Charles Leonard Cox, MD
Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician · Nashville, TN
Charles Leonard Cox, MD is a sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1770783664, issued on Jul 19, 2007. Check the license (Tennessee MD42166, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Charles Leonard Cox
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician 207XX0005X
- License number
- MD42166 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic, Nashville, TN 37232
- Phone
- (615) 322-3000
- Enumerated
- Jul 19, 2007
- Record last updated
- Mar 29, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20071020000158); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Tennessee, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 2002
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Charles Leonard Cox in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD42166Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
81% more Medicare Part D claims than the average sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician in 2024
522 Medicare Part D claims for 191 beneficiaries, against an average of 288 among the 2,562 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 139 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Diclofenac Sodium102 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen85 claims
- Ondansetron Odt69 claims
- Celecoxib60 claims
- Meloxicam43 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen28 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): 97.1 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).
2 hospitals and group practices
- Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, TN · Acute Care Hospitals5 of 5 stars
- Select Physical Therapy Holdings IncClarksville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Charles Leonard Cox among 106 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records in Tennessee
Charles Leonard Cox, MD is one of 106 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 96% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 55% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 55% of these records are older, 31% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 96% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 93% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2001 among the 99 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 32% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XX0005X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 106 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records in Tennessee.
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The 8 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Eric Bowman, M.D.Nashville, TN 372321801153622
- John Kuhn, MDNashville, TN 372321619064730
- Lance Leclere, MDNashville, TN 372321881757490
- Jaron Sullivan, MDNashville, TN 372321770745432
- Rick Wright, MDNashville, TN 372321225056039
- Justin HarringtonNashville, TN 372111811525306
- Joseph Schaffer, MDNashville, TN 372111275875775
- Christian Anderson, MDNashville, TN 372091255535746
Common questions
What is Charles Leonard Cox, MD's NPI number?
Charles Leonard Cox, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770783664, issued on Jul 19, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Charles Leonard Cox, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic, Nashville, TN, 37232. Phone: (615) 322-3000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Charles Leonard Cox, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number MD42166, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Charles Leonard Cox, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Charles Leonard Cox, MD had 522 Medicare Part D claims for 191 beneficiaries; the average among sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician prescribers was 288. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Charles Leonard Cox, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.1 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.