Sarah Cottingham in Columbia, South Carolina

Medical School: Medical University Of South Carolina College Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 2006
The Primary Medical Specialty for Sarah Cottingham is listed as: Family Practice
Approximate Years of Experience: 18
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 9739234741
NPI #: 1851472039
NPI Created On: 10/17/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 10/21/2020
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207Q00000X
License Number:
LL28883
Listed Gender: Female

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Forms of insurance accepted by include, but are not limited to:

• Humana
• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample
2. X-ray of chest, 2 views
3. Mri scan of lower spinal canal
4. Ultrasound evaluation of abdominal aorta to detect bulging (aneurysm)
5. Bone density measurement using dedicated x-ray machine
6. Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals
7. Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides)
8. Manual urinalysis test with examination using microscope
9. Stool analysis for blood
10. Vitamin d-3 level
11. Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test
12. Vaccine for influenza for injection into muscle
13. Vaccine for influenza for administration into muscle, 0.5 ml dosage
14. Vaccine for pneumococcal polysaccharide for injection beneath the skin or into muscle, patient 2 years or older
15. Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report
16. Ultrasound examination of heart including color-depicted blood flow rate, direction, and valve function
17. Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention
18. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
19. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
20. Transitional care management services, moderately complexity, requiring face-to-face visits within 14 days of discharge

They took part in Medicare's Electronic Health Record Incentive Program which was designed to help move people over to electronic records and improve the systems that were already in place.
They took part in the Medicare Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS).