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Joseph Lawrence Cottone Jr., M.D.

NPI 1639177447ActiveIndividual· Specialist· Gulfport, MS

Specialist (M.D.) in Gulfport, Mississippi, trained at Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans (class of 1994). Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $1,114,670 for 1,477 claims, against $270,656 paid for services in 2024. Calyxo, Inc. was the largest of 22 companies reporting payments in 2025, $1,919 in all, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI1639177447
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialM.D.
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedJul 14, 2005
Last updated in NPPESJul 9, 2007

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Specialist Primary174400000X16682MS

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 4, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 4, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 4, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Urology (AL); Practitioner - Urology (MS)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients616
Services billed4,967 across 93 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$270,656

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)1,477 · 2,646 30-day fills
Patients403
Total drug cost$1,114,670
Generic share83% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolLouisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans
Graduation year1994
Medicare specialtyUrology

Medical group

Hospital affiliations

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$1,919 · 64 payments from 22 companies
  • 2024$1,301 · 49 payments from 19 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$1,919 · 64 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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