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Dr. Valerie Cothran, MD

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Specializes in: Sports Medicine and Family Medicine

Wake Forest University School of Medicine

5890 Waterloo Road
Columbia, MD 21045

(667) 214-2100

Dr. Valerie Cothran, MD is a sports medicine doctor in Baltimore, MD specializing in sports medicine and family medicine. She graduated from Wake Forest University School of Medicine. Dr. Valerie Cothran, MD is affiliated with University of Maryland Medical System.

Office Locations

University of Maryland Medical System

29 South Paca Street
Baltimore, MD 21201

(667) 214-1800

(410) 685-1973

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University of Maryland Medical System

408 West Lombard Street
Baltimore, MD 21201

(667) 214-1899

(410) 685-3142

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University of Maryland Medical System

5890 Waterloo Road
Columbia, MD 21045

(667) 214-2100

(410) 799-9097

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In The News

“Under Maryland's organizational flow chart, most of the sports medicine operations are housed in the athletic department, though Valerie Cothran, from the Baltimore-based medical school, serves in...”—"Maryland investigators hope school becomes 'gold standard' in student-athlete health", Washington Post, November 2018

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Valerie Cothran, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Baltimore, MD during 2012 were lab tests, diabetes management, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Valerie Cothran, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	22
diabetes management	38
doctor visit	291
injections	22
lab tests	38
preventive care	18
vaccines	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Valerie Cothran, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Baltimore, MD during 2013 were aspiration, injections, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Valerie Cothran, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	46
diabetes management	34
doctor visit	312
injections	46
lab tests	34
preventive care	42
vaccines	42

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Valerie Cothran, MD.

**Gender**
Male	76
Female	145

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	196
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	59
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	131

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Valerie Cothran, MD in 2013

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	31
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	39
Dementia	6
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Valerie Cothran, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Baltimore, MD during 2014 were lab tests, diabetes management, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Valerie Cothran, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	57
diabetes management	76
doctor visit	334
injections	57
lab tests	98
preventive care	42
vaccines	23

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Valerie Cothran, MD.

**Gender**
Male	96
Female	176

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	240
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	83
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	149

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Valerie Cothran, MD in 2014

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	35
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	4
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	42
Dementia	8
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Valerie Cothran, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Baltimore, MD during 2015 were lab tests, diabetes management, preventive care and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Valerie Cothran, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	53
diabetes management	127
doctor visit	350
injections	53
lab tests	198
preventive care	67
vaccines	23

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Valerie Cothran, MD.

**Gender**
Male	224
Female	388

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	516
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	168
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	344

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Valerie Cothran, MD in 2015

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	35
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	46
Dementia	7
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Valerie Cothran, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Baltimore, MD during 2016 were lab tests, diabetes management, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Valerie Cothran, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	45
diabetes management	81
doctor visit	260
injections	45
lab tests	81
preventive care	38
vaccines	13

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Valerie Cothran, MD.

**Gender**
Male	73
Female	156

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	205
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	74
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	120

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Valerie Cothran, MD in 2016

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	27
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	41
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Valerie Cothran, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Baltimore, MD during 2017 were lab tests, diabetes management, preventive care and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Valerie Cothran, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	44
diabetes management	86
doctor visit	215
injections	44
lab tests	86
preventive care	47
vaccines	16

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Valerie Cothran, MD.

**Gender**
Male	60
Female	149

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	182
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	73
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	99

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Valerie Cothran, MD in 2017

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	33
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	43
Dementia	7
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Valerie Cothran, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Baltimore, MD during 2018 were lab tests, diabetes management, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Valerie Cothran, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	43
diabetes management	51
doctor visit	229
injections	43
lab tests	51
preventive care	36
vaccines	16

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Valerie Cothran, MD.

**Gender**
Male	69
Female	136

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	169
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	84
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	91

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Valerie Cothran, MD in 2018

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	37
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Valerie Cothran, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Baltimore, MD during 2019 were aspiration, preventive care, injections and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Valerie Cothran, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	50
diabetes management	43
doctor visit	263
injections	50
lab tests	43
preventive care	50
vaccines	27

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Valerie Cothran, MD.

**Gender**
Male	75
Female	168

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	207
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	101
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	99

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Valerie Cothran, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	44
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Valerie Cothran, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Baltimore, MD during 2020 were aspiration, injections, preventive care and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Valerie Cothran, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	41
diabetes management	22
doctor visit	192
injections	41
lab tests	22
preventive care	34
vaccines	12

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Valerie Cothran, MD.

**Gender**
Male	56
Female	136

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	168
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	71
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	88

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Valerie Cothran, MD in 2020

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	44
Dementia	11
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Valerie Cothran, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Baltimore, MD during 2021 were aspiration, injections, lab tests and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Valerie Cothran, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	35
diabetes management	16
doctor visit	139
injections	35
lab tests	16
preventive care	16

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Valerie Cothran, MD.

**Gender**
Male	37
Female	116

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	134
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	63
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	50

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Valerie Cothran, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	55
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Valerie Cothran, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Baltimore, MD during 2022 were aspiration, injections, lab tests and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Valerie Cothran, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	52
diabetes management	16
doctor visit	99
injections	52
lab tests	16
preventive care	16

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Valerie Cothran, MD.

**Gender**
Male	25
Female	88

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	102
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	48
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Valerie Cothran, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	50
Dementia	0
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Valerie Cothran, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Valerie Cothran, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Baltimore, MD were lab tests, diabetes management, aspiration and injections.

aspiration	44
diabetes management	53
doctor visit	244
injections	44
lab tests	62
preventive care	36
vaccines	21

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Valerie Cothran, MD.

**Gender**
Male	71
Female	150

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	192
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	110
65 to 74	74

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Valerie Cothran, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	37
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	2
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	40
Atrial Fibrillation	3
Dementia	6
Cancer	7

Education & Training

Dr. Valerie Cothran, MD graduated from Wake Forest University School of Medicine. She completed residency at University of Kentucky Affiliated Hospitals. She is certified by the American Board of Family Medicine - Family Medicine, American Board of Family Medicine - Sports Medicine and has a state license in Maryland.

Medical School: Wake Forest University School of Medicine

Residency: University of Kentucky Affiliated Hospitals (2005)

Board Certification: American Board of Family Medicine - Family Medicine, American Board of Family Medicine - Sports Medicine (2006)

Licensed In: Maryland

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Valerie Cothran, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

University of Maryland Medical System

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Novo Nordisk Inc	$812 Victoza $548	Ozempic $154	Levemir $110
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation	$402 ZOSTAVAX $184	ZETIA $108	DULERA $67	GARDASIL9 $44
FUJIFILM SonoSite, Inc.	$271 NanoMaxx Ultrasound System $271
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$234 BREO $137	ARNUITY ELLIPTA $97
Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics Inc	$199 Menveo $199
Other	$504 Colcrys $106	LO LOESTRIN FE $89	Liletta $31	Heplisav-B $29	SKLICE $16	Other $234

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$2,151
Education	$271

Biography

Dr. Valerie Cothran is a specialist in family medicine and sports medicine in Baltimore, MD and Columbia, MD. She attended Wake Forest University School of Medicine and then went on to complete her residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of Kentucky. Clinical interests for Dr. Cothran include urgent care and emergency care. Dr. Cothran is affiliated with the University of Maryland Medical System.