Cole Sutherland
NPI 1639801434ActiveIndividual· Optometrist· Albuquerque, NM
Optometrist with Unm Hospital, practicing in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $20,834 for 133 claims, against $12,417 paid for services in 2024. Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. reported $182.94 in payments in 2025, mostly food and beverage. Lists Unm Hospital as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1639801434 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jun 29, 2022 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Mar 11, 2024 |
| Certified by provider | Mar 11, 2024 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optometrist Primary | 152W00000X | 3200 | OK |
| Optometrist | 152W00000X | OPT-2023-0012 | NM |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Optometry (NM); Practitioner - Optometry (TX) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 178 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 269 across 17 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $12,417 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 133 · 160 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 67 |
| Total drug cost | $20,834 |
| Generic share | 44% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Optometry |
Medical group
- Unm HospitalAlbuquerque, NM · 395 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Unm HospitalAlbuquerque, NM
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$182.94 · 4 payments from 1 company
- 2024$247.69 · 3 payments from 2 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $182.94 | 4 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$182.94 · 4 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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