Christopher Stanley Cole , PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
Physician Assistant • Melbourne, FL
401 N Wickham Rd, Suite S
Melbourne, FL 329358659
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Christopher Cole is listed in NPPES under Physician Assistant.
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NPI assigned on June 15, 2006; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 707 Original Medicare Part B services in 2022.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2022. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2022:
- 99212 — Established patient outpatient office visit: 498 service units.
- 99231 — Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day: 85 service units.
- 99213 — Established patient outpatient office visit: 59 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2022. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPT® only copyright 2021 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2022). CPT notice
See all 5 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 639 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Gabapentin — 173 prescription fills, including refills.
- Tizanidine Hcl — 106 prescription fills, including refills.
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl — 79 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 14 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Part D prescriptions than 65% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Melbourne, FL (2024, 65 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 383. Middle half: 98 to 888.
More Part D prescriptions than 65% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Florida (2024, 4,894 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 270. Middle half: 78 to 825.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 1,605 in 2018 to 707 in 2022.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2018–2022.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
401 N Wickham Rd
Suite S
Melbourne, FL 329358659
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Health First Privia Medical Group. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
2002
What Public CMS Data Show
Physician Assistant: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $38,704 in 2022
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2022. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2022.
Paid by Medicare
About $27,854 in 2022
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2022, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2022.
30-day fills
1,387 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$45,290 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $240.64 across 14 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $240.64 across 14 records.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 4)
- Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.: $145.69 across 9 records.
- PROTEGA PHARMACEUTIALS INC: $47.77 across 2 records.
- Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC: $32.10 across 2 records.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
24 years (graduated 2002)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2002 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2006
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Christopher Cole has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Christopher Cole as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Melbourne and Florida
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
More Part D prescriptions than 65% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Melbourne, FL (2024, 65 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 383. Middle half: 98 to 888.
More Part D prescriptions than 65% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Florida (2024, 4,894 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 270. Middle half: 78 to 825.
Part D drug cost
A higher Part D drug cost than 75% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Melbourne, FL (2024, 65 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $4,332. Middle half: $1,430 to $43,506.
A higher Part D drug cost than 70% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Florida (2024, 4,894 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $5,225. Middle half: $703 to $70,250.
Medicare Part B
Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Christopher Cole are from 2022.
109 active clinicians are listed under Physician Assistant with a practice address in Melbourne, FL (10,260 in Florida).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Melbourne
5.5% of these 109 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
56% of these 109 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services decreased 56% from 1,605 in 2018 to 707 in 2022.
- 2018: 1,605
- 2019: 1,377
- 2020: 1,068
- 2021: 1,049
- 2022: 707
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 62% from $101,638 in 2018 to $38,704 in 2022.
- 2018: $101,638
- 2019: $91,834
- 2020: $70,905
- 2021: $62,674
- 2022: $38,704
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 64% from $78,214 in 2018 to $27,854 in 2022.
- 2018: $78,214
- 2019: $68,159
- 2020: $52,954
- 2021: $47,922
- 2022: $27,854
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions stayed about the same: 624 in 2020 and 639 in 2024.
- 2020: 624
- 2021: 718
- 2022: 657
- 2023: 557
- 2024: 639
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30-day fills
30-day fills increased 38% from 1,005 in 2020 to 1,387 in 2024.
- 2020: 1,005
- 2021: 1,145
- 2022: 1,093
- 2023: 1,137
- 2024: 1,387
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost decreased 14% from $52,553 in 2020 to $45,290 in 2024.
- 2020: $52,553
- 2021: $27,059
- 2022: $26,065
- 2023: $26,929
- 2024: $45,290
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $704.42 in 2021 to $240.64 in 2025.
- 2021: $704.42
- 2022: $367.72
- 2023: $401.64
- 2024: $421.71
- 2025: $240.64
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2022), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2025): 14 records totaling $240.64.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| PROTEGA PHARMACEUTIALS INC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ROXYBOND | General | $29.31 |
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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Belbuca | General | $23.69 |
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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XTAMPZA | General | $22.83 |
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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XTAMPZA | General | $21.92 |
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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XTAMPZA | General | $20.70 |
| PROTEGA PHARMACEUTIALS INC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ROXYBOND | General | $18.46 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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RELISTOR | General | $18.04 |
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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XTAMPZA | General | $17.25 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Ozempic | General | $15.08 |
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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XTAMPZA | General | $14.69 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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RELISTOR | General | $14.06 |
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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Belbuca | General | $12.77 |
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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Belbuca | General | $10.53 |
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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XTAMPZA | General | $1.31 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99212
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more
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498 | 159 | $125.00 | $48.39 |
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99231
Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes
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85 | 32 | $85.00 | $33.59 |
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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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59 | 44 | $150.00 | $77.83 |
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62369
Electronic analysis reprogramming and refill of spinal canal drug infusion pump
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43 | 16 | $275.00 | $79.12 |
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99223
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes
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22 | 21 | $425.00 | $170.76 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2022; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 173 | 11,409 | $3,862.17 | 75 |
| Tizanidine Hcl | Tizanidine Hcl | 106 | 6,884 | $2,373.85 | 54 |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 79 | 5,735 | $1,690.01 | 37 |
| Duloxetine Hcl | Duloxetine Hcl | 62 | 4,695 | $1,663.69 | 28 |
| Baclofen | Baclofen | 41 | 2,540 | $1,017.11 | 20 |
| Movantik | Naloxegol Oxalate | 30 | 1,200 | $16,282.68 | 12 |
| Methocarbamol | Methocarbamol | 29 | 1,377 | $616.35 | 12 |
| Amitriptyline Hcl | Amitriptyline Hcl | 23 | 1,710 | $476.24 | — |
| Celecoxib | Celecoxib | 22 | 1,680 | $2,439.03 | 11 |
| Ibuprofen | Ibuprofen | 18 | 1,000 | $286.37 | — |
| Lidocaine | Lidocaine | 16 | 607 | $2,604.37 | — |
| Meloxicam | Meloxicam | 15 | 1,050 | $56.73 | — |
| Trazodone Hcl | Trazodone Hcl | 14 | 1,080 | $75.11 | — |
| Ztlido | Lidocaine | 11 | 330 | $11,846.34 | — |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363A00000X
A physician assistant is a person who has successfully completed an accredited education program for physician assistant, is licensed by the state and is practicing within the scope of that license. Physician assistants are formally trained to perform many of the routine, time-consuming tasks a physician can do. In some states, they may prescribe medications. They take medical histories, perform physical exams, order lab tests and x-rays, and give inoculations. Most states require that they work under the supervision of a physician.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
I20040225000972
FL
3072409101
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Health First Privia Medical Group
140 6th Ave, Indialantic, FL 329033204
Phone: 3213123501
Health First Privia Medical Group
205 E Nasa Blvd, Melbourne, FL 329011954
Phone: 7703125226
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Nurse Practitioner
Nurse Practitioner
Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
DOPROFASSOCIATIONN
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated June 15, 2006.
No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from January 2017 to August 2026.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Physician Assistants in Melbourne
- Melinda Cobb, PA
- Ryan Carature, PA-C
- Michael Thomas, PA
- Kelly Gardiner, PA-C
- Ryan Wilson, PA
- Alisha Dotson, PA-C
Mailing Address
401 N Wickham Rd, Suite S
Melbourne, FL 329358659
Phone: 3212429031