Matthew Melton Cole, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Knoxville, TN
Matthew Melton Cole, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1285889311, issued on Nov 17, 2008. Check the license (Tennessee 49890, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Matthew Melton Cole
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License numbers
- 49890 TN
MD49890 TN
4196 KY
TP334 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 12744 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37934
- Phone
- (658) 584-0905
- Enumerated
- Nov 17, 2008
- Record last updated
- Mar 7, 2023
- Fax
- (865) 392-5533
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130701000114); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- East Tennessee State University Quillen College Of Medicine, 2008
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 12744 Kingston Pike
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Michael MurphyHearing Instrument Specialist1417498981
Verify Matthew Melton Cole in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 49890Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
244 Medicare Part D claims for 95 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 55% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate95 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol25 claims
- Latanoprost21 claims
- Timolol Maleate21 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate11 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): 96 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: $2,485.73
26 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was US Oncology Corporate, Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Campbell Cunningham Taylor PCKnoxville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Matthew Melton Cole among 366 ophthalmology physician records in Tennessee
Matthew Melton Cole, MD is one of 366 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 69% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 69% of these records are older, 28% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2002 among the 247 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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 207W00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 366 ophthalmology physician records in Tennessee.
All 366 in Tennessee → Every provider in Knoxville → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Lett, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379341336188648
- Eric Sollenberger, MDKnoxville, TN 379341518314350
- Jake McMillin, MDKnoxville, TN 379321205254190
- Mary Collins, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379311508868894
- Paul Ambrose, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379231316949613
- Jerry Winston, ODKnoxville, TN 379231942292529
- Barry Winston, ODKnoxville, TN 379231609868421
- Robert Price, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379221922093988
Common questions
What is Matthew Melton Cole, MD's NPI number?
Matthew Melton Cole, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285889311, issued on Nov 17, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Matthew Melton Cole, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12744 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN, 37934. Phone: (658) 584-0905. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Matthew Melton Cole, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 49890, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Matthew Melton Cole, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Matthew Melton Cole, MD had 244 Medicare Part D claims for 95 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Matthew Melton Cole, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96 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.