?
CMS counts 1,829 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cotter in 2024, with an average age of 78.
What services does Dr. Frank Cotter bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Cotter's most billed Medicare services were eye exam or test (92083), eye exam or test (92133) and office visit, established patient (99214).
Where did Dr. Frank Cotter go to medical school?
Dr. Cotter graduated from Georgetown University School of Medicine in 1984.
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What drugs does Dr. Frank Cotter prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Cotter's most prescribed drugs by claims were Latanoprost, Dorzolamide HCl and Dorzolamide-Timolol.
Has Dr. Frank Cotter received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $19,929 in general payments to Dr. Cotter from 26 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Glaukos Corporation.
How long has Dr. Frank Cotter been practicing?
Dr. Cotter graduated from medical school in 1984, 42 years ago.
Does Dr. Frank Cotter do research?
Dmand AI links 3 publications to Dr. Cotter, published from 2015 to 2023.
Who does Dr. Frank Cotter publish with?
Dr. Cotter's most frequent co-authors are Sahar Bedrood, MD, PhD (1 shared paper), Yassine J. Daoud, MD (1 shared paper) and Mark Joseph Gallardo, MD (1 shared paper).
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