NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Cole Liberator, M. D.

Pulmonary Disease Physician · Torrance, CA

Cole Liberator, M. D. is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Torrance, California, and NPI 1912261736, issued on Jun 26, 2012. Check the license (California A164583, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; 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
1912261736
Name
Cole Liberator
Credential
M. D.
Primary taxonomy
Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
License number
A164583 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3701 Skypark Dr Ste 200, Torrance, CA 90505
Phone
(310) 378-8900
Enumerated
Jun 26, 2012
Record last updated
Oct 15, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(310) 791-0789
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20191007000454); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Tufts University School Of Medicine, 2012
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 3701 Skypark Dr Ste 200

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

  1. Daniel Ho, MDInfectious Disease Physician1245867613
  2. Nikita JambulingamSleep Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1942797121
  3. Nour Khouzam, MDInfectious Disease Physician1427309285
  4. Aditya Kotecha, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1811375371
  5. Yana Kryvokhyzha, DOAllergy & Immunology Physician1548753312
  6. Connie Lin, M.D.Allergy & Immunology Physician1760825590

Verify Cole Liberator in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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17% more Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024

1,670 Medicare Part D claims for 292 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 55% of claims.

  1. Cole Liberator1,670
  2. Specialty average1,425

Most prescribed

  1. Trelegy Ellipta230 claims
  2. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa197 claims
  3. Prednisone153 claims
  4. Spiriva Respimat75 claims
  5. Azithromycin65 claims
  6. Breo Ellipta58 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: $40.04

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abiomed. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Cole Liberator$40.04
  2. Specialty average$5,159.88

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

Bills Medicare through 3 group practices

  1. Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaTorrance, CA
  2. Southbay Critical Care A Medical PartnershipTorrance, CA
  3. The Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaSanta Monica, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Cole Liberator among 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records in California

Cole Liberator, M. D. is one of 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in California. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 74% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 74% of these records are older, 23% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2002 among the 1,061 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in California

There are 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records in California.

The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. John Abe, MDTorrance, CA 905051578542569
  2. Robert Chang, MDTorrance, CA 905051902885833
  3. Khalid Eltawil, MDTorrance, CA 905051396724399
  4. Caleb Hsieh, M.D.Torrance, CA 905051760725550
  5. Richard Huynh, M.D.Torrance, CA 905051184858243
  6. Aditya Kotecha, M.D.Torrance, CA 905051811375371
  7. Catherine Oberg, M.D.Torrance, CA 905051558633503
  8. Mladen Rasic, M.D.Torrance, CA 905051659313971

Common questions

What is Cole Liberator, M. D.'s NPI number?

Cole Liberator, M. D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912261736, issued on Jun 26, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Cole Liberator, M. D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3701 Skypark Dr Ste 200, Torrance, CA, 90505. Phone: (310) 378-8900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Cole Liberator, M. D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A164583, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Cole Liberator, M. D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Cole Liberator, M. D. had 1,670 Medicare Part D claims for 292 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.