William Tanner Cox, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Jackson, MS
William Tanner Cox, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Jackson, Mississippi, and NPI 1285211516, issued on Mar 24, 2021. Check the license (Mississippi 36642, as entered in NPPES) on the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William Tanner Cox
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 36642 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1325 E Fortification St, Jackson, MS 39202
- Phone
- (601) 354-4488
- Enumerated
- Mar 24, 2021
- Record last updated
- Jul 20, 2026
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1325 E Fortification St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify William Tanner Cox in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMississippi State Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 36642Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
29 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 12 claims were for opioids.
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: $828.61
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Mississippi
There are 197 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Mississippi.
Other orthopaedic surgery physician records in Mississippi
- Jeff Almand, MDJackson, MS1548217904
- Chad Altmyer, MDTupelo, MS1952494718
- Humberto Aparicio, MDJackson, MS1982457222
- Austin Atkins, MDJackson, MS1831776558
- Justin Badon, MDHattiesburg, MS1831686328
- Donald Baker, M.D.Jackson, MS1457513202
- Jennifer Barr, MDJackson, MS1356545677
- Austin Barrett, M.D.Jackson, MS1770781338
- Gene Barrett, MDJackson, MS1386632552
- Mark Barron, M.D.Hattiesburg, MS1255576377
Common questions
What is William Tanner Cox, MD's NPI number?
William Tanner Cox, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285211516, issued on Mar 24, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William Tanner Cox, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1325 E Fortification St, Jackson, MS, 39202. Phone: (601) 354-4488. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William Tanner Cox, MD's license?
NPPES lists Mississippi license number 36642, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure at https://www.msbml.ms.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does William Tanner Cox, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William Tanner Cox, MD had 29 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.