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Dr. Ronald Wade Cottle, MD, FAAFP

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Specializes in: Family Medicine

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine

Professional interests include: chronic illness

730 Oakridge Boulevard
Lumberton, NC 28358

(910) 738-2662

Dr. Ronald Wade Cottle, MD, FAAFP is a family medicine practitioner in Elizabethtown, NC specializing in family medicine. He graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine. Dr. Ronald Wade Cottle, MD, FAAFP is affiliated with UNC Health and UNC Health Southeastern.

Office Locations

103 S Owen Street
Elizabethtown, NC 28337

(910) 862-2900

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UNC Health Southeastern

730 Oakridge Boulevard
Lumberton, NC 28358

(910) 738-2662

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ronald Wade Cottle, MD, FAAFP treated as a family medicine practitioner in Elizabethtown, NC during 2012 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ronald Wade Cottle, MD, FAAFP for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	41
blood draw	1035
cardiac procedures	108
diabetes management	261
diagnostic procedures	23
doctor visit	1705
lab tests	3669
neck imaging	28
pelvic imaging	11
preventive care	1091
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	15
skin procedures	15
stress testing	24
ultrasound (sonogram)	215
vaccines	79
vascular procedures	73

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ronald Wade Cottle, MD, FAAFP treated as a family medicine practitioner in Elizabethtown, NC during 2013 were lab tests, allergy testing, skin testing and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ronald Wade Cottle, MD, FAAFP for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	130
allergy testing	2232
blood draw	727
breathing treatment	24
cardiac procedures	147
diabetes management	257
diagnostic procedures	76
doctor visit	1856
ear procedures	16
immunotherapy	151
injections	151
lab tests	3240
minimally invasive procedures	2232
neck imaging	18
pelvic imaging	118
preventive care	1103
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	20
skin procedures	20
skin testing	2232
stress testing	18
ultrasound (sonogram)	437
vaccines	53
vascular procedures	278

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald Wade Cottle, MD, FAAFP.

**Gender**
Male	158
Female	184

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	249
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	173
From 75 to 84	90
85 and over	27
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald Wade Cottle, MD, FAAFP in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	49
Dementia	9
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ronald Wade Cottle, MD, FAAFP treated as a family medicine practitioner in Elizabethtown, NC during 2014 were lab tests, allergy testing, skin testing and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ronald Wade Cottle, MD, FAAFP for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	177
allergy testing	2024
ambulatory monitoring	14
aspiration	19
blood draw	831
breathing treatment	42
cardiac procedures	147
diabetes management	179
diagnostic procedures	39
doctor visit	1939
ear procedures	13
injections	19
lab tests	2916
minimally invasive procedures	2024
neck imaging	67
pelvic imaging	117
preventive care	906
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	27
skin procedures	27
skin testing	2024
ultrasound (sonogram)	570
vaccines	68
vascular procedures	310

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald Wade Cottle, MD, FAAFP.

**Gender**
Male	134
Female	148

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	211
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	136
From 75 to 84	75
85 and over	19
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald Wade Cottle, MD, FAAFP in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	49
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ronald Wade Cottle, MD, FAAFP treated as a family medicine practitioner in Elizabethtown, NC during 2015 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ronald Wade Cottle, MD, FAAFP for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	146
ambulatory monitoring	13
aspiration	16
blood draw	1009
breathing treatment	30
cardiac procedures	144
diabetes management	197
doctor visit	2012
injections	16
lab tests	3166
neck imaging	81
pelvic imaging	51
preventive care	873
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	23
skin procedures	23
stress testing	23
ultrasound (sonogram)	483
vaccines	108
vascular procedures	223

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald Wade Cottle, MD, FAAFP.

