In 2023, Dr. Richard Cox, MD had a list price for EKG rhythm strip, electrocardiogram (EKG), hospital care, inpatient care, and inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% 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.

Top 10%

By Affordability:

cholesterol screening

color Doppler echocardiography

Doppler echocardiography

echocardiogram

lipid profile

spectral Doppler echocardiography

In 2023, Dr. Richard Cox, MD had a list price for cholesterol screening, color Doppler echocardiography, Doppler echocardiography, echocardiogram (echo), lipid profile, and spectral Doppler echocardiography 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.

Top 25%

By Affordability:

blood draw

blood draw for lab tests

phlebotomy for lab tests

transthoracic echocardiography

venipuncture

In 2012, Dr. Richard Cox, MD had a list price for blood draw, blood draw for lab tests, phlebotomy for lab tests, transthoracic echocardiography (TTE), and venipuncture (phlebotomy) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% 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. Richard Cox, MD treated as a cardiologist in Birmingham, AL during 2012 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and ultrasound (sonogram).

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

blood draw	182
cardiac procedures	1964
catheterization	197
diagnostic procedures	154
doctor visit	1930
hospital care	1092
implant surgery	26
inpatient care	1030
lab tests	661
minimally invasive procedures	248
outpatient care	62
preventive care	127
stent placement (stenting)	43
stress testing	42
thoracic (chest) imaging	39
thyroid function tests	38
ultrasound (sonogram)	894
vaccines	24
vascular procedures	154
X-rays	39

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Cox, MD treated as a cardiologist in Birmingham, AL during 2013 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and ultrasound (sonogram).

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

angioplasty	74
blood draw	117
cardiac procedures	1860
cardioversion	14
catheterization	233
diagnostic procedures	122
doctor visit	1861
hospital care	973
implant surgery	21
inpatient care	945
lab tests	498
minimally invasive procedures	278
outpatient care	28
preventive care	98
stent placement (stenting)	74
stress testing	11
thoracic (chest) imaging	31
thyroid function tests	23
ultrasound (sonogram)	908
vaccines	39
vascular procedures	122
X-rays	31

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Cox, MD.

**Gender**
Male	849
Female	999

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1614
Black	219
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	552
From 75 to 84	691
85 and over	470
Less than 65	135

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	36
Dementia	19
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Cox, MD treated as a cardiologist in Birmingham, AL during 2014 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

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

angioplasty	60
blood draw	108
cardiac procedures	1785
cardioversion	13
catheterization	177
diagnostic procedures	87
doctor visit	1844
hospital care	884
implant surgery	29
inpatient care	842
lab tests	381
minimally invasive procedures	231
outpatient care	42
preventive care	71
stent placement (stenting)	60
stress testing	22
thoracic (chest) imaging	48
thyroid function tests	31
ultrasound (sonogram)	944
vaccines	11
vascular procedures	87
X-rays	48

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Cox, MD.

**Gender**
Male	776
Female	938

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1496
Black	202
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	517
From 75 to 84	607
85 and over	447
Less than 65	143

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	37
Dementia	18
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Cox, MD treated as a cardiologist in Birmingham, AL during 2015 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

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

angioplasty	46
blood draw	95
cardiac procedures	1543
catheterization	163
diagnostic procedures	94
doctor visit	1705
hospital care	695
implant surgery	19
inpatient care	665
lab tests	308
minimally invasive procedures	200
outpatient care	30
preventive care	52
stent placement (stenting)	46
stress testing	22
thoracic (chest) imaging	34
thyroid function tests	24
ultrasound (sonogram)	893
vascular procedures	94
X-rays	34

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Cox, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1396
Female	1736

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2714
Black	378
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	976
From 75 to 84	1116
85 and over	816
Less than 65	224

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	37
Dementia	20
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Cox, MD treated as a cardiologist in Birmingham, AL during 2016 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

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

ambulatory monitoring	13
angioplasty	46
blood draw	82
cardiac procedures	1966
cardioversion	14
catheterization	151
diagnostic procedures	82
doctor visit	1652
hospital care	737
implant surgery	23
inpatient care	725
lab tests	281
minimally invasive procedures	196
outpatient care	12
preventive care	51
stent placement (stenting)	46
stress testing	13
thoracic (chest) imaging	27
thyroid function tests	23
ultrasound (sonogram)	1427
vascular procedures	82
X-rays	27

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Cox, MD.

**Gender**
Male	931
Female	1156

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1750
Black	310
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	683
From 75 to 84	724
85 and over	518
Less than 65	162

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	26
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	40
Dementia	22
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Cox, MD treated as a cardiologist in Birmingham, AL during 2017 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), inpatient care and hospital care.

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

angioplasty	46
blood draw	48
cardiac procedures	1562
catheterization	141
diagnostic procedures	72
doctor visit	1445
hospital care	470
implant surgery	12
inpatient care	470
lab tests	134
minimally invasive procedures	172
preventive care	33
stent placement (stenting)	46
thoracic (chest) imaging	22
ultrasound (sonogram)	1146
vascular procedures	72
X-rays	22

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Cox, MD.

**Gender**
Male	740
Female	910

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1445
Black	184
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	526
From 75 to 84	604
85 and over	399
Less than 65	121

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	37
Dementia	22
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Cox, MD treated as a cardiologist in Birmingham, AL during 2018 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), inpatient care and hospital care.

