Richard Douglas Cooks, AGACNP-BC
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner · Birmingham, AL
Richard Douglas Cooks, AGACNP-BC is an acute care nurse practitioner with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1861911687, issued on Sep 13, 2017. Check the license (Alabama 1-134341, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Douglas Cooks
- Credential
- AGACNP-BC
- Primary taxonomy
- Acute Care Nurse Practitioner 363LA2100X
- License number
- 1-134341 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 619 19TH CT S, Birmingham, AL 35205
- Phone
- (205) 975-0512
- Enumerated
- Sep 13, 2017
- Record last updated
- Feb 1, 2024
- Fax
- (205) 975-6404
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200709000578); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard Douglas Cooks in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alabama board licenses this profession
Search for license 1-134341Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
76% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average acute care nurse practitioner in 2024
144 Medicare Part D claims for 52 beneficiaries, against an average of 594 among the 13,133 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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): 78.7 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Mdics AT Bwmc LLCGlen Burnie, MD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard Douglas Cooks among 959 acute care nurse practitioner records in Alabama
Richard Douglas Cooks, AGACNP-BC is one of 959 acute care nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Alabama. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 42% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 42% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2018 among the 659 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 41% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LA2100X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
452 acute care nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Birmingham
They are 452 of the 15,795 NPPES records with a practice address in Birmingham, and 959 acute care nurse practitioner records in Alabama.
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Common questions
What is Richard Douglas Cooks, AGACNP-BC's NPI number?
Richard Douglas Cooks, AGACNP-BC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861911687, issued on Sep 13, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Douglas Cooks, AGACNP-BC located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 619 19TH CT S, Birmingham, AL, 35205. Phone: (205) 975-0512. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Douglas Cooks, AGACNP-BC's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 1-134341, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Richard Douglas Cooks, AGACNP-BC prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Douglas Cooks, AGACNP-BC had 144 Medicare Part D claims for 52 beneficiaries; the average among acute care nurse practitioner prescribers was 594. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard Douglas Cooks, AGACNP-BC's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 78.7 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.