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Dr. John Byron Cox, MD

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Specializes in: Ophthalmology (Eye Disease)
University of Mississippi School of Medicine
333 Whitesport Drive Suite 101
Huntsville, AL 35801

Dr. John Byron Cox, MD is an ophthalmologist in Huntsville, AL specializing in ophthalmology (eye disease). He graduated from University of Mississippi School of Medicine. Dr. John Byron Cox, MD is affiliated with Crestwood Medical Center.

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Office Locations

Crestwood Medical Center

333 Whitesport Drive Suite 101
Huntsville, AL 35801
(256) 880-0667
(256) 881-2194
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In The News 

“Dr. John Byron Cox is an ophthalmologist.”—"Huntsville Symphony Orchestra Guild Debutante Ball Advisor's Party", Al.com, August 2016

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. John Byron Cox, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 10%

By Affordability:

anterior segment surgery

In 2023, Dr. John Byron Cox, MD had a list price for anterior segment surgery that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within Alabama. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Byron Cox, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Huntsville, AL during 2012 were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Byron Cox, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy 20
doctor visit 305
eye procedures 1334
laser treatment 20
ultrasound (sonogram) 18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Byron Cox, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Huntsville, AL during 2013 were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Byron Cox, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy 15
doctor visit 310
eye procedures 1239
laser treatment 15
ultrasound (sonogram) 13

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Byron Cox, MD.

Gender
Male 329
Female 517
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 804
Black 31
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 274
From 75 to 84 401
85 and over 154
Less than 65 17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Byron Cox, MD in 2013

Hypertension 68
High Cholesterol 58
Stroke 5
Ischemic Heart Disease 32
Depression 12
Chronic Kidney Disease 17
Asthma 5
Osteoperosis 11
Atrial Fibrilation 10
Heart Failure 12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 6
Diabetes 27
Dementia 9
Cancer 10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Byron Cox, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Huntsville, AL during 2014 were eye procedures, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Byron Cox, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy 22
doctor visit 297
eye procedures 1174
laser treatment 22

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Byron Cox, MD.

Gender
Male 305
Female 499
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 763
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 253
From 75 to 84 375
85 and over 162
Less than 65 14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Byron Cox, MD in 2014

Hypertension 70
High Cholesterol 59
Stroke 5
Ischemic Heart Disease 30
Depression 13
Chronic Kidney Disease 20
Asthma 6
Osteoperosis 11
Atrial Fibrilation 12
Heart Failure 13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 7
Diabetes 27
Dementia 10
Cancer 13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Byron Cox, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Huntsville, AL during 2015 were eye procedures, laser treatment and capsulotomy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Byron Cox, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy 24
doctor visit 296
eye procedures 1244
laser treatment 35

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Byron Cox, MD.

Gender
Male 598
Female 980
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 1486
Black 66
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 520
From 75 to 84 694
85 and over 332
Less than 65 32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Byron Cox, MD in 2015

Hypertension 69
High Cholesterol 62
Stroke 5
Ischemic Heart Disease 29
Depression 13
Chronic Kidney Disease 22
Asthma 8
Osteoperosis 13
Atrial Fibrilation 12
Heart Failure 13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 8
Diabetes 26
Dementia 9
Cancer 13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Byron Cox, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Huntsville, AL during 2016 were eye procedures, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Byron Cox, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy 11
doctor visit 221
eye procedures 1178
laser treatment 11

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Byron Cox, MD.

Gender
Male 298
Female 461
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 713
Black 33
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 234
From 75 to 84 336
85 and over 175
Less than 65 14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Byron Cox, MD in 2016

Hypertension 72
High Cholesterol 63
Stroke 4
Ischemic Heart Disease 29
Depression 14
Chronic Kidney Disease 28
Asthma 12
Osteoperosis 13
Atrial Fibrilation 11
Heart Failure 14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 9
Diabetes 26
Dementia 10
Cancer 13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Byron Cox, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Huntsville, AL during 2017 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Byron Cox, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 178
eye procedures 913

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Byron Cox, MD.

Gender
Male 251
Female 375
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 593
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 170
From 75 to 84 284
85 and over 0
Less than 65 0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Byron Cox, MD in 2017

Hypertension 71
High Cholesterol 59
Stroke 6
Ischemic Heart Disease 30
Depression 14
Chronic Kidney Disease 32
Asthma 6
Osteoperosis 14
Atrial Fibrilation 11
Heart Failure 14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 8
Diabetes 27
Dementia 9
Cancer 9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Byron Cox, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Huntsville, AL during 2018 were eye procedures, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Byron Cox, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy 11
doctor visit 144
eye procedures 876
laser treatment 11

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Byron Cox, MD.

