Steven W. Cox, MD
Surgery Physician · Tyler, TX
Steven W. Cox, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Tyler, Texas, and NPI 1831188457, issued on Oct 17, 2005. Check the license (Texas K3701, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Steven W. Cox
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- K3701 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 11937 US Highway 271, Tyler, TX 75708
- Phone
- (903) 877-7777
- Enumerated
- Oct 17, 2005
- Record last updated
- Sep 19, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (903) 877-5761
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20091202000349); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Kansas School Of Med (Kc/Wich/Sal), 1992
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 11937 US Highway 271
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Verify Steven W. Cox in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license K3701Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
11 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- University OF Texas Health Science Center AT Tyler-Facilty-PhysicianTyler, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Steven W. Cox among 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas
Steven W. Cox, MD is one of 2,192 surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 90% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2004 among the 1,350 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 49% 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Texas
There are 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas.
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The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Paul Critelli, MDTyler, TX 757081831351790
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- Benjamin Kensing, MDTyler, TX 757081265016398
- Seth Bellister, M.D.Tyler, TX 757071891043956
- Warren Abrameit, MDTyler, TX 757021225013915
- Charles BeallTyler, TX 757021457321853
- Caroline Chung, MDTyler, TX 757021548830359
- John Lahourcade, M.D.Tyler, TX 757021699060400
Common questions
What is Steven W. Cox, MD's NPI number?
Steven W. Cox, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831188457, issued on Oct 17, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Steven W. Cox, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11937 US Highway 271, Tyler, TX, 75708. Phone: (903) 877-7777. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Steven W. Cox, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number K3701, 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 Steven W. Cox, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Steven W. Cox, MD had 11 Medicare Part D claims; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Steven W. Cox, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.6 of 100. 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.