Medicare Enrolled
Dr. Sammy Cox, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease · Amarillo, TX
Practice pattern: Remote & Electrophysiology— Practice combining remote and electrophysiology services
Low-engagement
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
Informational, not a quality rating. This page presents federal public records about Dr. Cox from CMS (NPPES, Open Payments, Medicare Provider Utilization, PECOS). It is not medical advice, an endorsement, or a judgment of clinical quality. Always consult the provider directly and a licensed clinician for medical decisions. Read methodology →
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What this data tells you about Dr. Cox
Dr. Sammy Cox is a cardiovascular disease in Amarillo, TX, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Cox performed 17,844 Medicare services across 7,665 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Cox received a total of $7,846 from 22 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 253 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in cardiovascular disease. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Cox is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
✓ 19 years in practice▲ Top 1% volume in TX$ $7,846 industry payments
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗17,844
Medicare services
Top 1% in TX for cardiovascular disease
7,665
Unique beneficiaries
$58
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · Not a quality rating · How to read this →
~939 Medicare services per year of practice
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 | 3,521 | $43 | $123 |
| Remote pacemaker/defibrillator monitoring, 90 days | 1,669 | $15 | $95 |
| Evaluation of implantable heart and blood vessel monitoring system, remote up to 30 days | 1,601 | $18 | $75 |
| Remote pacemaker monitoring, 90 days | 1,220 | $21 | $105 |
| Principal care management services for a single high-risk disease, first 30 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month | 913 | $44 | $115 |
| Interrogation device evaluation(s), (remote) up to 30 days; implantable cardiovascular physiologic monitor system, implantable loop recorder system, or subcutaneous cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote data acquisition(s), receipt of transmissions and tec | 787 | $26 | $54 |
| EKG interpretation and report | 770 | $6 | $69 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 655 | $87 | $276 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 640 | $44 | $66 |
| Remote patient monitoring management, 20 min/month | 612 | $37 | $140 |
| Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | 494 | $55 | $180 |
| Remote patient monitoring device, 30 days | 454 | $38 | $154 |
| Evaluation of single, dual, or multiple lead implantable defibrillator system, remote up to 90 days | 450 | $25 | $190 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 352 | $127 | $553 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress with concurrent ct scan | 349 | $720 | $2,607 |
| Nuclear medicine study of heart muscle blood flow by pet | 344 | $65 | $217 |
| Prothrombin time test (blood clotting) | 317 | $4 | $24 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 316 | $10 | $55 |
| Heart muscle strain imaging | 291 | $28 | $120 |
| Evaluation of cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote up to 30 days | 270 | $18 | $54 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 142 | $108 | $427 |
| Rubidium rb-82, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 60 millicuries | 135 | $164 | $210 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 119 | $129 | $542 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 111 | $147 | $597 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 103 | $92 | $282 |
| Chronic care management, additional 20 min/month | 91 | $37 | $135 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 83 | $50 | $320 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with transmission of patient triggered events with review and report by health care professional | 70 | $642 | $1,688 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 66 | $105 | $626 |
| Insertion of pacemaker and upper and lower heart chamber electrode | 63 | $385 | $1,500 |
| Programming of dual lead implantable defibrillator system | 61 | $72 | $240 |
| Evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system | 61 | $42 | $120 |
| Programming of multiple lead implantable defibrillator system | 58 | $73 | $285 |
| Programming of single lead implantable defibrillator system | 54 | $57 | $200 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 46 | $216 | $939 |
| Remote monitoring of physiologic parameters, initial set-up and patient education on use of equipment | 45 | $15 | $52 |
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 42 | $103 | $525 |
| Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | 41 | $41 | $300 |
| Evaluation of cardiac rhythm monitor system | 38 | $36 | $75 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | 38 | $155 | $500 |
| Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose | 37 | $103 | $132 |
| Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts | 30 | $87 | $525 |
| Programming of single lead pacemaker system | 25 | $51 | $150 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 24 | $60 | $197 |
| Evaluation of single, dual, or multiple lead implantable defibrillator system | 21 | $44 | $185 |
| Review by radiologist of 1 arm or leg vein of 1 arm or leg image | 19 | $85 | $328 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 19 | $11 | $1,652 |
| External shock to heart to regulate heart beat | 18 | $110 | $768 |
| Programming of multiple lead pacemaker system | 18 | $56 | $200 |
| Insertion of tube in coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 18 | $98 | $768 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 18 | $37 | $146 |
| Complete ultrasound of abdomen and pelvis artery and vein blood flow | 17 | $162 | $700 |
| Injection for x-ray imaging procedure into vein of arm or leg | 16 | $188 | $925 |
| Coronary stent placement | 16 | $445 | $1,575 |
| Principal care management services for a single high-risk disease, each additional 30 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month | 16 | $37 | $135 |
| Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | 15 | $59 | $193 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 13 | $64 | $328 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | 12 | $76 | $310 |
How to read this data: This reflects Medicare patients only (typically 65+). Payment amounts are what Medicare paid the provider, not your out-of-pocket cost. A higher procedure volume generally indicates more experience with that procedure.
