Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

David Cozart, MD, FACS

Surgery Physician · Sheffield, AL

David Cozart, MD, FACS is a surgery physician with a practice address in Sheffield, Alabama, and NPI 1275538498, issued on Jun 15, 2005. Check the license on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1275538498
Name
David Cozart
Credential
MD, FACS
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
26645 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1120 S Jackson Hwy Ste 203, Sheffield, AL 35660
Phone
(256) 314-6947
Enumerated
Jun 15, 2005
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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Verify David Cozart in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical ExaminersCheck the board
  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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3.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgery physician in 2024

649 Medicare Part D claims for 238 beneficiaries, against an average of 174 among the 21,427 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 59 claims were for opioids.

  1. David Cozart649
  2. Specialty average174

Most prescribed

  1. Pantoprazole Sodium166 claims
  2. Famotidine62 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium59 claims
  4. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen46 claims
  5. Sutab46 claims
  6. Esomeprazole Magnesium44 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 86.4 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score69.4
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $63.17

3 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc.. The 19,002 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,758.86 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. David Cozart$63.17
  2. Specialty average$3,758.86

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

One hospital or facility affiliation

  1. Shoals Health Group LLCMuscle Shoals, AL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

6 surgery physician records list a Sheffield practice address

They are 6 of the 197 NPPES records with a Sheffield practice address, and 450 surgery physician records in Alabama.

Other surgery physician records in Alabama

  1. Richard Abernathy, M.D.Foley, AL1841265329
  2. Mackenzie AbrahamBirmingham, AL1033738620
  3. Peter AbrahamBirmingham, AL1316302060
  4. Carol Adams, MDJasper, AL1083671994
  5. William Adkins, MDOpelika, AL1619908076
  6. Rosebella Agola, M.D.Birmingham, AL1073749669
  7. Charles AhlrichMobile, AL1558125674
  8. Fernando Alegria, M.D.Demopolis, AL1497837405
  9. Hanna Alemayehu, M.D.Mobile, AL1578903480
  10. Douglas AndersonBirmingham, AL1073756201

Common questions

What is David Cozart, MD, FACS's NPI number?

David Cozart, MD, FACS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275538498, issued on Jun 15, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is David Cozart, MD, FACS located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1120 S Jackson Hwy Ste 203, Sheffield, AL, 35660. Phone: (256) 314-6947. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify David Cozart, MD, FACS's license?

Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does David Cozart, MD, FACS prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, David Cozart, MD, FACS had 649 Medicare Part D claims for 238 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 174. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is David Cozart, MD, FACS's Medicare quality score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 86.4 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), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.