Cole Bennett Messersmith, MD
Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician · Richmond, VA
Cole Bennett Messersmith, MD is an obstetrics & gynecology physician with a practice address in Richmond, Virginia, and NPI 1508420340, issued on Apr 26, 2019. Check the license (Virginia 0101285343, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cole Bennett Messersmith
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician 207V00000X
- License numbers
- 0101285343 VA
D97146 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7605 Forest Ave Ste 206, Richmond, VA 23229
- Phone
- (804) 897-2100
- Enumerated
- Apr 26, 2019
- Record last updated
- Jun 6, 2025
- Fax
- (804) 897-9074
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250610002938); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- George Washington University School Of Medicine, 2019
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 7605 Forest Ave Ste 206
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Cole Bennett Messersmith in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
Search for license 0101285343Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average obstetrics & gynecology physician in 2024
14 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 165 among the 28,733 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $67.36
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Astellas Pharma US Inc. The 21,429 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,030.61 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
- Virginia Physicians For Women, LtdRichmond, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Cole Bennett Messersmith among 1,174 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in Virginia
Cole Bennett Messersmith, MD is one of 1,174 obstetrics & gynecology physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 88% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 88% of these records are older, 9% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2005 among the 701 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207V00000X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician providers in Virginia
There are 1,174 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in Virginia.
All 1,174 in Virginia → Every provider in Richmond → Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician nationwide →
The 8 obstetrics & gynecology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Leemore Burke, M.D.Richmond, VA 232291437141892
- James Christmas, MDRichmond, VA 232291003885492
- Catherine Copenhaver, MDHenrico, VA 232291942293790
- Victoria Davis, MDRichmond, VA 232291831181379
- Jennifer Horton, MDHenrico, VA 232291881695054
- Leigh Lewis, M.D.Richmond, VA 232291083698625
- Robert McBride, MDHenrico, VA 232291346225679
- Vienne Murray, M.D.Richmond, VA 232291952385627
Common questions
What is Cole Bennett Messersmith, MD's NPI number?
Cole Bennett Messersmith, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508420340, issued on Apr 26, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cole Bennett Messersmith, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7605 Forest Ave Ste 206, Richmond, VA, 23229. Phone: (804) 897-2100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cole Bennett Messersmith, MD's license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0101285343, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Cole Bennett Messersmith, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cole Bennett Messersmith, MD had 14 Medicare Part D claims; the average among obstetrics & gynecology physician prescribers was 165. 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.