Tamera Beam Cox, MD
Surgery Physician · Shelby, NC
Tamera Beam Cox, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Shelby, North Carolina, and NPI 1538452610, issued on May 23, 2011. Check the license (North Carolina 2016-02573, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tamera Beam Cox
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 2016-02573 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 200 W Grover St, Shelby, NC 28150
- Phone
- (704) 487-8591
- Enumerated
- May 23, 2011
- Record last updated
- Jul 15, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170825002158); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of South Carolina School Of Medicine, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest surgery physician records → All 1,170 in North Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 200 W Grover St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Michael Barringer, MDSurgery Physician1225016876
- Jiselle Bock, MDSurgical Critical Care Physician1730449273
- Emily DrummondSurgical Physician Assistant1972391738
- Amanda Eckenrode, MDSurgery Physician1639464720
- Wendy England, NPNurse Practitioner1255683405
- Harry Hobson, MDSurgery Physician1437137080
Verify Tamera Beam Cox in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2016-02573Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
7% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
158 Medicare Part D claims for 88 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 71 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen36 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl26 claims
- Gabapentin21 claims
- Methocarbamol17 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 95.4 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $407.10
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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 one group practice
- Carolinas Physicians Network IncShelby, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Tamera Beam Cox among 1,170 surgery physician records in North Carolina
Tamera Beam Cox, MD is one of 1,170 surgery physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 68% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 68% of these records are older, 28% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2004 among the 773 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 48% 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
10 surgery physician records list a practice address in Shelby
They are 10 of the 924 NPPES records with a practice address in Shelby, and 1,170 surgery physician records in North Carolina.
All 1,170 in North Carolina → Every provider in Shelby → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Barringer, MDShelby, NC 281501225016876
- Amanda Eckenrode, MDShelby, NC 281501639464720
- Harry Hobson, MDShelby, NC 281501437137080
- Robert Laney, MDShelby, NC 281501699753251
- Sean Maloney, MDShelby, NC 281501215399647
- James Potts, MDShelby, NC 281501295781136
- Andrew Taylor, MDShelby, NC 281501639157290
- Stephen Von, MDShelby, NC 281501508185604
Common questions
What is Tamera Beam Cox, MD's NPI number?
Tamera Beam Cox, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538452610, issued on May 23, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tamera Beam Cox, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 W Grover St, Shelby, NC, 28150. Phone: (704) 487-8591. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tamera Beam Cox, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2016-02573, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Tamera Beam Cox, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tamera Beam Cox, MD had 158 Medicare Part D claims for 88 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Tamera Beam Cox, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.4 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.