NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Frank Nicholas Cole, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Fayetteville, GA

Frank Nicholas Cole, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Fayetteville, Georgia, and NPI 1568512549, issued on Jan 11, 2007. Check the license (Georgia 028520, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; 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
1568512549
Name
Frank Nicholas Cole
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
028520 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
101 Yorktown Dr, Fayetteville, GA 30214
Phone
(770) 464-4280
Enumerated
Jan 11, 2007
Record last updated
Feb 18, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20041119000496); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Emory University School Of Medicine, 1980
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 101 Yorktown Dr

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

  1. Shelley Albertson, FNPNurse Practitioner1952012692
  2. David Arnall, MDInternal Medicine Physician1366591885
  3. Esther Askew, PA-C, MPASPhysician Assistant1750461380
  4. Deborah Bentley, NPNurse Practitioner1548303399
  5. Ashlee Block, PA-CPhysician Assistant1033984182
  6. Lori Bowler, P.T.Physical Therapist1902937089

Verify Frank Nicholas Cole in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
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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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6.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

19,156 Medicare Part D claims for 1,449 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 105 claims were for opioids.

  1. Frank Cole19,156
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium958 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate898 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium857 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium817 claims
  5. Rosuvastatin Calcium773 claims
  6. Metformin Hcl766 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: $23.58

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Frank Cole$23.58
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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

Bills Medicare through 3 group practices

  1. Laboratory Fitness LLCPeachtree City, GA
  2. Physiotherapy Associates IncPeachtree City, GA
  3. Privia Medical Group OF Georgia LLCFayetteville, GA

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

Frank Nicholas Cole among 3,911 internal medicine physician records in Georgia

Frank Nicholas Cole, MD is one of 3,911 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 43% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 43% of these records are older, 49% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated1980 · median 2005 among the 2,535 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2011 · 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 207R00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

39 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Fayetteville

They are 39 of the 1,527 NPPES records with a practice address in Fayetteville, and 3,911 internal medicine physician records in Georgia.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Larry Bergere, M.D.Fayetteville, GA 302141609966613
  2. Loida Bonney, M.D.Fayetteville, GA 302141316998982
  3. Karen Brancewicz, PACFayetteville, GA 302141871566885
  4. Connie Dupre, MDFayetteville, GA 302141023121381
  5. Richard Goodjoin, MDFayetteville, GA 302141306824305
  6. Charlotte Grayson- Mathis, M.D.Fayetteville, GA 302141497779391
  7. Shearin Higgs, MDFayetteville, GA 302141740258896
  8. Betsy Horton, M.D.Fayetteville, GA 302141932153780

Common questions

What is Frank Nicholas Cole, MD's NPI number?

Frank Nicholas Cole, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568512549, issued on Jan 11, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Frank Nicholas Cole, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 101 Yorktown Dr, Fayetteville, GA, 30214. Phone: (770) 464-4280. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Frank Nicholas Cole, MD's license?

NPPES lists Georgia license number 028520, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Frank Nicholas Cole, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Frank Nicholas Cole, MD had 19,156 Medicare Part D claims for 1,449 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.