Dr. Robert Paul Cope, DO

  • Durham, NC
  • Orthopedic surgeon
NPI1316473424PAC ID6305115296
Medicare services, 2024
703
Medicare patients, 2024
223
Part D claims, 2024
927
Publications
2
Hospital affiliations
3
Practice address
120 William Penn Plz, Durham, NC 27704
Practice phone
Call (919) 220-5255
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Primary practice

EmergeOrtho - Durham location

Urgent Care Center · Durham, North Carolina

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Dr. Robert Paul Cope is an orthopedic surgeon in Durham, North Carolina

Dr. Cope practices at EmergeOrtho - Durham location in Durham, North Carolina.

Dr. Cope's NPI, 1316473424, was assigned on May 10, 2017. Dr. Cope graduated from Edward Via Col of Osteo Medicine-Carolinas Campus in 2017. Dr. Cope holds North Carolina license 2023-00638.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
6305115296
NPI enumeration date
May 10, 2017
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(919) 220-5255
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
35
Medical school graduation
2017

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

Dr. Robert Paul Cope practices at EmergeOrtho - Durham location in Durham, North Carolina

Dr. Cope's primary practice is EmergeOrtho - Durham location, at 120 William Penn Plz, Durham, NC 27704. The practice phone is (919) 220-5255.

  • EmergeOrtho - Durham location
    120 William Penn Plz, Durham, NC 27704Phone(919) 220-5255

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Dr. Robert Paul Cope is affiliated with 7 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Cope's primary practice is EmergeOrtho - Durham location in Durham, North Carolina. Dr. Cope is also affiliated with Frye Regional Medical Center. The medical group on file is EmergeOrtho. Dmand AI also links Dr. Cope to 2 more hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics, 1 home health agency and 1 medical group, each named with a free account. Dr. Cope's employer is on file too: an urgent care center.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Robert Paul Cope's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Cope practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
EmergeOrtho - Durham locationAvailable with a free account
+6 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Robert Paul Cope is one of 809 orthopedic surgeons in North Carolina

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Cope's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Cope's licenses on file in 3 states: North Carolina, Michigan and Pennsylvania.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Orthopaedic surgery, North CarolinaPrimaryLicense 2023-00638 · taxonomy 207X00000X
  • Michigan licenseLicense 5101023005
  • Pennsylvania licenseLicense OS022280

Orthopedic surgeons near Dr. Cope

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Dr. Robert Paul Cope billed Medicare for 703 services in 2024

CMS data shows 703 Medicare services from Dr. Cope across 14 procedure codes in 2024, for 223 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $37,408 for them.

Medicare services, 2024703
Medicare patients223
Paid by Medicare$37,408
Procedure codes14

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 822024: 356334%
Imaging
2023: 252024: 201704%
Drugs given in the office
2023: 02024: 130
Tests and treatments
2023: 02024: 16
Surgery
2023: 122024: 0100%

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

  • In an office68097%
  • In a facility233%

Dr. Cope compared with the North Carolina median for orthopedic surgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Cope
  • North Carolina median
Medicare services
703vs 99629% below
Medicare patients
223vs 2417% below
Part D claims
884vs 1575.6 times

Medians across 792 orthopedic surgeons in North Carolina with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Cope'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. Robert Paul Cope treated 223 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75

CMS counts 223 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cope in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 87 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 14% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.31, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Cope's median patient age at 69, with 60% women.

Medicare patients, 2024223
Average age75
Average risk score1.31
Also on Medicaid14%

Dr. Cope's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Cope's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women13761%
  • Men8639%

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

  1. Arthritis75%
  2. High blood pressure75%
  3. High cholesterol73%
  4. Mood disorders35%
  5. Anxiety34%
  6. Depression33%
  7. Diabetes27%
  8. Chronic kidney disease26%

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

Dr. Cope's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 69

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women60%
  • Men39%

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

Dr. Robert Paul Cope wrote 927 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Cope wrote 927 Medicare Part D claims for 312 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 884 of them, across 12 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $6,577 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 141 claims across 4 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024927
Drugs named by CMS12
Total drug cost$6,577
Part D patients312

Dr. Cope's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic924 claims100%
  • Brand-name and other3 claims0%

Dr. Cope'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. Cope's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids24%225 of 927 claims
  • Antibiotics1%12 of 927 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: 1412024: 884527%

