Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of October 4, 2026.
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John A. Kole, MD

Individual provider Surgery Physician · NPI 1720065360

John A. Kole, MD practises General Surgery in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. Graduated from Clvlnd Clinic Lerner College of Med of Case Wstn Rsv University in 1986, 40 years ago. Practices with Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital, a 325-clinician group and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in Minnesota.

Years since qualifying
40
Trained at
Clvlnd Clinic Lerner College of Med of Case Wstn Rsv University
Licensed in
MN
In the registry since
2005
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

1601 Golf Course Rd
Grand Rapids, MN 55744-8648 Not confirmed with CMS for 13 years — call before visiting
Phone: (218) 326-5000
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Specialties & licences

Surgery Physician (primary) Taxonomy 208600000X · Licence 37415 (MN)

Record details

NPI number1720065360
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedDecember 26, 2005
Last updated in NPPESFebruary 13, 2013

Medicare enrollment

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

Medicare specialtyGENERAL SURGERY
Medical schoolCLVLND CLINIC LERNER COLLEGE OF MED OF CASE WSTN RSV UNIVERSITY
Graduated 1986 (40 years in practice)
Group practice Grand Itasca Clinic And Hospital — 325 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
Practice locations2 on file with Medicare

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.

Colonoscopy 11 times · 41st percentile
Hernia repair - groin (open) 1–10 times
Melanoma (skin cancer) excision 1–10 times
Removal of tissue 1–10 times
Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux 1–10 times

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 patients102
Services billed 216 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age74

Dollar amounts are not shown. What Medicare pays a practice is gross billings, before staff, premises and tax and including the cost of any drugs it administers, so it is not what a clinician earns.

Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician.

Colleagues at Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 325 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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