26.0% high complexity
11.7% medium
62.3% routine
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗$7,846
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $1,121/year across 7 years
Top 37% in TX for cardiovascular disease
22
Companies
253
Individual payments
All payments are legal and publicly reported · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →
Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$7,613 (97.0%)
Speaking / Promotional
Speaker programs, honoraria, and industry-sponsored educational events
$233 (3.0%)
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
2024$1,182
2023$1,143
2022$967
2021$1,191
2020$801
2019$1,770
2018$792
Payments by company (2024)
Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
BIOTRONIK INC.
$2,362
ABIOMED
$2,120
Abbott Laboratories
$1,850
Medtronic, Inc.
$298
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$204
Terumo Medical Corporation
$198
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$168
PFIZER INC.
$127
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$83
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$80
Astellas Pharma US Inc
$59
Boston Scientific Corporation
$57
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$46
Cook Medical LLC
$39
Penumbra, Inc.
$38
Cardinal Health 200 LLC
$25
Cardinal Health 200, LLC
$20
ABBVIE INC.
$19
CORDIS US CORP.
$17
Chiesi USA, Inc.
$15
Amgen Inc.
$13
Philips Electronics North America Corporation
$11
Top 3 companies account for 80.7% of total payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
ABSOLUTE PRO · ADROIT · ASSURITY · Acticor · Acticor 7 VR-T DX · Allure Quadra RF CRT Pacemaker · BIOMONITOR · CAMZYOS · Confirm Rx · DIAMONDBACK CORONARY · DRAGONFLY OPSTAR · Dragonfly OCT · ELIQUIS · ENSITE PRECISION · ENTRESTO · Edora · Edora 8 DR-T · Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve · Ellipse ICD · EluNIR Radaforolimus Eluting Coronary Stent System · EnSite Precision Cardiac Mapping System · Ensite Cardiac Mapping System · FRONTRUNNER XP CTO Catheter · Fortify Assura · GALLANT · HERCULINK ELITE · IGT_D Peripheral · Impella · Indigo System · JARDIANCE · JOT DX · KENGREAL · LEXISCAN · MAVYRET · MICRA · MINI TREK · Merlin Connectivity and Remote · OMNILINK ELITE · OPTIS · Omnilink Elite vascular stent system · Optis Coronary Imaging System · Optitorque · Orsiro Mission · Perclose ProGlide suture mediated closure system · Perclose ProStyle · QUADRA ASSURA · Quadra Allure MP RF CRT Pacemkr · Quadra Assura CRT Defibrillator · Quartet CRT Lead · Repatha · Rivacor · SELECTSECURE · SUPERA · Solia · THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT · VYNDAQEL · WATCHMAN Access System · XACT · XIENCE SIERRA · XIENCE SKYPOINT · Xience Sierra Coronary Stent System · ZILVER VENA
Should you be concerned? Payments from pharmaceutical and device companies are legal and common — 57% of U.S. physicians receive at least one. They often reflect legitimate consulting, research, or education. What matters is whether a recommended drug or device appears in your doctor's payment records. If so, consider asking your doctor about it. How to interpret this data →
Most payments (97%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Equivalent to $44 per 100 Medicare services performed
Geographic Context
Cardiovascular Diseases within 10 mi
24
Per 100K population
20.6
County median income
$50,448
Nearest hospital
NORTHWEST TEXAS HOSPITAL
0.0 mi
0.0 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 remote & electrophysiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 1% in TX), and low-engagement industry engagement, with 19 years of practice experience.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Dr. Cox experienced with chronic care management, first 20 min/month?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Cox performed 3,521 chronic care management, first 20 min/month services. Research suggests that higher procedure volume is often associated with better outcomes, particularly for complex procedures. Note that Medicare data only captures patients aged 65 and older, so the total practice volume across all patients is likely higher.
Does Dr. Cox receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Cox received a total of $7,846 from 22 companies across 253 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common among physicians — 57% of all U.S. physicians receive at least one industry payment. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.
How do Dr. Cox's costs compare to other cardiovascular diseases in Amarillo?
Dr. Cox's average Medicare payment per service is $58. Note that these figures represent what Medicare pays, not your out-of-pocket cost, which depends on your specific insurance plan and deductible. Procedure-level data above shows both what was submitted and what Medicare paid for each service type.
What does Data Coverage mean?
Data Coverage (currently Very High for Dr. Cox) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A "Very High" or "High" level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating a long track record of practice, Medicare participation, and industry disclosure. A "Low" or "Moderate" level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative. Read our full methodology →
Is this data up to date?
Each data source has its own update cycle. Provider registry data (NPPES) is updated weekly. Medicare enrollment (PECOS) is updated monthly. Medicare practice data has a ~2 year lag — the most recent available is typically 2 years prior. Industry payment data (Open Payments) is published annually, usually in June, covering the prior calendar year. We display the data date prominently on each section so you always know how current it is. See our data freshness policy →
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