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Dr. William C. Cottrell, MD

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(William C. Cottrell, MD)

(1205 Ratings)

Specializes in: Sports Medicine, Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery and General Practice

University of Florida College of Medicine

Professional interests include: shoulder problems

8839 Bryan Dairy Road Suite #240
Largo, FL 33777

(727) 461-6026

Dr. William C. Cottrell, MD is a sports medicine doctor in Largo, FL specializing in sports medicine, orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and general practice. He graduated from University of Florida College of Medicine. Dr. William C. Cottrell, MD is affiliated with Florida Orthopaedic Institute, Florida Orthopaedic Institute | Orthopaedic Associates of West Florida, MUSCULOSKELETAL INSTITUTE CHARTERED, Orthopaedic Associates of West Florida and TALLAHASSEE ORTHOPEDIC CLINIC III PL.

Office Locations

8839 Bryan Dairy Road Suite #240
Largo, FL 33777

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430 Morton Plant Street Suite 301
Clearwater, FL 33756

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. William C. Cottrell, MD in 2023

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Top 5%

By Volume:

major joint aspiration

major joint injection

In 2023, Dr. William C. Cottrell, MD performed more major joint aspiration, and major joint injection procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Florida.

Top 25%

By Volume:

knee X-ray

In 2012, Dr. William C. Cottrell, MD performed more knee X-ray procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Florida.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William C. Cottrell, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Largo, FL during 2012 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William C. Cottrell, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	761
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	12
decompression surgery	21
doctor visit	837
hip imaging	28
hospital care	27
injections	761
inpatient care	27
joint surgery	50
minimally invasive procedures	50
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	20
musculoskeletal imaging	273
pelvic imaging	23
upper extremity surgery	50
X-rays	276

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William C. Cottrell, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Largo, FL during 2013 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William C. Cottrell, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	830
decompression surgery	16
doctor visit	931
hip imaging	39
hospital care	32
injections	830
inpatient care	32
joint surgery	51
lower extremity surgery	23
minimally invasive procedures	39
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	38
musculoskeletal imaging	357
pelvic imaging	35
reconstructive surgery	12
upper extremity surgery	28
X-rays	392

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William C. Cottrell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	210
Female	383

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	562
Black	16
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	243
From 75 to 84	208
85 and over	95
Less than 65	47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William C. Cottrell, MD in 2013

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	25
Dementia	10
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William C. Cottrell, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Largo, FL during 2014 were aspiration, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William C. Cottrell, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	734
decompression surgery	20
diagnostic evaluation	17
doctor visit	914
hip imaging	20
hospital care	30
injections	734
inpatient care	30
joint surgery	39
manual therapy	82
minimally invasive procedures	39
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	21
musculoskeletal imaging	333
pelvic imaging	17
rehabilitation	88
upper extremity surgery	39
X-rays	329

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William C. Cottrell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	280
Female	410

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	651
Black	0
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	298
From 75 to 84	230
85 and over	103
Less than 65	59

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William C. Cottrell, MD in 2014

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	29
Dementia	11
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William C. Cottrell, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Largo, FL during 2015 were aspiration, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William C. Cottrell, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	313
decompression surgery	26
diagnostic evaluation	13
doctor visit	759
hip imaging	34
hospital care	34
injections	313
inpatient care	34
joint surgery	58
lower extremity surgery	13
manual therapy	82
minimally invasive procedures	45
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	47
musculoskeletal imaging	248
reconstructive surgery	13
rehabilitation	75
upper extremity surgery	45
X-rays	201

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William C. Cottrell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	448
Female	780

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1152
Black	24
Hispanic	26
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	540
From 75 to 84	412
85 and over	196
Less than 65	80

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William C. Cottrell, MD in 2015

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	28
Dementia	11
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William C. Cottrell, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Largo, FL during 2016 were aspiration, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William C. Cottrell, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	532
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	11
decompression surgery	17
diagnostic evaluation	26
doctor visit	872
hip imaging	14
hospital care	12
injections	532
inpatient care	12
joint surgery	57
lower extremity surgery	14
manual therapy	111
minimally invasive procedures	29
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	28
musculoskeletal imaging	305
reconstructive surgery	28
rehabilitation	127
upper extremity surgery	43
X-rays	277

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William C. Cottrell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	220
Female	456

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	638
Black	0
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	312
From 75 to 84	210
85 and over	106
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William C. Cottrell, MD in 2016

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	25
Dementia	11
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William C. Cottrell, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Largo, FL during 2017 were aspiration, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William C. Cottrell, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	1028
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	13
decompression surgery	19
doctor visit	974
hospital care	12
injections	1028
inpatient care	12
joint surgery	78
lower extremity surgery	30
manual therapy	70
minimally invasive procedures	48
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	14
musculoskeletal imaging	442
reconstructive surgery	30
rehabilitation	78
upper extremity surgery	48
X-rays	428

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William C. Cottrell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	269
Female	424

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	642
Black	0
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	351
From 75 to 84	200
85 and over	93
Less than 65	49

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William C. Cottrell, MD in 2017

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	25
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William C. Cottrell, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Largo, FL during 2018 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William C. Cottrell, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	932
decompression surgery	16
doctor visit	890
injections	932
joint surgery	68
lower extremity surgery	27
manual therapy	123
minimally invasive procedures	28
musculoskeletal imaging	408
reconstructive surgery	40
rehabilitation	114
upper extremity surgery	41
X-rays	408

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William C. Cottrell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	247
Female	437

