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Axel Cooper, M.D.

NPI 1134549637ActiveIndividual· Surgery· Winston Salem, NC

Surgery (M.D.) in Winston Salem, North Carolina, trained at University of Virginia School of Medicine (class of 2014). Mostly services rather than prescriptions: Medicare paid $19,453 for 79 patients in 2024, with only 32 Part D claims. Boston Scientific Corporation reported $129.08 in payments in 2025, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI1134549637
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialM.D.
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedApr 23, 2014
Last updated in NPPESFeb 12, 2024
Certified by providerFeb 12, 2024

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Surgery Primary208600000XD88413MD

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - General Surgery (DC); Practitioner - General Surgery (MD); Practitioner - General Surgery (VA)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients79
Services billed135 across 20 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$19,453

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)32 · 36 30-day fills
Patients12
Total drug cost$134.67
Generic share100% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolUniversity of Virginia School of Medicine
Graduation year2014
Medicare specialtyGeneral Surgery

Medical group

Hospital affiliations

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$129.08 · 1 payment from 1 company

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Boston Scientific Corporation$129.081

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$129.08 · 1 payment

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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