Hilary Beth Cox, O.D.
Optometrist · Wilmington, NC
Hilary Beth Cox, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Wilmington, North Carolina, and NPI 1629328828, issued on Sep 14, 2012. Check the license (North Carolina NC2271, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Hilary Beth Cox
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- NC2271 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1729 New Hanover Medical Park Dr, Wilmington, NC 28403
- Phone
- (910) 763-3601
- Enumerated
- Sep 14, 2012
- Record last updated
- Oct 26, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (910) 763-4608
- Medicaid ID
- 5921653 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20121127000281); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 2012
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1729 New Hanover Medical Park Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Hilary Beth Cox in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license NC2271Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
86% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
514 Medicare Part D claims for 139 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 46% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost206 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate37 claims
- Timolol Maleate34 claims
- Cequa29 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate-Timolol27 claims
- Restasis27 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 90.6 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $2,359.05
31 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Biotissue Holdings Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 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 one group practice
- Wilmington Eye, P.A.Wilmington, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Hilary Beth Cox among 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina
Hilary Beth Cox, O.D. is one of 1,480 optometrist records with a practice address in North Carolina. 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 2012, is newer than 69% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 69% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2006 among the 1,060 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in North Carolina
There are 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina.
All 1,480 in North Carolina → Every provider in Wilmington → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Daniel Beck, O.D.Wilmington, NC 284031205836525
- Allison Bloodworth, ODWilmington, NC 284031285672774
- Sara Brigman, ODWilmington, NC 284031710970165
- Kelly Catino, O.D.Wilmington, NC 284031821099656
- Devon Dvorzsak, O.D.Wilmington, NC 284031942241898
- Leann Geerts, O.D.Wilmington, NC 284031639140130
- Chris Glendenning, O.D.Wilmington, NC 284031386607133
- Tracey Glendenning, O.DWilmington, NC 284031992768758
Common questions
What is Hilary Beth Cox, O.D.'s NPI number?
Hilary Beth Cox, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629328828, issued on Sep 14, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Hilary Beth Cox, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1729 New Hanover Medical Park Dr, Wilmington, NC, 28403. Phone: (910) 763-3601. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Hilary Beth Cox, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number NC2271, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Hilary Beth Cox, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Hilary Beth Cox, O.D. had 514 Medicare Part D claims for 139 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Hilary Beth Cox, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.6 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), 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.