John Burley Cotter, MD

Primary specialty

Ophthalmology PhysicianTaxonomy code 207W00000X

License

C39584 Issued in CA

Practice address

525 Plaza Dr Ste 304
Santa Maria, CA 93454-6955

Phone

(805) 987-5300

Fax

(805) 621-7737

NPI assigned

May 27, 2005

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Other identifiers 2

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in CA

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Ophthalmology

Education

University of Kansas School of Med (KC/Wich/Sal), 1972

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Paul J Dougherty M D IncGroup PAC ID 9739171828, 16 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: jcotter@uvpdlv.intellechartdirect.net

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• Paul J Dougherty M D Inc

  • Ophthalmology Physician
  • Westlake Village, CA
  • NPI 1649203639
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Donald J Digby MD PA

  • Specialist
  • High Point, NC
  • NPI 1649232620
  NPD (past)
• Donald J Digby MD PA

  • Eyewear Supplier
  • Greensboro, NC
  • NPI 1740379718

  Ophthalmology

  NPD (past)
• Southeastern Cataract Laser Center

  • Ophthalmology Physician
  • Greensboro, NC
  • NPI 1063771616
  NPD (past)

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
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            "address_1": "525 PLAZA DR STE 304",
            "city": "SANTA MARIA",
            "state": "CA",
            "postal_code": "934546955",
            "telephone_number": "805-987-5300",
            "fax_number": "805-621-7737"
        },
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        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [],
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        "middle_name": "BURLEY",
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        "credential": "MD",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "M",
        "enumeration_date": "2005-05-27",
        "last_updated": "2025-08-01",
        "certification_date": "2025-08-01",
        "status": "A"
    },
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        }
    ],
    "identifiers": [
        {
            "code": "01",
            "desc": "Other (non-Medicare)",
            "issuer": "TAX IDENTIFICATION",
            "identifier": "770418808",
            "state": null
        },
        {
            "code": "01",
            "desc": "Other (non-Medicare)",
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        }
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    "endpoints": [],
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}

• Costco Wholesale Corporation
• Costco Wholesale Corporation
• Matthew Thomas Cote, M.D.
• Cottage Clinical Network, LLC
• Cottage Clinical Network, LLC
• David Michael Cottrell, D.D.S.
• Patrick Augustine Coughlin, MD
• Council of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
• Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
• Country Oaks Care Center, Inc

• Ophthalmology Physician in Santa Maria, CA
• Providers in Santa Maria, CA by specialty
• Ophthalmology Physician in California

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Aug 1, 2025; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

Verify at the official NPI Registry.