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Dr. Albert J. Cook, MD

Hospice & Palliative Medicine (Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician)

  • Medicare participating

At a glance

Years since graduation
11
In the NPI registry since
2015
Medicare patients seen, 2024
115

The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. What an NPI is

Education and training

  • 2015Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)

Medicare’s Care Compare data doesn’t list this clinician’s medical school. Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).

Specialties and state licenses

  • Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician primary
    OH license 35.136459

As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.

Map: Hospice & Palliative Medicine per capita by county →

Where they work

Hospitals

Medical groups

Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.

Medicare patients and services

Medicare patients, 2024
115
Services billed
183
Patients’ average age
68
Most frequent Medicare services, 2023
ServiceTimesPatients
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes9082
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes4226
Advance care planning, first 30 minutes1515

Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.

Payments from drug and device companies

In 2025, 1 companies reported 1 payments worth $68.51 in total to this clinician.

By company
Kaneka Medical America LLC$68.51
By type
Food and Beverage$68.51

From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.

Who received the most in Ohio →

Other Hospice & Palliative Medicine clinicians in Columbus

Sources

NPI registry (CMS NPPES, November 2026; record last updated January 7, 2025), Medicare Care Compare, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024) and Open Payments (2025). Information is self-reported or billed data and may be out of date; call before visiting.

NPI 1003202482. Official NPI registry record (opens in a new tab). Clinicians can correct their information in NPPES; changes appear here after our next monthly update.