Ben Edgar Cottrell, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Chattanooga, TN
Ben Edgar Cottrell, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and NPI 1801842570, issued on May 25, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 35175, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ben Edgar Cottrell
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 35175 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 705 Black Creek Dr, Chattanooga, TN 37419
- Phone
- (931) 588-6356
- Enumerated
- May 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 6, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid IDs
- 3862460 TN
3862466 TN - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040902000478); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Louisville School Of Medicine, 1997
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ben Edgar Cottrell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 35175Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
91% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
432 Medicare Part D claims for 263 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 66 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen39 claims
- Methylprednisolone31 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen27 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl26 claims
- Prednisone25 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate24 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Emergency Coverage LLCFayetteville, TN
- Sycamore Lakeland LLCHaleyville, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ben Edgar Cottrell among 1,174 emergency medicine physician records in Tennessee
Ben Edgar Cottrell, MD is one of 1,174 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2012 among the 667 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
112 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Chattanooga
They are 112 of the 7,377 NPPES records with a practice address in Chattanooga, and 1,174 emergency medicine physician records in Tennessee.
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- Jocelyn De Guzman, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374211033318670
- Nia Foderingham, MDChattanooga, TN 374211952580599
- Betty Husband, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374211588610125
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- Charles MeyerChattanooga, TN 374211801155924
Common questions
What is Ben Edgar Cottrell, MD's NPI number?
Ben Edgar Cottrell, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801842570, issued on May 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ben Edgar Cottrell, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 705 Black Creek Dr, Chattanooga, TN, 37419. Phone: (931) 588-6356. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ben Edgar Cottrell, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 35175, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ben Edgar Cottrell, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ben Edgar Cottrell, MD had 432 Medicare Part D claims for 263 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.