Physician

John Andrew Cole, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, John Cole, M.D. (NPI: 1164684304) practices dermatology in the Valdosta, GA market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Lowndes, GA. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is COLE DERMATOLOGY LLC (NPI: 1457612491; TIN: 45-5205207) and primary practice location at 31602-2533.

Cole's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 694 traditional Medicare patients, billed 2,516 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $502,806 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 17311 (Removal and microscopic exam of growth of head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1-5 tissue blocks). Part D data shows 259 prescription claims across 198 beneficiaries totaling $3,949 in drug costs, led by Fluorouracil (Fluorouracil). Open Payments data shows 1 records totaling $17. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing has moved from a lower plateau to a higher plateau, from $211,522 to $502,806. In contrast, Part D prescription costs started with an early spike, then settled into a lower baseline, moving from $156,506 to $3,949. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Year	Patients	Clm Lines	Payment
2015	845	5,120	$211,522
2016	876	4,761	$205,057
2017	877	4,743	$250,214
2018	835	4,545	$384,534
2019	828	3,249	$407,489
2020	824	3,447	$436,479
2021	733	2,745	$456,251
2022	851	3,045	$609,178
2023	743	2,466	$530,820
2024	694	2,516	$502,806

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Year	Patients	Claims	Drug Cost
2015	375	1,115	$156,506
2016	360	1,073	$146,288
2017	304	763	$142,260
2018	234	456	$111,269
2019	229	393	$36,290
2020	181	314	$15,012
2021	182	311	$8,425
2022	173	304	$9,001
2023	183	271	$5,507
2024	198	259	$3,949

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

No connected DME records

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

Code	Description	Patients	Clm Lines	Total Payment
17311	Removal and microscopic exam of growth of head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1-5 tissue blocks	406	535	$439
17312	Removal and microscopic exam of growth of head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, each additional stage, 1-5 tissue blocks	145	203	$291
12032	Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm	131	150	$166
12052	Intermediate repair of wound of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 2.6-5.0 cm	135	149	$118
99213	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more	156	193	$59

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

Drug	Generic	Claims	Total Day Supply	Total Drug Cost
Fluorouracil	Fluorouracil	27	840	$1,974
Cephalexin	Cephalexin	110	655	$485
Lorazepam	Lorazepam	37	42	$41

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary in 2024

Category	Definition	Records	Total Reported Amount	Top Related Entity
General Payments	Reported payment or transfer-of-value amount.	1	$17	Amgen Inc.
Research Payments	Reported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.	0	$0	N/R
Ownership / Investment Interests	Reported value of ownership or investment interests.	0	$0	N/R

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FAQ

What Medicare data is available for John Andrew Cole, M.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for John Andrew Cole, M.D. (NPI 1164684304), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does John Andrew Cole, M.D. have ACO affiliation data?

No ACO affiliation record is shown in the available Tedicare data for this profile.

What billing organization is linked to John Andrew Cole, M.D.?

John Andrew Cole, M.D. is linked to COLE DERMATOLOGY LLC (billing NPI 1457612491) in the available physician profile data.

Does John Andrew Cole, M.D. have Open Payments data?

John Andrew Cole, M.D. has 1 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.