NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Leesha Michelle Ellis-Cox, MD, MPH

Psychiatry Physician · Birmingham, AL

Leesha Michelle Ellis-Cox, MD, MPH is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1598764698, issued on Jul 20, 2005. Check the license (Alabama MD.29736, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1598764698
Name
Leesha Michelle Ellis-Cox
Credential
MD, MPH
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License numbers
MD.29736 AL
54613 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1701 Avenue D, Birmingham, AL 35218
Phone
(205) 788-7770
Enumerated
Jul 20, 2005
Record last updated
Dec 16, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100617000551); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill School Of Medicine, 2002
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 1701 Avenue D

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

  1. Terrell Dorman, MSW, ACSWClinical Social Worker1972689032
  2. Wolfram Glaser, MDPsychiatry Physician1336224963

Verify Leesha Michelle Ellis-Cox in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
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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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2.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024

2,647 Medicare Part D claims for 202 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.

  1. Leesha Ellis-Cox2,647
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Alprazolam142 claims
  2. Benztropine Mesylate122 claims
  3. Quetiapine Fumarate122 claims
  4. Trazodone Hcl118 claims
  5. Divalproex Sodium104 claims
  6. Olanzapine102 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: $170,442.69

375 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Iti, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.). The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Leesha Ellis-Cox$170,443
  2. Specialty average$4,955

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. Mental Health Board OF Chilton And Shelby Counties IncPelham, AL

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

Leesha Michelle Ellis-Cox among 517 psychiatry physician records in Alabama

Leesha Michelle Ellis-Cox, MD, MPH is one of 517 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 69% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 93% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 46% of these records are
  • Graduated2002 · median 2004 among the 237 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatry Physician providers in Alabama

There are 517 psychiatry physician records in Alabama.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Wolfram Glaser, MDBirmingham, AL 352181336224963
  2. Steven Bonner, MDBirmingham, AL 352161053334417
  3. Paulo Marcelo Gondim Sales, MD, MSVestavia Hills, AL 352161215387451
  4. Nathaniel Hansen, M.D.Vestavia Hills, AL 352161619135563
  5. William Patterson, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352161841395779
  6. Renee Richesin, M.D.Vestavia Hills, AL 352161306062989
  7. Tajuan Richardson, NPBirmingham, AL 352141922565936
  8. Andrea Dickens, MDBirmingham, AL 352131487865432

Common questions

What is Leesha Michelle Ellis-Cox, MD, MPH's NPI number?

Leesha Michelle Ellis-Cox, MD, MPH's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598764698, issued on Jul 20, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Leesha Michelle Ellis-Cox, MD, MPH located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1701 Avenue D, Birmingham, AL, 35218. Phone: (205) 788-7770. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Leesha Michelle Ellis-Cox, MD, MPH's license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number MD.29736, 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 Leesha Michelle Ellis-Cox, MD, MPH prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Leesha Michelle Ellis-Cox, MD, MPH had 2,647 Medicare Part D claims for 202 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.