Dr. Craig A. Cox, MD

  • Irvine, CA
  • Radiation oncologist
NPI1134172398PAC ID1153308648
Medicare services, 2024
4,358
Medicare patients, 2024
471
Part D claims, 2024
118
Publications
6
MIPS score, 2024
92
Practice address
16105 Sand Canyon Ave, Irvine, CA 92618
Practice phone
Call (949) 764-5528
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Primary practice

Newport Coast Radiation Oncology Medical Group, Inc

Irvine, California

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Dr. Craig A. Cox is a radiation oncologist in Irvine, California

Dr. Cox practices at Newport Coast Radiation Oncology Medical Group, Inc in Irvine, California.

Dr. Cox's NPI, 1134172398, was assigned on May 18, 2006. Dr. Cox graduated from UNR Med in 1983. Dr. Cox's California license number on file is G53677.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
1153308648
NPI enumeration date
May 18, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(949) 764-5528
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
69
Medical school graduation
1983

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Craig A. Cox practices at Newport Coast Radiation Oncology Medical Group, Inc in Irvine, California

Dr. Cox's primary practice is Newport Coast Radiation Oncology Medical Group, Inc, at 16105 Sand Canyon Ave, Irvine, CA 92618 in Orange County. The practice phone is (949) 764-5528.

  • Newport Coast Radiation Oncology Medical Group, Inc
    16105 Sand Canyon Ave, Irvine, CA 92618 · Orange CountyPhone(949) 764-5528

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Craig A. Cox is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Cox's primary practice is Newport Coast Radiation Oncology Medical Group, Inc in Irvine, California. Dr. Cox is also affiliated with UCI Health - Orange. The medical group on file is Newport Coast Radiation Oncology Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Cox to 1 more hospital and 1 other site, each named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Craig A. Cox's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Cox practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Newport Coast Radiation Oncology Medical Group, IncAvailable with a free account
+3 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Craig A. Cox is one of 685 radiation oncologists in California

Radiation oncology is Dr. Cox's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2085R0001X. Dr. Cox is board certified in radiation oncology by the American Board of Radiology. Dr. Cox has a license on file in California.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Radiation oncology, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense G53677 · 1984 to 2025 · taxonomy 2085R0001X

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists bone cancer radiation, brain cancer radiation, brain tumor radiation, breast cancer radiation, colorectal cancer radiation, head & neck cancer radiation, lung cancer radiation and prostate cancer radiation among the conditions Dr. Cox treats.

Radiation oncologists near Dr. Cox

Counts of radiation oncologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

685radiation oncologists in California
5radiation oncologists in Irvine

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Craig A. Cox billed Medicare for 4,358 services in 2024

CMS data shows 4,358 Medicare services from Dr. Cox across 17 procedure codes in 2024, for 471 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $309,210 for them.

Medicare services, 20244,358
Medicare patients471
Paid by Medicare$309,210
Procedure codes17

Dr. Cox's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Imaging
2023: 3,5692024: 3,8568%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 3962024: 47219%
Surgery
2023: 332024: 309%

Where Dr. Cox's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office140%
  • In a facility4,344100%

Dr. Cox compared with the California median for radiation oncologists, 2024

  • Dr. Cox
  • California median
Medicare services
4,358vs 1,4443.0 times
Medicare patients
471vs 1642.9 times
Part D claims
98vs 323.1 times

Medians across 633 radiation oncologists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Cox's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Craig A. Cox treated 471 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76

CMS counts 471 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cox in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 212 patients. 75% of them have cancer, and 75% have high blood pressure. 6% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.60, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Cox's median patient age at 75, with 24% women.

Medicare patients, 2024471
Average age76
Average risk score1.60
Also on Medicaid6%

Dr. Cox's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Cox's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women13629%
  • Men33571%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Cox's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. Cancer75%
  2. High blood pressure75%
  3. High cholesterol75%
  4. Arthritis47%
  5. Ischemic heart disease33%
  6. Diabetes25%
  7. Atrial fibrillation23%
  8. Chronic kidney disease23%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Cox's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 75

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women24%
  • Men75%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Craig A. Cox wrote 118 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Cox wrote 118 Medicare Part D claims for 62 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 98 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $385 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 67 claims across 2 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024118
Drugs named by CMS2
Total drug cost$385
Part D patients62

Dr. Cox's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Cox's Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics36%43 of 118 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 672024: 9846%

Drugs named by CMS: 2 in 2024, 2 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Craig A. Cox scored 92 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 92 out of 100 for Dr. Cox for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Cox accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Cox as offering telehealth.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Dr. Cox's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 92of 100Final score
  • 83.2of 100Quality
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026

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Dr. Craig A. Cox has 6 publications on record

Dmand AI links 6 papers to Dr. Cox, published from 2008 to 2022. 2011 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Prostatic Neoplasms. Dr. Cox has published most often in Clin Neurol Neurosurg. Dr. Cox's most frequent co-authors are Peter Vun Chen, MD, Jeffrey C. Bassett, MD, MPH and Robert O. Dillman, MD, FACP.

