NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nicholas M. Cox, M.D.

Emergency Medicine Physician · Minocqua, WI

Nicholas M. Cox, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Minocqua, Wisconsin, and NPI 1245681725, issued on Jun 27, 2016. Check the license (Wisconsin 23186, as entered in NPPES) on the Wisconsin Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1245681725
Name
Nicholas M. Cox
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
23186 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
9576 Highway 70, Minocqua, WI 54548
Phone
(715) 358-1000
Enumerated
Jun 27, 2016
Record last updated
Aug 3, 2023
Fax
(715) 358-1156
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230224001014); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Southern Illinois University School Of Medicine, 2016
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 9576 Highway 70

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

  1. Christine Albertus, CCCAAudiologist1962513507
  2. Katie Anderson, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1114370210
  3. Charles Bettag, MDInternal Medicine Physician1881199750
  4. Nicholas Bodmer, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1588820542
  5. Hugh Bogumill, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1376655548
  6. Duffy Casey, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1346478161

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWisconsin Medical Examining Board
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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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32% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

154 Medicare Part D claims for 112 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 14 claims were for opioids.

  1. Nicholas Cox154
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Cephalexin20 claims
  2. Prednisone20 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): 100 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score95.3
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Mchs Hospitals IncMarshfield, WI

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

11 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Minocqua

They are 11 of the 218 NPPES records with a practice address in Minocqua, and 1,464 emergency medicine physician records in Wisconsin.

Other emergency medicine physician records in Wisconsin

  1. Hythem Abad, DOPortage, WI1548799455
  2. Alan Abdulla, D.O.Waukesha, WI1508164419
  3. Krystyna Abdulla, DONew Berlin, WI1205146578
  4. Abdulmoniem Abdulmoniem, M.D.Elkhorn, WI1194175042
  5. Justine Abel, DOEau Claire, WI1861830507
  6. Michael Abernethy, MDMadison, WI1013972579
  7. Meinkeng Acha-Morfaw, MDMadison, WI1467934836
  8. Manish Acharya, M.D.Milwaukee, WI1437129715
  9. Axel AdamsMadison, WI1366905192
  10. Eric Adar, MDWauwatosa, WI1255325726

Common questions

What is Nicholas M. Cox, M.D.'s NPI number?

Nicholas M. Cox, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245681725, issued on Jun 27, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Nicholas M. Cox, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9576 Highway 70, Minocqua, WI, 54548. Phone: (715) 358-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Nicholas M. Cox, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Wisconsin license number 23186, as entered by the provider. Search the Wisconsin Medical Examining Board at https://dsps.wi.gov/Pages/BoardsCouncils/MEB/Default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Nicholas M. Cox, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Nicholas M. Cox, M.D. had 154 Medicare Part D claims for 112 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Nicholas M. Cox, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.