Dr. Mitchell Wayne Cox , MD
Surgery - Vascular Surgery • Galveston, TX
1005 Harborside Drive, 5th Floor
Galveston, TX 77555
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Dr. Mitchell Cox is listed in NPPES under Surgery - Vascular Surgery.
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NPI assigned on November 6, 2006; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 256 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 99213 — Established patient outpatient office visit: 84 service units.
- 99204 — New patient outpatient office visit: 32 service units.
- 99214 — Established patient outpatient office visit: 32 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPT® only copyright 2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2024). CPT notice
See all 10 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 14 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2023.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2023. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2023:
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen (Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen) — 14 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2023. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See the full table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Fewer Medicare Part B services than 75% of clinicians listed under Surgery - Vascular Surgery in Texas (2024, 255 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 634. Middle half: 295 to 1,123.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 761 in 2020 to 256 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
1005 Harborside Drive
5th Floor
Galveston, TX 77555
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
NPPES lists 1 additional practice-address record in Bethesda, MD. See the list
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Utmb Faculty Group Practice. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, CMS release of October 2, 2026.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, CMS release of October 2, 2026
Case Western University School Of Dental Medicine
1996
What Public CMS Data Show
Surgery - Vascular Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
219 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $20,730 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $15,461 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
14 standardized 30-day fills in 2023
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$119 in 2023
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2023, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2023.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $3,500.59 across 49 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $3,254.59 across 48 records.
- Travel and Lodging: $246.00 across 1 record.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 20)
- Cook Medical LLC: $623.00 across 13 records.
- Surmodics, Inc.: $406.94 across 7 records.
- Philips North America LLC: $330.83 across 2 records.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
30 years (graduated 1996)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 1996 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, CMS release of October 2, 2026.
NPI first issued
2006
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS release of October 2, 2026; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS release of October 2, 2026.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Cox has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Cox as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Galveston and Texas
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 75% of clinicians listed under Surgery - Vascular Surgery in Texas (2024, 255 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 634. Middle half: 295 to 1,123.
Too few clinicians listed under Surgery - Vascular Surgery in Galveston have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare-allowed amount
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 80% of clinicians listed under Surgery - Vascular Surgery in Texas (2024, 255 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $87,951. Middle half: $28,906 to $171,207.
Too few clinicians listed under Surgery - Vascular Surgery in Galveston have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Paid by Medicare
A lower Medicare payment amount than 80% of clinicians listed under Surgery - Vascular Surgery in Texas (2024, 255 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $67,886. Middle half: $22,061 to $132,402.
Too few clinicians listed under Surgery - Vascular Surgery in Galveston have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare Part D
Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Dr. Cox are from 2023.
13 active clinicians are listed under Surgery - Vascular Surgery with a practice address in Galveston, TX (374 in Texas).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Galveston
7.7% of these 13 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
38.5% of these 13 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services decreased 66% from 761 in 2020 to 256 in 2024.
- 2020: 761
- 2021: 706
- 2022: 506
- 2023: 511
- 2024: 256
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 82% from $113,194 in 2020 to $20,730 in 2024.
- 2020: $113,194
- 2021: $100,640
- 2022: $24,403
- 2023: $26,945
- 2024: $20,730
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 82% from $84,861 in 2020 to $15,461 in 2024.
- 2020: $84,861
- 2021: $77,211
- 2022: $19,073
- 2023: $20,567
- 2024: $15,461
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions decreased 39% from 23 in 2014 to 14 in 2023.
- 2014: 23
- 2015: 45
- 2016: 36
- 2017: 25
- 2023: 14
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30-day fills
30-day fills decreased 39% from 23 in 2014 to 14 in 2023.
- 2014: 23
- 2015: 63
- 2016: 48
- 2017: 41
- 2023: 14
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost went from $269 in 2014 to $119 in 2023.
- 2014: $269
- 2015: $525
- 2016: $441
- 2017: $272
- 2023: $119
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) increased 205% from $1,146.80 in 2021 to $3,500.59 in 2025.
