Total Payments
$52,309
2024 Payments
$17,827
Companies
3
Transactions
107
Medicare Patients
559
Medicare Billing
$56,037
Payment Breakdown by Category
Education$40,029 (76.5%)
Food & Beverage$4,865 (9.3%)
Travel$4,864 (9.3%)
Other$2,500 (4.8%)
Gifts$50.59 (0.1%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | $40,029 | 14 | 76.5% |
| Food and Beverage | $4,865 | 63 | 9.3% |
| Travel and Lodging | $4,864 | 26 | 9.3% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $2,500 | 2 | 4.8% |
| Gift | $50.59 | 2 | 0.1% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | $51,258 | 96 | $0 (2024) |
| Covidien LP | $694.87 | 8 | $0 (2019) |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | $356.42 | 3 | $0 (2022) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $17,827 | 12 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. ($17,827) |
| 2023 | $8,522 | 20 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($8,522) |
| 2022 | $9,573 | 28 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($9,217) |
| 2021 | $15,309 | 34 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($15,309) |
| 2020 | $382.79 | 5 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($382.79) |
| 2019 | $89.07 | 1 | Covidien LP ($89.07) |
| 2018 | $605.80 | 7 | Covidien LP ($605.80) |
All Payment Transactions
107 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 5
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/27/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/27/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/27/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $150.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/27/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $150.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/03/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $187.94 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 11/27/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $6.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 08/02/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 08/02/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $150.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 07/30/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 07/30/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $150.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 07/16/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $32.98 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 06/26/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 10/28/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $1,437.51 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 10/28/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Gift | In-kind items and services | $34.34 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 10/27/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $19.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 10/23/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $148.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 10/23/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $34.32 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 10/23/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $19.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 09/15/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $19.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 07/28/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | DA VINCI SP (Device) | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,500.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 07/04/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $89.95 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 06/20/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.29 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 05/30/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $139.75 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 05/30/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.39 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 05/30/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.12 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 | 142 | 153 | $62,711 | $15,207 |
| 2022 | 3 | 108 | 117 | $30,975 | $8,538 |
| 2021 | 5 | 151 | 173 | $46,187 | $13,076 |
| 2020 | 6 | 158 | 167 | $78,812 | $19,216 |
Total Patients
559
Total Services
610
Medicare Billing
$56,037
Procedure Codes
20
All Medicare Procedures & Services
20 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47562 | Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $25,432 | $5,176 | 20.4% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 55 | 55 | $15,840 | $3,703 | 23.4% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 33 | 38 | $7,638 | $2,449 | 32.1% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $5,984 | $1,580 | 26.4% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 13 | 14 | $4,074 | $1,156 | 28.4% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 19 | $3,743 | $1,142 | 30.5% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 64 | 64 | $18,432 | $4,571 | 24.8% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 26 | 32 | $6,432 | $2,092 | 32.5% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 18 | 21 | $6,111 | $1,874 | 30.7% |
| 99203 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 30-44 minutes | Office | 2021 | 66 | 66 | $19,008 | $4,965 | 26.1% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 32 | 40 | $8,040 | $2,667 | 33.2% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 24 | 24 | $8,976 | $2,535 | 28.2% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 16 | 18 | $5,238 | $1,512 | 28.9% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 13 | 25 | $4,925 | $1,397 | 28.4% |
| 47562 | Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope | Facility | 2020 | 15 | 15 | $37,200 | $7,807 | 21.0% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes | Office | 2020 | 61 | 61 | $17,626 | $4,616 | 26.2% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 31 | 31 | $10,544 | $3,241 | 30.7% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes | Office | 2020 | 23 | 30 | $6,336 | $1,643 | 25.9% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes | Office | 2020 | 14 | 14 | $4,124 | $1,048 | 25.4% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 14 | 16 | $2,982 | $861.04 | 28.9% |
About Dr. Montgomery Cox, M.D
Dr. Montgomery Cox, M.D is a Surgery healthcare provider based in Hickory, North Carolina. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 04/10/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1720041767.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Montgomery Cox, M.D has received a total of $52,309 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $17,827 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 107 transactions from 3 companies. The most common payment nature is "Education" ($40,029).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Cox has provided services to 559 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 610 services with total Medicare billing of $56,037. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 20 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Surgery
- Other Specialties Surgical Oncology, Vascular Surgery
- Location Hickory, NC
- Active Since 04/10/2006
- Last Updated 12/03/2019
- Taxonomy Code 208600000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1720041767
Products in Payments
- Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) $46,758
- DAVINCI XI (Device) $3,000
- DA VINCI SP (Device) $1,500
- Sonicision (Device) $499.41
- GORE SYNECOR Biomaterial (Device) $356.42
- Endo GIA (Device) $94.42
Data Sources
Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.
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