Dr. Shane Eric Cotter, MD

  • Santa Barbara, CA
  • Radiation oncologist
NPI1467643718PAC ID6608044037
Medicare services, 2024
3,446
Medicare patients, 2024
420
Part D claims, 2024
23
Publications
13
Clinical trials
2
Practice address
540 W Pueblo St, Santa Barbara, CA 93105
Practice phone
Call (805) 681-1768
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Primary practice

Sansum Clinic Pueblo Multi-Specialty Clinic

Santa Barbara, California

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Dr. Shane Eric Cotter is a radiation oncologist in Santa Barbara, California

Dr. Cotter practices at Sansum Clinic Pueblo Multi-Specialty Clinic in Santa Barbara, California.

Dr. Cotter's NPI, 1467643718, was assigned on August 1, 2007. Dr. Cotter graduated from WashU Medicine in 2006. Dr. Cotter holds California license A122917.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
6608044037
NPI enumeration date
August 1, 2007
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(805) 681-1768
Professional email
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
46
Medical school graduation
2006

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Shane Eric Cotter practices at Sansum Clinic Pueblo Multi-Specialty Clinic in Santa Barbara, California

Dr. Cotter's primary practice is Sansum Clinic Pueblo Multi-Specialty Clinic, at 540 W Pueblo St, Santa Barbara, CA 93105 in Santa Barbara County. The practice phone is (805) 681-1768.

  • Sansum Clinic Pueblo Multi-Specialty Clinic
    540 W Pueblo St, Santa Barbara, CA 93105 · Santa Barbara CountyPhone(805) 681-1768

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Shane Eric Cotter is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Cotter's primary practice is Sansum Clinic Pueblo Multi-Specialty Clinic in Santa Barbara, California. Dr. Cotter is also affiliated with Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. The medical group on file is Sansum Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Cotter to 1 more hospital and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Shane Eric Cotter's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Cotter practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Sansum Clinic Pueblo Multi-Specialty ClinicAvailable with a free account
+3 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Shane Eric Cotter is one of 685 radiation oncologists in California

Radiation oncology is Dr. Cotter's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2085R0001X. Dr. Cotter is board certified in radiation oncology by the American Board of Radiology. Dmand AI has Dr. Cotter's licenses on file in 2 states: California and Massachusetts.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Radiation oncology, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense A122917 · 2012 to 2026 · taxonomy 2085R0001X
  • Massachusetts license2008 to 2026

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists bone cancer radiation, brain cancer radiation, breast cancer radiation, cancer radiation-upper GI, colorectal cancer radiation, head & neck cancer radiation, lung cancer radiation and lymphoma radiation among the conditions Dr. Cotter treats.

Radiation oncologists near Dr. Cotter

Counts of radiation oncologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

685radiation oncologists in California
6radiation oncologists in Santa Barbara

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Shane Eric Cotter billed Medicare for 3,446 services in 2024

CMS data shows 3,446 Medicare services from Dr. Cotter across 27 procedure codes in 2024, for 420 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $677,690 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 20243,446
Medicare patients420
Paid by Medicare$677,690
Procedure codes27

Dr. Cotter's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Imaging
2023: 2,8952024: 1,81037%
Other services
2023: 2,2772024: 1,34141%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 3222024: 27714%
Surgery
2023: 02024: 18

Dr. Cotter compared with the California median for radiation oncologists, 2024

  • Dr. Cotter
  • California median
Medicare services
3,446vs 1,4442.4 times
Medicare patients
420vs 1642.6 times
Part D claims
12vs 3263% below

Medians across 633 radiation oncologists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Cotter's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Shane Eric Cotter treated 420 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76

CMS counts 420 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cotter in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 176 patients. 75% of them have cancer, and 71% have high cholesterol. 13% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.57, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Cotter's median patient age at 72, with 56% women.

Medicare patients, 2024420
Average age76
Average risk score1.57
Also on Medicaid13%

Dr. Cotter's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Cotter's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women22654%
  • Men19446%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Cotter's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. Cancer75%
  2. High cholesterol71%
  3. High blood pressure63%
  4. Arthritis49%
  5. Ischemic heart disease25%
  6. Chronic kidney disease23%
  7. Anxiety20%
  8. Mood disorders20%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Cotter's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 72

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women56%
  • Men43%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Shane Eric Cotter wrote 23 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Cotter wrote 23 Medicare Part D claims for 16 patients. 96% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 12 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $106 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 11 claims across 1 drug.

Part D claims, 202423
Drugs named by CMS1
Total drug cost$106
Part D patients16

Dr. Cotter's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic22 claims96%
  • Brand-name and other1 claims4%

Dr. Cotter's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 112024: 129%

Drugs named by CMS: 1 in 2024, 1 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Shane Eric Cotter offers telehealth to Medicare patients

Dr. Cotter accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Cotter as offering telehealth.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Dr. Shane Eric Cotter has 13 publications on record

Dmand AI links 13 papers to Dr. Cotter, published from 2006 to 2012. 2010 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Carcinoma, Merkel Cell, Prostatic Neoplasms and Skin Neoplasms. Dr. Cotter has published most often in Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. Dr. Cotter's most frequent co-authors are Phillip Martin Devlin, MD, Andrea Ng, MD and Debjani Sahni, MD.

Papers13
Years published2006 to 2012

Dr. Cotter's papers by year, 2006 to 2012

Topics Dr. Cotter writes about most

  • Carcinoma, Merkel Cell
  • Prostatic Neoplasms
  • Skin Neoplasms
  • Androgen Antagonists
  • Brachytherapy
  • Organs at Risk
  • Prostatectomy
  • Proton Therapy

Dr. Cotter's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Cotter

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Shane Eric Cotter has worked on 2 clinical trials

Dmand AI links Dr. Cotter to 2 clinical trials, 2 of them phase 3 studies. 2 are still active or recruiting. Conditions studied include Breast Neoplasms, Prostatic Neoplasms and Breast Diseases. NRG Oncology sponsors the most, 2.

Conditions in Dr. Cotter's trials

  • Breast Neoplasms
  • Prostatic Neoplasms
  • Breast Diseases
  • Prostatic Diseases

Investigators on the most trials with Dr. Cotter

Recent clinical trials with Dr. Cotter

Sources: Dmand AI Research Linkage; and ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine)

Dr. Shane Eric Cotter received $132 in industry payments from 2017 to 2021

CMS Open Payments shows 3 general payments to Dr. Cotter from 3 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2021. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 87% of the total. Elekta, Inc. paid the most, $93.

General payments to Dr. Cotter by program year, 2017 to 2021

General payments to Dr. Cotter by kind, 2017 to 2021

$132in total
  • Food and beverage$11587%
  • Debt forgiveness$1713%

Companies that paid Dr. Cotter the most, 2017 to 2021

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Shane Eric Cotter has 1 award and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Cotter, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.

Awards and honors for Dr. Cotter

  1. 2013
    • CMS Stage 1 EHR

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Shane Eric Cotter graduated from WashU Medicine

Dr. Cotter graduated from WashU Medicine in 2006. Dr. Cotter is a member of ASTRO and ASCO.

  1. Medical schoolWashU Medicine
  2. Board certified in radiation oncologyAmerican Board of Radiology

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Shane Eric Cotter accepts plans from 12 insurance carriers

Dr. Cotter is in network with 12 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • Elevance
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • United Healthcare
  • HCSC
  • Regence Health Plans
  • Alliant Health Plans
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City
  • +4 more carriersWith a free account

Plan types Dr. Cotter accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO8
  2. Medicare7
  3. HMO6
  4. EPO4
  5. POS4

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Shane Eric Cotter's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Clinical trials and co-investigatorsDmand AI Research LinkageClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Shane Eric Cotter's NPI number?

Dr. Shane Eric Cotter's NPI number is 1467643718. It was assigned on August 1, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Shane Eric Cotter?

Dr. Shane Eric Cotter is a radiation oncologist in Santa Barbara, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Radiation Oncology Physician (taxonomy code 2085R0001X).

Where does Dr. Shane Eric Cotter practice?

Dr. Cotter practices at 540 W Pueblo St, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. Dr. Cotter's primary practice is Sansum Clinic Pueblo Multi-Specialty Clinic in Santa Barbara, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Cotter to 1 hospital and 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. Shane Eric Cotter's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Cotter is (805) 681-1768.

What is Dr. Shane Eric Cotter's medical license number?

Dr. Cotter holds California license A122917, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Shane Eric Cotter been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Cotter in California (2012 to 2026) and Massachusetts (2008 to 2026).

Which hospitals is Dr. Shane Eric Cotter affiliated with?

Dr. Cotter is affiliated with Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Cotter to 1 more hospital.

What medical group is Dr. Shane Eric Cotter part of?

Dr. Cotter is linked to Sansum Clinic.

Does Dr. Shane Eric Cotter accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Cotter billed Medicare for 3,446 services in 2024, and Dr. Cotter accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Shane Eric Cotter offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Cotter as offering telehealth services.

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Shane Eric Cotter see?

CMS counts 420 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cotter in 2024, with an average age of 76.

Is Dr. Shane Eric Cotter board certified?

Yes. Dr. Cotter is board certified in radiation oncology by the American Board of Radiology.

What services does Dr. Shane Eric Cotter bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Cotter's most billed Medicare services were medicare service (G6015), radiation oncology (77014) and medicare service (G6012).

Where did Dr. Shane Eric Cotter go to medical school?

Dr. Cotter graduated from WashU Medicine in 2006.

What drugs does Dr. Shane Eric Cotter prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Cotter's most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydrocortisone.

Has Dr. Shane Eric Cotter received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $132 in general payments to Dr. Cotter from 3 companies from 2017 to 2021. The largest total came from Elekta, Inc.

How long has Dr. Shane Eric Cotter been practicing?

Dr. Cotter graduated from medical school in 2006, 20 years ago.

Does Dr. Shane Eric Cotter do research?

Dmand AI links 13 publications to Dr. Cotter, published from 2006 to 2012. Dr. Cotter has worked on 2 clinical trials.

Who does Dr. Shane Eric Cotter publish with?

Dr. Cotter's most frequent co-authors are Phillip Martin Devlin, MD (2 shared papers), Andrea Ng, MD (2 shared papers) and Debjani Sahni, MD (2 shared papers).

What insurance does Dr. Shane Eric Cotter accept?

Dr. Cotter is in network with 12 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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