Craig S. Cook, MD
Surgery Physician · Provo, UT
Craig S. Cook, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Provo, Utah, and NPI 1851347090, issued on May 26, 2006. Check the license (Utah 52163741205, as entered in NPPES) on the Utah Medical Licensing Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Craig S. Cook
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 52163741205 UT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3550 N University Ave, Provo, UT 84604
- Phone
- (801) 374-9625
- Enumerated
- May 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 13, 2026
- Fax
- (801) 374-9690
- Medicaid ID
- 870516264009 UT
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100329001193); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Utah School Of Medicine, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3550 N University Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Craig S. Cook in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersUtah Medical Licensing Board
Search for license 52163741205Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
48% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
218 Medicare Part D claims for 85 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 23 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ondansetron Hcl37 claims
- Ibuprofen30 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium22 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl18 claims
- Trelegy Ellipta16 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $5,738.48
19 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Ihc Health Services IncProvo, UT
- Utah Surgical Associates IncProvo, UT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Craig S. Cook among 259 surgery physician records in Utah
Craig S. Cook, MD is one of 259 surgery physician records with a practice address in Utah. 78% 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 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 60% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2007 among the 149 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Utah practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Utah
There are 259 surgery physician records in Utah.
All 259 in Utah → Every provider in Provo → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Lisa Anderson, MDProvo, UT 846041992226021
- James Barrett, MDProvo, UT 846041285088591
- Mark Fullmer, M.D.Provo, UT 846041457420853
- David Garry, MDProvo, UT 846041497702252
- Brian Gill, M.D.Provo, UT 846041164528717
- Bruce Hill, MDProvo, UT 846041699715664
- D Millar, MDProvo, UT 846041679727432
- Gregory Peirce, M.D.Provo, UT 846041831401728
Common questions
What is Craig S. Cook, MD's NPI number?
Craig S. Cook, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851347090, issued on May 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Craig S. Cook, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3550 N University Ave, Provo, UT, 84604. Phone: (801) 374-9625. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Craig S. Cook, MD's license?
NPPES lists Utah license number 52163741205, as entered by the provider. Search the Utah Medical Licensing Board at https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Craig S. Cook, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Craig S. Cook, MD had 218 Medicare Part D claims for 85 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.