Joshua Cole

  • Richmond, VA
  • General surgeon
NPI1316470453PAC ID5395014468
Medicare services, 2024
208
Medicare patients, 2024
196
Part D claims, 2020
41
Publications
1
MIPS score, 2024
84
Practice address
1250 East Marshall Street, Richmond, VA 23298
Practice phone
Call (804) 828-9000
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Mobile number
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Primary practice

VCU Medical Center

Hospital · Richmond, Virginia

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Joshua Cole is a general surgeon in Richmond, Virginia

Joshua Cole practices at VCU Medical Center in Richmond, Virginia, part of Commonwealth of Virginia.

Joshua Cole's NPI, 1316470453, was assigned on April 5, 2017. Joshua Cole holds Virginia license 0101280145.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
5395014468
NPI enumeration date
April 5, 2017
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(804) 828-9000
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
35
Medical school graduation
2017

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

Joshua Cole practices at VCU Medical Center in Richmond, Virginia

Joshua Cole's primary practice is VCU Medical Center, at 1250 East Marshall Street, Richmond, VA 23298 in Richmond City. The practice phone is (804) 828-9000.

  • VCU Medical Center
    1250 East Marshall Street, Richmond, VA 23298 · Richmond CityPhone(804) 828-9000

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Joshua Cole is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group

Joshua Cole's primary practice is VCU Medical Center in Richmond, Virginia, part of Commonwealth of Virginia. The medical group on file is MCV Physicians. Dmand AI also links Joshua Cole to 1 more urgent care center, named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Joshua Cole's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Joshua Cole practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
VCU Medical CenterAvailable with a free account
+1 more affiliated siteAvailable with a free account

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Joshua Cole is one of 739 general surgeons in Virginia

Surgery is Joshua Cole's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Joshua Cole is licensed in Virginia.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Surgery, VirginiaPrimaryLicense 0101280145 · taxonomy 208600000X

General surgeons near Joshua Cole

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

Joshua Cole billed Medicare for 208 services in 2024

CMS data shows 208 Medicare services from Joshua Cole across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 196 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $23,563 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 2024208
Medicare patients196
Paid by Medicare$23,563
Procedure codes6

Joshua Cole compared with the Virginia median for general surgeons, 2024

  • Joshua Cole
  • Virginia median
Medicare services
208vs 1909% above
Medicare patients
196vs 14436% above
Part D claims
41vs 3421% above

Medians across 667 general surgeons in Virginia with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Joshua 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

Joshua Cole treated 196 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73

CMS counts 196 Medicare patients who saw Joshua Cole in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 76 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 22% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.64, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Joshua Cole's median patient age at 67, with 43% women.

Medicare patients, 2024196
Average age73
Average risk score2.64
Also on Medicaid22%

Joshua Cole's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Joshua Cole's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women11056%
  • Men8644%

Chronic conditions among Joshua Cole's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis66%
  4. Diabetes59%
  5. Ischemic heart disease47%
  6. Chronic kidney disease45%
  7. Mood disorders45%
  8. Atrial fibrillation41%

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

Joshua 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 67

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women43%
  • Men57%

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

Joshua Cole wrote 41 Medicare Part D claims in 2020

In 2020, Joshua Cole wrote 41 Medicare Part D claims. Every claim was for a generic drug. They cover 3 drugs, with $86 in total drug cost. In 2019, CMS named 33 claims across 2 drugs.

Part D claims, 202041
Drugs named by CMS3
Total drug cost$86

Joshua Cole's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2020

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

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2019 to 2020

  • 2019
  • 2020
Claims for drugs CMS names
2019: 332020: 4124%

Drugs named by CMS: 3 in 2020, 2 in 2019.

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

Joshua Cole scored 84 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 84 out of 100 for Joshua Cole for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Joshua Cole accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Joshua Cole's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 84of 100Final score
  • 69.9of 100Quality
  • 99of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 77of 100Cost

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

Hernia repair (minimally invasive): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux: 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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Joshua Cole has 1 publication on record

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Joshua Cole. Joshua Cole's most frequent co-authors are Joseph Alfred Blansfield, MD, Kenneth A. Widom, MD and Jeffrey L. Wild, MD.

Papers1

Joshua Cole's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Joshua Cole

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

Joshua Cole received $1,284 in industry payments from 2023 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 12 general payments to Joshua Cole from 4 drug and device companies from 2023 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 84% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $1,112.

General payments to Joshua Cole by program year, 2023 to 2025

General payments to Joshua Cole by kind, 2023 to 2025

$1.3Kin total
  • Travel and lodging$1,08384%
  • Food and beverage$20116%

Companies that paid Joshua Cole the most, 2023 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

Sources for Joshua 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 and Drug (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)
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Joshua Cole's NPI number?

Joshua Cole's NPI number is 1316470453. It was assigned on April 5, 2017, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What does Joshua Cole specialize in?

Joshua Cole is a general surgeon in Richmond, Virginia. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).

Where does Joshua Cole practice?

Joshua Cole practices at 1250 East Marshall Street, Richmond, VA 23298. Joshua Cole's primary practice is VCU Medical Center in Richmond, Virginia, part of Commonwealth of Virginia. Dmand AI also links Joshua Cole to 1 urgent care center.

What is Joshua Cole's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Joshua Cole is (804) 828-9000.

What is Joshua Cole's medical license number?

Joshua Cole holds Virginia license 0101280145.

Which hospitals is Joshua Cole affiliated with?

Joshua Cole practices at VCU Medical Center in Richmond, Virginia.

What medical group is Joshua Cole part of?

Joshua Cole is linked to MCV Physicians.

Does Joshua Cole accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Joshua Cole billed Medicare for 208 services in 2024, and Joshua Cole accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Joshua Cole's MIPS score?

Joshua Cole's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 84 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

How many Medicare patients does Joshua Cole see?

CMS counts 196 Medicare patients who saw Joshua Cole in 2024, with an average age of 73.

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What services does Joshua Cole bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Joshua Cole's most billed Medicare services were critical care (99291), hospital inpatient care (99233) and hospital inpatient care (99232).

What drugs does Joshua Cole prescribe most?

In 2020 Medicare Part D data, Joshua Cole's most prescribed drugs by claims were Ibuprofen, Oxycodone HCl and Tramadol HCl.

Has Joshua Cole received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $1,284 in general payments to Joshua Cole from 4 companies from 2023 to 2025. The largest total came from Intuitive Surgical, Inc.

How long has Joshua Cole been practicing?

Joshua Cole graduated from medical school in 2017, 9 years ago.

Does Joshua Cole do research?

Dmand AI links 1 publication to Joshua Cole.

Who does Joshua Cole publish with?

Joshua Cole's most frequent co-authors are Joseph Alfred Blansfield, MD (1 shared paper), Kenneth A. Widom, MD (1 shared paper) and Jeffrey L. Wild, MD (1 shared paper).

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