Robert Eli Cole, MD
Surgery Physician · Santa Monica, CA
Robert Eli Cole, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Santa Monica, California, and NPI 1043274632, issued on Apr 12, 2006. Check the license (California G60151, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Robert Eli Cole
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- G60151 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2121 Wilshire Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90403
- Phone
- (310) 829-4469
- Enumerated
- Apr 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 20, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (310) 829-0891
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110407000676); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Albert Einstein College Of Medicine Of Yeshiva University, 1982
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2121 Wilshire Blvd
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Verify Robert Eli Cole in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G60151Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
7% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
136 Medicare Part D claims for 45 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 31 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tramadol Hcl29 claims
- Cephalexin27 claims
- Celecoxib26 claims
- Mupirocin25 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: $71.44
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abiomed. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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.
Robert Eli Cole among 3,118 surgery physician records in California
Robert Eli Cole, MD is one of 3,118 surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 75% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1982 · median 2003 among the 1,901 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 3,118 surgery physician records in California.
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- Stephen KuchenbeckerSanta Monica, CA 904041023094984
Common questions
What is Robert Eli Cole, MD's NPI number?
Robert Eli Cole, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043274632, issued on Apr 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Robert Eli Cole, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2121 Wilshire Blvd, Santa Monica, CA, 90403. Phone: (310) 829-4469. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Robert Eli Cole, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number G60151, 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 Robert Eli Cole, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Robert Eli Cole, MD had 136 Medicare Part D claims for 45 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.