John F. Cole, D.O.
Surgery Physician · Abilene, TX
John F. Cole, D.O. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Abilene, Texas, and NPI 1992846950, issued on Feb 10, 2007. Check the license (Texas L8315, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John F. Cole
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- L8315 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6250 Regional Plz, Abilene, TX 79606
- Phone
- (325) 428-5500
- Enumerated
- Feb 10, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 24, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (325) 428-5519
- Medicaid IDs
- 186272402 TX
1862724-01 TX - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070730000166); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of North Texas Hsc, College Of Osteopathic Med, 2002
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify John F. Cole in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license L8315Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
56% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
230 Medicare Part D claims for 148 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 124 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen54 claims
- Acetaminophen-Codeine43 claims
- Omeprazole38 claims
- Tramadol Hcl27 claims
- Sucralfate17 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 73.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $456.72
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Hendrick Provider NetworkAbilene, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John F. Cole among 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas
John F. Cole, D.O. is one of 2,192 surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 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 2007, is newer than 42% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 42% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2004 among the 1,350 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Texas
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- Howard Tobin, MDAbilene, TX 796061750402962
- James Yost, MDAbilene, TX 796061659443208
- Lashondria Camp, M.D.Abilene, TX 796011255596573
- David Halbert, M.D.Abilene, TX 796011801137179
Common questions
What is John F. Cole, D.O.'s NPI number?
John F. Cole, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992846950, issued on Feb 10, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John F. Cole, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6250 Regional Plz, Abilene, TX, 79606. Phone: (325) 428-5500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John F. Cole, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number L8315, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does John F. Cole, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John F. Cole, D.O. had 230 Medicare Part D claims for 148 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is John F. Cole, D.O.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 73.1 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.