Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Stanton Cole, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Somerset, KY

Stanton Cole, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Somerset, Kentucky, and NPI 1740254358, issued on Feb 13, 2006. Check the license (Kentucky 23884, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1740254358
Name
Stanton Cole
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
23884 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
350 Hospital Way, Somerset, KY 42503
Phone
(606) 451-2662
Enumerated
Feb 13, 2006
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 350 Hospital Way

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

  1. Valerie Allen, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1457794604
  2. Richard AtkinsonStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1083110001
  3. Robert Bemiss, ARNP FNP-BCNurse Practitioner1295847622
  4. Andrew BlakleyInternal Medicine Physician1255790051
  5. Michael Citak, M.D.Surgery Physician1538275557
  6. Travis Denna, MDOtolaryngology Physician1447887377

Verify Stanton Cole in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
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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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4.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

13,359 Medicare Part D claims for 627 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,785 among the 127,794 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 379 claims were for opioids.

  1. Stanton Cole13,359
  2. Specialty average2,785

Most prescribed

  1. Amlodipine Besylate531 claims
  2. Omeprazole494 claims
  3. Lisinopril474 claims
  4. Levothyroxine Sodium393 claims
  5. Gabapentin371 claims
  6. Metformin Hcl326 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: $46.80

3 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc.. The 65,274 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,536.66 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Stanton Cole$46.80
  2. Specialty average$2,536.66

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

28 internal medicine physician records list a Somerset practice address

They are 28 of the 1,474 NPPES records with a Somerset practice address, and 1,811 internal medicine physician records in Kentucky.

Other internal medicine physician records in Kentucky

  1. June AbadillaJackson, KY1811975683
  2. Joseph Abayev, MDLouisville, KY1437503752
  3. Nicole Abbot, MDUnion, KY1063895522
  4. Saba Abdulsada, MDLexington, KY1750906418
  5. Melecio Abordo, M.D.Jackson, KY1871590935
  6. Michelle Aboud, MDLouisville, KY1891709515
  7. Sonu Abraham, M.D.Lexington, KY1164975835
  8. Wilmer Abshier, M.D.Owensboro, KY1225020621
  9. Mahmoud Abualayem, MD.Berea, KY1659703163
  10. Kamana Acharya, M.DElizabethtown, KY1124647359

Common questions

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

Stanton Cole, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740254358, issued on Feb 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Stanton Cole, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 350 Hospital Way, Somerset, KY, 42503. Phone: (606) 451-2662. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

NPPES lists Kentucky license number 23884, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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

In 2024, Stanton Cole, M.D. had 13,359 Medicare Part D claims for 627 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 2,785. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.