Barbara Cole, APRN
NPI 1801445671ActiveIndividual· Nurse Practitioner, Primary Care· North Little Rock, AR
Nurse Practitioner, Primary Care (APRN) with Gastro Clinics of Arkansas PLLC, practicing in North Little Rock, Arkansas. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $932,690 for 387 claims, against $8,311 paid for services in 2024. Abbvie Inc. was the largest of 13 companies reporting payments in 2025, $2,315 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Baptist Health Medical Center North Little Rock as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1801445671 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | APRN |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Sep 5, 2019 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Sep 5, 2019 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse Practitioner, Primary Care Primary | 363LP2300X | 120899 | AR |
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 - Nurse Practitioner (AR) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 160 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 170 across 4 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $8,311 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 387 · 544 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 117 |
| Total drug cost | $932,690 |
| Generic share | 82% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Nurse Practitioner |
Medical group
- Gastro Clinics of Arkansas PLLCNorth Little Rock, AR · 7 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Baptist Health Medical Center North Little RockNorth Little Rock, AR
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$2,315 · 133 payments from 13 companies
- 2024$2,280 · 128 payments from 15 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Abbvie Inc. | $703.40 | 40 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | $366.37 | 22 |
| Janssen Biotech, Inc. | $285.57 | 16 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | $282.05 | 10 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | $185.49 | 10 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$2,315 · 133 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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