NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Curtis Stephenson Cox, MD

Surgery Physician · Laguna Niguel, CA

Curtis Stephenson Cox, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Laguna Niguel, California, and NPI 1760460588, issued on Jan 3, 2006. Check the license (California C128328, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1760460588
Name
Curtis Stephenson Cox
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License numbers
C128328 CA
35395 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1 Precipice, Laguna Niguel, CA 92677
Phone
(573) 257-0240
Enumerated
Jan 3, 2006
Record last updated
Sep 27, 2023
Fax
(949) 429-2462
Medicaid ID
201078615 MO
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

18 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Curtis Cox18
  2. Specialty average147

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: $2,604.98

6 payments; by number, the most common kind was compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. 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.

  1. Curtis Cox$2,604.98
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Curtis Stephenson Cox among 3,118 surgery physician records in California

Curtis Stephenson Cox, MD is one of 3,118 surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 75% 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 6% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 55% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 61% of these records are
  • Record last updated2023 · 59% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in California

There are 3,118 surgery physician records in California.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Iraj Sarfeh, M.D.Laguna Niguel, CA 926771235407230
  2. Jeff Angarola, DPMSan Juan Capistrano, CA 926751275519845
  3. Dorcas Eaves, M.D.Trabuco Canyon, CA 926791962463901
  4. Cleveland Lewis, M.D.,San Clemente, CA 926721801921556
  5. Nghiem Dang, M.D.Westminster, CA 926831891759486
  6. Tuan Nguyen, D.O.Westminster, CA 926831982771697
  7. Kychuong Van, MDWestminster, CA 926831942237144
  8. Marla Anderson, MDMission Viejo, CA 926911528130333

Common questions

What is Curtis Stephenson Cox, MD's NPI number?

Curtis Stephenson Cox, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760460588, issued on Jan 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Curtis Stephenson Cox, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Precipice, Laguna Niguel, CA, 92677. Phone: (573) 257-0240. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Curtis Stephenson Cox, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number C128328, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Curtis Stephenson Cox, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Curtis Stephenson Cox, MD had 18 Medicare Part D claims for 13 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.