Montgomery H. Cox, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Hickory, NC
Montgomery H. Cox, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Hickory, North Carolina, and NPI 1720041767, issued on Apr 10, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 200300327, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Montgomery H. Cox
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 200300327 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 415 N Center St, Hickory, NC 28601
- Phone
- (828) 327-9178
- Enumerated
- Apr 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 3, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (828) 304-0202
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100802000302); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical University Of South Carolina College Of Medicine, 1997
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 415 N Center St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Montgomery H. Cox in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 200300327Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
7% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
157 Medicare Part D claims for 108 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 115 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen60 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen29 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl18 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: $17,826.92
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Wake Forest University Health SciencesHickory, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Montgomery H. Cox among 1,170 surgery physician records in North Carolina
Montgomery H. Cox, M.D. is one of 1,170 surgery physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 77% 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 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2004 among the 773 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 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 208600000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 1,170 surgery physician records in North Carolina.
All 1,170 in North Carolina → Every provider in Hickory → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Baker Henson, DOHickory, NC 286011013295195
- Kenneth Parish, M.D.Hickory, NC 286011215990502
- Roy Baskin, MDHickory, NC 286021871113183
- Todd Fridley, D.O.Hickory, NC 286021396040739
- Bryan McCluer, M.D.Hickory, NC 286021386640514
Common questions
What is Montgomery H. Cox, M.D.'s NPI number?
Montgomery H. Cox, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720041767, issued on Apr 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Montgomery H. Cox, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 415 N Center St, Hickory, NC, 28601. Phone: (828) 327-9178. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Montgomery H. Cox, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 200300327, as entered by the provider. 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 Montgomery H. Cox, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Montgomery H. Cox, M.D. had 157 Medicare Part D claims for 108 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.