Physician

Aaron Douglas Cole, O.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Aaron Cole, O.D. (NPI: 1841525920) practices optometrist, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Humboldt, CA. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is COLE OPTOMETRIC CORPORATION (NPI: 1174046395; TIN: 821577527) and primary practice location at 95503-4866.

Cole's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 889 traditional Medicare patients, billed 1,922 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $108,024 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 92004 (New patient complete exam of visual system). Part D data shows 486 prescription claims across 115 beneficiaries totaling $49,867 in drug costs, led by Restasis (Cyclosporine). Open Payments data shows 11 records totaling $321. 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 sharply higher in recent years, from $41,193 to $108,024. Similarly, Part D prescription costs have moved from a lower plateau to a higher plateau, from $15,305 to $49,867. 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.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners by Provider.0$54K$108K2015 Medicare payment: $41,193 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $42,871 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $33,552 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $30,836 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $37,905 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $56,063 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $58,965 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $74,414 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $96,879 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $108,024 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
2015355805$41,193
2016354874$42,871
2017324717$33,552
2018276590$30,836
2019374718$37,905
20205031,007$56,063
20215901,167$58,965
20227041,464$74,414
20238151,801$96,879
20248891,922$108,024

Part D Events Trend

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

Part D Events Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Drug cost, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Drug_Cst. Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider.0$31K$62K2015 Drug cost: $15,305 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $21,412 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $16,498 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $12,396 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $13,171 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $25,194 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $27,276 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $51,796 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $62,278 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $49,867 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
201527113$15,305
201636150$21,412
20173691$16,498
20181458$12,396
20191868$13,171
202026110$25,194
202142145$27,276
202269272$51,796
202394383$62,278
2024115486$49,867

DME Billing Trend

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

No connected DME records

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.

CodeDescriptionPatientsClm LinesTotal Payment
92004New patient complete exam of visual system9393$92
92014Established patient complete exam of visual system687687$80
99213Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more201256$63
92083Exam of visual field with extended testing6977$42
92250Photography of the retina519528$25

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
RestasisCyclosporine191,230$20,756
LatanoprostLatanoprost22516,051$3,784
Doxycycline HyclateDoxycycline Hyclate24928$982
Dorzolamide-TimololDorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat603,531$975
Timolol MaleateTimolol Maleate514,197$703

Top 5 DME services in 2024

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

Open Payments Summary in 2024

CategoryDefinitionRecordsTotal Reported AmountTop Related Entity
General PaymentsReported payment or transfer-of-value amount.11$321Alcon Vision LLC
Research PaymentsReported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.0$0N/R
Ownership / Investment InterestsReported value of ownership or investment interests.0$0N/R

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Aaron Douglas Cole, O.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Aaron Douglas Cole, O.D. (NPI 1841525920), 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 Aaron Douglas Cole, O.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 Aaron Douglas Cole, O.D.?

Aaron Douglas Cole, O.D. is linked to COLE OPTOMETRIC CORPORATION (billing NPI 1174046395) in the available physician profile data.

Does Aaron Douglas Cole, O.D. have Open Payments data?

Aaron Douglas Cole, O.D. has 11 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.