Joshua Keegan Cox, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Asheville, NC
Joshua Keegan Cox, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1720435472, issued on May 23, 2016. Check the license on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joshua Keegan Cox
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- R75575 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4 Vanderbilt Park Dr Ste 100, Asheville, NC 28803
- Phone
- (828) 258-0397
- Enumerated
- May 23, 2016
- Record last updated
- Oct 14, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200812001575); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4 Vanderbilt Park Dr Ste 100
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Joshua Keegan Cox in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical BoardCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
9,042 Medicare Part D claims for 660 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 133 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium481 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate411 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium389 claims
- Losartan Potassium373 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium334 claims
- Omeprazole317 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): 93.5 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $70.38
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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 2 group practices
- Carolina Internal Medicine Associates PAAsheville, NC
- Proactive Therapy OF North Carolina IncMarion, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joshua Keegan Cox among 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina
Joshua Keegan Cox, M.D. is one of 4,056 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 78% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 78% of these records are older, 19% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2004 among the 2,706 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 48% 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
203 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Asheville
They are 203 of the 8,173 NPPES records with a practice address in Asheville, and 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Joshua Keegan Cox, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joshua Keegan Cox, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720435472, issued on May 23, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joshua Keegan Cox, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4 Vanderbilt Park Dr Ste 100, Asheville, NC, 28803. Phone: (828) 258-0397. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joshua Keegan Cox, M.D.'s license?
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.
How much does Joshua Keegan Cox, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joshua Keegan Cox, M.D. had 9,042 Medicare Part D claims for 660 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joshua Keegan Cox, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.5 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.