Valerie K. Cox, OD
Optometrist · Pinehurst, NC
Valerie K. Cox, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Pinehurst, North Carolina, and NPI 1568402543, issued on Jun 7, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 1246, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Valerie K. Cox
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 1246 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 160 Fox Hollow, Pinehurst, NC 28374
- Phone
- (910) 692-3937
- Enumerated
- Jun 7, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 25, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (910) 692-5908
- Medicaid ID
- 8909083 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190812001037); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 1,480 in North Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 160 Fox Hollow
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- William Athans, ODOptometrist1417902156
- Lorance Bumgarner, ODOptometrist1578590360
Verify Valerie K. Cox in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 1246Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
28 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 43% of 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: $100.17
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 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
- Myeyedr Optometry OF North Carolina PLLCCharlotte, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Valerie K. Cox among 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina
Valerie K. Cox, OD is one of 1,480 optometrist records with a practice address in North Carolina. 80% 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 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2006 among the 1,060 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in North Carolina
There are 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina.
All 1,480 in North Carolina → Every provider in Pinehurst → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- William Athans, ODPinehurst, NC 283741417902156
- Lorance Bumgarner, ODPinehurst, NC 283741578590360
- Michele Keel, ODPinehurst, NC 283741821065418
- Ron Faircloth, ODRaeford, NC 283761588711717
- Charles Inman, ODRaeford, NC 283761124197082
- Sandra Locklear, ODPembroke, NC 283721760590186
- Ralph Hendrix, ODRed Springs, NC 283771568528321
- Alonzo Covington, O.D.Rockingham, NC 283791861472334
Common questions
What is Valerie K. Cox, OD's NPI number?
Valerie K. Cox, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568402543, issued on Jun 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Valerie K. Cox, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 160 Fox Hollow, Pinehurst, NC, 28374. Phone: (910) 692-3937. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Valerie K. Cox, OD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 1246, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Valerie K. Cox, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Valerie K. Cox, OD had 28 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. 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.