John Cox DO in Joplin, Missouri

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
CARDIAC SURGERY, INTERNAL MEDICINE, PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE

Medical School: At Still University Of Health Sciences, College Of Osteo Med, Kirksville
Graduation Year: 1978
The Primary Medical Specialty for John Cox DO is listed as: Cardiovascular Disease (cardiology)
Credentials: DO
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 46
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 3072517184
NPI #: 1669418612
NPI Created On: 06/20/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 10/11/2011
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RC0000X
License Number:
R8C17
Listed Gender: Male

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Forms of insurance accepted by include, but are not limited to:

• QualChoice Life & Health Insurance Company, Inc.
• Humana
• Medica Insurance Company
• Celtic Insurance Company
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients in some locations.

Languages spoken by staff include: ENGL, English.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Insertion of new or replacement of permanent pacemaker including upper and lower chamber electrodes
2. Replacement of aortic valve with prosthetic valve, accessed through the skin
3. Nuclear medicine study of vessels of heart using drugs or exercise multiple studies
4. Catheter insertion of stents in major coronary artery or branch, accessed through the skin
5. Insertion of stent, removal of plaque and/or balloon dilation of coronary vessel during heart attack, accessed through the skin
6. External shock to heart to regulate heart beat
7. Routine electrocardiogram (ekg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report
8. Exercise or drug-induced heart and blood vessel stress test with ekg monitoring and physician supervision
9. Exercise or drug-induced heart and blood vessel stress test with ekg monitoring, physician interpretation and report
10. Heart rhythm tracing, analysis, and interpretation of 48-hour ekg
11. Heart rhythm tracing, computer analysis, and interpretation of patient-triggered events greater than 24-hour ekg up to 30 days
12. Evaluation, testing, and programming adjustment of permanent dual lead pacemaker system with physician analysis, review, and report
13. Evaluation, testing, and programming adjustment of permanent dual lead pacemaker system with physician analysis, review, and report
14. Evaluation, testing and programming adjustment of defibrillator with analysis, review and report
15. Remote evaluations of single, dual, or multiple lead pacemaker system with qualified health care professional analysis, review, and report, up to 90 days
16. Remote evaluations of defibrillator up to 90 days with analysis, review and report
17. Remote evaluations of heart rhythm monitor system implanted under skin with qualified health care professional analysis, review, and report, up to 30 days
18. Ultrasound examination of heart including color-depicted blood flow rate, direction, and valve function
19. Chest ultrasound examination of heart
20. Follow-up or limited ultrasound examination of heart

They took part in Medicare's Electronic Health Record Incentive Program which was designed to help move people over to electronic records and improve the systems that were already in place.
They took part in the Medicare Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS).