NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sherman Ward Cole, MD

Psychiatry Physician · Leawood, KS

Sherman Ward Cole, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Leawood, Kansas, and NPI 1609856699, issued on Jan 18, 2006. Check the license (Kansas 0416111, as entered in NPPES) on the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1609856699
Name
Sherman Ward Cole
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License numbers
0416111 KS
R8708 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
8900 State Line RD Ste 380, Leawood, KS 66206
Phone
(913) 385-7252
Enumerated
Jan 18, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 6, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(913) 385-2412
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20051028000208); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Kansas School Of Med (Kc/Wich/Sal), 1972
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 8900 State Line RD Ste 380

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

  1. Lolitta Aznaurova, MDPsychiatry Physician1841270600
  2. Ashley Batley, APRN, DNPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1619377868
  3. Erick Brown, D.O.Psychiatry Physician1689834335
  4. Michael Everson, MDPsychiatry Physician1356320287
  5. Carla Gorman Frazier, NPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1760800528
  6. Wade Hachinsky, DOPsychiatry Physician1598744419

Verify Sherman Ward Cole in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKansas State Board of Healing Arts
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  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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70% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

1,699 Medicare Part D claims for 107 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims.

  1. Sherman Cole1,699
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Alprazolam239 claims
  2. Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine110 claims
  3. Sertraline Hcl104 claims
  4. Quetiapine Fumarate96 claims
  5. Trazodone Hcl91 claims
  6. Clonazepam90 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 10 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score20.0
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities0 of 40 points · 15%0.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $951.88

43 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Sherman Cole$951.88
  2. Specialty average$4,954.93

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Sherman Ward Cole among 410 psychiatry physician records in Kansas

Sherman Ward Cole, MD is one of 410 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Kansas. 60% 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 3% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 57% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 37% of these records are
  • Graduated1972 · median 2005 among the 150 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Kansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

20 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Leawood

They are 20 of the 1,026 NPPES records with a practice address in Leawood, and 410 psychiatry physician records in Kansas.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Lolitta Aznaurova, MDLeawood, KS 662061841270600
  2. Donna Childs, M.D.Prairie Village, KS 662061295843910
  3. James Donley, M.D.Prairie Village, KS 662061992732226
  4. Michael Everson, MDLeawood, KS 662061356320287
  5. Wade Hachinsky, DOLeawood, KS 662061598744419
  6. Patrick Hughes, M.D.Leawood, KS 662061598790909
  7. Scott Jones, D.O.Prairie Village, KS 662061093745952
  8. Eric Kulick, M.D.Prairie Village, KS 662061063436392

Common questions

What is Sherman Ward Cole, MD's NPI number?

Sherman Ward Cole, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609856699, issued on Jan 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sherman Ward Cole, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8900 State Line RD Ste 380, Leawood, KS, 66206. Phone: (913) 385-7252. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sherman Ward Cole, MD's license?

NPPES lists Kansas license number 0416111, as entered by the provider. Search the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts at https://www.ksbha.ks.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Sherman Ward Cole, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sherman Ward Cole, MD had 1,699 Medicare Part D claims for 107 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Sherman Ward Cole, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 10 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.

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