Dr. John F. Cole, DO

  • Abilene, TX
  • General surgeon
NPI1992846950PAC ID8123129574
Medicare services, 2024
425
Medicare patients, 2024
264
Part D claims, 2024
230
Publications
1
MIPS score, 2024
81
Practice address
1201 N 18th St, Abilene, TX 79601
Practice phone
Call (325) 670-4220
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Primary practice

Hendrick Provider Network

Abilene, Texas

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Dr. John F. Cole is a general surgeon in Abilene, Texas

Dr. Cole practices at Hendrick Provider Network in Abilene, Texas.

Dr. Cole's NPI, 1992846950, was assigned on February 10, 2007. Dr. Cole graduated from Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2002. Dr. Cole holds Texas license L8315.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
8123129574
NPI enumeration date
February 10, 2007
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(325) 670-4220
Professional email
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
50
Medical school graduation
2002

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

Dr. John F. Cole practices at Hendrick Provider Network in Abilene, Texas

Dr. Cole's primary practice is Hendrick Provider Network, at 1201 N 18th St, Abilene, TX 79601 in Taylor County. The practice phone is (325) 670-4220.

  • Hendrick Provider Network
    1201 N 18th St, Abilene, TX 79601 · Taylor CountyPhone(325) 670-4220

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. John F. Cole is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Cole's primary practice is Hendrick Provider Network in Abilene, Texas. Dr. Cole is also affiliated with Hendrick Medical Center. The medical group on file is Hendrick Provider Network. Dmand AI also links Dr. Cole to 1 more hospital and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. John F. Cole's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Cole practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Hendrick Provider NetworkAvailable with a free account
+3 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. John F. Cole is one of 1,939 general surgeons in Texas

Surgery is Dr. Cole's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Cole is board certified in surgery by the AOA Board of Surgery. Dr. Cole is licensed in Texas.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Surgery, TexasPrimaryLicense L8315 · taxonomy 208600000X

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists abdominal hernia repair surgery, appendectomy, colonoscopy, colon removal, esophagus, stomach, or upper small intestine surgery, gallbladder removal, groin hernia surgery and hemorrhoids among the conditions Dr. Cole treats.

General surgeons near Dr. Cole

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

Dr. John F. Cole billed Medicare for 425 services in 2024

CMS data shows 425 Medicare services from Dr. Cole across 13 procedure codes in 2024, for 264 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $57,140 for them.

Medicare services, 2024425
Medicare patients264
Paid by Medicare$57,140
Procedure codes13

Dr. Cole's Medicare services by type, 2024

  1. Office and hospital visits318
  2. Surgery107

Where Dr. Cole's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office26262%
  • In a facility16338%

Dr. Cole compared with the Texas median for general surgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Cole
  • Texas median
Medicare services
425vs 1183.6 times
Medicare patients
264vs 972.7 times
Part D claims
179vs 424.3 times

Medians across 1,674 general surgeons 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. John F. Cole treated 264 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73

CMS counts 264 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cole in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 141 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 8% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.05, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Cole's median patient age at 72, with 61% women.

Medicare patients, 2024264
Average age73
Average risk score1.05
Also on Medicaid8%

Dr. Cole's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Cole's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women16663%
  • Men9837%

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

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis58%
  4. Ischemic heart disease33%
  5. Cancer31%
  6. Anxiety29%
  7. Atrial fibrillation24%
  8. Diabetes24%

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

Dr. Cole's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 72

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women61%
  • Men39%

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

Dr. John F. Cole wrote 230 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Cole wrote 230 Medicare Part D claims for 148 patients. 97% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 179 of them, across 5 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,179 in total drug cost.

Part D claims, 2024230
Drugs named by CMS5
Total drug cost$1,179
Part D patients148

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

  • Generic223 claims97%
  • Brand-name and other7 claims3%

Dr. Cole's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

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

  • Opioids54%124 of 230 claims
  • Antibiotics7%17 of 230 claims

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

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. John F. Cole scored 81 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 81 out of 100 for Dr. Cole for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Cole accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 26 procedures of hernia repair (minimally invasive) by Dr. Cole, more than 93% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Cole's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 81of 100Final score
  • 57.4of 100Quality
  • 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 78of 100Cost

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Where Dr. Cole ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Hernia repair (minimally invasive)
93rd percentile26 procedures
Mastectomy
81st percentile23 procedures
Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux
42nd percentile11 procedures

CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.

Colonoscopy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Hernia repair - groin (open): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. John F. Cole has 1 publication on record

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Cole in 2023.

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Recent publications by Dr. Cole

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Dr. John F. Cole received $501 in industry payments from 2024 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 6 general payments to Dr. Cole from 2 drug and device companies from 2024 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 63% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $422.

General payments to Dr. Cole by program year, 2024 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Cole by kind, 2024 to 2025

$501in total
  • Travel and lodging$31863%
  • Food and beverage$18437%

Companies that paid Dr. Cole the most, 2024 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. John F. Cole graduated from Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine

Dr. Cole graduated from Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2002. Dr. Cole is a member of AOA.

  1. Medical schoolTexas College of Osteopathic Medicine
  2. Board certified in surgeryAOA Board of Surgery
  3. Board certified in 2004 - 2008MI State License
  4. Board certified in 2004 - 2027TX State License

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. John F. Cole accepts plans from 17 insurance carriers

Dr. Cole is in network with 17 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and United Healthcare. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

Plan types Dr. Cole accepts, by number of carriers

  1. HMO10
  2. PPO9
  3. POS6
  4. Medicare5
  5. EPO4
  6. Medicaid1

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. John F. 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 phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation 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 and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare 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)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
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. John F. Cole's NPI number?

Dr. John F. Cole's NPI number is 1992846950. It was assigned on February 10, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. John F. Cole?

Dr. John F. Cole is a general surgeon in Abilene, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).

Where does Dr. John F. Cole practice?

Dr. Cole practices at 1201 N 18th St, Abilene, TX 79601. Dr. Cole's primary practice is Hendrick Provider Network in Abilene, Texas. Dmand AI also links Dr. Cole to 1 hospital and 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. John F. Cole's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Cole is (325) 670-4220.

What is Dr. John F. Cole's medical license number?

Dr. Cole holds Texas license L8315.

Which hospitals is Dr. John F. Cole affiliated with?

Dr. Cole is affiliated with Hendrick Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Cole to 1 more hospital.

What medical group is Dr. John F. Cole part of?

Dr. Cole is linked to Hendrick Provider Network.

Does Dr. John F. Cole accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Cole billed Medicare for 425 services in 2024, and Dr. Cole accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. John F. Cole's MIPS score?

Dr. Cole's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 81 out of 100, reported individually.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. John F. Cole see?

CMS counts 264 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cole in 2024, with an average age of 73.

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Is Dr. John F. Cole board certified?

Yes. Dr. Cole is board certified in surgery by the AOA Board of Surgery.

What services does Dr. John F. Cole bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Cole's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), office visit, new patient (99204) and office visit, new patient (99205).

Where did Dr. John F. Cole go to medical school?

Dr. Cole graduated from Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2002.

What drugs does Dr. John F. Cole prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Cole's most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen, Acetaminophen-Codeine and Omeprazole.

Has Dr. John F. Cole received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $501 in general payments to Dr. Cole from 2 companies from 2024 to 2025. The largest total came from Intuitive Surgical, Inc.

How long has Dr. John F. Cole been practicing?

Dr. Cole graduated from medical school in 2002, 24 years ago.

Does Dr. John F. Cole do research?

Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Cole.

What insurance does Dr. John F. Cole accept?

Dr. Cole is in network with 17 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and United Healthcare. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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