Christopher Cole
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Durham, NC
Christopher Cole is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Durham, North Carolina, and NPI 1972686129, issued on Oct 23, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 102469, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Cole
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 102469 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Duke University Medical Ctr, Durham, NC 27710
- Phone
- (919) 620-4467
- Enumerated
- Oct 23, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100128000285); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher Cole in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 102469Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
31% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
239 Medicare Part D claims for 102 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 115 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tramadol Hcl51 claims
- Prednisone31 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl27 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen26 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl23 claims
- Meloxicam21 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: $1,770.43
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Duke Health Integrated Practice IncDurham, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Cole among 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina
Christopher Cole is one of 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 20% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 20% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2003 among the 677 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina.
All 977 in North Carolina → Every provider in Durham → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
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- Diane Covington, P.A.Durham, NC 277101285783290
- Daniela CrandallDurham, NC 277101740364579
- Mark Easley, M.D.Durham, NC 277101790872430
- Nicole Fetter, MDDurham, NC 277101174659825
- Richard Goldner, M.D.Durham, NC 277101740371012
Common questions
What is Christopher Cole's NPI number?
Christopher Cole's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972686129, issued on Oct 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Cole located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Duke University Medical Ctr, Durham, NC, 27710. Phone: (919) 620-4467. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Cole's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 102469, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher Cole prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Cole had 239 Medicare Part D claims for 102 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.