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Dr. Daniel Rhead Cottam, MD

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Specializes in: General Surgery and General Practice

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, School of Medicine

1046 East 100 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84102

(801) 746-2885

Dr. Daniel Rhead Cottam, MD is a general surgeon in Salt Lake City, UT specializing in general surgery and general practice. He graduated from University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, School of Medicine. Dr. Daniel Rhead Cottam, MD is affiliated with CommonSpirit Health - Mountain Region.

Office Locations

CommonSpirit Health - Mountain Region

1046 East 100 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84102

(801) 746-2885

(801) 746-2886

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In The News

“Also in the race is Democrat Bill Campbell, an accountant, businessman and the 2022 GOP candidate, and Libertarian Party candidate Daniel Cottam, a surgeon who ran in the 2020 gubernatorial...”—"2 of Utah's members of Congress face primary challenges", Desert News, February 2024

“Dr. Daniel Cottam of the Bariatric Medicine Institute in Salt Lake City said he operates on a dozen or fewer teens every year.”—"Is this controversial surgery OK for kids?", Desert News, November 2019

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel Rhead Cottam, MD treated as a general surgeon in Salt Lake City, UT during 2012 were inpatient care, hospital care, gastrointestinal procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel Rhead Cottam, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	27
diagnostic evaluation	45
diagnostic procedures	15
doctor visit	188
excision	15
gastrointestinal procedures	81
hospital care	114
inpatient care	114
mental health therapy	42
metabolic testing	32
minimally invasive procedures	70
nursing home care	25
open surgery	15
weight management	57
X-rays	26

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel Rhead Cottam, MD treated as a general surgeon in Salt Lake City, UT during 2013 were gastrointestinal procedures, minimally invasive procedures, blood draw and metabolic testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel Rhead Cottam, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	48
doctor visit	214
gastrointestinal procedures	84
mental health therapy	19
metabolic testing	35
minimally invasive procedures	59
weight management	19
X-rays	25

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel Rhead Cottam, MD.

**Gender**
Male	58
Female	127

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	162
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	60
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	108

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel Rhead Cottam, MD in 2013

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	65
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	54
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel Rhead Cottam, MD treated as a general surgeon in Salt Lake City, UT during 2014 were gastrointestinal procedures, blood draw, minimally invasive procedures and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel Rhead Cottam, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	56
diagnostic procedures	12
doctor visit	222
excision	12
gastrointestinal procedures	92
health and behavior assessment	30
mental health therapy	33
metabolic testing	31
minimally invasive procedures	50
open surgery	12
weight management	33
X-rays	42

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel Rhead Cottam, MD.

**Gender**
Male	56
Female	128

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	162
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	65
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	107

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel Rhead Cottam, MD in 2014

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	58
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	53
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel Rhead Cottam, MD treated as a general surgeon in Salt Lake City, UT during 2015 were blood draw, weight management, mental health therapy and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel Rhead Cottam, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	65
doctor visit	281
gastrointestinal procedures	35
health and behavior assessment	24
mental health therapy	39
minimally invasive procedures	11
weight management	39
X-rays	24

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel Rhead Cottam, MD.

**Gender**
Male	110
Female	282

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	342
Black	0
Hispanic	28
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	138
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	220

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel Rhead Cottam, MD in 2015

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	55
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	54
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel Rhead Cottam, MD treated as a general surgeon in Salt Lake City, UT during 2016 were gastrointestinal procedures, minimally invasive procedures, health and behavior assessment and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel Rhead Cottam, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	41
blood draw	54
bypass surgery	12
doctor visit	318
gastrointestinal procedures	110
health and behavior assessment	74
minimally invasive procedures	93
open surgery	12
weight management	12
X-rays	31

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel Rhead Cottam, MD.

**Gender**
Male	56
Female	148

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	180
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	79
From 75 to 84	11
85 and over	0
Less than 65	114

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel Rhead Cottam, MD in 2016

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	57
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	54
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel Rhead Cottam, MD treated as a general surgeon in Salt Lake City, UT during 2017 were gastrointestinal procedures, minimally invasive procedures, health and behavior assessment and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel Rhead Cottam, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	25
blood draw	29
bypass surgery	12
doctor visit	289
gastrointestinal procedures	83
health and behavior assessment	56
minimally invasive procedures	68
open surgery	12
weight management	25
X-rays	20

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel Rhead Cottam, MD.

**Gender**
Male	59
Female	131

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	163
Black	0
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	76
From 75 to 84	13
85 and over	0
Less than 65	101

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel Rhead Cottam, MD in 2017

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	55
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	49
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel Rhead Cottam, MD treated as a general surgeon in Salt Lake City, UT during 2018 were weight management, mental health therapy, minimally invasive procedures and health and behavior assessment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel Rhead Cottam, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	17
blood draw	26
bypass surgery	12
doctor visit	184
gastrointestinal procedures	29
health and behavior assessment	32
mental health therapy	44
minimally invasive procedures	42
open surgery	12
weight management	56

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel Rhead Cottam, MD.

