John Byron Cox, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Huntsville, AL
John Byron Cox, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Huntsville, Alabama, and NPI 1477572063, issued on Jul 18, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 00008793, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Byron Cox
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 00008793 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 333 Whitesport Dr SW, Huntsville, AL 35801
- Phone
- (256) 880-0667
- Enumerated
- Jul 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (256) 881-2194
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120612000367); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Mississippi School Of Medicine, 1973
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 333 Whitesport Dr SW
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Verify John Byron Cox in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 00008793Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
75% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
381 Medicare Part D claims for 90 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 27% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Timolol Maleate108 claims
- Latanoprost99 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl23 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate14 claims
- Acyclovir13 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate13 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: $160.68
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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.
John Byron Cox among 234 ophthalmology physician records in Alabama
John Byron Cox, M.D. is one of 234 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 77% 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 25% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 25% of these records are older, 35% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1973 · median 1999 among the 148 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Alabama
There are 234 ophthalmology physician records in Alabama.
All 234 in Alabama → Every provider in Huntsville → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Donald Derivaux, MDHuntsville, AL 358011538145594
- John Eitzen, M.D.Huntsville, AL 358011124218698
- Heather Estopinal, M.D.Huntsville, AL 358011215033154
- Jeffrey Hindman, MDHuntsville, AL 358011235115296
- Walter Hubickey, D.O.Huntsville, AL 358011316906969
- Sarah Jacobs, MDHuntsville, AL 358011326362294
- Danny Lee, MDHuntsville, AL 358011851350995
- Darren Malone, MDHuntsville, AL 358011326263344
Common questions
What is John Byron Cox, M.D.'s NPI number?
John Byron Cox, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477572063, issued on Jul 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Byron Cox, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 333 Whitesport Dr SW, Huntsville, AL, 35801. Phone: (256) 880-0667. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Byron Cox, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 00008793, as entered by the provider. 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 John Byron Cox, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Byron Cox, M.D. had 381 Medicare Part D claims for 90 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.