**Gender**
Male	250
Female	274

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	398
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	268
From 75 to 84	136
85 and over	34
Less than 65	86

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald Wade Cottle, MD, FAAFP in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	45
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ronald Wade Cottle, MD, FAAFP treated as a family medicine practitioner in Elizabethtown, NC during 2016 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and allergy testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ronald Wade Cottle, MD, FAAFP for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	252
allergy testing	1080
aspiration	19
blood draw	1139
breathing treatment	13
cardiac procedures	154
diabetes management	371
doctor visit	2135
injections	19
lab tests	4128
minimally invasive procedures	1080
neck imaging	90
pelvic imaging	120
preventive care	1234
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	28
skin procedures	28
skin testing	1080
stress testing	16
ultrasound (sonogram)	715
vaccines	120
vascular procedures	389

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald Wade Cottle, MD, FAAFP.

**Gender**
Male	142
Female	160

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	237
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	141
From 75 to 84	87
85 and over	20
Less than 65	54

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald Wade Cottle, MD, FAAFP in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	10
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	43
Dementia	10
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ronald Wade Cottle, MD, FAAFP treated as a family medicine practitioner in Elizabethtown, NC during 2017 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and allergy testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ronald Wade Cottle, MD, FAAFP for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	228
allergy testing	651
aspiration	25
blood draw	1024
breathing treatment	20
cardiac procedures	146
diabetes management	373
doctor visit	1914
injections	25
lab tests	3392
minimally invasive procedures	651
neck imaging	83
nursing home care	102
pelvic imaging	125
preventive care	1106
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	18
skin procedures	18
skin testing	651
stress testing	14
ultrasound (sonogram)	649
vaccines	104
vascular procedures	358

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald Wade Cottle, MD, FAAFP.

**Gender**
Male	153
Female	163

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	234
Black	70
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	139
From 75 to 84	97
85 and over	23
Less than 65	57

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald Wade Cottle, MD, FAAFP in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	46
Dementia	14
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ronald Wade Cottle, MD, FAAFP treated as a family medicine practitioner in Elizabethtown, NC during 2018 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ronald Wade Cottle, MD, FAAFP for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	29
blood draw	173
cardiac procedures	22
diabetes management	60
doctor visit	420
lab tests	604
neck imaging	17
nursing home care	23
pelvic imaging	18
preventive care	159
ultrasound (sonogram)	96
vascular procedures	103

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald Wade Cottle, MD, FAAFP.

**Gender**
Male	92
Female	98

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	81
From 75 to 84	61
85 and over	18
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald Wade Cottle, MD, FAAFP in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	47
Dementia	14
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald Wade Cottle, MD, FAAFP.

**Gender**
Male	18
Female	20

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	18
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald Wade Cottle, MD, FAAFP in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	50
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald Wade Cottle, MD, FAAFP in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	58
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ronald Wade Cottle, MD, FAAFP treated as a family medicine practitioner in Elizabethtown, NC during 2021 were nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ronald Wade Cottle, MD, FAAFP for Medicare patients.

nursing home care	167

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald Wade Cottle, MD, FAAFP.

**Gender**
Male	35
Female	66

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	80
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	37
85 and over	34
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald Wade Cottle, MD, FAAFP in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	26
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	53
Chronic Kidney Disease	73
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	60
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	47
Diabetes	52
Dementia	72
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ronald Wade Cottle, MD, FAAFP treated as a family medicine practitioner in Elizabethtown, NC during 2022 were nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ronald Wade Cottle, MD, FAAFP for Medicare patients.

nursing home care	219

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald Wade Cottle, MD, FAAFP.

**Gender**
Male	29
Female	63

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	76
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	33
85 and over	35
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald Wade Cottle, MD, FAAFP in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	20
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	53
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	25
Atrial Fibrilation	39
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	45
Dementia	49
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ronald Wade Cottle, MD, FAAFP for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Ronald Wade Cottle, MD, FAAFP treated as a family medicine practitioner in Elizabethtown, NC were lab tests, allergy testing, minimally invasive procedures and skin testing.

abdominal imaging	143
allergy testing	1496
ambulatory monitoring	13
aspiration	19
blood draw	848
cardiac procedures	124
diabetes management	242
diagnostic procedures	46
doctor visit	1711
ear procedures	14
immunotherapy	151
injections	46
lab tests	3016
minimally invasive procedures	1496
neck imaging	54
nursing home care	127
pelvic imaging	80
preventive care	924
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	21
skin procedures	21
skin testing	1496
stress testing	19
ultrasound (sonogram)	452
vaccines	88
vascular procedures	247

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald Wade Cottle, MD, FAAFP.

