Providers
STEVEN D. COX, M.D.
NPI 1245214303, individual, Lancaster, OH, Surgery
4
Evidence tier
structure or single-organization volume
- Hours beyond a day in 13 months, but with up to 1322 patients a month, which points to a supervising clinician on the claims rather than one person's hours.
- Records needed.
- Medicaid dollars per patient on code 99214 ($139 per patient-month) sit in the top 5% of every provider billing that code.
score 55 of 100, rank 7726, $1.7M at stake
Hours billed per day
Medicaid billing converted into hours of hands-on care per day. The lower bound counts one unit per claim line and needs no price; the other two divide dollars by a unit price, the conservative one at 1.5 times the price. The clinician on the claim may be a supervisor under state rules, so billing organizations are counted too.
| month | what was found | hours per day, lower bound | hours per day, at price | hours per day, conservative | per working day | patients | billing organizations | codes | paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2019 | More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line | 26.6 | 25.7 | 17.1 | 23.1 | 1196 | 1 | 90833 90853 99203 99211 99213 | $67K |
| Jun 2020 | More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line | 28.7 | 25.4 | 17.0 | 23.1 | 1317 | 1 | 90833 90853 99203 99213 | $74K |
| Jul 2020 | More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line | 26.1 | 23.5 | 15.7 | 21.1 | 1299 | 1 | 90833 90853 99203 99213 | $72K |
| Aug 2020 | More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line | 24.8 | 22.0 | 14.7 | 21.7 | 1269 | 1 | 90833 90853 99203 99213 | $67K |
| Oct 2020 | More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line | 26.3 | 24.4 | 16.2 | 22.9 | 1322 | 1 | 90833 90853 99203 99211 99213 | $71K |
| Nov 2020 | More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line | 26.9 | 24.6 | 16.4 | 23.5 | 1204 | 1 | 90833 90853 99203 99211 99213 | $68K |
| Dec 2020 | More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line | 26.0 | 24.8 | 16.5 | 22.3 | 1107 | 1 | 90833 90853 99203 99213 | $70K |
| Feb 2021 | More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line | 28.8 | 25.6 | 17.1 | 23.9 | 975 | 1 | 90833 99203 99213 | $65K |
| Mar 2021 | More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line | 28.6 | 25.7 | 17.1 | 23.1 | 998 | 1 | 90833 99203 99213 | $71K |
| Apr 2021 | More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line | 26.3 | 24.3 | 16.2 | 22.1 | 1052 | 1 | 90833 90853 99203 99213 | $67K |
| Jun 2021 | More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line | 26.4 | 24.2 | 16.1 | 22.0 | 1159 | 1 | 90833 90853 99203 99213 | $69K |
| Jul 2021 | More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line | 25.4 | 22.6 | 15.0 | 21.2 | 1162 | 1 | 90833 90853 99203 99211 99213 | $64K |
| Aug 2021 | More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line | 28.7 | 25.6 | 17.1 | 24.1 | 1152 | 1 | 90833 90853 99203 99213 | $72K |
National provider registry
From the CMS NPPES Registry, refreshed daily.
| Name | STEVEN D. COX, M.D. |
| Type | Individual, sole proprietor |
| Status | Active |
| NPI issued | December 2, 2005, last updated November 3, 2022 |
| Practice location | 1231 E MAIN ST, Lancaster, OH 43130-4058, 740-689-4938 |
| Specialties | Preventive Medicine, Addiction Medicine (2083A0300X, license 35050388 OH) Surgery (208600000X, primary, license 35050388 OH) |
Procedures billed
The specific codes behind the dollars. Medicaid figures come from T-MSIS (2018 to 2024) and are compared with every other provider billing the same code; Medicare figures come from the 2024 physician and supplier file and compare this provider's submitted charge with what Medicare allowed, against the usual ratio for that code.
