Caroline Wells, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Fort Bragg, CA
Caroline Wells, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Fort Bragg, California, and NPI 1689397531, issued on Sep 26, 2022. Check the license (California PA64154, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Caroline Wells
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- PA64154 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 721 River Dr, Fort Bragg, CA 95437
- Phone
- (707) 961-4631
- Enumerated
- Sep 26, 2022
- Record last updated
- May 8, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250701004902); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Emory University School Of Medicine, 2023
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Caroline Wells in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license PA64154Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
8% more Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
894 Medicare Part D claims for 282 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 54 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen31 claims
- Gabapentin29 claims
- Meloxicam27 claims
- Prednisone27 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium24 claims
- Losartan Potassium24 claims
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: $46.29
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Organon Llc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Mountain Area Health Education Center IncAsheville, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Caroline Wells among 14,451 physician assistant records in California
Caroline Wells, PA-C is one of 14,451 physician assistant records with a practice address in California. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 73% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 73% of these records are older, 20% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
- Graduated2023 · median 2018 among the 7,214 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
9 physician assistant records list a practice address in Fort Bragg
They are 9 of the 288 NPPES records with a practice address in Fort Bragg, and 14,451 physician assistant records in California.
All 14,451 in California → Every provider in Fort Bragg → Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Willow Bartholomew, PAFort Bragg, CA 954371225650450
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- Dawn Hofberg, PAFort Bragg, CA 954371790809762
- Frannie Leopold, PA 11942Fort Bragg, CA 954371164638599
- David Lukomsky, PA-CFort Bragg, CA 954371669131272
- Jennifer Pierce, PACFort Bragg, CA 954371538394713
- James Thomas, PAFort Bragg, CA 954371609990167
- Debra Tomaszewski, PA-CFort Bragg, CA 954371215264452
Common questions
What is Caroline Wells, PA-C's NPI number?
Caroline Wells, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689397531, issued on Sep 26, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Caroline Wells, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 721 River Dr, Fort Bragg, CA, 95437. Phone: (707) 961-4631. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Caroline Wells, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists California license number PA64154, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Caroline Wells, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Caroline Wells, PA-C had 894 Medicare Part D claims for 282 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.