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Dr. Artemus J. Cox III, FACS, MD

(Artemus Cox)

(149 Ratings)

Specializes in: Head & Neck Plastic Surgery and Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose, and Throat)

University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine (1993)

1717 6th Avenue S
Birmingham, AL 35233

1-800-822-8816

Dr. Artemus J. Cox III, FACS, MD is a head and neck plastic surgeon in Birmingham, AL specializing in head & neck plastic surgery and otolaryngology (ear, nose, and throat). He graduated from University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine in 1993 and has 33 years of experience. Dr. Artemus J. Cox III, FACS, MD is affiliated with UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA HEALTH SERVICES FOUNDATION, PC.

Office Locations

1717 6th Avenue S
Birmingham, AL 35233

1-800-822-8816

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2850 Cahaba Rd Mountain
Brook, AL 35223

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1720 2nd Avenue S
Birmingham, AL 35294

(256) 551-4549

(205) 801-7802

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Artemus J. Cox III, FACS, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	74

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Artemus J. Cox III, FACS, MD treated as a head and neck plastic surgeon in Birmingham, AL during 2013 were reconstructive surgery, plastic surgery procedures, wound repair (e.g. stitches) and tissue transfer.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Artemus J. Cox III, FACS, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	97
plastic surgery procedures	18
reconstructive surgery	18
tissue transfer	18
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	18

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Artemus J. Cox III, FACS, MD.

**Gender**
Male	39
Female	52

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	80
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	39
From 75 to 84	30
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Artemus J. Cox III, FACS, MD in 2013

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	27
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Artemus J. Cox III, FACS, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	93

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Artemus J. Cox III, FACS, MD.

**Gender**
Male	35
Female	59

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	76
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	42
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Artemus J. Cox III, FACS, MD in 2014

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	31
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Artemus J. Cox III, FACS, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	146

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Artemus J. Cox III, FACS, MD.

**Gender**
Male	104
Female	126

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	180
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	108
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	70

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Artemus J. Cox III, FACS, MD in 2015

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	26
Dementia	10
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Artemus J. Cox III, FACS, MD treated as a head and neck plastic surgeon in Birmingham, AL during 2016 were reconstructive surgery, plastic surgery procedures, wound repair (e.g. stitches) and tissue transfer.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Artemus J. Cox III, FACS, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	142
plastic surgery procedures	19
reconstructive surgery	19
tissue transfer	19
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	19

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Artemus J. Cox III, FACS, MD.

**Gender**
Male	60
Female	64

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	102
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	58
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Artemus J. Cox III, FACS, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	32
Dementia	0
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Artemus J. Cox III, FACS, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	63

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Artemus J. Cox III, FACS, MD.

**Gender**
Male	48
Female	43

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	72
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	39
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Artemus J. Cox III, FACS, MD in 2017

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	29
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Artemus J. Cox III, FACS, MD treated as a head and neck plastic surgeon in Birmingham, AL during 2018 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Artemus J. Cox III, FACS, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	89
hospital care	12
inpatient care	12

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Artemus J. Cox III, FACS, MD.

**Gender**
Male	54
Female	56

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	91
Black	19
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	44
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Artemus J. Cox III, FACS, MD in 2018

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	32
Dementia	12
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Artemus J. Cox III, FACS, MD treated as a head and neck plastic surgeon in Birmingham, AL during 2019 were reconstructive surgery, plastic surgery procedures, wound repair (e.g. stitches) and tissue transfer.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Artemus J. Cox III, FACS, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	107
plastic surgery procedures	32
reconstructive surgery	32
tissue transfer	32
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	32

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Artemus J. Cox III, FACS, MD.

**Gender**
Male	44
Female	58

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	90
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	45
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Artemus J. Cox III, FACS, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	27
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Artemus J. Cox III, FACS, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	30

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Artemus J. Cox III, FACS, MD.

**Gender**
Male	22
Female	27

**Age**
From 65 to 74	20
From 75 to 84	17
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Artemus J. Cox III, FACS, MD in 2020

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	29
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Artemus J. Cox III, FACS, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	26

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Artemus J. Cox III, FACS, MD.

**Gender**
Male	17
Female	27

**Age**
From 65 to 74	20
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Artemus J. Cox III, FACS, MD in 2021

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Artemus J. Cox III, FACS, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	35

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Artemus J. Cox III, FACS, MD.

**Gender**
Male	17
Female	33

**Age**
From 65 to 74	24
From 75 to 84	12
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Artemus J. Cox III, FACS, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	28
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Artemus J. Cox III, FACS, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	38

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Artemus J. Cox III, FACS, MD.

**Gender**
Male	17
Female	29

**Age**
From 65 to 74	26
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Artemus J. Cox III, FACS, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Artemus J. Cox III, FACS, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	31

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Artemus J. Cox III, FACS, MD.

**Gender**
Male	15
Female	25

**Age**
From 65 to 74	20
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Artemus J. Cox III, FACS, MD in 2024

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	28
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Artemus J. Cox III, FACS, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Artemus J. Cox III, FACS, MD treated as a head and neck plastic surgeon in Birmingham, AL were reconstructive surgery, plastic surgery procedures, wound repair (e.g. stitches) and tissue transfer.

doctor visit	74
hospital care	12
inpatient care	12
plastic surgery procedures	23
reconstructive surgery	23
tissue transfer	23
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	23

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Artemus J. Cox III, FACS, MD.

**Gender**
Male	36
Female	46

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	1
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	53
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	0
75 to 84	4
Less than 65	18
65 to 74	37

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Artemus J. Cox III, FACS, MD From 2012 - 2024

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Artemus J. Cox III, FACS, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	1
Osteoporosis	0
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	22
Atrial Fibrillation	0
Cancer	0
Dementia	1

Education & Training

Dr. Artemus J. Cox III, FACS, MD graduated from University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine in 1993. He has a state license in Alabama.

Medical School: University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine (1993)

Licensed In: Alabama

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Artemus J. Cox III, FACS, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.95 out of 5 stars based on 149 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Artemus J. Cox III, FACS, 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. Artemus J. Cox III, FACS, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Allergan Inc.	$1,492 AlloDerm $324	BOTOX COSMETIC $262	BOTOX $218	NATRELLE $139	STRATTICE $26	Other $523
Integra LifeSciences Corporation	$1,365 INTEGRA DERMAL REGENERATION TEMPLATE $937	DuraSorb Monofilament Mesh $275	TruDi Probe $154
Osiris Therapeutics Inc.	$713 GRAFIX/GRAFIXPL/STRAVIX $490	GrafixPL $223
Smith+Nephew, Inc.	$663 STRAVIX $409	Grafix PL PRIME $133	STRAVIX MESH $121
Aerin Medical Inc.	$527 RHINAER STYLUS $197	RHINAER $117	Vivaer Airway Remodeling Stylus $83	$130
Other	$3,939 Propel $227	SkinTE $201	Inspire Upper Airway Stimulation System $189	Matriderm $175	BOTOX $154	Other $2,993

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$8,494
Education	$205

Biography

Dr. Artemus Cox is a physician who specializes in otolaryngology (ear, nose, and throat) and head & neck plastic surgery. He has received a 5.0 out of 5 star rating by his patients.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Artemus J. Cox III, FACS, MD in 2023

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Artemus J. Cox III, FACS, MD in 2024

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Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Artemus J. Cox III, FACS, MD From 2012 - 2024

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General Payments

Biography

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