Sylvia A. Cole, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Louisville, KY
Sylvia A. Cole, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Louisville, Kentucky, and NPI 1013972561, issued on Apr 19, 2006. Check the license (Kentucky 34656, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sylvia A. Cole
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 34656 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 825 Barret Ave, Louisville, KY 40204
- Phone
- (502) 540-7200
- Enumerated
- Apr 19, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 29, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (502) 540-7207
- Medicaid IDs
- 64007545 KY
200270750 IN - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100414000760); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Louisville School Of Medicine, 1994
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 825 Barret Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Sylvia A. Cole in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 34656Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
8,128 Medicare Part D claims for 707 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 215 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium404 claims
- Losartan Potassium359 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate335 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium289 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate275 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium206 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): 100 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $546.36
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Edwards Lifesciences Corporation. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- Community Medical Associates IncLouisville, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sylvia A. Cole among 1,526 internal medicine physician records in Kentucky
Sylvia A. Cole, MD is one of 1,526 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 84% 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 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2006 among the 1,025 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
457 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Louisville
They are 457 of the 21,891 NPPES records with a practice address in Louisville, and 1,526 internal medicine physician records in Kentucky.
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Common questions
What is Sylvia A. Cole, MD's NPI number?
Sylvia A. Cole, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013972561, issued on Apr 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sylvia A. Cole, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 825 Barret Ave, Louisville, KY, 40204. Phone: (502) 540-7200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sylvia A. Cole, MD's license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 34656, 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 Sylvia A. Cole, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sylvia A. Cole, MD had 8,128 Medicare Part D claims for 707 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Sylvia A. Cole, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.
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.