Dr. Richard Wayne Cole, MD

  • La Porte, TX
  • Emergency medicine physician
NPI1124068416PAC ID4082689054
Medicare services, 2024
82
Medicare patients, 2024
70
Part D claims, 2024
80
Publications
25
Hospital affiliations
2
Practice address
1220 W Fairmont Pkwy, La Porte, TX 77571
Practice phone
Call (346) 201-7761
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Primary practice

Rapid Care Emergency Room

Urgent Care Center · La Porte, Texas

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Dr. Richard Wayne Cole is an emergency medicine physician in La Porte, Texas

Dr. Cole practices at Rapid Care Emergency Room in La Porte, Texas.

Dr. Cole's NPI, 1124068416, was assigned on June 7, 2006. Dr. Cole graduated from University of Arkansas For Medical Sciences College of Medicine in 1999. Dr. Cole holds Texas license L6836.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
4082689054
NPI enumeration date
June 7, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(346) 201-7761
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
53
Medical school graduation
1999

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Richard Wayne Cole practices at Rapid Care Emergency Room in La Porte, Texas

Dr. Cole's primary practice is Rapid Care Emergency Room, at 1220 W Fairmont Pkwy, La Porte, TX 77571. The practice phone is (346) 201-7761.

  • Rapid Care Emergency Room
    1220 W Fairmont Pkwy, La Porte, TX 77571Phone(346) 201-7761

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Dr. Richard Wayne Cole is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 5 medical groups

Dr. Cole's primary practice is Rapid Care Emergency Room in La Porte, Texas. Dr. Cole is also affiliated with John Sealy Hospital. The medical group on file is UT Physicians. Dmand AI also links Dr. Cole to 1 more hospital, 4 medical groups and 2 group practices and clinics, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Richard Wayne Cole's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Cole practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Rapid Care Emergency RoomAvailable with a free account
+4 more sites and 4 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Richard Wayne Cole is one of 4,831 emergency medicine physicians in Texas

Emergency medicine is Dr. Cole's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207P00000X. Dr. Cole is board certified in emergency medicine by the American Board of Emergency Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Cole's licenses on file in 3 states: Texas, Arkansas and Tennessee.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Emergency medicine, TexasPrimaryLicense L6836 · 2003 to 2026 · taxonomy 207P00000X
  • Arkansas license2001 to 2026
  • Tennessee licenseLicense 38715 · 2004 to 2013

Emergency medicine physicians near Dr. Cole

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4,831emergency medicine physicians in Texas
6emergency medicine physicians in La Porte

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Richard Wayne Cole billed Medicare for 82 services in 2024

CMS data shows 82 Medicare services from Dr. Cole across 3 procedure codes in 2024, for 70 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $5,894 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 202482
Medicare patients70
Paid by Medicare$5,894
Procedure codes3

Dr. Cole's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 112024: 64482%
Tests and treatments
2023: 02024: 18

Dr. Cole compared with the Texas median for emergency medicine physicians, 2024

  • Dr. Cole
  • Texas median
Medicare services
82vs 22564% below
Medicare patients
70vs 20666% below

Medians across 4,588 emergency medicine physicians in Texas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Cole's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Richard Wayne Cole treated 70 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76

CMS counts 70 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cole in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 27 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.90, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Cole's median patient age at 39, with 62% women.

Medicare patients, 202470
Average age76
Average risk score1.90

Dr. Cole's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Cole's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women4666%
  • Men2434%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Cole's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis56%
  4. Ischemic heart disease49%
  5. Anxiety46%
  6. Chronic kidney disease41%
  7. Diabetes37%
  8. Mood disorders37%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Cole's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 39

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women62%
  • Men38%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Richard Wayne Cole wrote 80 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Cole wrote 80 Medicare Part D claims for 68 patients. 90% of them were for generic drugs.

Part D claims, 202480
Part D patients68

Dr. Cole's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic72 claims90%
  • Brand-name and other8 claims10%

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Cole's Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics51%41 of 80 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

How Dr. Richard Wayne Cole takes part in Medicare

Dr. Cole accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Dr. Richard Wayne Cole has 25 publications on record

Dmand AI links 25 papers to Dr. Cole, published from 2003 to 2025. The most frequent topics are Mitosis, Spindle Apparatus and Anaphase. Dr. Cole has published most often in J Cell Biol. Dr. Cole's most frequent co-authors are Robert N.e. French, MD, Joshua Blake Gaither, MD and Stevan Gilmore, MD.

