James L. Cole, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · New Orleans, LA
James L. Cole, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in New Orleans, Louisiana, and NPI 1073584108, issued on Jan 27, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana 021318, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James L. Cole
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 021318 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4422 General Meyer Ave Ste 103, New Orleans, LA 70131
- Phone
- (504) 526-1179
- Enumerated
- Jan 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 7, 2025
- Fax
- (504) 526-1199
- Medicaid ID
- 1693537 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20260319000257); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In Shreveport, 1991
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James L. Cole in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 021318Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
402 Medicare Part D claims for 78 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium32 claims
- Metformin Hcl29 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate26 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa17 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide16 claims
- Gabapentin12 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: $30.78
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was ConvaTec Inc. 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.
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
- Solace Health Medical Group IncAtlanta, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James L. Cole among 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana
James L. Cole, M.D. is one of 1,749 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 85% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2008 among the 1,216 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 56% 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 Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
392 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in New Orleans
They are 392 of the 13,668 NPPES records with a practice address in New Orleans, and 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana.
All 1,749 in Louisiana → Every provider in New Orleans → Internal Medicine Physician nationwide →
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Common questions
What is James L. Cole, M.D.'s NPI number?
James L. Cole, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073584108, issued on Jan 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James L. Cole, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4422 General Meyer Ave Ste 103, New Orleans, LA, 70131. Phone: (504) 526-1179. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James L. Cole, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 021318, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James L. Cole, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James L. Cole, M.D. had 402 Medicare Part D claims for 78 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.