Dr. William Cothern, DO
What this data tells you about Dr. Cothern
Dr. William Cothern is a dermatology specialist in Fort Worth, TX, with 20 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Cothern performed 6,287 Medicare services across 3,011 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Cothern received a total of $32,130 from 42 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 1538 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in dermatology. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Cothern is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗Top procedures by volume
Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.
| Procedure | Volume | Avg. paid | Avg. submitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Destruction of precancerous skin growths, 2-14 | 2,610 | $5 | $23 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 1,544 | $60 | $297 |
| Destruction of precancerous skin growth, 1 | 661 | $37 | $223 |
| Destruction of skin growths (warts/lesions), 1-14 | 489 | $77 | $378 |
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 170 | $1 | $24 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 147 | $69 | $369 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 1.1-2.0 cm | 72 | $146 | $683 |
| Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths | 67 | $124 | $562 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 60 | $73 | $420 |
| Skin biopsy, tangential | 55 | $62 | $338 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 52 | $10 | $47 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 2.1-3.0 cm | 46 | $128 | $641 |
| Destruction of skin growth, 15 or more growths | 35 | $83 | $441 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm | 33 | $130 | $594 |
| Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm | 32 | $98 | $458 |
| Dexamethasone injection (steroid) | 28 | $0 | $2 |
| Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, more than 2.0 cm | 27 | $106 | $507 |
| Shaving of skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 1.1-2.0 cm | 24 | $116 | $522 |
| Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths | 20 | $33 | $190 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 2.1-3.0 cm | 20 | $192 | $806 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1.1-2.0 cm | 18 | $136 | $627 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 2.1-3.0 cm | 16 | $155 | $694 |
| Simple or single drainage of skin abscess | 15 | $82 | $417 |
| Shaving of skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 0.6-1.0 cm | 13 | $97 | $456 |
| Shaving of skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1.1-2.0 cm | 11 | $84 | $464 |
| Shaving of skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 0.5 cm or less | 11 | $90 | $389 |
| Removal of noncancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 2.1-3.0 cm | 11 | $124 | $658 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
Payments by company (2024)
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
Most payments (89%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians. Total industry engagement is in the top 9% for dermatology in TX.
Geographic Context
3.5 mi
Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | Weekly updates |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | Monthly updates |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not public | N/A |
This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This measures how much public data is available about a provider — not how good they are. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Cothern is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 18% in TX), with low-engagement industry engagement in the top 9% of TX peers, with 20 years of NPI registration.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →
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All data on this page is sourced verbatim from public federal records published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.
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