Healthcare provider profile · identity verified

Charles J E Cole, M.D.

Family Practice · AFTON, VA · NPI 1487788550

Profile state: partd only Open Payments: 2025 Medicare Part D: 2024 Last identity check: 2026-08-10 Page data build: 2026-08-12

Verified facts

What the public records show

We did not find matching Open Payments records for this doctor in 2025.

These records do not establish that a payment influenced prescribing or medical care.

Payment overview · 2025

General Payments

We did not find matching Open Payments records for this doctor in the selected program year.

Separate record types

Research & Ownership

Research Payments (direct recipient): not present in the loaded data

Associated Research Funding (for example, named PI): not present in the loaded data

Ownership / Investment: not present in the loaded data

These categories are never added into the General Payments headline. Associated research funding must not be described as money the doctor personally received unless the source record supports that conclusion.

Analysis 1 · Payment-linked products

Products named in Open Payments records

No payment-linked product analysis is available because no matching General Payment records were found for the selected year.

Public prescribing for products named in payments

There is no explicit payment-product set available for a Part D comparison.

The presence of the same drug in both datasets does not show that a payment caused or influenced a prescription.

Analysis 2 · Same-company prescribing overlap

Drugs reported in other payments from the same company that also appear in Medicare Part D

This analysis is independent from products named on this doctor’s individual payment records. A row appears only when the exact Open Payments reporting entity paid this doctor, that same reporting entity reported the drug or biological on at least 10 loaded General Payment records involving at least 2 distinct recipient NPIs, and this doctor has the same non-generic brand in public Part D data. This does not mean the company owns or manufactures the drug.

There is no payer-company set available for this comparison.

These facts do not show that a payment was for the drug, that the company owns or manufactures the drug, or that a payment caused or influenced prescribing.