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	647
Black	0
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	337
From 75 to 84	217
85 and over	93
Less than 65	37

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William C. Cottrell, MD in 2018

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	26
Dementia	8
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William C. Cottrell, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Largo, FL during 2019 were aspiration, injections, rehabilitation and manual therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William C. Cottrell, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	870
doctor visit	877
injections	870
joint surgery	17
lower extremity surgery	17
manual therapy	321
musculoskeletal imaging	216
reconstructive surgery	17
rehabilitation	355
X-rays	216

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William C. Cottrell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	273
Female	466

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	685
Black	0
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	21
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	382
From 75 to 84	241
85 and over	82
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William C. Cottrell, MD in 2019

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	24
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William C. Cottrell, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Largo, FL during 2020 were aspiration, injections, rehabilitation and manual therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William C. Cottrell, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	631
doctor visit	723
injections	631
joint surgery	28
lower extremity surgery	16
manual therapy	115
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	11
musculoskeletal imaging	112
reconstructive surgery	28
rehabilitation	122
upper extremity surgery	12
X-rays	101

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William C. Cottrell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	210
Female	333

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	508
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	19
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	294
From 75 to 84	176
85 and over	50
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William C. Cottrell, MD in 2020

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	26
Dementia	7
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William C. Cottrell, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Largo, FL during 2021 were aspiration, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William C. Cottrell, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	584
computer assisted surgery (CAS)	20
decompression surgery	16
doctor visit	804
injections	584
joint surgery	50
lower extremity surgery	20
minimally invasive procedures	30
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	17
musculoskeletal imaging	126
reconstructive surgery	20
upper extremity surgery	30
X-rays	109

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William C. Cottrell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	189
Female	302

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	451
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	240
From 75 to 84	181
85 and over	49
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William C. Cottrell, MD in 2021

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	24
Dementia	7
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William C. Cottrell, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Largo, FL during 2022 were aspiration, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William C. Cottrell, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	549
computer assisted surgery (CAS)	25
decompression surgery	16
doctor visit	838
injections	549
joint surgery	40
lower extremity surgery	24
minimally invasive procedures	16
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	19
musculoskeletal imaging	131
reconstructive surgery	24
upper extremity surgery	16
X-rays	112

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William C. Cottrell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	192
Female	330

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	486
Black	0
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	256
From 75 to 84	190
85 and over	60
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William C. Cottrell, MD in 2022

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	26
Dementia	4
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William C. Cottrell, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. William C. Cottrell, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Largo, FL were aspiration, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

aspiration	705
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	11
computer assisted surgery (CAS)	22
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	12
decompression surgery	18
diagnostic evaluation	18
doctor visit	856
hip imaging	27
hospital care	24
injections	705
inpatient care	24
joint surgery	48
lower extremity surgery	20
manual therapy	129
minimally invasive procedures	36
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	23
musculoskeletal imaging	268
pelvic imaging	25
reconstructive surgery	23
rehabilitation	137
upper extremity surgery	35
X-rays	259

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William C. Cottrell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	230
Female	392

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	3
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	583
Hispanic	11
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	8

**Age**
75 to 84	205
85 and over	84
Less than 65	37
65 to 74	295

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

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

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	23
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Cancer	12
Dementia	7

Education & Training

Dr. William C. Cottrell, MD graduated from University of Florida College of Medicine. He completed residency at University of South Alabama Affiliated Hospitals. He has a state license in Florida.

Medical School: University of Florida College of Medicine

Residency: University of South Alabama Affiliated Hospitals

Licensed In: Florida

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. William C. Cottrell, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Florida Orthopaedic Institute

Florida Orthopaedic Institute | Orthopaedic Associates of West Florida

MUSCULOSKELETAL INSTITUTE CHARTERED

Orthopaedic Associates of West Florida

TALLAHASSEE ORTHOPEDIC CLINIC III PL

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. William C. Cottrell, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.9 out of 5 stars based on 1205 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. William C. Cottrell, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Largo, FL.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Stryker Corporation	$1,752 BLUEPRINT PATIENT SPECIFIC INSTRUMENTATION $877	Reunion $616	Mako $166	AEQUALIS FLEX REVIVE $47	AEQUALIS PERFORM+ $20	Other $27
Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$238 XIAFLEX $238
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.	$207 MONOVISC $78	ORTHOVISC $60	Shoulders $40	Early Intervention $16	DYNACORD $13
Vericel Corporation	$197 MACI $197
Linvatec Corporation	$170 Linvatec Shoulder Arthroscopy $170
Other	$1,992 Zilretta $144	Irrisept $140	CLYDESDALE $124	BLUEPRINT PSI SYSTEM $121	EUFLEXXA $118	Other $1,346

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$3,597
Travel and Lodging	$940
Consulting Fee	$11
Education	$8

Research Payments

Dr. William C. Cottrell, MD has received 92 research payments totaling $844,144.

Biography

Dr. William Cottrell's areas of specialization are general practice, orthopedics/orthopedic surgery, and sports medicine; he sees patients in Clearwater, FL and Largo, FL. Clinical interests for Dr. Cottrell include shoulder problems. Patients gave him an average rating of 5.0 stars (out of 5). Dr. Cottrell attended the University of Florida College of Medicine for medical school and subsequently trained at a hospital affiliated with the University of South Alabama for residency. He is professionally affiliated with Florida Orthopaedic Institute. Dr. Cottrell has an open panel in Largo, FL according to Yext.