Scott Cameron Cole, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Brevard, NC
Scott Cameron Cole, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Brevard, North Carolina, and NPI 1255622940, issued on Apr 28, 2011. Check the license (North Carolina 2017-00133, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Scott Cameron Cole
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 2017-00133 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 188 Medical Park Dr Ste C, Brevard, NC 28712
- Phone
- (828) 884-7320
- Enumerated
- Apr 28, 2011
- Record last updated
- Jan 5, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20251205004076); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Scott Cameron Cole in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2017-00133Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
14% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,303 Medicare Part D claims for 466 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 23% of claims. 59 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost463 claims
- Erythromycin256 claims
- Timolol Maleate175 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen51 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol48 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate42 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): 95.8 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: $201.43
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, 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 2 group practices
- Johnson City Eye Clinic PCJohnson City, TN
- Southern Eye Associates OF SC, PASimpsonville, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Scott Cameron Cole among 688 ophthalmology physician records in North Carolina
Scott Cameron Cole, M.D. is one of 688 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 72% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 72% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2004 among the 463 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 60% 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
7 ophthalmology physician records list a practice address in Brevard
They are 7 of the 357 NPPES records with a practice address in Brevard, and 688 ophthalmology physician records in North Carolina.
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The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Dana Christianson, MDBrevard, NC 287121104885920
- John Johnson, M.D.Brevard, NC 287121841581790
- John Kulits, MDBrevard, NC 287121659391837
- Bruce Redler, MDBrevard, NC 287121518509686
- Craig Secosan, MDBrevard, NC 287121548229388
- Katherine Volatile, M.D.Brevard, NC 287121518940923
- Robert Hanna, M.D.Cherokee, NC 287191366456089
- Sara Deacon, M.DClyde, NC 287211194179143
Common questions
What is Scott Cameron Cole, M.D.'s NPI number?
Scott Cameron Cole, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255622940, issued on Apr 28, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Scott Cameron Cole, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 188 Medical Park Dr Ste C, Brevard, NC, 28712. Phone: (828) 884-7320. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Scott Cameron Cole, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2017-00133, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Scott Cameron Cole, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Scott Cameron Cole, M.D. had 1,303 Medicare Part D claims for 466 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Scott Cameron Cole, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.8 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.