Bruce Arthur Cox, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Shelby, NC
Bruce Arthur Cox, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Shelby, North Carolina, and NPI 1376545871, issued on Aug 15, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 200300459, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bruce Arthur Cox
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 200300459 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 101 Delta Park Dr, Shelby, NC 28150
- Phone
- (704) 323-2000
- Enumerated
- Aug 15, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jan 2, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 89134GN NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20091221000458); may accept Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 101 Delta Park Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Yves Boudreau, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1184626723
- Lacey Carter, DPTPhysical Therapist1043798044
- Kristina Dale, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1336932243
- Louis Fiore, MDPain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician1356317390
- Jacob Friedman, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1922000561
- Patrick Hayes, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1700869823
Verify Bruce Arthur Cox in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 200300459Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
7% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
371 Medicare Part D claims for 290 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 99 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone204 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen43 claims
- Tramadol Hcl41 claims
- Amoxicillin15 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen15 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 95.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $191.95
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Peerless Surgical Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Comprehab, IncGastonia, NC
- OrthocarolinaShelby, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Bruce Arthur Cox among 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina
Bruce Arthur Cox, MD is one of 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 80% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2003 among the 677 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina.
All 977 in North Carolina → Every provider in Shelby → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Yves Boudreau, MDShelby, NC 281501184626723
- Jacob Friedman, MDShelby, NC 281501922000561
- Patrick Hayes, MDShelby, NC 281501700869823
- Kevin James, MDShelby, NC 281501245213057
- Brian Opalacz, D.O.Shelby, NC 281501881039485
- William Stucky, MDShelby, NC 281501871576918
- Eugene Eline, D.O.Salisbury, NC 281471336136837
- James Comadoll, MDSalisbury, NC 281441013963446
Common questions
What is Bruce Arthur Cox, MD's NPI number?
Bruce Arthur Cox, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1376545871, issued on Aug 15, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bruce Arthur Cox, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 101 Delta Park Dr, Shelby, NC, 28150. Phone: (704) 323-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bruce Arthur Cox, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 200300459, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Bruce Arthur Cox, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Bruce Arthur Cox, MD had 371 Medicare Part D claims for 290 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Bruce Arthur Cox, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.4 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.