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Dr. Ellen Michele Cooper, MD
NPI1003920596PAC ID4587798202
- Medicare services, 2023
- 14
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 12
- Part D claims, 2024
- 81
- Publications
- 1
- MIPS score, 2024
- 75
- Practice address
- 10121 Pine Ave, Truckee, CA 96161
- Practice phone
- Call (530) 587-6011
- Professional email
- Get professional email
- Personal email
- Get personal email
- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
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Dr. Ellen Michele Cooper is a general surgeon in Truckee, California
Dr. Cooper practices at Tahoe Forest Hospital in Truckee, California, part of Tahoe Forest Hospital District.
Dr. Cooper's NPI, 1003920596, was assigned on August 19, 2006. Dr. Cooper graduated from University of Rochester Medical Center in 2005. Dr. Cooper holds California license A116674.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1003920596NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 4587798202
- NPI enumeration date
- August 19, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (530) 587-6011
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Female
- Estimated age
- 47
- Medical school graduation
- 2005
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Ellen Michele Cooper practices at Tahoe Forest Hospital in Truckee, California
Dr. Cooper's primary practice is Tahoe Forest Hospital, at 10121 Pine Ave, Truckee, CA 96161 in Nevada County. The practice phone is (530) 587-6011.
- Tahoe Forest Hospital10121 Pine Ave, Truckee, CA 96161 · Nevada CountyPhone(530) 587-6011
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Ellen Michele Cooper is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Cooper's primary practice is Tahoe Forest Hospital in Truckee, California, part of Tahoe Forest Hospital District. Dr. Cooper is also affiliated with Incline Village Community Hospital. The medical group on file is Tahoe Forest MultiSpecialty Clinics. Dmand AI also links Dr. Cooper to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.
Incline Village Community HospitalTahoe Forest MultiSpecialty Clinics1 group practice or clinicName with a free account
See all 4 affiliations for Dr. CooperSources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Ellen Michele Cooper's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Cooper practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Tahoe Forest Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +2 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Ellen Michele Cooper is one of 2,926 general surgeons in California
Surgery is Dr. Cooper's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Cooper is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Cooper's licenses on file in 2 states: California and Washington.
Specialties and state licenses
- Surgery, CaliforniaPrimary
- Washington license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists acute gallbladder or bile duct inflammation, appendectomy, cancerous skin growth removal, chest trauma, collapsed lung, gallbladder removal, gastrointestinal obstruction and mastectomy among the conditions Dr. Cooper treats.
General surgeons near Dr. Cooper
Counts of general surgeons with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
2,926general surgeons in California
4general surgeons in Truckee
3general surgeons at Tahoe Forest HospitalSources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Ellen Michele Cooper billed Medicare for 14 services in 2023
CMS data shows 14 Medicare services from Dr. Cooper across 1 procedure code in 2023, for 12 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $1,969 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.
Medicare services, 202314
Medicare patients12
Paid by Medicare$1,969
Procedure codes1
Dr. Cooper's Medicare services by type, 2022 to 2023
- 2022
- 2023
- Office and hospital visits
- 2022: 162023: 1413%
Dr. Cooper compared with the California median for general surgeons, 2023
- Dr. Cooper
- California median
- Medicare services
- 14vs 16692% below
- Medicare patients
- 12vs 12190% below
- Part D claims
- 46vs 3435% above
Medians across 2,606 general surgeons in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Cooper's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2023
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. Ellen Michele Cooper treated 12 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76
CMS counts 12 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cooper in 2024. The largest group is 85 and over, with 0 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.14, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Cooper's median patient age at 70, with 57% women.
Medicare patients, 202412
Average age76
Average risk score1.14
Dr. Cooper's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Chronic conditions among Dr. Cooper's Medicare patients, 2024
- High cholesterol75%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Cooper's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 70
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women57%
- Men42%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Ellen Michele Cooper wrote 81 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Cooper wrote 81 Medicare Part D claims for 56 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 46 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $231 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 40 claims across 1 drug.
Part D claims, 202481
Drugs named by CMS1
Total drug cost$231
Part D patients56
Dr. Cooper'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.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Cooper's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids70%57 of 81 claims
- Antibiotics16%13 of 81 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 402024: 4615%
Drugs named by CMS: 1 in 2024, 1 in 2023.
