Byron Cook, DPM
Podiatrists (Podiatrist)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- Temple University School of Medicine (2013)
- Years since graduation
- 13
- In the NPI registry since
- 2013
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 745
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2013Medical school: Temple University School of Medicine
- 2013Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)
Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Podiatrist primary
PA license SC006456
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- St Lukes Hospital Bethlehem, PA
- Lehigh Valley Hospital Allentown, PA
Medical groups
- Orthopaedic Associates of Allentown (43 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 745
- Services billed
- 5,695
- Patients’ average age
- 76
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Removal of fingernails or toenails, 6 or more nails | 764 | 259 |
| Removal of noncancer thickened skin growth, 2-4 growths | 676 | 247 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | 664 | 352 |
| Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | 343 | 84 |
| Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg | 337 | 82 |
| Removal of fingernails or toenails, 1-5 nails | 256 | 93 |
| Trimming of fingernails or toenails | 227 | 72 |
| X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views | 184 | 125 |
| Removal of noncancer thickened skin growth, 1 growth | 142 | 70 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | 138 | 138 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Medicare prescriptions
| Drug | Prescriptions |
|---|---|
| Gabapentin Other prescribers in Bethlehem, PA | 78 |
| Duloxetine Hcl Other prescribers in Bethlehem, PA | 18 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate Other prescribers in Bethlehem, PA | 13 |
| Pregabalin Other prescribers in Bethlehem, PA | 13 |
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.