Byron Thomas Cook, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Cumming, GA
Byron Thomas Cook, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Cumming, Georgia, and NPI 1063670644, issued on May 30, 2008. Check the license (Georgia 070070, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Byron Thomas Cook
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License numbers
- 070070 GA
R2010 KY
P2974 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1505 Northside Blvd, Cumming, GA 30041
- Phone
- (678) 845-0466
- Enumerated
- May 30, 2008
- Record last updated
- Sep 17, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (678) 845-0471
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130715000336); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 2008
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Byron Thomas Cook in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 070070Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
55% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
2,348 Medicare Part D claims for 843 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 52% of claims. 11 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Moxifloxacin777 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate624 claims
- Prolensa187 claims
- Valacyclovir89 claims
- Miebo69 claims
- Restasis55 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 91.9 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $2,454.35
58 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Glaukos Corporation. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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 one group practice
- Jonathan Woolfson MD PCAtlanta, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Byron Thomas Cook among 537 ophthalmology physician records in Georgia
Byron Thomas Cook, MD is one of 537 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 64% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 64% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2001 among the 368 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Georgia
There are 537 ophthalmology physician records in Georgia.
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The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Niraj Desai, M.D.Cumming, GA 300411508048802
- Bhairavi Dholakia, MDCumming, GA 300411669585022
- Gregory Lee, M.D.Cumming, GA 300411609162155
- Milan Patel, M.D.Cumming, GA 300411396789079
- Samir Vira, M.D.Cumming, GA 300411679725550
- Matthew Kaufman, M.D.Cumming, GA 300401871600353
- Kris Gillian, M.D.Lawrenceville, GA 300451073575940
- Sagar Patel, MDLawrenceville, GA 300451568808764
Common questions
What is Byron Thomas Cook, MD's NPI number?
Byron Thomas Cook, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1063670644, issued on May 30, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Byron Thomas Cook, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1505 Northside Blvd, Cumming, GA, 30041. Phone: (678) 845-0466. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Byron Thomas Cook, MD's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 070070, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Byron Thomas Cook, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Byron Thomas Cook, MD had 2,348 Medicare Part D claims for 843 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Byron Thomas Cook, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.9 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.