Papers25
Years published2003 to 2025

Dr. Cole's papers by year, 2003 to 2025

Topics Dr. Cole writes about most

  • Mitosis
  • Spindle Apparatus
  • Anaphase
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Chromosomes
  • Kinetochores
  • Microtubules
  • Microscopy, Fluorescence

Dr. Cole's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Cole

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Richard Wayne Cole graduated from University of Arkansas For Medical Sciences College of Medicine

Dr. Cole graduated from University of Arkansas For Medical Sciences College of Medicine in 1999.

  1. Medical schoolUniversity of Arkansas For Medical Sciences College of Medicine
  2. Board certified in emergency medicineAmerican Board of Emergency Medicine
  3. Board certified in aerospace medicineAmerican Board of Preventive Medicine
  4. Board certified in occupational medicineAmerican Board of Preventive Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Richard Wayne Cole accepts plans from 17 insurance carriers

Dr. Cole is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Elevance. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • Elevance
  • United Healthcare
  • HCSC
  • Alliant Health Plans
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • Regence Health Plans
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Plan types Dr. Cole accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO11
  2. HMO9
  3. Medicare8
  4. POS5
  5. EPO2

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Richard Wayne Cole's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Richard Wayne Cole's NPI number?

Dr. Richard Wayne Cole's NPI number is 1124068416. It was assigned on June 7, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Richard Wayne Cole?

Dr. Richard Wayne Cole is an emergency medicine physician in La Porte, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Emergency Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207P00000X).

Where does Dr. Richard Wayne Cole practice?

Dr. Cole practices at 1220 W Fairmont Pkwy, La Porte, TX 77571. Dr. Cole's primary practice is Rapid Care Emergency Room in La Porte, Texas. Dmand AI also links Dr. Cole to 1 hospital, 4 medical groups and 2 group practices and clinics.

What is Dr. Richard Wayne Cole's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Cole is (346) 201-7761.

What is Dr. Richard Wayne Cole's medical license number?

Dr. Cole holds Texas license L6836, one of the licenses on file in 3 states.

Which states has Dr. Richard Wayne Cole been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Cole in Texas (2003 to 2026), Arkansas (2001 to 2026) and Tennessee (2004 to 2013).

Which hospitals is Dr. Richard Wayne Cole affiliated with?

Dr. Cole is affiliated with John Sealy Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Cole to 1 more hospital.

What medical group is Dr. Richard Wayne Cole part of?

Dr. Cole is linked to UT Physicians. Dmand AI links Dr. Cole to 4 more medical groups.

Does Dr. Richard Wayne Cole accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Cole billed Medicare for 82 services in 2024, and Dr. Cole accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Richard Wayne Cole see?

CMS counts 70 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cole in 2024, with an average age of 76.

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Is Dr. Richard Wayne Cole board certified?

Yes. Dr. Cole is board certified in emergency medicine by the American Board of Emergency Medicine.

What services does Dr. Richard Wayne Cole bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Cole's most billed Medicare services were emergency department visit (99284), emergency department visit (99285) and heart test or procedure (93010).

Where did Dr. Richard Wayne Cole go to medical school?

Dr. Cole graduated from University of Arkansas For Medical Sciences College of Medicine in 1999.

How long has Dr. Richard Wayne Cole been practicing?

Dr. Cole graduated from medical school in 1999, 27 years ago.

Does Dr. Richard Wayne Cole do research?

Dmand AI links 25 publications to Dr. Cole, published from 2003 to 2025.

Who does Dr. Richard Wayne Cole publish with?

Dr. Cole's most frequent co-authors are Robert N.e. French, MD (1 shared paper), Joshua Blake Gaither, MD (1 shared paper) and Stevan Gilmore, MD (1 shared paper).

What insurance does Dr. Richard Wayne Cole accept?

Dr. Cole is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Elevance. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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