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Dr. Richard Wayne Cole, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician in Galveston, TX · enumerated 2006.

Data current as of Jul 13, 2026 · sourced from CMS NPPES

National Provider Identifier

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Registry record

Entity type Individual (Type 1)

Name Dr. Richard Wayne Cole

Credential MD

Sex Male

Practice address 301 University Blvd, Galveston, TX, 77555

Phone (281) 483-7999

Enumeration date Jun 7, 2006

Last updated in NPPES Jun 18, 2021

Taxonomy & licenses

207P00000X Emergency Medicine Physician Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians · License 38715 (TN) Secondary

207P00000X Emergency Medicine Physician Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians · License L6836 (TX) Primary

MD · Doctor of Medicine: A physician who completed medical school (allopathic medicine), residency training, and state licensure. About the MD credential

Other identifiers

Identifier	Type	State	Issuer
3339629	Medicaid	TN	-
4089723	Other	TN	BLUE CROSS
03027060	Medicaid	MS	-
146461001	Medicaid	AR	-

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Source: CMS NPPES (public data). Snapshot 2026-07-13. Provider record last updated 2021-06-18.