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William Gerritt Cotts, MD is a healthcare provider in Oak Lawn, IL specialising in advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology. William trained at Loyola University of Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine, graduating in 1990. William is also listed as specialising in internal medicine and cardiovascular disease.
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Common questions
What kind of doctor is Dr. Cotts?
Dr. Cotts is an advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology in Oak Lawn, IL. This is the primary taxonomy recorded against the NPI in the federal registry, listed there as “ADVANCED HEART FAILURE AND TRANSPLANT CARDIOLOGY”.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Cotts's address?
Dr. Cotts is listed at 4440 W 95TH ST SUITE 6409 - OUTPATIENT PHYSICIAN PAVILION, Oak Lawn, IL 60453. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
How can I make an appointment with Dr. Cotts?
The number on file is (708) 684-9685. Guide.md cannot book appointments or pass on messages — please call the office directly.
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What is the NPI for Dr. Cotts?
Dr. Cotts's National Provider Identifier is 1316900087. It is issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and is unique and permanent — it does not change if they move practice.
NPI registry
Where did Dr. Cotts train?
Dr. Cotts attended Loyola University of Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine, graduating in 1990. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How much experience does Dr. Cotts have?
Dr. Cotts has 36 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 1990, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What procedures does Dr. Cotts perform?
According to Medicare billing data, Dr. Cotts performs procedures including insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample; provides treatments such as evaluation of lower heart chamber assist device, alongside routine visits and testing. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
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Not yet. This profile is built from public federal data and has not been confirmed by Dr. Cotts. If this is you, claiming it is free.
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Licensing & Certification
Source: NPPES NPI Registry
Contact Information
- (708) 684-9685
- Email not available
Practice Locations
4440 W 95TH ST SUITE 6409 - OUTPATIENT PHYSICIAN PAVILION
Oak Lawn, IL 60453
Procedures Most Often Billed to Medicare
729 services · 279 patients · 8 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | Procedure | 36415 |
117 |
| Evaluation of lower heart chamber assist device | Treatment | 93750 |
50 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | Office visit | 99233 |
273 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | Office visit | 99291 |
118 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | Office visit | 99214 |
103 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Office visit | 99222 |
41 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Office visit | 99232 |
14 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more | Office visit | 99204 |
13 |
Source: CMS Medicare public data. Shows how often procedures were billed — not quality of care or patient satisfaction.
Related providers
Connections drawn from the registry and from what providers have told us. A link here is not a referral or an endorsement.
Also at this address 4
Providers at the same street address. Each files their own registry entry, so a shared practice often appears under several different names.
Other advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology specialists in Oak Lawn 8
Same specialty, same city.
Trained at Loyola University of Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine 7
Other providers in the same specialty who trained at the same institution.
More connections — 16 related providers in 2 groups
Class of 1990 at Loyola University of Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine 8
Providers who graduated from the same medical school in the same year.
Also performs Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample 8
Providers in IL who bill this service to Medicare most often.
Provider data sourced from the NPPES NPI Registry and CMS public datasets. Information is provided for reference and is not medical advice.