Joe Christopher Cook, MD, M.P.H., A.T.C
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician · Byram, MS
Joe Christopher Cook, MD, M.P.H., A.T.C is a pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician with a practice address in Byram, Mississippi, and NPI 1285663633, issued on Jun 30, 2006. Check the license (Mississippi 22851, as entered in NPPES) on the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joe Christopher Cook
- Credential
- MD, M.P.H., A.T.C
- Primary taxonomy
- Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician 207LP2900X
- License numbers
- 22851 MS
AT0272 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 114 Byram Business Center Dr, Byram, MS 39272
- Phone
- (601) 376-9960
- Enumerated
- Jun 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 25, 2025
- Fax
- (601) 376-4676
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160303000236); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Mississippi School Of Medicine, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joe Christopher Cook in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMississippi State Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 22851Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
7% more Medicare Part D claims than the average pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician in 2024
1,876 Medicare Part D claims for 495 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,750 among the 2,982 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 1% of claims. 1,328 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen579 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen503 claims
- Gabapentin136 claims
- Tramadol Hcl102 claims
- Pregabalin93 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl82 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $3,454.57
55 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 2,789 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,225.41 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
- Flowood Pain Center, LLCFlowood, MS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joe Christopher Cook among 41 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in Mississippi
Joe Christopher Cook, MD, M.P.H., A.T.C is one of 41 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with a practice address in Mississippi. 85% 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, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2001 among the 30 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207LP2900X and a Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician providers in Mississippi
There are 41 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in Mississippi.
All 41 in Mississippi → Every provider in Byram → Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician nationwide →
The 8 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Leland Lou, MDMeridian, MS 393011023070893
- Renee Lyles, NPMeridian, MS 393011134113095
- Dan Millard, M.D.Meridian, MS 393011700868379
- Eric Pearson, MDMeridian, MS 393011922092881
- Gregory Auzenne, MDMeridian, MS 393051558421651
- Thomas Buford, DOFlowood, MS 392321104357862
- Landon Burns, M.D.Flowood, MS 392321003259896
- John Dodd, MDFlowood, MS 392321619020401
Common questions
What is Joe Christopher Cook, MD, M.P.H., A.T.C's NPI number?
Joe Christopher Cook, MD, M.P.H., A.T.C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285663633, issued on Jun 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joe Christopher Cook, MD, M.P.H., A.T.C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 114 Byram Business Center Dr, Byram, MS, 39272. Phone: (601) 376-9960. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joe Christopher Cook, MD, M.P.H., A.T.C's license?
NPPES lists Mississippi license number 22851, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure at https://www.msbml.ms.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joe Christopher Cook, MD, M.P.H., A.T.C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joe Christopher Cook, MD, M.P.H., A.T.C had 1,876 Medicare Part D claims for 495 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician prescribers was 1,750. 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.