Gender
Male 228
Female 344
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 538
Black 23
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 157
From 75 to 84 265
85 and over 0
Less than 65 0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Byron Cox, MD in 2018

Hypertension 74
High Cholesterol 66
Stroke 5
Ischemic Heart Disease 32
Depression 16
Chronic Kidney Disease 34
Asthma 6
Osteoperosis 14
Atrial Fibrilation 14
Heart Failure 15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 7
Diabetes 27
Dementia 10
Cancer 12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Byron Cox, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Huntsville, AL during 2019 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Byron Cox, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 135
eye procedures 779

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Byron Cox, MD.

Gender
Male 219
Female 315
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 497
Black 24
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 141
From 75 to 84 247
85 and over 0
Less than 65 0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Byron Cox, MD in 2019

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 66
Stroke 6
Ischemic Heart Disease 31
Depression 15
Chronic Kidney Disease 33
Asthma 6
Osteoperosis 13
Atrial Fibrilation 15
Heart Failure 13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 8
Diabetes 26
Dementia 10
Cancer 12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Byron Cox, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Huntsville, AL during 2020 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Byron Cox, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 96
eye procedures 595

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Byron Cox, MD.

Gender
Male 186
Female 254
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 409
Black 17
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 0
From 75 to 84 197
85 and over 122
Less than 65 0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Byron Cox, MD in 2020

Hypertension 73
High Cholesterol 65
Stroke 5
Ischemic Heart Disease 31
Depression 17
Chronic Kidney Disease 31
Asthma 6
Osteoperosis 11
Atrial Fibrilation 12
Heart Failure 15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 8
Diabetes 29
Dementia 8
Cancer 11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Byron Cox, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Huntsville, AL during 2021 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Byron Cox, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 113
eye procedures 568

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Byron Cox, MD.

Gender
Male 168
Female 252
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 392
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 0
From 75 to 84 184
85 and over 124
Less than 65 0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Byron Cox, MD in 2021

Hypertension 72
High Cholesterol 64
Stroke 5
Ischemic Heart Disease 33
Depression 15
Chronic Kidney Disease 34
Asthma 7
Osteoperosis 14
Atrial Fibrilation 13
Heart Failure 16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 6
Diabetes 28
Dementia 9
Cancer 11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Byron Cox, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Huntsville, AL during 2022 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Byron Cox, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 96
eye procedures 495

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Byron Cox, MD.

Gender
Male 144
Female 223
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 341
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 0
From 75 to 84 152
85 and over 111
Less than 65 0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Byron Cox, MD in 2022

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 75
Stroke 12
Ischemic Heart Disease 27
Depression 17
Chronic Kidney Disease 24
Asthma 9
Osteoperosis 18
Atrial Fibrilation 22
Heart Failure 14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 7
Diabetes 27
Dementia 6
Cancer 15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Byron Cox, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. John Byron Cox, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Huntsville, AL were eye procedures, laser treatment, capsulotomy and ultrasound (sonogram).

capsulotomy 17
doctor visit 199
eye procedures 945
laser treatment 19
ultrasound (sonogram) 15

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Byron Cox, MD.

Gender
Male 247
Female 383
Ethnicity
Black / African American 17
Asian / Pacific Islander 0
Non-Hispanic White 594
Native American / Alaskan Native 0
Hispanic 0
Other 0
Age
75 to 84 285
85 and over 107
Less than 65 7
65 to 74 159

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Byron Cox, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. John Byron Cox, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension 65
High Cholesterol 57
Stroke 5
Ischemic Heart Disease 27
Depression 13
Chronic Kidney Disease 25
Asthma 6
Osteoporosis 12
Heart Failure 12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 6
Diabetes 24
Atrial Fibrillation 12
Dementia 8
Cancer 10

Education & Training

Dr. John Byron Cox, MD graduated from University of Mississippi School of Medicine. He is certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology and has a state license in Alabama.

Medical School: University of Mississippi School of Medicine

Board Certification: American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology

Licensed In: Alabama

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. John Byron Cox, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Crestwood Medical Center

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. John Byron Cox, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

Payments by Company
Stryker Corporation $283 Target
$146 		SURPASS EVOLVE
$137
Allergan Inc. $160 LUMIGAN
$12 		RESTASIS
$1
$146
Allergan, Inc. $57 DURYSTA
$57
Abbott Laboratories $34 PERCLOSE PROGLIDE
$20 		Infinity
$14
Bausch and Lomb Inc. $23 PROLENSA
$23
Other $93 ZOLADEX
$20 		ANDEXXA
$20 		Biofinity Contact Lens
$19 		PANZYGA
$17 		iLux
$17
Types of Payments
Food and Beverage $610
Education $40

Ownership and Interest Payments

This table describes ownership payments received by Dr. John Byron Cox, MD.

Stability Biologics, LLC 2019 $500,000.00 Physician Covered Recipient 500 preferred units at $1000 each

Biography

Dr. John Cox is a specialist in ophthalmology (eye disease). He graduated from the University of Mississippi School of Medicine. Dr. Cox is affiliated with Crestwood Medical Center.

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