Papers6
Years published2008 to 2022

Dr. Cox's papers by year, 2008 to 2022

Topics Dr. Cox writes about most

  • Prostatic Neoplasms

Dr. Cox's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Cox

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Craig A. Cox received $321 in industry payments from 2016 to 2024

CMS Open Payments shows 9 general payments to Dr. Cox from 8 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2024. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Boston Scientific Corporation paid the most, $142.

General payments to Dr. Cox by program year, 2016 to 2024

Companies that paid Dr. Cox the most, 2016 to 2024

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Craig A. Cox graduated from UNR Med

Dr. Cox graduated from UNR Med in 1983.

  1. Medical schoolUNR Med
  2. Board certified in radiation oncologyAmerican Board of Radiology

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Craig A. Cox accepts plans from 7 insurance carriers

Dr. Cox is in network with 7 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • HCSC
  • Humana
  • Regence Health Plans
  • CMS Medicare

Plan types Dr. Cox accepts, by number of carriers

  1. Medicare7
  2. PPO6
  3. EPO1
  4. HMO1
  5. POS1

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Craig A. Cox's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Craig A. Cox's NPI number?

Dr. Craig A. Cox's NPI number is 1134172398. It was assigned on May 18, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Craig A. Cox?

Dr. Craig A. Cox is a radiation oncologist in Irvine, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Radiation Oncology Physician (taxonomy code 2085R0001X).

Where does Dr. Craig A. Cox practice?

Dr. Cox practices at 16105 Sand Canyon Ave, Irvine, CA 92618. Dr. Cox's primary practice is Newport Coast Radiation Oncology Medical Group, Inc in Irvine, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Cox to 1 hospital and 1 other site.

What is Dr. Craig A. Cox's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Cox is (949) 764-5528.

What is Dr. Craig A. Cox's medical license number?

Dr. Cox's California license number on file is G53677.

Which hospitals is Dr. Craig A. Cox affiliated with?

Dr. Cox is affiliated with UCI Health - Orange. Dmand AI links Dr. Cox to 1 more hospital.

What medical group is Dr. Craig A. Cox part of?

Dr. Cox is linked to Newport Coast Radiation Oncology Medical Group.

Does Dr. Craig A. Cox accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Cox billed Medicare for 4,358 services in 2024, and Dr. Cox accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Craig A. Cox offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Cox as offering telehealth services.

What is Dr. Craig A. Cox's MIPS score?

Dr. Cox's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 92 out of 100, reported individually.

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Craig A. Cox see?

CMS counts 471 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cox in 2024, with an average age of 76.

Is Dr. Craig A. Cox board certified?

Yes. Dr. Cox is board certified in radiation oncology by the American Board of Radiology.

What services does Dr. Craig A. Cox bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Cox's most billed Medicare services were radiation oncology (77300), radiation oncology (77014) and radiation oncology (77427).

Where did Dr. Craig A. Cox go to medical school?

Dr. Cox graduated from UNR Med in 1983.

What drugs does Dr. Craig A. Cox prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Cox's most prescribed drugs by claims were Tamsulosin HCl and Ciprofloxacin HCl.

Has Dr. Craig A. Cox received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $321 in general payments to Dr. Cox from 8 companies from 2016 to 2024. The largest total came from Boston Scientific Corporation.

How long has Dr. Craig A. Cox been practicing?

Dr. Cox graduated from medical school in 1983, 43 years ago.

Does Dr. Craig A. Cox do research?

Dmand AI links 6 publications to Dr. Cox, published from 2008 to 2022.

Who does Dr. Craig A. Cox publish with?

Dr. Cox's most frequent co-authors are Peter Vun Chen, MD (3 shared papers), Jeffrey C. Bassett, MD, MPH (2 shared papers) and Robert O. Dillman, MD, FACP (2 shared papers).

What insurance does Dr. Craig A. Cox accept?

Dr. Cox is in network with 7 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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