John Buford Cole, FNP
Nurse Practitioner · Winston Salem, NC
John Buford Cole, FNP is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Winston Salem, North Carolina, and NPI 1841963766, issued on Jul 27, 2021. Check the license (North Carolina 5014972, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Buford Cole
- Credential
- FNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License number
- 5014972 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1 Medical Center Boulevard, Winston Salem, NC 27157
- Phone
- (336) 716-5324
- Enumerated
- Jul 27, 2021
- Record last updated
- May 25, 2022
- Fax
- (336) 716-5324
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify John Buford Cole in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 5014972Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024
59 Medicare Part D claims for 31 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Ipratropium-Albuterol28 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: $117.69
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 38,884 providers of this specialty with any payment received $791.64 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.
John Buford Cole among 4,524 nurse practitioner records in North Carolina
John Buford Cole, FNP is one of 4,524 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in North Carolina. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 72% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 72% of these records are older, 21% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 63% of these records are
- Record last updated2022 · 34% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
487 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Winston Salem
They are 487 of the 10,040 NPPES records with a practice address in Winston Salem, and 4,524 nurse practitioner records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is John Buford Cole, FNP's NPI number?
John Buford Cole, FNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841963766, issued on Jul 27, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Buford Cole, FNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Medical Center Boulevard, Winston Salem, NC, 27157. Phone: (336) 716-5324. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Buford Cole, FNP's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 5014972, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does John Buford Cole, FNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Buford Cole, FNP had 59 Medicare Part D claims for 31 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. 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.