What is Richard Cole's specialty?

Richard Cole (NPI 1578558441) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Family Practice in Tullahoma, TN.

Where does Richard Cole practice?

Richard Cole practices in Tullahoma, TN, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1578558441.

How much does Medicare pay Richard Cole?

Richard Cole (NPI 1578558441) received approximately $257K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 514 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1578558441

Richard ColeMD

PRACTICEFUNCTION JUNCTIONSee all providers at this practice →

Family PracticeTullahoma, TNI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

3,216

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

6,573

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$243K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,574 Family Practice providers in TN — top quintile (cohort median 965).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

9,549

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$576K

Distinct drugs

145

Brand share

20.4%

Top prescribed drugs

Atorvastatin Calcium572 claims

Levothyroxine Sodium352 claims

Lisinopril298 claims

Rosuvastatin Calcium268 claims

Amlodipine Besylate265 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$57

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$57

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$57

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Richard Cole's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 18 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Birmingham, AL	404	1,988
Grant Ordiway Diagnostic Radiology · Nashville, TN	67	264
Mark Russell Diagnostic Radiology · Nashville, TN	52	229
SOUTHERN TENNESSEE MEDICAL CENTER LLC	40	148
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER	23	119
PHELPS, THOMAS	22	190
John Allred Diagnostic Radiology · Chattanooga, TN	18	118
Ambulatory Surgical Associates Llc Ambulatory Surgical Center · Tullahoma, TN	17	35
Mark Wert Emergency Medicine · Sewanee, TN	16	74
Heather Sohrabi Optometry · Tullahoma, TN	16	58
Connie Leanza Nurse Practitioner · Tullahoma, TN	15	100
Christopher Rone Emergency Medicine · Nashville, TN	15	63

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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