Individual provider Active NPI

Joseph Frank Cotten, MD PHD

  • Anesthesiology Physician
  • Boston, MA
National Provider Identifier
1215927827
Registry record updated Jul 13, 2026
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Key facts

NPPES NPI Registry
Primary specialty
Anesthesiology PhysicianTaxonomy code 207L00000X
License
223967 Issued in MA
Practice address
55 Fruit St
Boston, MA 02114-2696
Phone
(617) 726-3030
Fax
(617) 726-3032
NPI assigned
Oct 25, 2005
Sex
Male
Sole proprietor
No

NPPES NPI Registry

Updated by the provider on Jul 13, 2026

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

Specialties & licenses 1

Specialty (taxonomy)CodeLicenseStatePrimary
Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X 223967 MA Primary

Addresses

Primary practice location

55 Fruit St
Boston, MA 02114-2696

Mailing address

PO Box 9142
Charlestown, MA 02129-9142
Phone (617) 724-0287

Other identifiers 3

IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
2107732MedicaidMA
J28717OtherMABCBS MA
468289OtherMATUFTS HEALTH PLAN

Medicare participation

Medicare enrollment files
Medicare fee-for-service enrollment
Enrolled in MA
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

Enrollment IDStateProvider typePAC IDDetails
I20050712001088 MA Practitioner - Anesthesiology 0648206565 Reassigns benefits to 2 organizations

Care Compare profile

Medicare Care Compare
Specialty
Anesthesiology
Education
University of Iowa, RJ & L Carver College of Medicine, 1999
Medicare assignment
Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full
Group practices

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

55 Fruit St
Boston, MA 02114-2696
Phone (617) 724-0287

Hospital & facility affiliations

National Provider Directory

National Provider Directory
Medicare enrollment (NPD)
Enrolled
Credentials
Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Philosophy

State licenses

LicenseStateTypeSpecialty
223967MAMDAnesthesiology Physician

Practice roles

OrganizationSpecialtyStatusNew patients
Massachusetts General Physicians Organization Inc CurrentSince Jul 1, 2005 Accepting new patients
The General Hospital Corporation CurrentSince Oct 1, 2006 Accepting new patients
General Hospital Corp Current Accepting new patients
University Anesthesia Medical Group Anesthesiology Past Accepting new patients

Locations

505 Parnassus Ave
San Francisco, CA 94143
Phone (415) 476-9058

55 Fruit St
Boston, MA 02114

55 Fruit St
#2
Boston, MA 02114
Phone (617) 726-2967

275 Sandwich St
Plymouth, MA 02360
Phone (508) 746-2000

Interoperability endpoints

  • Direct secure messaging: cotten.joseph.mgh@direct.partners.masshiway.net

Organizations & group practices 4

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.

Hospital & facility affiliations 1

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

NPI Registry JSON

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

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