Medicaid, largest codes
| code | what it is | paid | share | per patient-month | typical | rank among providers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more | $1.0M | 36% | $80 | $44 (top 5% from $110) | 88th percentile | |
| 82075 | Measurement of alcohol level in breath specimen | $566K | 20% | $42 | $29 (top 5% from $75) | 77th percentile | |
| 90833 | Psychotherapy with evaluation and management visit, 30 minutes | $509K | 18% | $45 | $49 (top 5% from $109) | 45th percentile | |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | $189K | 7% | $139 | $60 (top 5% from $133) | 96th percentile | |
| 90853 | Group psychotherapyhistory of abuse | $142K | 5% | $26 | $60 (top 5% from $332) | 20th percentile | |
| G0482 | Drug test(s), definitive, utilizing (1) drug identification methods able to identify individual drugs and distinguish between structural isomers (but not necessarily stereoisomers), including, but not limited to gc/ms (any type, single or tandem) and lc/ms | $117K | 4% | $156 | $133 (top 5% from $245) | 66th percentile | |
| 80307 | Testing for presence of drug, by chemistry analyzers | $82K | 3% | $58 | $45 (top 5% from $110) | 69th percentile | |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | $50K | 2% | $53 | $67 (top 5% from $121) | 27th percentile |
Medicare Part B 2024, largest codes
| code | what it is | services | beneficiaries | paid | submitted per service | allowed per service | charge to allowed | usual for this code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G0105 | Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual at high risk | 28 | 28 | $5K | $285 | $173 | 1.7x | 4.7x (90th percentile 9.0x) |
| 45385 | Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare | 14 | 14 | $3K | $393 | $225 | 1.7x | 4.9x (90th percentile 9.0x) |
| 43239 | Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | 32 | 31 | $3K | $210 | $115 | 1.8x | 8.5x (90th percentile 17.6x) |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more | 43 | 35 | $3K | $135 | $85 | 1.6x | 2.2x (90th percentile 3.8x) |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | 19 | 19 | $2K | $210 | $124 | 1.7x | 2.7x (90th percentile 4.4x) |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | 22 | 22 | $2K | $165 | $105 | 1.6x | 2.4x (90th percentile 3.9x) |
| 45378 | Diagnostic exam of large bowel using a flexible endoscope | 12 | 12 | $1K | $285 | $166 | 1.7x | 5.0x (90th percentile 9.6x) |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | 16 | 12 | $952 | $115 | $75 | 1.5x | 2.6x (90th percentile 4.3x) |
A submitted charge many times the allowed amount is common and lawful; it matters when it is far above what other providers submit for the same code.
In this area
4 providers in Fairfield County, OH carry an indicator in the public record, with $3.1M at stake between them. The most common is part of a provider network, on 2 of them, followed by more hours than a day holds on 2.
| tier | provider | at stake | why |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | ANTIMA HOME HEALTH CARE LLC Pickerington, OH, ranked 3182 | $0 |
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| 3 | CV OPERATING LLC Lancaster, OH, ranked 6755 | $0 |
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| 4 | JUSTINE SIMPSON Lancaster, OH, ranked 9275 | $407K |
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| 5 | JAMES GUENTHER Lancaster, OH, ranked 9931 | $2.7M |
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Recent enforcement in OH
All releasesDepartment of Justice and HHS-OIG releases for this state, newest first. Each opens in a new tab.
DOJCivil settlementJun 23, 2026
Ohio Dentist Agrees to Pay $500,000 to Resolve Allegations of Submitting False Claims to Medicaid
Meckler billed the Ohio Department of Medicaid for services provided by Ball, who was excluded from the Medicaid program, by listing Meckler as the rendering provider instead of Ball.
DOJSentencedJun 15, 2026
Ohio Doctor Ordered to Pay Nearly $1M for Facilitating Fraud on Medicare
A physician working as an independent contractor for a telemedicine company signed doctor's orders for durable medical equipment braces and genetic testing without meaningfully reviewing patient records or performing required in-person assessments, and those orders were used to bill Medicare more than $1,842,524.
DOJCivil settlementApr 2, 2026
Trinity Hospital Agrees to Pay $1.7M to Resolve Alleged Stark Law Violations
Trinity agreed to pay $1.7 million to resolve allegations that from 2014 through 2020 it made improper financial contributions to two referring physicians through office space rental arrangements that exceeded fair market value, in violation of the Stark Law.
DOJComplaint filedFeb 20, 2026
Justice Department Sues OhioHealth for Anticompetitive Healthcare Contracts That Increase Costs for Ohio Patients
The Justice Department and Ohio Attorney General filed a civil antitrust complaint alleging OhioHealth used its market power to impose contractual restrictions that prevent insurers from offering lower-cost health plans and limit access to price information.
DOJSentencedJan 14, 2026
Ohio Doctor Sentenced to Prison for $14M Healthcare Fraud Scheme
A licensed Ohio physician employed by two Florida telemedicine companies signed pre-completed orders for durable medical equipment and cancer genetic testing, falsely affirming he had examined the patients, causing more than $14.5 million in fraudulent Medicare claims.
Referral packet
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