NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

James R. Cox, MD

Anesthesiology Physician · Asheville, NC

James R. Cox, MD is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1184820250, issued on Jun 25, 2007. Check the license (North Carolina 43058, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1184820250
Name
James R. Cox
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
License number
43058 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
76 Peachtree Road, Asheville, NC 28803
Phone
(828) 274-3477
Enumerated
Jun 25, 2007
Record last updated
Nov 30, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(828) 274-7407
Medicaid ID
8901034 NC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20071105000085); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
West Virginia University School Of Medicine, 2003
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 76 Peachtree Road

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

  1. Darla Anselmi, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1366866410
  2. Francois Archambault, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1447375977
  3. Ryan Baker, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1104214337
  4. John Bryant, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1538383344
  5. Holly ClintonCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1962847293
  6. Cheri Coleman, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1538314349

Verify James R. Cox in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 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. Qualitynot scored (reweighted)
  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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $16.53

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Edwards Lifesciences Corporation. The 17,774 providers of this specialty with any payment received $669.59 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. James Cox$16.53
  2. Specialty average$669.59

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

  1. Morganton Anesthesia Partners, PLLCMorganton, NC

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

James R. Cox among 1,482 anesthesiology physician records in North Carolina

James R. Cox, MD is one of 1,482 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 50% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 50% of these records are older, 39% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated2003 · median 2006 among the 997 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 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 207L00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Anesthesiology Physician providers in North Carolina

There are 1,482 anesthesiology physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 anesthesiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sanjay Anand, MDAsheville, NC 288031619991528
  2. James Brown, MDAsheville, NC 288031285658245
  3. Kenneth Ellington, MDAsheville, NC 288031144244112
  4. Paul Harris, MDAsheville, NC 288031134142359
  5. Andrew Hart, MDAsheville, NC 288031558385427
  6. Michael Hooker, MDAsheville, NC 288031588687537
  7. Keith Housman, MDAsheville, NC 288031164413217
  8. Frank Moretz, MDAsheville, NC 288031740220649

Common questions

What is James R. Cox, MD's NPI number?

James R. Cox, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184820250, issued on Jun 25, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James R. Cox, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 76 Peachtree Road, Asheville, NC, 28803. Phone: (828) 274-3477. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify James R. Cox, MD's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 43058, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is James R. Cox, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.