NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Justin Link Cox, P.A.

Surgical Physician Assistant · Cookeville, TN

Justin Link Cox, P.A. is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Cookeville, Tennessee, and NPI 1285006635, issued on Oct 26, 2015. Check the license (Tennessee 2865, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1285006635
Name
Justin Link Cox
Credential
P.A.
Primary taxonomy
Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
License number
2865 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
203 N Cedar Ave, Cookeville, TN 38501
Phone
(931) 528-1992
Enumerated
Oct 26, 2015
Record last updated
Mar 21, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(931) 526-3694
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20151120002497); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Lincoln Memorial University Medical Department, 2015
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 203 N Cedar Ave

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

  1. Amber Hensley, N.P.Nurse Practitioner1508801523
  2. Charles Huddleston, MDSurgery Physician1609805431
  3. Jeffrey Moore, M.D.Specialist1295929248

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
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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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45% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024

166 Medicare Part D claims for 87 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Justin Cox166
  2. Specialty average304

Most prescribed

  1. Doxycycline Hyclate21 claims
  2. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass16 claims
  3. Triamcinolone Acetonide16 claims
  4. Cephalexin14 claims
  5. Fluorouracil12 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: $517.28

19 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. The 7,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $703.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Justin Cox$517.28
  2. Specialty average$703.95

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. Middle Tennessee Surgical Specialists, LLCCookeville, TN

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

Justin Link Cox among 297 surgical physician assistant records in Tennessee

Justin Link Cox, P.A. is one of 297 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in Tennessee. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 47% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 47% of these records are older, 49% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2018 among the 215 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 34% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AS0400X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgical Physician Assistant providers in Tennessee

There are 297 surgical physician assistant records in Tennessee.

The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Steven Bickel, PA-CCookeville, TN 385011265480867
  2. Julianne Buckner, PA-CCookeville, TN 385011912986829
  3. Jerry Crump, C.R.N.F.A.Cookeville, TN 385011942301072
  4. Christopher Nelson, PACookeville, TN 385011114911971
  5. William Wallace, PACookeville, TN 385011992183412
  6. Erica Hensley, PA-CLawrenceburg, TN 384641528254000
  7. Amy Methvin, PA-CLawrenceburg, TN 384641184687600
  8. Ashley Reagan, PA-CCrossville, TN 385551790025302

Common questions

What is Justin Link Cox, P.A.'s NPI number?

Justin Link Cox, P.A.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285006635, issued on Oct 26, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Justin Link Cox, P.A. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 203 N Cedar Ave, Cookeville, TN, 38501. Phone: (931) 528-1992. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Justin Link Cox, P.A.'s license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 2865, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Justin Link Cox, P.A. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Justin Link Cox, P.A. had 166 Medicare Part D claims for 87 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. 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.