NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

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.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1356328991
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
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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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.

  1. Melanie Allen, CDERegistered Dietitian1053633099
  2. Muneera AtchaRheumatology Physician1154611796
  3. Guadalupe Castillo, RNDiabetes Educator Registered Nurse1215307871
  4. Rene Colorado, MDNeurology Physician1821350265
  5. Frank Ganzhorn, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1164473807
  6. Kelsey Gray, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1174660450

Verify Mario Cole in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
    Search for license C54611
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
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Statewide context: the Medical Board of California reported 374 disciplinary actions in FY 2022-23. California discipline data →

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.

  1. Mario Cole1,457
  2. Specialty average1,425

Most prescribed

  1. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa393 claims
  2. Trelegy Ellipta197 claims
  3. Breo Ellipta173 claims
  4. Montelukast Sodium168 claims
  5. Fluticasone Propionate68 claims
  6. 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.

  1. Mario Cole$2,007.42
  2. Specialty average$5,159.88

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

  1. Svmhs ClinicsSalinas, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in California

There are 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records in California.

Other pulmonary disease physician records in California

  1. Manoochehr Abadian Sharifabad, M.D.Fountain Valley, CA1164655817
  2. Mahmoud Abdallah, DOGarden Grove, CA1871014027
  3. Mohamad Abdelfattah, MDFullerton, CA1134539711
  4. Loui Abdelghani, M.DStockton, CA1912161787
  5. Zainab Abdulsada, MBCHBSacramento, CA1144858333
  6. John Abe, MDTorrance, CA1578542569
  7. Moustapha Abidali, DOGlendora, CA1669810123
  8. Mohammed Abo Khamis, M.D.Modesto, CA1508098419
  9. Arin Aboulian, MDGlendale, CA1104038256
  10. Khader Abounasr, MDRancho Cucamonga, CA1780884015

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.