Chris Cecil Cook, M.D.
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Norfolk, VA
Chris Cecil Cook, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Norfolk, Virginia, and NPI 1215916242, issued on Jan 10, 2006. Check the license (Virginia 0101276006, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Chris Cecil Cook
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License numbers
- 0101276006 VA
20873 WV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 600 Gresham Dr Ste 8600, Norfolk, VA 23507
- Phone
- (757) 388-6005
- Enumerated
- Jan 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 28, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170630001854); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 600 Gresham Dr Ste 8600
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Curtis Allyne, ARNPNurse Practitioner1649694779
- Rachel Andersen, PA-CPhysician Assistant1912536764
- Krystal Arbogast, MS, RN, AGACNP-BCAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1346809605
- Marissa Banton, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1932865649
- Shannon Bingham, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1790147080
- Kathleen Brewington, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1629592654
Verify Chris Cecil Cook in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
Search for license 0101276006Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
60% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
40 Medicare Part D claims for 21 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 14 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen11 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): 95.1 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,040.88
18 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Atricure, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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
- Charleston Area Medical Center IncCharleston, WV
- Monongalia County General Hospital CompanyMorgantown, WV
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Chris Cecil Cook among 133 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Virginia
Chris Cecil Cook, M.D. is one of 133 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 43% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 1997 among the 84 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Virginia
There are 133 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Virginia.
All 133 in Virginia → Every provider in Norfolk → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Hormoz Azar, M.D.Norfolk, VA 235071265434856
- Lenox Baker, MDNorfolk, VA 235071679565956
- Christopher Barreiro, M.D.Norfolk, VA 235071841343878
- Wayne Derkac, MDNorfolk, VA 235071982696233
- James Gangemi, M.D.Norfolk, VA 235071891723771
- Clinton Kemp, M.D.Norfolk, VA 235071366592297
- Michael McGrath, MDNorfolk, VA 235071740271535
- Joseph Newton, MDNorfolk, VA 235071356333421
Common questions
What is Chris Cecil Cook, M.D.'s NPI number?
Chris Cecil Cook, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215916242, issued on Jan 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Chris Cecil Cook, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 600 Gresham Dr Ste 8600, Norfolk, VA, 23507. Phone: (757) 388-6005. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Chris Cecil Cook, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0101276006, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Chris Cecil Cook, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Chris Cecil Cook, M.D. had 40 Medicare Part D claims for 21 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Chris Cecil Cook, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.1 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.