Daniel M. Cottrell, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Nashville, TN
Daniel M. Cottrell, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1942364948, issued on Dec 21, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 55489, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Daniel M. Cottrell
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- 55489 TN
246649 MA
MT188600 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic, Nashville, TN 37232
- Phone
- (615) 322-5000
- Enumerated
- Dec 21, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 29, 2022
- Medicaid ID
- 110089155A MA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170419002850); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- George Washington University School Of Medicine, 2006
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Daniel M. Cottrell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 55489Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
56% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
4,940 Medicare Part D claims for 439 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 75 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium410 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate215 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium211 claims
- Losartan Potassium194 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium174 claims
- Omeprazole118 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
One hospital affiliation
- Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, TN · Acute Care Hospitals5 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Daniel M. Cottrell among 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee
Daniel M. Cottrell, M.D. is one of 2,596 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 80% 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 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2003 among the 1,705 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
613 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Nashville
They are 613 of the 24,357 NPPES records with a practice address in Nashville, and 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee.
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Common questions
What is Daniel M. Cottrell, M.D.'s NPI number?
Daniel M. Cottrell, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942364948, issued on Dec 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Daniel M. Cottrell, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic, Nashville, TN, 37232. Phone: (615) 322-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Daniel M. Cottrell, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 55489, 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 Daniel M. Cottrell, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Daniel M. Cottrell, M.D. had 4,940 Medicare Part D claims for 439 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Daniel M. Cottrell, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.1 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.