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Dr. Ben Edgar Cottrell, MD

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Specializes in: Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine

University of Louisville School of Medicine (1997)

5665 New Northside Drive Suite 320
Atlanta, GA 30328

(706) 509-6100

Dr. Ben Edgar Cottrell, MD is a family medicine practitioner in Lubbock, TX specializing in family medicine and emergency medicine. He graduated from University of Louisville School of Medicine in 1997 and has 29 years of experience. Dr. Ben Edgar Cottrell, MD is affiliated with Atrium Health Floyd, Ascension, EMERGENCY MEDICINE SERVICES OF TN, PC, Ascension Saint Thomas Hickman, EMERGENCY COVERAGE LLC and SYCAMORE LAKELAND LLC.

Office Locations

1602 Avenue Q
Lubbock, TX 79401

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Atrium Health Floyd

5665 New Northside Drive Suite 320
Atlanta, GA 30328

(706) 509-6100

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In The News

“Dr. Ben Cottrell was working at the Parkridge North emergency department on Lee Highway in August when an ambulance dropped off a 66-year-old man in cardiac arrest.”—"Critics question increasing number of freestanding ERs in Chattanooga area as supporters promote accessibility", Chattanooga Times Free Press, January 2023

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ben Edgar Cottrell, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Lubbock, TX during 2012 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ben Edgar Cottrell, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	787

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ben Edgar Cottrell, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Lubbock, TX during 2013 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ben Edgar Cottrell, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	725

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ben Edgar Cottrell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	267
Female	409

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	649
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	202
From 75 to 84	162
85 and over	108
Less than 65	204

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ben Edgar Cottrell, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	47
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	37
Dementia	24
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ben Edgar Cottrell, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Lubbock, TX during 2014 were emergency care, X-rays and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ben Edgar Cottrell, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	565
thoracic (chest) imaging	143
X-rays	143

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ben Edgar Cottrell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	198
Female	288

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	466
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	130
From 75 to 84	122
85 and over	76
Less than 65	158

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ben Edgar Cottrell, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	46
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	43
Dementia	25
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ben Edgar Cottrell, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Lubbock, TX during 2015 were emergency care, X-rays and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ben Edgar Cottrell, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	690
thoracic (chest) imaging	92
X-rays	92

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ben Edgar Cottrell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	546
Female	730

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1080
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	372
From 75 to 84	258
85 and over	182
Less than 65	464

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ben Edgar Cottrell, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	33
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	42
Diabetes	46
Dementia	23
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ben Edgar Cottrell, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Lubbock, TX during 2016 were emergency care, hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ben Edgar Cottrell, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	460
hospital care	203
inpatient care	170
outpatient care	33
thoracic (chest) imaging	18
X-rays	18

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ben Edgar Cottrell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	242
Female	334

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	472
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	172
From 75 to 84	127
85 and over	97
Less than 65	180

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ben Edgar Cottrell, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	48
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	45
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	44
Diabetes	44
Dementia	28
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ben Edgar Cottrell, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Lubbock, TX during 2017 were emergency care, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ben Edgar Cottrell, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	318
hospital care	64
inpatient care	64

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ben Edgar Cottrell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	157
Female	213

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	323
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	105
From 75 to 84	72
85 and over	47
Less than 65	146

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ben Edgar Cottrell, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	41
Diabetes	39
Dementia	21
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ben Edgar Cottrell, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Lubbock, TX during 2018 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ben Edgar Cottrell, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	311

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ben Edgar Cottrell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	136
Female	194

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	288
Black	30
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	96
From 75 to 84	68
85 and over	45
Less than 65	121

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ben Edgar Cottrell, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	37
Dementia	18
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ben Edgar Cottrell, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Lubbock, TX during 2019 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ben Edgar Cottrell, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	281

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ben Edgar Cottrell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	110
Female	185

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	255
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	94
From 75 to 84	56
85 and over	38
Less than 65	107

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ben Edgar Cottrell, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	40
Diabetes	42
Dementia	18
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ben Edgar Cottrell, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Lubbock, TX during 2020 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ben Edgar Cottrell, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	87

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ben Edgar Cottrell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	50
Female	47

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	83
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	33
From 75 to 84	21
85 and over	12
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ben Edgar Cottrell, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	41
Dementia	25
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ben Edgar Cottrell, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Lubbock, TX during 2021 were emergency care, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ben Edgar Cottrell, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	140
hospital care	13
inpatient care	13

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ben Edgar Cottrell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	76
Female	101

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	151
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	38
From 75 to 84	69
85 and over	41
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ben Edgar Cottrell, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	43
Dementia	34
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ben Edgar Cottrell, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Lubbock, TX during 2022 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ben Edgar Cottrell, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	188

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ben Edgar Cottrell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	90
Female	110

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	172
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	58
From 75 to 84	65
85 and over	36
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ben Edgar Cottrell, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	39
Dementia	19
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ben Edgar Cottrell, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Ben Edgar Cottrell, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Lubbock, TX were emergency care, hospital care, X-rays and thoracic (chest) imaging.

emergency care	413
hospital care	93
inpatient care	82
outpatient care	33
thoracic (chest) imaging	84
X-rays	84

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ben Edgar Cottrell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	170
Female	237

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	2
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	358
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	92
85 and over	62
Less than 65	134
65 to 74	118

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ben Edgar Cottrell, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Ben Edgar Cottrell, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	15
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	37
Atrial Fibrillation	15
Dementia	21
Cancer	7

Education & Training

Dr. Ben Edgar Cottrell, MD graduated from University of Louisville School of Medicine in 1997. He completed residency at AnMed Health. He is certified by the American Board of Family Medicine and has a state license in Tennessee.

Medical School: University of Louisville School of Medicine (1997)

Residency: AnMed Health

Board Certification: American Board of Family Medicine (2007)

Licensed In: Tennessee

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Ben Edgar Cottrell, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Atrium Health Floyd

Ascension

EMERGENCY MEDICINE SERVICES OF TN, PC

Ascension Saint Thomas Hickman

EMERGENCY COVERAGE LLC

SYCAMORE LAKELAND LLC

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Ben Edgar Cottrell, MD has an average of 1.0 out of 5 stars based on 1 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Ben Edgar Cottrell, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Lubbock, TX.

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Overall Rating: 1.0 2022-07-07

Very unprofessional , gave poor diagnosis, treats patients poorly

General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Inari Medical, Inc.	$181 CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT $181
The Medicines Company	$76 ANGIOMAX $76

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$181
Education	$76

Biography

Dr. Ben Cottrell's areas of specialization are family medicine, emergency medicine, and hospital medicine (hospitalist). After attending the University of Louisville School of Medicine, he completed his residency training at AnMed Health. Dr. Cottrell's hospital/clinic affiliations include Ascension and Atrium Health Floyd.