NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Alison Sanders Cole, DMD

General Practice Dentistry · Durham, NC

Alison Sanders Cole, DMD is a general practice dentistry with a practice address in Durham, North Carolina, and NPI 1285898296, issued on Jul 18, 2008. Check the license (North Carolina 8603, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1285898296
Name
Alison Sanders Cole
Credential
DMD
Primary taxonomy
General Practice Dentistry 1223G0001X
License number
8603 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4635 Hillsborough RD, Durham, NC 27705
Phone
(919) 383-3882
Enumerated
Jul 18, 2008
Record last updated
Jul 18, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 4635 Hillsborough RD

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Alisha Humble, DMDGeneral Practice Dentistry1962520171

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
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48% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice dentistry in 2024

43 Medicare Part D claims for 33 beneficiaries, against an average of 83 among the 70,290 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Alison Cole43
  2. Specialty average83

Most prescribed

  1. Amoxicillin29 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

Industry payments in 2024: $21.85

1 payment: education; the largest payer was Colgate Oral Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 41,669 providers of this specialty with any payment received $597.01 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Alison Cole$21.85
  2. Specialty average$597.01

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Alison Sanders Cole among 3,856 general practice dentistry records in North Carolina

Alison Sanders Cole, DMD is one of 3,856 general practice dentistry records with a practice address in North Carolina. 66% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 54% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 54% of these records are older, 44% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
  • Record last updated2008 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1223G0001X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

135 general practice dentistry records list a practice address in Durham

They are 135 of the 13,451 NPPES records with a practice address in Durham, and 3,856 general practice dentistry records in North Carolina.

The 8 general practice dentistry records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Hamid Afshari, DDSDurham, NC 277051730100280
  2. Debora BoltonDurham, NC 277051316975428
  3. Cary Cunningham, DDSDurham, NC 277051396774907
  4. Michael Fleming, D.D.SDurham, NC 277051063517076
  5. Thomas Francis, DMD, MPHDurham, NC 277051306808308
  6. K Elizabeth Grooms, D.D.S.Durham, NC 277051376501437
  7. Milo Hoffman, DDS PADurham, NC 277051376651133
  8. Walter Jordan, DDS PADurham, NC 277051831109198

Common questions

What is Alison Sanders Cole, DMD's NPI number?

Alison Sanders Cole, DMD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285898296, issued on Jul 18, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Alison Sanders Cole, DMD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4635 Hillsborough RD, Durham, NC, 27705. Phone: (919) 383-3882. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Alison Sanders Cole, DMD's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 8603, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Alison Sanders Cole, DMD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Alison Sanders Cole, DMD had 43 Medicare Part D claims for 33 beneficiaries; the average among general practice dentistry prescribers was 83. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.