Richard Clinton Cole, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Tullahoma, TN
Richard Clinton Cole, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Tullahoma, Tennessee, and NPI 1578558441, issued on Sep 15, 2005. Check the license (Tennessee MD021619, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Clinton Cole
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- MD021619 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2106 N Jackson St, Tullahoma, TN 37388
- Phone
- (931) 455-2045
- Enumerated
- Sep 15, 2005
- Record last updated
- May 27, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (931) 455-9960
- Medicaid IDs
- 3145745 TN
3707865 TN - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060427000654); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 1983
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2106 N Jackson St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jennifer Stroop, PAPhysician Assistant1619687340
Verify Richard Clinton Cole in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD021619Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
10,293 Medicare Part D claims for 535 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 268 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium572 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium352 claims
- Lisinopril298 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium268 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate265 claims
- Omeprazole214 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: $191.43
10 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.
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
- Spectrum Medical AssociatesTullahoma, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard Clinton Cole among 2,674 family medicine physician records in Tennessee
Richard Clinton Cole, MD is one of 2,674 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 81% 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, 83% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1983 · median 2004 among the 1,685 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 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 Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
12 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Tullahoma
They are 12 of the 587 NPPES records with a practice address in Tullahoma, and 2,674 family medicine physician records in Tennessee.
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Common questions
What is Richard Clinton Cole, MD's NPI number?
Richard Clinton Cole, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578558441, issued on Sep 15, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Clinton Cole, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2106 N Jackson St, Tullahoma, TN, 37388. Phone: (931) 455-2045. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Clinton Cole, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number MD021619, 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 Richard Clinton Cole, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Clinton Cole, MD had 10,293 Medicare Part D claims for 535 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.
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.