Charles Cox MD in Athens, Tennessee

Medical School: University Of Tennessee, Hsc, College Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1983
The Primary Medical Specialty for Charles Cox MD is listed as: General Surgery
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 41
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 0840398434
NPI #: 1982684361
NPI Created On: 01/20/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 04/13/2018
Primary Taxonomy Code: 208600000X
License Number:
18827
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Humana
• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Removal of growth (0.6 to 1.0 centimeters) of the face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth
2. Removal of growth (1.1 to 2.0 centimeters) of the face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth
3. Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample
4. Biopsy of the esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope
5. Diagnostic examination of large bowel using an endoscope
6. Urinalysis, manual test
7. Vaccine for influenza for injection into muscle
8. Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention
9. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes
10. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
11. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 10 minutes
12. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
13. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
14. Subsequent nursing facility visit, typically 15 minutes per day
15. Subsequent nursing facility visit, typically 25 minutes per day
16. Established patient home visit, typically 25 minutes
17. Smoking and tobacco use intermediate counseling, greater than 3 minutes up to 10 minutes
18. Physician telephone patient service, 5-10 minutes of medical discussion
19. Physician telephone patient service, 11-20 minutes of medical discussion
20. Administration of influenza virus vaccine

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).