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. Ellen Michele Cooper scored 75 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 75 out of 100 for Dr. Cooper for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Cooper accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Cooper's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 75of 100Final score
- 84of 100Quality
- 88of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 43of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Hernia repair - groin (open): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Ellen Michele Cooper has 1 publication on record
Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Cooper in 2025. Dr. Cooper's most frequent co-author is Giana Hystad Davidson, MD.
Papers1
Dr. Cooper's most frequent co-authors
Recent publications by Dr. Cooper
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Dr. Ellen Michele Cooper received $1,445 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 53 general payments to Dr. Cooper from 28 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 99% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $337.
General payments to Dr. Cooper by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Cooper by kind, 2016 to 2025
$1.4Kin total
- Food and beverage$1,42599%
- Travel and lodging$201%
Companies that paid Dr. Cooper the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Ellen Michele Cooper has 1 award and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Cooper.
Awards and honors for Dr. Cooper
- Undated
- ACS Fellow
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Ellen Michele Cooper graduated from University of Rochester Medical Center
Dr. Cooper graduated from University of Rochester Medical Center in 2005. Dr. Cooper is a member of ACS.
- Medical school
- Board certified in surgery
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Ellen Michele Cooper accepts plans from 12 insurance carriers
Dr. Cooper is in network with 12 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Elevance
- Excellus BlueCross BlueShield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- United Healthcare
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- HCSC
- Regence Health Plans
- +4 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Cooper accepts, by number of carriers
- Medicare9
- PPO8
- POS6
- HMO5
- EPO4
- Medicaid1
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Ellen Michele Cooper's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare 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 percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Awards and committee roles | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Ellen Michele Cooper's NPI number?
Dr. Ellen Michele Cooper's NPI number is 1003920596. It was assigned on August 19, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Ellen Michele Cooper?
Dr. Ellen Michele Cooper is a general surgeon in Truckee, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).
Where does Dr. Ellen Michele Cooper practice?
Dr. Cooper practices at 10121 Pine Ave, Truckee, CA 96161. Dr. Cooper's primary practice is Tahoe Forest Hospital in Truckee, California, part of Tahoe Forest Hospital District. Dmand AI also links Dr. Cooper to 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Ellen Michele Cooper's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Cooper is (530) 587-6011.
What is Dr. Ellen Michele Cooper's medical license number?
Dr. Cooper holds California license A116674, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Ellen Michele Cooper been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Cooper in California (2011 to 2026) and Washington (2005 to 2011).
Which hospitals is Dr. Ellen Michele Cooper affiliated with?
Dr. Cooper practices at Tahoe Forest Hospital in Truckee, California. Dr. Cooper is also affiliated with Incline Village Community Hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Ellen Michele Cooper part of?
Dr. Cooper is linked to Tahoe Forest MultiSpecialty Clinics.
Does Dr. Ellen Michele Cooper accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Cooper billed Medicare for 14 services in 2023, and Dr. Cooper accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Ellen Michele Cooper's MIPS score?
Dr. Cooper's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 75 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Ellen Michele Cooper see?
CMS counts 12 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cooper in 2024, with an average age of 76.
Is Dr. Ellen Michele Cooper board certified?
Yes. Dr. Cooper is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery.
What services does Dr. Ellen Michele Cooper bill to Medicare?
In 2023, Dr. Cooper's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99223).
Where did Dr. Ellen Michele Cooper go to medical school?
Dr. Cooper graduated from University of Rochester Medical Center in 2005.
What drugs does Dr. Ellen Michele Cooper prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Cooper's most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen.
Has Dr. Ellen Michele Cooper received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $1,445 in general payments to Dr. Cooper from 28 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
How long has Dr. Ellen Michele Cooper been practicing?
Dr. Cooper graduated from medical school in 2005, 21 years ago.
Does Dr. Ellen Michele Cooper do research?
Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Cooper.
Who does Dr. Ellen Michele Cooper publish with?
Dr. Cooper's most frequent co-authors are Giana Hystad Davidson, MD (1 shared paper).
What insurance does Dr. Ellen Michele Cooper accept?
Dr. Cooper is in network with 12 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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