Mario Cole, MD
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Salinas, CA
Mario 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 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
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1033 Los Palos Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Melanie Allen, CDERegistered Dietitian1053633099
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- Guadalupe Castillo, RNDiabetes Educator Registered Nurse1215307871
- Rene Colorado, MDNeurology Physician1821350265
- Frank Ganzhorn, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1164473807
- Kelsey Gray, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1174660450
Verify Mario 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).
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Common questions
What is Mario Cole, MD's NPI number?
Mario 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 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 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 Cole, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Mario 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), loaded Aug 27, 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) 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 27, 2026.