Mario J. Cole, MD
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Salinas, CA
Mario J. Cole, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Salinas, California, and NPI 1356328991, issued on Dec 26, 2005. Check the license (California C54611, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Mario J. Cole
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License numbers
- C54611 CA
ME84972 FL
MD.205198 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1033 Los Palos Dr, Salinas, CA 93901
- Phone
- (831) 757-2058
- Enumerated
- Dec 26, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 21, 2022
- Fax
- (831) 757-0232
- Medicaid ID
- 2654938-00 FL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150605002969); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Howard University College Of Medicine, 1999
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1033 Los Palos Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Mario J. Cole in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license C54611Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2% more Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
1,457 Medicare Part D claims for 185 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 61% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa393 claims
- Trelegy Ellipta197 claims
- Breo Ellipta173 claims
- Montelukast Sodium168 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate68 claims
- Ventolin Hfa58 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: $2,007.42
39 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Noah Medical Corporation. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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
- Svmhs ClinicsSalinas, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Mario J. Cole among 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records in California
Mario J. Cole, MD is one of 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in California. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 93% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2002 among the 1,061 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in California
There are 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records in California.
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The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Frank Ganzhorn, MDSalinas, CA 939011164473807
- Kelsey Gray, M.D.Salinas, CA 939011174660450
- Mark Klein, MDSalinas, CA 939011093718165
- Nicholas Klimberg, MDSalinas, CA 939011225490188
- Minh Le, MDSalinas, CA 939011508252180
- John Rinderknecht, MDSalinas, CA 939011194728261
- Stephen Crawford, M.D.Salinas, CA 939061922035914
- Chad Medawar, D.O.Salinas, CA 939061962662700
Common questions
What is Mario J. Cole, MD's NPI number?
Mario J. Cole, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356328991, issued on Dec 26, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Mario J. Cole, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1033 Los Palos Dr, Salinas, CA, 93901. Phone: (831) 757-2058. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Mario J. Cole, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number C54611, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Mario J. Cole, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Mario J. Cole, MD had 1,457 Medicare Part D claims for 185 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.