Dr. Eric Cox, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Cox
Dr. Eric Cox is a family medicine in Amarillo, TX, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Cox performed 5,457 Medicare services across 1,790 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Cox received a total of $6,619 from 49 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 430 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in family medicine. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Cox is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗Top procedures by volume
Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.
| Procedure | Volume | Avg. paid | Avg. submitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic care management, first 20 min/month | 1,119 | $43 | $112 |
| Allergy immunotherapy preparation | 890 | $11 | $25 |
| Allergy skin test | 784 | $3 | $12 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 745 | $78 | $259 |
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 295 | $1 | $40 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 258 | $58 | $176 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 239 | $123 | $197 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 220 | $9 | $60 |
| Ceftriaxone antibiotic injection | 116 | $0 | $45 |
| Influenza vaccine, quadrivalent, preservative free, 0.5 ml dosage | 114 | $22 | $35 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 113 | $30 | $56 |
| Dexamethasone injection (steroid) | 102 | $0 | $18 |
| Urinalysis, manual | 56 | $3 | $15 |
| Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, per 15 mg | 48 | $0 | $42 |
| Detection test by immunoassay technique for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus and influenza | 47 | $37 | $80 |
| Pneumonia vaccine administration | 43 | $29 | $56 |
| Chest X-ray, 2 views | 41 | $23 | $120 |
| Injection, lincomycin hcl, up to 300 mg | 27 | $8 | $29 |
| Pneumococcal vaccine, 23-valent | 22 | $125 | $190 |
| Complete ultrasound scan of abdomen | 21 | $56 | $283 |
| Pneumococcal vaccine, 13-valent | 21 | $253 | $322 |
| Initial preventive physical examination; face-to-face visit, services limited to new beneficiary during the first 12 months of medicare enrollment | 21 | $158 | $210 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 19 | $10 | $58 |
| Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit | 19 | $158 | $287 |
| Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 14 | $77 | $250 |
| Detection test by nucleic acid for strep (streptococcus, group a), amplified probe technique | 13 | $22 | $88 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 13 | $120 | $268 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 13 | $129 | $346 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity | 13 | $146 | $312 |
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 11 | $122 | $415 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
Payments by company (2024)
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
Most payments (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians. Total industry engagement is in the top 9% for family medicine in TX.
Geographic Context
2.5 mi
Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | Weekly updates |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | Monthly updates |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not public | N/A |
This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This measures how much public data is available about a provider — not how good they are. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Cox is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 3% in TX), and high industry engagement (low-engagement, top 9%), with 20 years of practice experience.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →
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All data on this page is sourced verbatim from public federal records published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.
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