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Dr. James W. Cox Jr., MD

(167 Ratings)

Specializes in: Cardiac Electrophysiology (Heart Rhythm) and Adult Cardiology

University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine (1984)

Professional interests include: cardiac electrophysiological study

1940 Alcoa Highway Building E, Suite 310
Knoxville, TN 37920

(865) 544-2800

Dr. James W. Cox Jr., MD is a cardiac electrophysiologist in Knoxville, TN specializing in cardiac electrophysiology (heart rhythm) and adult cardiology. He graduated from University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine in 1984 and has 40 years of experience. Dr. James W. Cox Jr., MD is affiliated with University Physicians' Association, Inc., The University of Tennessee Medical Center and UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM, INC.

Office Locations

Address:

1940 Alcoa Highway Building E, Suite 310
Knoxville, TN 37920

In The News

“Dr. J. Rod Gimbel of East Tennessee Heart Consultants and Dr. James Cox of the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville described two cases in which anti-theft devices apparently caused...”—"Cell phones, not alarms, okay for hearts", The Orange County Register, March 2007

ablation	50
ambulatory monitoring	29
blood draw	136
cardiac procedures	261
cardioversion	12
catheterization	47
diagnostic procedures	48
doctor visit	762
hospital care	335
implant surgery	69
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	32
inpatient care	335
lab tests	511
minimally invasive procedures	140
preventive care	38
thyroid function tests	15
ultrasound (sonogram)	116
vascular procedures	22

**Gender**
Male	449
Female	305

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	739
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	253
From 75 to 84	330
85 and over	105
Less than 65	66

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	48
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	41
Dementia	12
Cancer	12

ablation	78
ambulatory monitoring	21
blood draw	130
cardiac procedures	246
catheterization	54
diagnostic procedures	43
doctor visit	665
hospital care	352
implant surgery	33
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	12
inpatient care	352
lab tests	469
minimally invasive procedures	139
preventive care	26
thoracic (chest) imaging	13
thyroid function tests	11
ultrasound (sonogram)	138
vascular procedures	15
X-rays	13

**Gender**
Male	415
Female	296

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	687
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	248
From 75 to 84	282
85 and over	112
Less than 65	69

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	48
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	39
Dementia	13
Cancer	10

ablation	86
ambulatory monitoring	22
blood draw	71
cardiac procedures	286
cardioversion	14
catheterization	58
diagnostic procedures	46
doctor visit	482
hospital care	394
implant surgery	51
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	27
inpatient care	394
lab tests	314
minimally invasive procedures	168
preventive care	15
thyroid function tests	15
ultrasound (sonogram)	155
vascular procedures	15

**Gender**
Male	828
Female	592

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1376
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	518
From 75 to 84	538
85 and over	212
Less than 65	152

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	48
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	40
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

ablation	80
ambulatory monitoring	21
blood draw	94
cardiac procedures	246
cardioversion	11
catheterization	39
diagnostic procedures	29
doctor visit	493
hospital care	322
implant surgery	41
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	13
inpatient care	322
lab tests	293
minimally invasive procedures	136
preventive care	12
ultrasound (sonogram)	145

**Gender**
Male	375
Female	306

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	656
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	259
From 75 to 84	250
85 and over	107
Less than 65	65

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	46
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	39
Dementia	12
Cancer	11

ablation	48
ambulatory monitoring	19
blood draw	70
cardiac procedures	242
catheterization	34
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	10
diagnostic procedures	20
doctor visit	476
excision	10
hospital care	284
implant surgery	45
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	14
inpatient care	284
lab tests	266
minimally invasive procedures	102
ultrasound (sonogram)	144
vascular procedures	10

**Gender**
Male	394
Female	289

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	656
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	263
From 75 to 84	259
85 and over	113
Less than 65	48

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	48
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	42
Dementia	13
Cancer	13

ablation	44
ambulatory monitoring	20
blood draw	66
cardiac procedures	231
catheterization	21
diagnostic procedures	11
doctor visit	440
hospital care	247
implant surgery	38
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	12
inpatient care	247
lab tests	215
minimally invasive procedures	80
ultrasound (sonogram)	152

