NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Alexander Dean Wheat, MD

Anesthesiology Physician · Columbia, MO

Alexander Dean Wheat, MD is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Columbia, Missouri, and NPI 1689359259, issued on Jun 20, 2023. Check the license (Missouri 2023022048, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1689359259
Name
Alexander Dean Wheat
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
License number
2023022048 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1 Hospital Dr, Columbia, MO 65212
Phone
(573) 882-2568
Enumerated
Jun 20, 2023
Record last updated
Jun 20, 2023
Fax
(573) 882-2226
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify Alexander Dean Wheat in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average anesthesiology physician in 2024

29 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries, against an average of 402 among the 4,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Alexander Wheat29
  2. Specialty average402

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

Industry payments in 2024: $25.36

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. The 17,774 providers of this specialty with any payment received $669.59 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Alexander Wheat$25.36
  2. Specialty average$669.59

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Alexander Dean Wheat among 1,153 anesthesiology physician records in Missouri

Alexander Dean Wheat, MD is one of 1,153 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 70% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2023, is newer than 94% of them.

  • NPI issued2023 · 94% of these records are older, 5% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 62% of these records are
  • Record last updated2023 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207L00000X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

127 anesthesiology physician records list a practice address in Columbia

They are 127 of the 6,004 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbia, and 1,153 anesthesiology physician records in Missouri.

The 8 anesthesiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Andrew Armstrong, MDColumbia, MO 652121881675346
  2. Charles Baldwin, MDColumbia, MO 652121588615546
  3. Michael Brown, M.D.Columbia, MO 652121720081508
  4. Russell Burton, MDColumbia, MO 652121992756407
  5. Catherine Dunn, M.D.Columbia, MO 652121407852882
  6. Robert Fisher, D.O.Columbia, MO 652121932165487
  7. Bradley Lahet, MDColumbia, MO 652121851397582
  8. Alice Landrum, MDColumbia, MO 652121851357529

Common questions

What is Alexander Dean Wheat, MD's NPI number?

Alexander Dean Wheat, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689359259, issued on Jun 20, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Alexander Dean Wheat, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Hospital Dr, Columbia, MO, 65212. Phone: (573) 882-2568. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Alexander Dean Wheat, MD's license?

NPPES lists Missouri license number 2023022048, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Alexander Dean Wheat, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Alexander Dean Wheat, MD had 29 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries; the average among anesthesiology physician prescribers was 402. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.