NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Cole Ray Vinyard, NP-C

Family Nurse Practitioner · Lubbock, TX

Cole Ray Vinyard, NP-C is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Lubbock, Texas, and NPI 1831853035, issued on Oct 25, 2021. Check the license (Texas 1048927, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1831853035
Name
Cole Ray Vinyard
Credential
NP-C
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License numbers
1048927 TX
860003 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
602 Indiana Ave, Lubbock, TX 79415
Phone
(806) 761-0566
Enumerated
Oct 25, 2021
Record last updated
Mar 7, 2023
Fax
(806) 744-7252
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20211119002536); accepts Medicare assignment
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 602 Indiana Ave

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

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  2. Muhammad Abid, M.D.Hematology & Oncology Physician1639480437
  3. Jocelyn Adams, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1740061316
  4. Mohamad Al-Rahawan, M.D.Pediatric Hematology & Oncology Physician1750316923
  5. Katharine Allison, FNP-C, RNNurse Practitioner1962132803
  6. Lillian AmezquitaEmergency Medicine Physician1013530716

Verify Cole Ray Vinyard in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
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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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95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

67 Medicare Part D claims for 39 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 19 claims were for opioids.

  1. Cole Vinyard67
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Tramadol Hcl17 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.

The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score91.2
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center LubbockLubbock, TX
  2. Umc PhysiciansLubbock, TX

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

Cole Ray Vinyard among 21,242 family nurse practitioner records in Texas

Cole Ray Vinyard, NP-C is one of 21,242 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Texas. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 67% of them.

  • NPI issued2021 · 67% of these records are older, 26% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
  • Graduated2021 · median 2018 among the 11,286 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 38% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

434 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Lubbock

They are 434 of the 5,735 NPPES records with a practice address in Lubbock, and 21,242 family nurse practitioner records in Texas.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Leslie Allen, FNP-BCLubbock, TX 794151336493790
  2. Autumn BeasleyLubbock, TX 794151699075960
  3. Kimberly Billingsley, FNPLubbock, TX 794151063478527
  4. Susan Brown, FNP-CLubbock, TX 794151023298056
  5. Michelle Chaya, FNPLubbock, TX 794151245420686
  6. Kevin ColeLubbock, TX 794151003150186
  7. Kezia Cottenoir, APNPLubbock, TX 794151982930731
  8. Patricia Durham, FNPLubbock, TX 794151780649632

Common questions

What is Cole Ray Vinyard, NP-C's NPI number?

Cole Ray Vinyard, NP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831853035, issued on Oct 25, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Cole Ray Vinyard, NP-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 602 Indiana Ave, Lubbock, TX, 79415. Phone: (806) 761-0566. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Cole Ray Vinyard, NP-C's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number 1048927, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Cole Ray Vinyard, NP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Cole Ray Vinyard, NP-C had 67 Medicare Part D claims for 39 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Cole Ray Vinyard, NP-C's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.