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Sammy Lane Cox, M.D.

NPI 1659312775ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease· Amarillo, TX

Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease (M.D.) in Amarillo, Texas, trained at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. In 2024 Medicare paid $1,268,133 for 3,034 patients, and Part D covered 9,662 of their prescriptions, 85% of them generic. Biotronik Inc. was the largest of 8 companies reporting payments in 2025, $2,625 in all, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI1659312775
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialM.D.
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedJun 9, 2006
Last updated in NPPESMar 2, 2010

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease Primary207RC0000XL2199TX

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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 - Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology) (TX)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients3,034
Services billed17,913 across 103 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$1,268,133

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)9,662 · 21,537 30-day fills
Patients1,304
Total drug cost$1,402,013
Generic share85% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolVanderbilt University School of Medicine
Medicare specialtyCardiovascular Disease (Cardiology)
Secondary specialtiesInternal Medicine, Peripheral Vascular Disease

Medical groups

Hospital affiliations

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$2,625 · 52 payments from 8 companies
  • 2024$1,202 · 44 payments from 6 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$1,688 · 51 payments
  • Travel and Lodging$936.46 · 1 payment

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

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