NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Richard Claude Cole, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Stuart, VA

Richard Claude Cole, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Stuart, Virginia, and NPI 1972500668, issued on Jul 7, 2005. Check the license (Virginia 0101036915, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1972500668
Name
Richard Claude Cole
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
0101036915 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
18877 Jeb Stuart Hwy, Stuart, VA 24171
Phone
(276) 694-4466
Enumerated
Jul 7, 2005
Record last updated
Jul 24, 2023
Fax
(276) 694-2909
Medicaid ID
005657342 VA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080605000784); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Virginia School Of Medicine, 1977
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 18877 Jeb Stuart Hwy

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Matthew Barnes, PAPhysician Assistant1801285937
  2. Crystal BlackFamily Nurse Practitioner1033906060
  3. Kaitlyn Cobler, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1073093027
  4. Brittney Dillon, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1881063600
  5. Carolyn Hicks, FNPGeneral Practice Physician1750228565
  6. Samantha Hill, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1114616513

Verify Richard Claude Cole in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
    Search for license 0101036915    Check the board
  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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7.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024

25,755 Medicare Part D claims for 917 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims. 1,345 claims were for opioids.

  1. Richard Cole25,755
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Levothyroxine Sodium971 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium644 claims
  3. Furosemide629 claims
  4. Alprazolam605 claims
  5. Lisinopril596 claims
  6. Gabapentin549 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: $1,389.44

80 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Richard Cole$1,389.44
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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. Patrick County Family Practice,pcStuart, VA

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

Richard Claude Cole among 4,137 family medicine physician records in Virginia

Richard Claude Cole, M.D. is one of 4,137 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 74% 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, 85% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated1977 · median 2004 among the 2,426 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

5 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Stuart

They are 5 of the 74 NPPES records with a practice address in Stuart, and 4,137 family medicine physician records in Virginia.

All 4,137 in Virginia → Every provider in Stuart → Family Medicine Physician nationwide →

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Francis Falbo, M.D.Stuart, VA 241711255309878
  2. Jeanne Flowers, M.D.Stuart, VA 241711134147580
  3. Ryan Hubbard, D.O.Stuart, VA 241711700141520
  4. Ralph Kramer, M.D.Stuart, VA 241711235136920
  5. Bethany Elza, DOTroutville, VA 241751619409166
  6. Lianna Lawson, DOTroutville, VA 241751316926959
  7. Ronald Overstreet, MDTroutville, VA 241751861465775
  8. Catherine Rea, MDTroutville, VA 241751841262805

Common questions

What is Richard Claude Cole, M.D.'s NPI number?

Richard Claude Cole, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972500668, issued on Jul 7, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Richard Claude Cole, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 18877 Jeb Stuart Hwy, Stuart, VA, 24171. Phone: (276) 694-4466. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Richard Claude Cole, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Virginia license number 0101036915, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Richard Claude Cole, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Richard Claude Cole, M.D. had 25,755 Medicare Part D claims for 917 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.

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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.