**Gender**
Male	364
Female	279

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	625
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	239
From 75 to 84	256
85 and over	96
Less than 65	52

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	0
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	51
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	42
Dementia	12
Cancer	13

ablation	76
ambulatory monitoring	16
blood draw	85
cardiac procedures	256
cardioversion	17
catheterization	37
diagnostic procedures	27
doctor visit	467
hospital care	262
implant surgery	52
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	26
inpatient care	262
lab tests	288
minimally invasive procedures	140
ultrasound (sonogram)	151

**Gender**
Male	362
Female	290

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	618
Black	19
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	251
From 75 to 84	264
85 and over	101
Less than 65	36

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	51
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	38
Dementia	12
Cancer	13

ablation	38
ambulatory monitoring	12
blood draw	63
cardiac procedures	141
cardioversion	13
catheterization	18
diagnostic procedures	19
doctor visit	427
hospital care	176
implant surgery	37
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	13
inpatient care	176
lab tests	203
minimally invasive procedures	97
thyroid function tests	11
ultrasound (sonogram)	74

**Gender**
Male	272
Female	209

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	459
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	206
From 75 to 84	186
85 and over	64
Less than 65	25

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	53
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	41
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

ablation	142
blood draw	31
cardiac procedures	246
cardioversion	25
catheterization	70
diagnostic procedures	71
doctor visit	717
hospital care	237
implant surgery	65
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	12
inpatient care	237
lab tests	147
minimally invasive procedures	229
ultrasound (sonogram)	112

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James W. Cox Jr., MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James W. Cox Jr., MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Knoxville, TN were lab tests, inpatient care, hospital care and cardiac procedures.

ablation	72
ambulatory monitoring	20
blood draw	82
cardiac procedures	242
cardioversion	15
catheterization	43
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	10
diagnostic procedures	35
doctor visit	549
excision	10
hospital care	289
implant surgery	48
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	18
inpatient care	289
lab tests	304
minimally invasive procedures	139
preventive care	22
thoracic (chest) imaging	13
thyroid function tests	13
ultrasound (sonogram)	132
vascular procedures	15
X-rays	13

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Cox Jr., MD.

**Gender**
Male	345
Female	256

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	1
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	581
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	236
85 and over	91
Less than 65	51
65 to 74	223

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Cox Jr., MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. James W. Cox Jr., MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and atrial fibrilation.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	32
Atrial Fibrillation	39
Cancer	9
Dementia	9

Education & Training

Dr. James W. Cox Jr., MD graduated from University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine in 1984. He completed residency at University of Tennessee Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease American Board of Electrophysiology, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology and has a state license in Tennessee.

Medical School: University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine (1984)

Residency: University of Tennessee Affiliated Hospitals (1987)

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease American Board of Electrophysiology, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology

Licensed In: Tennessee

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. James W. Cox Jr., MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

University Physicians' Association, Inc.

The University of Tennessee Medical Center

UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM, INC

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. James W. Cox Jr., MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.91 out of 5 stars based on 167 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. James W. Cox Jr., MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Knoxville, TN.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Medical Device Business Services, Inc.	$3,750 Carto 3 $3,750
Boston Scientific Corporation	$2,759 WATCHMAN $1,263	Tachy System $560	TACHY HF $271	WATCHMAN Access System $149	TACHY LEAD $118	Other $398
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$1,439 ENTRESTO $1,318	NON BRAND $73	NON_BRAND $25	EXELON PATCH $24
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)	$1,256 LifeVest $1,256
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$1,092 XARELTO $1,048	INVOKANA $44
Other	$6,954 Interventional Therapies $937	ELIQUIS $758	KYPHON Balloon Kyphoplasty $314	Electrophysiology $260	Repatha $234	Other $4,453

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$11,820
Consulting Fee	$3,750
Travel and Lodging	$1,674
Education	$6

Biography

Dr. James Cox, who practices in Knoxville, TN, is a medical specialist in adult cardiology, cardiac electrophysiology (heart rhythm), and advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology. He is a graduate of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine. His hospital/clinic affiliations include the University Physicians' Association, Inc. and The University of Tennessee Medical Center.

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