NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Eric Cole

Dentist · Chapel Hill, NC

Eric Cole is a dentist with a practice address in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and NPI 1265848881, issued on Jul 2, 2014. Check the license (North Carolina 0996, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1265848881
Name
Eric Cole
Primary taxonomy
Dentist 122300000X
License number
0996 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1315 Martin Luther King JR Blvd, Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Phone
(919) 913-2091
Enumerated
Jul 2, 2014
Record last updated
Dec 12, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(919) 967-9774
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina 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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14% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dentist in 2024

74 Medicare Part D claims for 51 beneficiaries, against an average of 86 among the 51,021 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Eric Cole74
  2. Specialty average86

Most prescribed

  1. Amoxicillin42 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: $64.75

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Dentsply Sirona Inc. The 31,974 providers of this specialty with any payment received $540.36 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Eric Cole$64.75
  2. Specialty average$540.36

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

Eric Cole among 2,332 dentist records in North Carolina

Eric Cole is one of 2,332 dentist records with a practice address in North Carolina. 64% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 51% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 51% of these records are older, 45% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
  • Record last updated2016 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 122300000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

119 dentist records list a practice address in Chapel Hill

They are 119 of the 7,608 NPPES records with a practice address in Chapel Hill, and 2,332 dentist records in North Carolina.

The 8 dentist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Chad Ceremuga, D.D.SChapel Hill, NC 275141407295082
  2. David Dobson, DDSChapel Hill, NC 275141386700193
  3. Dennis Ellis, D.D.S.Chapel Hill, NC 275141275690299
  4. Brian Glover, DDSChapel Hill, NC 275141144353665
  5. Jennifer Howard, D.D.S.Chapel Hill, NC 275141124224134
  6. Jin Yi Kwon, DDSChapel Hill, NC 275141457562639
  7. William Lee, DDSChapel Hill, NC 275141700858750
  8. Terrence Lee, DDSChapel Hill, NC 275141053476747

Common questions

What is Eric Cole's NPI number?

Eric Cole's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265848881, issued on Jul 2, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Eric Cole located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1315 Martin Luther King JR Blvd, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514. Phone: (919) 913-2091. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Eric Cole's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 0996, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Eric Cole prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Eric Cole had 74 Medicare Part D claims for 51 beneficiaries; the average among dentist prescribers was 86. 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.