Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of October 4, 2026.
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Christine M Cole, MD

Individual provider Dermatology Physician · NPI 1770796708

Christine M Cole, MD practises Dermatology in Thousand Oaks, California. Graduated from Loma Linda University School of Medicine in 2007, 19 years ago. Practices with Forefront Dermatology - Pacific, PC, a 25-clinician group, works from 2 locations and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in Arizona, California and Pennsylvania.

Years since qualifying
19
Trained at
Loma Linda University School of Medicine
Licensed in
AZ, CA, PA
In the registry since
2007
Specialties on file
4
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

267 W Hillcrest Dr
Thousand Oaks, CA 91360
Phone: (805) 497-1694
Fax: (805) 373-7493
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Additional practice locations (1)

  • 100 N Academy Ave, Danville, PA 17822-9800 — (570) 271-6332

Specialties & licences

Dermatology Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207N00000X · Licence A119802 (CA)
Dermatology Physician Taxonomy 207N00000X · Licence 40609 (AZ)
Dermatopathology Physician Taxonomy 207ND0900X · Licence A119802 (CA)
Dermatopathology Physician Taxonomy 207ND0900X · Licence MD444035 (PA)

Record details

NPI number1770796708
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderFemale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedMay 7, 2007
Last updated in NPPESMay 29, 2018

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyDERMATOLOGY
Medical schoolLOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Graduated 2007 (19 years in practice)
Group practice Forefront Dermatology - Pacific, P.C. — 25 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount

Procedures

From CMS Care Compare, which counts the procedures a clinician billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage over a recent 12-month period. CMS reports a fixed list of common procedures, so this is not everything the clinician does. Counts of 10 or fewer are given as a range, because CMS withholds small numbers.

Skin biopsy 1,088 times · 99th percentile
Removal of skin lesions 2,305 times · 98th percentile
Melanoma (skin cancer) excision 180 times · 97th percentile
Removal or shaving of skin growth 37 times · 77th percentile

The percentile compares how often this clinician performed the procedure with other clinicians who performed it, as CMS calculates it. It measures volume, not outcomes or skill.

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients1,781
Services billed 11,721 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age76

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Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

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Food and Beverage $196 7 payments · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee

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Colleagues at Forefront Dermatology - Pacific, PC

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 25 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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