**Gender**
Male	91
Female	106

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	6
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	149
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	56
85 and over	19
Less than 65	30
65 to 74	86

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald Wade Cottle, MD, FAAFP From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Ronald Wade Cottle, MD, FAAFP treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	38
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Dementia	16
Cancer	7

Education & Training

Dr. Ronald Wade Cottle, MD, FAAFP graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine. He completed residency at Palmetto Health Richland. He is certified by the Family Medicine, Board Certified and has a state license in North Carolina.

Medical School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine

Residency: Palmetto Health Richland

Board Certification: Family Medicine, Board Certified (2015)

Licensed In: North Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Ronald Wade Cottle, MD, FAAFP is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UNC Health

UNC Health Southeastern

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Ronald Wade Cottle, MD, FAAFP appears to accept the following insurance providers: WellCare, Medicare Advantage, AmeriHealth, United Healthcare, Medicaid, Humana, Cigna, CHAMPVA, Centene, Group Health Plan (GHP), MedCost PPO, North Carolina State Health Plan, Atlantic (Packaging) Corporation, Inc. (administered by Lucent Health), BCBSNC Blue Home with UNC Health Alliance (Blue Home with Novant Health is out of network), FirstCarolinaCare FirstMedicare Direct, Contigo Health Plan (WakeMed employees only) (out-of-network beginning January 1, 2026), Aetna Premier Care Network Plus (APCN+) (Tier 2), BCBSNC Group Health Plans (except for Blue High Performance Network (BlueHPN)), Aetna Whole Health (Tier 2), Meritain Health, an Aetna Company, Longevity Health Plan I-SNP and Veterans Affairs Community Care Network.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Ronald Wade Cottle, MD, FAAFP accepts the following insurance providers:

WellCare

Medicare Advantage

AmeriHealth

United Healthcare

Medicaid

Humana

Cigna

CHAMPVA

Centene

Group Health Plan (GHP)

MedCost PPO

North Carolina State Health Plan

Atlantic (Packaging) Corporation, Inc. (administered by Lucent Health)

BCBSNC Blue Home with UNC Health Alliance (Blue Home with Novant Health is out of network)

FirstCarolinaCare FirstMedicare Direct

Contigo Health Plan (WakeMed employees only) (out-of-network beginning January 1, 2026)

Aetna Premier Care Network Plus (APCN+) (Tier 2)

BCBSNC Group Health Plans (except for Blue High Performance Network (BlueHPN))

Aetna Whole Health (Tier 2)

Meritain Health, an Aetna Company

Longevity Health Plan I-SNP

Veterans Affairs Community Care Network

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Ronald Wade Cottle, MD, FAAFP. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Purdue Pharma L.P.	$123 BUTRANS $24	$99
Pfizer Inc.	$116 VIAGRA $10	LYRICA $7	$99
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$105 Pradaxa $100	SPIRIVA RESPIMAT $5
Novo Nordisk Inc	$88 Tresiba $74	Saxenda $14
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$62 ENTRESTO $62
Other	$314 TOUJEO $43	TANZEUM $28	Contrave $25	XIFAXAN $24	TRULICITY $24	Other $171

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$709
Education	$99

Biography

Dr. Ronald Cottle specializes in family medicine and practices in Elizabethtown, NC and Lumberton, NC. He attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine and then went on to complete his residency at Palmetto Health Richland. He has indicated that his clinical interests include chronic illness. Dr. Cottle appears to be in-network for Coventry, Cigna, and Centene, in addition to other insurance carriers. He is affiliated with UNC Health.

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