Gretchen Cole, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Edina, MN
Gretchen Cole, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Edina, Minnesota, and NPI 1942279575, issued on Mar 16, 2006. Check the license (Minnesota 45330, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gretchen Cole
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 45330 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3400 W 66TH St, Edina, MN 55435
- Phone
- (952) 836-3637
- Enumerated
- Mar 16, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 12, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050106000268); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Louisville School Of Medicine, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Gretchen Cole in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
Search for license 45330Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
About as many Medicare Part D claims as the average internal medicine physician in 2024
3,164 Medicare Part D claims for 360 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 41 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium142 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium125 claims
- Citalopram Hbr122 claims
- Eliquis121 claims
- Trazodone Hcl98 claims
- Gabapentin95 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Fairview ClinicsBloomington, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gretchen Cole among 2,632 internal medicine physician records in Minnesota
Gretchen Cole, MD is one of 2,632 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Minnesota. 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 2006, is newer than 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2008 among the 1,700 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 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 207R00000X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
114 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Edina
They are 114 of the 3,697 NPPES records with a practice address in Edina, and 2,632 internal medicine physician records in Minnesota.
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Common questions
What is Gretchen Cole, MD's NPI number?
Gretchen Cole, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942279575, issued on Mar 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gretchen Cole, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3400 W 66TH St, Edina, MN, 55435. Phone: (952) 836-3637. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gretchen Cole, MD's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 45330, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice at https://mn.gov/boards/medical-practice/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Gretchen Cole, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gretchen Cole, MD had 3,164 Medicare Part D claims for 360 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.