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Dr. April Elaine Cotton, MD

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Specializes in: Family Medicine

Southern Illinois University School of Medicine (1992 - 1996)

270 Pine Mountain Road Suite 2
Hudson, NC 28638

(828) 757-6330

Dr. April Elaine Cotton, MD is a family medicine practitioner in Hudson, NC specializing in family medicine. She graduated from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in 1996 and has 30 years of experience. Dr. April Elaine Cotton, MD is affiliated with UNC Health and UNC Health Caldwell.

Office Locations

UNC Health Caldwell

270 Pine Mountain Road Suite 2
Hudson, NC 28638

(828) 757-6330

(828) 757-6349

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. April Elaine Cotton, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1117

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. April Elaine Cotton, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1173

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. April Elaine Cotton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	68
Female	269

**Age**
From 65 to 74	139
From 75 to 84	109
85 and over	34
Less than 65	55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. April Elaine Cotton, MD in 2013

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	12
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	33
Dementia	7
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. April Elaine Cotton, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	807

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. April Elaine Cotton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	56
Female	227

**Age**
From 65 to 74	117
From 75 to 84	92
85 and over	26
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. April Elaine Cotton, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	35
Dementia	8
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. April Elaine Cotton, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	832

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. April Elaine Cotton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	108
Female	440

**Age**
From 65 to 74	216
From 75 to 84	194
85 and over	60
Less than 65	78

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. April Elaine Cotton, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	31
Dementia	11
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. April Elaine Cotton, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	839

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. April Elaine Cotton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	52
Female	210

**Age**
From 65 to 74	107
From 75 to 84	84
85 and over	35
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. April Elaine Cotton, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	30
Dementia	9
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. April Elaine Cotton, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	963

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. April Elaine Cotton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	55
Female	224

**Age**
From 65 to 74	116
From 75 to 84	84
85 and over	45
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. April Elaine Cotton, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	30
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. April Elaine Cotton, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	827

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. April Elaine Cotton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	66
Female	227

**Age**
From 65 to 74	120
From 75 to 84	97
85 and over	47
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. April Elaine Cotton, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	31
Dementia	11
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. April Elaine Cotton, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	867

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. April Elaine Cotton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	62
Female	235

**Age**
From 65 to 74	125
From 75 to 84	94
85 and over	50
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. April Elaine Cotton, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	29
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. April Elaine Cotton, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	645

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. April Elaine Cotton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	61
Female	205

**Age**
From 65 to 74	108
From 75 to 84	88
85 and over	47
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. April Elaine Cotton, MD in 2020

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	33
Dementia	14
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. April Elaine Cotton, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Hudson, NC during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. April Elaine Cotton, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	646
hospital care	50
inpatient care	50

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. April Elaine Cotton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	72
Female	214

**Age**
From 65 to 74	107
From 75 to 84	96
85 and over	54
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. April Elaine Cotton, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	34
Dementia	19
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. April Elaine Cotton, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	628

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. April Elaine Cotton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	51
Female	190

**Age**
From 65 to 74	82
From 75 to 84	97
85 and over	50
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. April Elaine Cotton, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	34
Dementia	12
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. April Elaine Cotton, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. April Elaine Cotton, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Hudson, NC were hospital care and inpatient care.

doctor visit	849
hospital care	50
inpatient care	50

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. April Elaine Cotton, MD.

**Gender**
Female	221
Male	59

**Age**
85 and over	40
75 to 84	94
Less than 65	33
65 to 74	112

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. April Elaine Cotton, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. April Elaine Cotton, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	29
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Dementia	10
Cancer	7

Education & Training

Dr. April Elaine Cotton, MD graduated from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in 1996. She is certified by the Family Medicine, Board Certified and has a state license in North Carolina.

Medical School: Southern Illinois University School of Medicine (1996)

Board Certification: Family Medicine, Board Certified

Licensed In: North Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. April Elaine Cotton, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UNC Health

UNC Health Caldwell

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. April Elaine Cotton, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: WellCare, Medicare Advantage, AmeriHealth, United Healthcare, Medicaid, Humana, Cigna, OptumHealth Behavioral Solutions (United Behavioral Health), CHAMPVA, Centene, Group Health Plan (GHP), MedCost PPO, North Carolina State Health Plan, Atlantic (Packaging) Corporation, Inc. (administered by Lucent Health), BCBSNC Blue Home with UNC Health Alliance (Blue Home with Novant Health is out of network), Contigo Health Plan (WakeMed employees only) (out-of-network beginning January 1, 2026), Aetna Premier Care Network Plus (APCN+) (Tier 2), DirectNet, BCBSNC Group Health Plans (except for Blue High Performance Network (BlueHPN)), Aetna Whole Health (Tier 2), Meritain Health, an Aetna Company, Longevity Health Plan I-SNP and Veterans Affairs Community Care Network.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. April Elaine Cotton, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

WellCare

Medicare Advantage

AmeriHealth

United Healthcare

Medicaid

Humana

Cigna

OptumHealth Behavioral Solutions (United Behavioral Health)

CHAMPVA

Centene

Group Health Plan (GHP)

MedCost PPO

North Carolina State Health Plan

Atlantic (Packaging) Corporation, Inc. (administered by Lucent Health)

BCBSNC Blue Home with UNC Health Alliance (Blue Home with Novant Health is out of network)

Contigo Health Plan (WakeMed employees only) (out-of-network beginning January 1, 2026)

Aetna Premier Care Network Plus (APCN+) (Tier 2)

DirectNet

BCBSNC Group Health Plans (except for Blue High Performance Network (BlueHPN))

Aetna Whole Health (Tier 2)

Meritain Health, an Aetna Company

Longevity Health Plan I-SNP

Veterans Affairs Community Care Network

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. April Elaine Cotton, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Novo Nordisk Inc	$825 Ozempic $270	Tresiba $141	Saxenda $107	Victoza $81	RYBELSUS $79	Other $147
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$519 SYMBICORT $264	FARXIGA $153	BREZTRI $49	BEVESPI AEROSPHERE $27	CRESTOR $14	Other $12
Lilly USA, LLC	$421 MOUNJARO $152	BASAGLAR $128	TRULICITY $52	JARDIANCE $49	TRADJENTA $17	Other $25
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$297 SPIRIVA RESPIMAT $176	STIOLTO RESPIMAT $31	Spiriva $19	JARDIANCE $16	COMBIVENT RESPIMAT $14	Other $40
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$278 TRELEGY ELLIPTA $177	BREO $30	AREXVY $27	TANZEUM $25	SHINGRIX $20
Other	$1,548 VRAYLAR $131	Myrbetriq $125	ELIQUIS $115	VYVANSE $111	UBRELVY $92	Other $975

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$3,888

Biography

Dr. April Cotton specializes in family medicine and practices in Hudson, NC. She studied medicine at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. Dr. Cotton most likely takes Coventry, Group Health Plan (GHP), and CHAMPVA, as well as other insurance carriers. She is affiliated with UNC Health.