NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Eric L. Cole, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Spartanburg, SC

Eric L. Cole, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and NPI 1013968478, issued on May 12, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 26428, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; 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
1013968478
Name
Eric L. Cole
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
26428 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1690 Skylyn Dr Ste 300A, Spartanburg, SC 29307
Phone
(864) 342-4000
Enumerated
May 12, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 14, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(864) 596-7409
Medicaid ID
LL4697 SC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20051006000149); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of South Carolina School Of Medicine, 2003
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 1690 Skylyn Dr Ste 300A

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

  1. Raabia Ahmed, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1144637059
  2. Baker Boles, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1376957324
  3. Kindal Burleson, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1740736008
  4. Brittney Doornbos, DOFamily Medicine Physician1346862638
  5. Elizabeth Greene, AGPCNP-BCGerontology Nurse Practitioner1477935468
  6. Amy Jamison, M.D., M.B.A.Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1790919876

Verify Eric L. Cole in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
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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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5.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024

19,488 Medicare Part D claims for 1,004 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 142 claims were for opioids.

  1. Eric Cole19,488
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Rosuvastatin Calcium1,093 claims
  2. Losartan Potassium901 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium874 claims
  4. Omeprazole730 claims
  5. Levothyroxine Sodium697 claims
  6. Amlodipine Besylate634 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 99.8 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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 score99.7
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Industry payments in 2024: $2,751.79

112 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. 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. Eric Cole$2,751.79
  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 one group practice

  1. Family Physicians OF Spartanburg, PCSpartanburg, SC

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

Eric L. Cole among 2,700 family medicine physician records in South Carolina

Eric L. Cole, MD is one of 2,700 family medicine physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 78% 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 8% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 53% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated2003 · median 2006 among the 1,638 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 50% 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 South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

145 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Spartanburg

They are 145 of the 3,328 NPPES records with a practice address in Spartanburg, and 2,700 family medicine physician records in South Carolina.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Howard Bean, MDSpartanburg, SC 293071760434120
  2. Michael Bell, DOSpartanburg, SC 293071265430078
  3. Ginger Boyle, M.D.Spartanburg, SC 293071043298011
  4. Henry Cupstid, MDSpartanburg, SC 293071477506673
  5. Matthew Edwards, MDSpartanburg, SC 293071700842333
  6. Donna-Marie Koroma, MDSpartanburg, SC 293071457366262
  7. Melvin Medlock, MDSpartanburg, SC 293071356397558
  8. Thomas Nowatka, MDSpartanburg, SC 293071871564187

Common questions

What is Eric L. Cole, MD's NPI number?

Eric L. Cole, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013968478, issued on May 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Eric L. Cole, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1690 Skylyn Dr Ste 300A, Spartanburg, SC, 29307. Phone: (864) 342-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Eric L. Cole, MD's license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 26428, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Eric L. Cole, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Eric L. Cole, MD had 19,488 Medicare Part D claims for 1,004 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Eric L. Cole, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 99.8 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.

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