Paul Cole, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Shreveport, LA
Paul Cole, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Shreveport, Louisiana, and NPI 1396710737, issued on Feb 21, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana 020458, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Paul Cole
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- 020458 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2727 Hearne Ave, Shreveport, LA 71103
- Phone
- (318) 631-6400
- Enumerated
- Feb 21, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 22, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (318) 631-0300
- Medicaid ID
- 1668931 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040622001163); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In Shreveport, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2727 Hearne Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jagan Beedupalli, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1497956601
- Shannon Betzing, PAPhysician Assistant1952610883
- Amy Brainis, NURSE PRACTITIONERFamily Nurse Practitioner1487914453
- Jerome Danzell, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1265406953
- Amanda EadesAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1285408906
- Kent Eason, PA-CPhysician Assistant1427267236
Verify Paul Cole in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 020458Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
20% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
3,696 Medicare Part D claims for 577 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate459 claims
- Eliquis419 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium374 claims
- Clopidogrel208 claims
- Losartan Potassium170 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium149 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 63.2 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $807.71
44 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Inari Medical, Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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
- Wkmc Cardiovascular ConsultantsShreveport, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Paul Cole among 327 cardiovascular disease physician records in Louisiana
Paul Cole, MD is one of 327 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 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 2006, is newer than 24% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 24% of these records are older, 27% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 1994 among the 199 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 68% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 327 cardiovascular disease physician records in Louisiana.
All 327 in Louisiana → Every provider in Shreveport → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jagan Beedupalli, M.D.Shreveport, LA 711031497956601
- Jerome Danzell, MDShreveport, LA 711031265406953
- William Eaves, MDShreveport, LA 711031801861240
- Michael Futrell, MDShreveport, LA 711031437124880
- Basel Kasabali, MDShreveport, LA 711031417921123
- Praphul Misra, M.D.Shreveport, LA 711031053331934
- Magda Mora Garzon, M.DShreveport, LA 711031689933673
- Aristotelis PapayannisShreveport, LA 711031528325339
Common questions
What is Paul Cole, MD's NPI number?
Paul Cole, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396710737, issued on Feb 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Paul Cole, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2727 Hearne Ave, Shreveport, LA, 71103. Phone: (318) 631-6400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Paul Cole, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 020458, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Paul Cole, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Paul Cole, MD had 3,696 Medicare Part D claims for 577 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Paul Cole, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 63.2 of 100. 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.