Drugs named by CMS: 12 in 2024, 4 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. Robert Paul Cope ranks in the 57th percentile for spinal fusion in Medicare

Dr. Cope accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 53 procedures of spinal fusion by Dr. Cope, more than 57% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Where Dr. Cope ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Spinal fusion
57th percentile53 procedures
Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones)
54th percentile24 procedures

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Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Robert Paul Cope has 2 publications on record

Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Cope, published from 2013 to 2014. The most frequent topics are Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip, Hip Joint and Joint Diseases. Dr. Cope has published most often in J Arthroplasty. Dr. Cope's most frequent co-authors are Thomas Keith Fehring, MD, Tharun Karthikeyan, MD and Brent A. Lanting, MD.

Papers2
Years published2013 to 2014

Topics Dr. Cope writes about most

  • Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip
  • Hip Joint
  • Joint Diseases

Dr. Cope's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Cope

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

Dr. Robert Paul Cope received $13,546 in industry payments from 2017 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 131 general payments to Dr. Cope from 28 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 47% of the total. Globus Medical, Inc. paid the most, $3,638.

General payments to Dr. Cope by program year, 2017 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Cope by kind, 2017 to 2025

$13.5Kin total
  • Travel and lodging$6,35347%
  • Food and beverage$4,68635%
  • Education$1,42911%
  • Grants$1,0788%

Companies that paid Dr. Cope the most, 2017 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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

Dr. Robert Paul Cope graduated from Edward Via Col of Osteo Medicine-Carolinas Campus

Dr. Cope graduated from Edward Via Col of Osteo Medicine-Carolinas Campus in 2017.

  1. Medical schoolEdward Via Col of Osteo Medicine-Carolinas Campus

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Robert Paul Cope'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 phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand 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)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (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
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Robert Paul Cope's NPI number?

Dr. Robert Paul Cope's NPI number is 1316473424. It was assigned on May 10, 2017, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Robert Paul Cope?

Dr. Robert Paul Cope is an orthopedic surgeon in Durham, North Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207X00000X).

Where does Dr. Robert Paul Cope practice?

Dr. Cope practices at 120 William Penn Plz, Durham, NC 27704. Dr. Cope's primary practice is EmergeOrtho - Durham location in Durham, North Carolina. Dmand AI also links Dr. Cope to 2 hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics, 1 home health agency and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Robert Paul Cope's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Cope is (919) 220-5255.

What is Dr. Robert Paul Cope's medical license number?

Dr. Cope holds North Carolina license 2023-00638, one of the licenses on file in 3 states.

Which states has Dr. Robert Paul Cope been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Cope in North Carolina, Michigan and Pennsylvania.

Which hospitals is Dr. Robert Paul Cope affiliated with?

Dr. Cope is affiliated with Frye Regional Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Cope to 2 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Robert Paul Cope part of?

Dr. Cope is linked to EmergeOrtho. Dmand AI links Dr. Cope to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Robert Paul Cope accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Cope billed Medicare for 703 services in 2024, and Dr. Cope accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Robert Paul Cope see?

CMS counts 223 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cope in 2024, with an average age of 75.

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What services does Dr. Robert Paul Cope bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Cope's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), office visit, established patient (99213) and diagnostic imaging (72110).

Where did Dr. Robert Paul Cope go to medical school?

Dr. Cope graduated from Edward Via Col of Osteo Medicine-Carolinas Campus in 2017.

What drugs does Dr. Robert Paul Cope prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Cope's most prescribed drugs by claims were Meloxicam, Methylprednisolone and Oxycodone-Acetaminophen.

Has Dr. Robert Paul Cope received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $13,546 in general payments to Dr. Cope from 28 companies from 2017 to 2025. The largest total came from Globus Medical, Inc.

How long has Dr. Robert Paul Cope been practicing?

Dr. Cope graduated from medical school in 2017, 9 years ago.

Does Dr. Robert Paul Cope do research?

Dmand AI links 2 publications to Dr. Cope, published from 2013 to 2014.

Who does Dr. Robert Paul Cope publish with?

Dr. Cope's most frequent co-authors are Thomas Keith Fehring, MD (1 shared paper), Tharun Karthikeyan, MD (1 shared paper) and Brent A. Lanting, MD (1 shared paper).

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