Richard Cox, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Birmingham, AL
Richard Cox, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1780658906, issued on Feb 14, 2006. Check the license (Alabama MD00008794, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Cox
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- MD00008794 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 833 Saint Vincents Dr Ste 300, Birmingham, AL 35205
- Phone
- (205) 939-4512
- Enumerated
- Feb 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 8, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (205) 939-4519
- Medicaid ID
- 000034607 AL
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 833 Saint Vincents Dr Ste 300
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Richard Cox in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD00008794Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
41% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
4,344 Medicare Part D claims for 637 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 12 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium484 claims
- Eliquis407 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate379 claims
- Ezetimibe335 claims
- Furosemide187 claims
- Carvedilol168 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: $158.61
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Alabama
There are 311 cardiovascular disease physician records in Alabama.
Other cardiovascular disease physician records in Alabama
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- Himanshu Aggarwal, M.D., MPHClanton, AL1487857470
- Mustafa Ahmed, M.D.Birmingham, AL1306093588
- Michael Aikens, MDOpelika, AL1427014844
- Wael Al-Halaseh, MDFort Payne, AL1760645311
- Ronald Alfano, MDOzark, AL1912984279
- Darius Aliabadi, M.D.Dothan, AL1700831047
- Steven Allyn, MDSelma, AL1952402117
- Basel Alrefai, MDAlexander City, AL1568523579
Common questions
What is Richard Cox, M.D.'s NPI number?
Richard Cox, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780658906, issued on Feb 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Cox, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 833 Saint Vincents Dr Ste 300, Birmingham, AL, 35205. Phone: (205) 939-4512. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Cox, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number MD00008794, 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 Richard Cox, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Cox, M.D. had 4,344 Medicare Part D claims for 637 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.