Kurtis Cox, MD
Surgery Physician · Joplin, MO
Kurtis Cox, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Joplin, Missouri, and NPI 1104850098, issued on Jul 10, 2006. Check the license (Missouri 107638, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kurtis Cox
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 107638 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1020 Mcintosh Circle, Joplin, MO 64804
- Phone
- (417) 781-6845
- Enumerated
- Jul 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 18, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (417) 781-5024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20071204000291); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Missouri, Columbia School Of Medicine, 1990
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kurtis Cox in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
Search for license 107638Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
27% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
186 Medicare Part D claims for 113 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 111 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen93 claims
- Metronidazole17 claims
- Neomycin Sulfate13 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 64.7 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
2 hospitals and group practices
- Freeman Neosho HospitalNeosho, MO · Critical Access Hospitals4 of 5 stars
- Freeman-Oak Hill Health SystemJoplin, MO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Kurtis Cox among 714 surgery physician records in Missouri
Kurtis Cox, MD is one of 714 surgery physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 78% 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 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 62% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2006 among the 410 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 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 208600000X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Missouri
There are 714 surgery physician records in Missouri.
All 714 in Missouri → Every provider in Joplin → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- David Baker, D.O.Joplin, MO 648041487867602
- David Bendorf, MDJoplin, MO 648041639107881
- Alan Buchele, M.D.Joplin, MO 648041588631402
- Brock Carney, MDJoplin, MO 648041487688370
- Kevin Christian, D.O.Joplin, MO 648041194019968
- Thomas Coy, DOJoplin, MO 648041992732986
- Walter Dandridge, M.D.Joplin, MO 648041316985815
- David Hargroder, M.D.Joplin, MO 648041811039621
Common questions
What is Kurtis Cox, MD's NPI number?
Kurtis Cox, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1104850098, issued on Jul 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kurtis Cox, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1020 Mcintosh Circle, Joplin, MO, 64804. Phone: (417) 781-6845. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kurtis Cox, MD's license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number 107638, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kurtis Cox, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kurtis Cox, MD had 186 Medicare Part D claims for 113 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kurtis Cox, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 64.7 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.