NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Darby Cole, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Owensboro, KY

Darby Cole, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Owensboro, Kentucky, and NPI 1306838693, issued on Aug 22, 2005. Check the license (Kentucky 31992, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; 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
1306838693
Name
Darby Cole
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
31992 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
811 E Parrish Ave Ste 102, Owensboro, KY 42303
Phone
(270) 688-2077
Enumerated
Aug 22, 2005
Record last updated
Jun 6, 2024
Fax
(270) 688-2078
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20041111000259); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Kentucky College Of Medicine, 1995
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 811 E Parrish Ave Ste 102

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

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  4. Mohamed Hegazy, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1801640966
  5. Nael Jaber, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1801640636
  6. Parris KappleStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1043914112

Verify Darby Cole in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
    Search for license 31992    Check the board
  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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94% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

6,858 Medicare Part D claims for 297 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 99 claims were for opioids.

  1. Darby Cole6,858
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Levothyroxine Sodium311 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium250 claims
  3. Pantoprazole Sodium246 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate197 claims
  5. Potassium Chloride181 claims
  6. Furosemide165 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: $433.01

25 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Gilead Sciences, Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Darby Cole$433.01
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Owensboro Health Medical Group IncBeaver Dam, KY
  2. Owensboro Health, IncOwensboro, KY

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

Darby Cole among 1,968 family medicine physician records in Kentucky

Darby Cole, M.D. is one of 1,968 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 86% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated1995 · median 2006 among the 1,277 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

40 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Owensboro

They are 40 of the 1,877 NPPES records with a practice address in Owensboro, and 1,968 family medicine physician records in Kentucky.

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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Lauren Bickel, MDOwensboro, KY 423031972503639
  2. Jeremy Bradley, MDOwensboro, KY 423031851483291
  3. Bill Bryant, MDOwensboro, KY 423031811997166
  4. Heather Green, M.D.Owensboro, KY 423031487693420
  5. Benjamin Keeley, MDOwensboro, KY 423031881694545
  6. Bradley King, MDOwensboro, KY 423031831165588
  7. James Litsey, M.D.Owensboro, KY 423031336124684
  8. Tamberly McCoy, M.D.,PLLCOwensboro, KY 423031386739464

Common questions

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

Darby Cole, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306838693, issued on Aug 22, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Darby Cole, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 811 E Parrish Ave Ste 102, Owensboro, KY, 42303. Phone: (270) 688-2077. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

NPPES lists Kentucky license number 31992, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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

In 2024, Darby Cole, M.D. had 6,858 Medicare Part D claims for 297 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.