- 2021: $1,146.80
- 2022: $1,989.87
- 2023: $3,295.09
- 2024: $4,047.76
- 2025: $3,500.59
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2023), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS release of October 2, 2026, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2025): 49 records totaling $3,500.59.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Philips North America LLC |
Travel and Lodging
Cash or cash equivalent
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Azurion 7 M20 | General | $246.00 |
| CVRx, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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Barostim Neo System | General | $212.67 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System | General | $174.70 |
| Cook Medical LLC |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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ZENITH SPIRAL-Z | General | $161.79 |
| Acera Surgical, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Restrata Wound Matrix | General | $155.72 |
| Cagent Vascular INC |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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Serrantor | General | $146.93 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ENDURANT IIS | General | $146.65 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ENDURANT IIS | General | $141.56 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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GORE VIABAHN VBX Balloon Expandable Endo | General | $139.46 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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General - Therapies | General | $133.10 |
| Cook Medical LLC |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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ICAST COVERED STENT SYSTEM, 6MMX22MMX120CM | General | $129.83 |
| Surmodics, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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Sublime 014 Rx PTA Balloon Dilatation Catheter | General | $122.34 |
| Surmodics, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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Sublime 014 Rx PTA Balloon Dilatation Catheter | General | $112.90 |
| Shockwave Medical, Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter | General | $106.52 |
| Penumbra, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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RUBY Coil | General | $104.55 |
| Terumo Medical Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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AZUR CX DETACHABLE | General | $104.23 |
| Cook Medical LLC |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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COOK | General | $90.90 |
| Shockwave Medical, Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter | General | $85.54 |
| Philips North America LLC |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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Azurion 7 M20 | General | $84.83 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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GORE VIABAHN VBX Balloon Expandable Endo | General | $75.02 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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GORE TAG Conformable Thoracic Endoprosthesis | General | $63.98 |
| Cook Medical LLC |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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ZENITH SPIRAL-Z | General | $63.20 |
| Bolton Medical Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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GELWEAVE | General | $57.19 |
| Surmodics, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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Sublime 014 Rx PTA Balloon Dilatation Catheter | General | $49.76 |
| Stryker Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S | General | $47.45 |
(top 25 shown)
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
CPT® is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. CPT codes, descriptions and other data only are copyright 2016–2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Applicable FARS/HHSARS apply. Descriptions of CPT codes are the AMA's CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors as published by CMS in the Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service data, 2017–2024; they are plain-language summaries, not for clinical coding or documentation. HCPCS Level II codes and descriptions are from CMS. Fee schedules, relative value units, conversion factors and/or related components are not assigned by the AMA, are not part of CPT, and the AMA is not recommending their use. The AMA does not directly or indirectly practice medicine or dispense medical services. The AMA assumes no liability for data contained or not contained herein.
| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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84 | 64 | $197.10 | $65.42 |
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99204
New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more
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32 | 32 | $446.22 | $130.86 |
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99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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32 | 28 | $290.72 | $96.04 |
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99222
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes
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26 | 26 | $344.12 | $128.84 |
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75710
Review by radiologist of arm or leg artery image
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15 | 14 | $167.67 | $81.25 |
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93970
Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers
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15 | 15 | $88.00 | $31.78 |
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99203
New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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14 | 14 | $291.43 | $81.93 |
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99232
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes
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14 | 11 | $200.00 | $77.89 |
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93880
Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow
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12 | 12 | $80.25 | $37.16 |
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93971
Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers
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12 | 12 | $55.00 | $20.41 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2023.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 14 | 72 | $118.95 | 12 |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2023; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2022-09-08NUCC Taxonomy Code: 2086S0129X
A surgeon with expertise in the management of surgical disorders of the blood vessels, excluding the intracranial vessels or the heart.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 174400000X
An individual educated and trained in an applied knowledge discipline used in the performance of work at a level requiring knowledge and skills beyond or apart from that provided by a general education or liberal arts degree.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X
A general surgeon has expertise related to the diagnosis - preoperative, operative and postoperative management - and management of complications of surgical conditions in the following areas: alimentary tract; abdomen; breast, skin and soft tissue; endocrine system; head and neck surgery; pediatric surgery; surgical critical care; surgical oncology; trauma and burns; and vascular surgery. General surgeons increasingly provide care through the use of minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques. Many general surgeons also possess expertise in transplantation surgery, plastic surgery and cardiothoracic surgery.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 2086S0129X
A surgeon with expertise in the management of surgical disorders of the blood vessels, excluding the intracranial vessels or the heart.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - VASCULAR SURGERY
I20090326000461
NC
6305930165
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, CMS release of October 2, 2026
Utmb Faculty Group Practice
1005 Harborside Dr Fl, Galveston, TX 775550001
Phone: 4097726781
Secondary Practice Locations
8600 Old Georgetown Rd
Bethesda, MD 208141422
Phone: 3018966762
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Surgery - Vascular Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Nurse Practitioner - Gerontology
Master of Science in Nursing, Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, ACNPCAG
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 1005 HARBORSIDE DRIVE, 5TH FLOOR, GALVESTON, TX 77555 (Tel: 4097726787)
Registered at PO BOX 650859, DEPT 710, DALLAS, TX 752650859 (Tel: 4092665992)
Additional practice office at 8600 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD 208141422
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 8600 OLD GEORGETOWN RD, BETHESDA, MD 208141422 (Tel: 3018966762)
Registered at 5908 RAMSGATE ROAD, ROCKVILLE, MD 20816 (Tel: 3019843700)
Recorded as MITCHELL COX, M.D.
Specialist (license number reported to NPPES: MD D0061353)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Surgery - Vascular Surgery Specialists in Galveston
- Dr. Junji Tsukagoshi, MD
- Dr. Christine Shokrzadeh, MD
- Dr. Omar Sahibzada, MD
- Annie Cherner
- Dr. Ruth Bush, MD
- Dr. Nikita Tihonov, MD
Mailing Address
Po Box 650859, Dept 710
Dallas, TX 752650859
Phone: 4092665992