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

blood draw	44
cardiac procedures	1496
cardioversion	11
catheterization	52
diagnostic procedures	52
doctor visit	1325
hospital care	470
implant surgery	12
inpatient care	470
lab tests	98
minimally invasive procedures	79
preventive care	42
ultrasound (sonogram)	1109
vascular procedures	52

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Cox, MD.

**Gender**
Male	691
Female	814

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1289
Black	192
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	487
From 75 to 84	531
85 and over	373
Less than 65	114

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	39
Dementia	22
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Cox, MD treated as a cardiologist in Birmingham, AL during 2019 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), inpatient care and hospital care.

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

angioplasty	48
blood draw	75
cardiac procedures	1411
catheterization	135
diagnostic procedures	63
doctor visit	1221
hospital care	333
implant surgery	12
inpatient care	333
lab tests	132
minimally invasive procedures	159
preventive care	53
stent placement (stenting)	48
ultrasound (sonogram)	891
vascular procedures	63

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Cox, MD.

**Gender**
Male	639
Female	740

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1189
Black	175
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	485
From 75 to 84	476
85 and over	326
Less than 65	92

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	37
Dementia	21
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Cox, MD treated as a cardiologist in Birmingham, AL during 2020 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

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

blood draw	64
cardiac procedures	881
catheterization	32
diagnostic procedures	32
doctor visit	997
hospital care	225
inpatient care	225
lab tests	144
minimally invasive procedures	32
preventive care	47
thyroid function tests	13
ultrasound (sonogram)	558
vascular procedures	32

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Cox, MD.

**Gender**
Male	455
Female	508

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	832
Black	116
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	335
From 75 to 84	336
85 and over	243
Less than 65	49

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	37
Dementia	18
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Cox, MD treated as a cardiologist in Birmingham, AL during 2021 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

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

blood draw	29
cardiac procedures	748
catheterization	19
diagnostic procedures	19
doctor visit	915
hospital care	319
inpatient care	319
lab tests	48
minimally invasive procedures	19
preventive care	21
ultrasound (sonogram)	501
vascular procedures	19

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Cox, MD.

**Gender**
Male	398
Female	446

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	749
Black	82
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	300
From 75 to 84	297
85 and over	208
Less than 65	39

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	34
Dementia	18
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Cox, MD treated as a cardiologist in Birmingham, AL during 2022 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

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

cardiac procedures	698
catheterization	21
diagnostic procedures	21
doctor visit	934
hospital care	267
inpatient care	267
lab tests	15
minimally invasive procedures	21
preventive care	15
ultrasound (sonogram)	455
vascular procedures	21

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Cox, MD.

**Gender**
Male	379
Female	401

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	678
Black	84
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	249
From 75 to 84	296
85 and over	208
Less than 65	27

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	45
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	37
Dementia	12
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Cox, MD treated as a cardiologist in Birmingham, AL during 2023 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

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

blood draw	13
cardiac procedures	569
catheterization	23
diagnostic procedures	23
doctor visit	899
hospital care	211
inpatient care	211
lab tests	17
minimally invasive procedures	23
preventive care	17
ultrasound (sonogram)	383
vascular procedures	23

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Cox, MD.

**Gender**
Male	345
Female	373

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	644
Black	59
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	216
From 75 to 84	275
85 and over	199
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Cox, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	42
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	37
Dementia	12
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Richard Cox, MD treated as a cardiologist in Birmingham, AL were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

ambulatory monitoring	13
angioplasty	53
blood draw	77
cardiac procedures	1373
cardioversion	13
catheterization	112
diagnostic procedures	68
doctor visit	1394
hospital care	556
implant surgery	19
inpatient care	541
lab tests	226
minimally invasive procedures	138
outpatient care	34
preventive care	52
stent placement (stenting)	51
stress testing	22
thoracic (chest) imaging	33
thyroid function tests	25
ultrasound (sonogram)	842
vaccines	24
vascular procedures	68
X-rays	33

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Cox, MD.

**Gender**
Female	751
Male	633

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	166
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	1200
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	350
75 to 84	496
Less than 65	94
65 to 74	443

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Cox, MD From 2012 - 2023

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	34
Atrial Fibrillation	29
Dementia	17
Cancer	14

Education & Training

He has a state license in Alabama.

Licensed In: Alabama

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Richard Cox, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.5 out of 5 stars based on 4 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Richard Cox, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Birmingham, AL.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$2,143 ENTRESTO $1,552	LEQVIO $531	NON BRAND $60
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$371 XARELTO $371
Boston Scientific Corporation	$367 Tachy System $129	STENTS $52	ACCOLADE $38	INGEVITY MRI $26	OTHER- BSC PRODUCT NOT LISTED $25	Other $98
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.	$344 ELIQUIS $344
Pfizer Inc.	$323 ELIQUIS $152	CHANTIX $87	VYNDAQEL $59	VIAGRA $26
Other	$3,786 Repatha $265	LifeVest $241	BRILINTA $226	Pradaxa $216	PRALUENT (alirocumab) Injection $189	Other $2,649

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$7,125
Education	$210

Biography

Dr. Richard Cox works as an adult cardiology specialist in Birmingham, AL. Dr. Cox obtained a license to practice in Alabama.

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