**Gender**
Male	50
Female	119

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	145
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	92

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel Rhead Cottam, MD in 2018

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	16
Depression	56
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	56
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel Rhead Cottam, MD treated as a general surgeon in Salt Lake City, UT during 2019 were weight management, mental health therapy, blood draw and health and behavior assessment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel Rhead Cottam, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	23
doctor visit	96
health and behavior assessment	14
mental health therapy	159
minimally invasive procedures	12
weight management	159

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel Rhead Cottam, MD.

**Gender**
Male	40
Female	125

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	135
Black	0
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	80
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel Rhead Cottam, MD in 2019

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	67
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	57
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel Rhead Cottam, MD treated as a general surgeon in Salt Lake City, UT during 2020 were weight management and mental health therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel Rhead Cottam, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	107
mental health therapy	278
weight management	278

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel Rhead Cottam, MD.

**Gender**
Male	38
Female	89

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	111
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	54
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	62

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel Rhead Cottam, MD in 2020

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	61
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	59
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel Rhead Cottam, MD treated as a general surgeon in Salt Lake City, UT during 2021 were weight management and mental health therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel Rhead Cottam, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	149
mental health therapy	267
weight management	267

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel Rhead Cottam, MD.

**Gender**
Male	29
Female	108

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	122
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	71
From 75 to 84	13
85 and over	0
Less than 65	53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel Rhead Cottam, MD in 2021

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	53
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	47
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel Rhead Cottam, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	116

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel Rhead Cottam, MD.

**Gender**
Male	23
Female	92

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	101
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	58
From 75 to 84	14
85 and over	0
Less than 65	43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel Rhead Cottam, MD in 2022

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	10
Depression	53
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	26
Osteoperosis	34
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	55
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel Rhead Cottam, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Daniel Rhead Cottam, MD treated as a general surgeon in Salt Lake City, UT were inpatient care, hospital care, mental health therapy and weight management.

abdominal surgery	27
blood draw	41
bypass surgery	12
diagnostic evaluation	45
diagnostic procedures	13
doctor visit	196
excision	13
gastrointestinal procedures	73
health and behavior assessment	38
hospital care	114
inpatient care	114
mental health therapy	110
metabolic testing	32
minimally invasive procedures	50
nursing home care	25
open surgery	12
weight management	94
X-rays	28

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel Rhead Cottam, MD.

**Gender**
Male	47
Female	122

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	147
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	5
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	4
85 and over	0
Less than 65	81
65 to 74	61

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel Rhead Cottam, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Daniel Rhead Cottam, MD treated were hypertension, depression, diabetes and high cholesterol.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	17
Depression	52
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	17
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	48
Atrial Fibrillation	4
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Education & Training

Dr. Daniel Rhead Cottam, MD graduated from University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, School of Medicine. He completed residency at Nassau University Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Surgery (ABS) General Surgery and has a state license in Nevada.

Medical School: University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, School of Medicine

Residency: Nassau University Medical Center

Board Certification: American Board of Surgery (ABS) General Surgery

Licensed In: Nevada

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Daniel Rhead Cottam, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

CommonSpirit Health - Mountain Region

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Covidien LP	$208,787 Sonicision $126,483	Endo Stapling $25,538	iDrive Ultra $5,512	GastriSail $4,906	iDrive $3,458	Other $42,889
Medtronic, Inc.	$159,437 LigaSure $54,162	Signia $10,066	GIA $184	VS3 IRIDIUM - FLUORESCENCE HIGH DEFINITION CAMERA (CAMERA-IR) $20	Endo GIA $9	Other $94,996
Covidien Sales LLC	$144,243 Vessel Sealing $52,120	Sonicision $48,690	Endo Stapling $30,133	Access $5,776	GastriSail $3,859	Other $3,664
Standard Bariatrics, Inc.	$1,500 $1,500
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$815 Gastric Neurostimulation $736	Enterra $79
Other	$935 LAPAROSCOPY $500	DERMACELL $199	Da Vinci Surgical System $40	HARMONIC Product Family $35	Belviq $31	Other $130

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$435,444
Travel and Lodging	$34,330
Consulting Fee	$23,650
Food and Beverage	$17,932
Education	$4,360

Research Payments

Dr. Daniel Rhead Cottam, MD has received 17 research payments totaling $58,750.

Biography

Dr. Daniel Cottam is a general practice and general surgery specialist in Salt Lake City, UT. He is affiliated with CommonSpirit Health - Mountain Region. Dr. Cottam studied medicine at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, School of Medicine. His training includes a residency program at Nassau University Medical Center.