Tamara O. Cottam, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Cheyenne, WY
Tamara O. Cottam, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Cheyenne, Wyoming, and NPI 1164488185, issued on Apr 26, 2006. Check the license (Wyoming 5711A, as entered in NPPES) on the Wyoming Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tamara O. Cottam
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 5711A WY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 820 E. 17TH Street, Cheyenne, WY 82001
- Phone
- (307) 777-7911
- Enumerated
- Apr 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 24, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (307) 634-3510
- Medicaid ID
- 111040300 WY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040930000324); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Creighton University School Of Medicine, 1994
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest family medicine physician records → All 400 in Wyoming → Look up another NPI →
Verify Tamara O. Cottam in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWyoming Board of Medicine
Search for license 5711ACheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
641 Medicare Part D claims for 57 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 64 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Duloxetine Hcl44 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium37 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate31 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium31 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen31 claims
- Tramadol Hcl27 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 one group practice
- North Lincoln County Hospital DistrictCokeville, WY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Tamara O. Cottam among 400 family medicine physician records in Wyoming
Tamara O. Cottam, M.D. is one of 400 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Wyoming. 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2009 among the 229 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Wyoming practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
77 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Cheyenne
They are 77 of the 2,782 NPPES records with a practice address in Cheyenne, and 400 family medicine physician records in Wyoming.
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Common questions
What is Tamara O. Cottam, M.D.'s NPI number?
Tamara O. Cottam, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164488185, issued on Apr 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tamara O. Cottam, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 820 E. 17TH Street, Cheyenne, WY, 82001. Phone: (307) 777-7911. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tamara O. Cottam, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Wyoming license number 5711A, as entered by the provider. Search the Wyoming Board of Medicine at https://wyomedboard.wyo.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Tamara O. Cottam, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tamara O. Cottam, M.D. had 641 Medicare Part D claims for 57 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.