NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Fred Gregory Cox, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · South Fulton, TN

Fred Gregory Cox, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in South Fulton, Tennessee, and NPI 1104830801, issued on Jul 28, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 41561, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1104830801
Name
Fred Gregory Cox
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License numbers
41561 TN
34657 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1135 Broadway St, South Fulton, TN 38257
Phone
(731) 479-2606
Enumerated
Jul 28, 2006
Record last updated
Sep 6, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(731) 479-2610
Medicaid IDs
4045889 TN
6402855 KY
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100609000316); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Tennessee, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 1996
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1135 Broadway St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Jahn Acevedo-Ortiz, MDFamily Medicine Physician1841936739
  2. Elizabeth Frazier, APRNNurse Practitioner1699789305
  3. Finley Leslie, FNPNurse Practitioner1922568724
  4. Nasira Malik, MDPediatrics Physician1184638884
  5. Kimberly Tilghman-Burch, MDPediatrics Physician1972585065
  6. Joshua Whitledge, DOFamily Medicine Physician1871596767

Verify Fred Gregory Cox in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
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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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6.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

21,256 Medicare Part D claims for 924 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 453 claims were for opioids.

  1. Fred Cox21,256
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium891 claims
  2. Pantoprazole Sodium623 claims
  3. Lisinopril598 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate582 claims
  5. Gabapentin567 claims
  6. Omeprazole507 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): 95.7 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score84.4
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Bills Medicare through 4 group practices

  1. Christian Family Medicine, LLCRipley, TN
  2. Emergency Medical Care Facilities PCMartin, TN
  3. Martin HealthSouth Fulton, TN
  4. West Tennessee Medical Group IncMartin, TN

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Fred Gregory Cox among 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee

Fred Gregory Cox, MD is one of 2,596 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 80% 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 15% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 46% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated1996 · median 2003 among the 1,705 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1 internal medicine physician record lists a practice address in South Fulton

They are 1 of the 21 NPPES records with a practice address in South Fulton, and 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Robert Hill, M.D.Troy, TN 382601376594051
  2. Karen Hanks, M.D.Union City, TN 382611790981819
  3. William James, M.D.Rives, TN 382531063494508
  4. Megan TuttleUnion City, TN 382611942887237
  5. Andrew Coleman, M.D.Paris, TN 382421770565459
  6. Amanda Finley, DOParis, TN 382421174817035
  7. Virginia Go, MDParis, TN 382421437242955
  8. Walter Griffey, M.D.Paris, TN 382421295708469

Common questions

What is Fred Gregory Cox, MD's NPI number?

Fred Gregory Cox, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1104830801, issued on Jul 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Fred Gregory Cox, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1135 Broadway St, South Fulton, TN, 38257. Phone: (731) 479-2606. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Fred Gregory Cox, MD's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 41561, 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 Fred Gregory Cox, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Fred Gregory Cox, MD had 21,256 Medicare Part D claims for 924 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Fred Gregory Cox, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.7 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.