Sammy Lane Cox, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Amarillo, TX
Sammy Lane Cox, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Amarillo, Texas, and NPI 1659312775, issued on Jun 9, 2006. Check the license (Texas L2199, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sammy Lane Cox
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- L2199 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6200 I-40 W, Amarillo, TX 79106
- Phone
- (806) 354-9764
- Enumerated
- Jun 9, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 2, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (806) 355-2728
- Medicaid ID
- 149072406 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20031210000432); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Vanderbilt University School Of Medicine
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Sammy Lane Cox in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license L2199Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
9,662 Medicare Part D claims for 1,304 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.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium1,053 claims
- Eliquis862 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate738 claims
- Carvedilol604 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate456 claims
- Spironolactone450 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): 93.5 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,182.39
43 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abiomed. 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.
Bills Medicare through 3 group practices
- Bsa Hospital LLCAmarillo, TX
- Cardiology Center OF AmarilloAmarillo, TX
- Northwest Texas Healthcare System IncAmarillo, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sammy Lane Cox among 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records in Texas
Sammy Lane Cox, M.D. is one of 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Texas. 88% 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 20% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 20% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Record last updated2010 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records in Texas.
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The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ismaile Abdalla, M.D.Amarillo, TX 791061386610285
- Anthony Agostini, DOAmarillo, TX 791061245234293
- Walter Allison, M.D.Amarillo, TX 791061790775880
- Assadour Assadourian, M.D.Amarillo, TX 791061912952581
- Ronald Chaffin, M.D.Amarillo, TX 791061528057379
- Prakash Desai, M.D.Amarillo, TX 791061346231750
- Roberto Estevez, MDAmarillo, TX 791061376508424
- Jon Haddad, M.D.Amarillo, TX 791061891762787
Common questions
What is Sammy Lane Cox, M.D.'s NPI number?
Sammy Lane Cox, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659312775, issued on Jun 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sammy Lane Cox, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6200 I-40 W, Amarillo, TX, 79106. Phone: (806) 354-9764. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sammy Lane Cox, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number L2199, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Sammy Lane Cox, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sammy Lane Cox, M.D. had 9,662 Medicare Part D claims for 1,304 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Sammy Lane Cox, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.5 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.