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.
- 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
8 nearest psychiatry physician records → All 517 in Alabama → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 1701 Avenue D
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Terrell Dorman, MSW, ACSWClinical Social Worker1972689032
- Wolfram Glaser, MDPsychiatry Physician1336224963
Verify Leesha Michelle Ellis-Cox in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD.29736Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.6 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.
Most prescribed
- Alprazolam142 claims
- Benztropine Mesylate122 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate122 claims
- Trazodone Hcl118 claims
- Divalproex Sodium104 claims
- 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.
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
- 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.
All 517 in Alabama → Every provider in Birmingham → Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Wolfram Glaser, MDBirmingham, AL 352181336224963
- Steven Bonner, MDBirmingham, AL 352161053334417
- Paulo Marcelo Gondim Sales, MD, MSVestavia Hills, AL 352161215387451
- Nathaniel Hansen, M.D.Vestavia Hills, AL 352161619135563
- William Patterson, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352161841395779
- Renee Richesin, M.D.Vestavia Hills, AL 352161306062989
- Tajuan Richardson, NPBirmingham, AL 352141922565936
- 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.