Public Medicare Part D data

Provider-and-drug rows loaded for 2024

Brand	Generic	Claims	Beneficiaries
Atorvastatin Calcium	Atorvastatin Calcium	569	162
Lisinopril	Lisinopril	431	129
Amlodipine Besylate	Amlodipine Besylate	368	99
Levothyroxine Sodium	Levothyroxine Sodium	365	93
Omeprazole	Omeprazole	299	87
Metformin Hcl	Metformin Hcl	253	74
Metoprolol Succinate	Metoprolol Succinate	244	67
Losartan Potassium	Losartan Potassium	237	73
Simvastatin	Simvastatin	223	67
Rosuvastatin Calcium	Rosuvastatin Calcium	201	59
Furosemide	Furosemide	193	59
Tamsulosin Hcl	Tamsulosin Hcl	186	53
Hydrochlorothiazide	Hydrochlorothiazide	165	47
Gabapentin	Gabapentin	160	48
Sertraline Hcl	Sertraline Hcl	140	40
Trazodone Hcl	Trazodone Hcl	126	34
Eliquis	Apixaban	111	31
Escitalopram Oxalate	Escitalopram Oxalate	109	27
Allopurinol	Allopurinol	100	32
Duloxetine Hcl	Duloxetine Hcl	96	23
Meloxicam	Meloxicam	95	24
Pantoprazole Sodium	Pantoprazole Sodium	94	28
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	93	35
Metoprolol Tartrate	Metoprolol Tartrate	92	26
Jardiance	Empagliflozin	88	18
Prednisone	Prednisone	83	44
Fluticasone Propionate	Fluticasone Propionate	76	25
Tramadol Hcl	Tramadol Hcl	69	19
Bupropion Xl	Bupropion Hcl	66	13
Atenolol	Atenolol	64	19
Potassium Chloride	Potassium Chloride	64	18
Citalopram Hbr	Citalopram Hydrobromide	60	suppressed
Synthroid	Levothyroxine Sodium	60	18
Buspirone Hcl	Buspirone Hcl	59	13
Clopidogrel	Clopidogrel Bisulfate	55	12
Oxycodone Hcl	Oxycodone Hcl	55	suppressed
Famotidine	Famotidine	54	15
Finasteride	Finasteride	53	12
Montelukast Sodium	Montelukast Sodium	53	19
Metformin Hcl Er	Metformin Hcl	52	16
Azithromycin	Azithromycin	51	39
Pravastatin Sodium	Pravastatin Sodium	51	18
Tizanidine Hcl	Tizanidine Hcl	49	17
Alprazolam	Alprazolam	48	15
Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide	Lisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide	46	15
Carvedilol	Carvedilol	45	15
Cephalexin	Cephalexin	45	28
Fluoxetine Hcl	Fluoxetine Hcl	45	16
Fluticasone-Salmeterol	Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol	45	suppressed
Lantus Solostar	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	44	suppressed
Isosorbide Mononitrate Er	Isosorbide Mononitrate	43	suppressed
Lovastatin	Lovastatin	42	12
Venlafaxine Hcl Er	Venlafaxine Hcl	42	11
Esomeprazole Magnesium	Esomeprazole Magnesium	40	suppressed
Glimepiride	Glimepiride	40	16
Pioglitazone Hcl	Pioglitazone Hcl	40	suppressed
Farxiga	Dapagliflozin Propanediol	39	suppressed
Glipizide Er	Glipizide	38	13
Celecoxib	Celecoxib	36	suppressed
Pregabalin	Pregabalin	35	suppressed
Baclofen	Baclofen	33	suppressed
Donepezil Hcl	Donepezil Hcl	33	suppressed
Warfarin Sodium	Warfarin Sodium	32	suppressed
Amitriptyline Hcl	Amitriptyline Hcl	30	suppressed
Doxazosin Mesylate	Doxazosin Mesylate	30	suppressed
Triamcinolone Acetonide	Triamcinolone Acetonide	30	23
Valacyclovir	Valacyclovir Hcl	30	suppressed
Paroxetine Hcl	Paroxetine Hcl	29	suppressed
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen	28	11
Spironolactone	Spironolactone	28	suppressed
Clonidine Hcl	Clonidine Hcl	27	suppressed
Alendronate Sodium	Alendronate Sodium	25	suppressed
Quetiapine Fumarate	Quetiapine Fumarate	25	suppressed
Ropinirole Hcl	Ropinirole Hcl	25	suppressed
Tolterodine Tartrate	Tolterodine Tartrate	24	suppressed
Amoxicillin	Amoxicillin	23	21
Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	23	suppressed
Lamotrigine	Lamotrigine	23	suppressed
Trulicity	Dulaglutide	22	suppressed
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass	Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav	21	19
Benazepril Hcl	Benazepril Hcl	21	suppressed
Clonazepam	Clonazepam	21	suppressed
Diclofenac Sodium	Diclofenac Sodium	21	15
Ventolin Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	21	11
Terazosin Hcl	Terazosin Hcl	20	suppressed
Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid	Triamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid	19	suppressed
Carbamazepine	Carbamazepine	18	suppressed
Estradiol	Estradiol	18	suppressed
Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	18	suppressed
Trelegy Ellipta	Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter	18	suppressed
Arnuity Ellipta	Fluticasone Furoate	17	suppressed
Propranolol Hcl Er	Propranolol Hcl	17	suppressed
Valsartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Valsartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	17	suppressed
Cilostazol	Cilostazol	16	suppressed
Glipizide	Glipizide	16	suppressed
Hydroxyzine Hcl	Hydroxyzine Hcl	16	suppressed
Ibuprofen	Ibuprofen	16	suppressed
Lorazepam	Lorazepam	16	suppressed
Meclizine Hcl	Meclizine Hcl	16	suppressed
Nystatin	Nystatin	16	suppressed
Ciprofloxacin Hcl	Ciprofloxacin Hcl	15	14
Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine	Dextroamphetamine/Amphetamine	15	suppressed
Enalapril Maleate	Enalapril Maleate	15	suppressed
Wixela Inhub	Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol	15	suppressed
Advair Hfa	Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol	14	suppressed
Amiodarone Hcl	Amiodarone Hcl	14	suppressed
Tramadol Hcl-Acetaminophen	Tramadol Hcl/Acetaminophen	14	suppressed
Acyclovir	Acyclovir	13	suppressed
Bethanechol Chloride	Bethanechol Chloride	13	suppressed
Diazepam	Diazepam	13	suppressed
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen	Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen	13	suppressed
Oxycontin	Oxycodone Hcl	13	suppressed
Spiriva Handihaler	Tiotropium Bromide	13	suppressed
Symbicort	Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate	13	suppressed
Doxepin Hcl	Doxepin Hcl	12	suppressed
Fenofibrate	Fenofibrate Nanocrystallized	12	suppressed
Naproxen	Naproxen	12	suppressed
Nifedipine Er	Nifedipine	12	suppressed
Sumatriptan Succinate	Sumatriptan Succinate	12	suppressed
Trimethoprim	Trimethoprim	12	suppressed
Armour Thyroid	Thyroid,pork	11	suppressed
Azelastine Hcl	Azelastine Hcl	11	suppressed
Dropsafe Prep Pads	Alcohol Antiseptic Pads	11	suppressed
Methadone Hcl	Methadone Hcl	11	suppressed
Olmesartan Medoxomil	Olmesartan Medoxomil	11	suppressed
Paxlovid	Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir	11	11
Pramipexole Dihydrochloride	Pramipexole Di-Hcl	11	suppressed
Prempro	Estrogen,con/M-Progest Acet	11	suppressed
Propranolol Hcl	Propranolol Hcl	11	suppressed
Tradjenta	Linagliptin	11	suppressed
Zolpidem Tartrate	Zolpidem Tartrate	11	suppressed

Timeline

Payment and prescribing data by year

Open Payments and Medicare Part D may refer to different years. They are shown separately rather than aligned as if they describe the same period.

Year	General Payments	Main payer	Explicit products	Company overlaps	Part D coverage
2025	—	—	—	—	—
2024	—	—	—	—	Complete

Questions to ask

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Sources and limitations

How to read this page

Payment and Medicare prescribing data can cover different years; every comparison shows both years explicitly.
Part D does not represent a doctor’s entire practice; it excludes many patients and is subject to CMS public-release thresholds.
Company–drug relationships must have an auditable source, a precise relationship type, and a valid evidence period. Unresolved mappings are not published.
Generic drug claims are not attributed to a specific manufacturer without manufacturer-level evidence.
When a source extract is incomplete, missing rows are never treated as proof of no payments or no prescriptions.

Loaded source releases

Dataset	Year	Publication	Source
CMS Open Payments — General Payments	2025	2026-06-30	Original source
Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug	2024	2026-05-06	Original source
NPPES Data Dissemination V2	current / reference data	2026-08-10	Original source

Methodology version: 2.1

Editorial template version: 2.4

Product contract version: 2.0

Schema version: 0.7.0

Page data build: 2026-08-12T23:34:59.370714+00:00

Publication policy: eligible for indexing after public-launch controls are enabled

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