2026 NPPES data Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician NPI 1053332841 M.D.
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CHARLES WELLS, M.D.

Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician in MACON, Georgia. CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System profile including specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare prescribing data when reported.

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Prescribing volume
1K
Medicare Part D claims · 334 beneficiaries · Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician avg: 1K
Generic prescribing
88%
generic claims · 12% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
91.4123/100
▲ 8 pts above national avg 83.1 · [object Object]
Industry payments
$506.46
26 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)

What the federal data shows

CHARLES WELLS, M.D. reported a CMS MIPS final score of 91.4123/100 — above the 83.1 national average — and filed 1,495 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.

91.4123/100
MIPS score · +8 vs avg
1K
Part D claims, 2023
88%
generic prescribing
Likely
board-certified (heuristic)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) — no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

CHARLES WELLS, M.D.'s MIPS score vs every scored U.S. clinician

CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023 — the federal quality measure

91 Top 37% higher than 63% of 477,587 scored providers

0–10: 8,684 scored providers (2%). Below this entry. 10–20: 3,008 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 20–30: 3,069 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 30–40: 2,746 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 40–50: 2,928 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,882 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 60–70: 13,906 scored providers (3%). Below this entry. 70–80: 118,074 scored providers (25%). Below this entry. 80–90: 129,887 scored providers (27%). Below this entry. 90–100: 189,403 scored providers (40%). This entry sits in this band. This provider 0 100 every MIPS-scored clinician, bucketed by value

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Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023

Board certification likely (heuristic — not verified)

CHARLES WELLS, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation — signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

What does the federal data show about CHARLES WELLS, M.D.?

High performer (top quartile)

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 07/21/2006

NPI 1053332841

Primary specialty

Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician

Rare

371 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

1,495 49% vs specialty avg

2023 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 1,005

MIPS final score

91.4123/100 8.312300000000008% pts

Exceptional band

vs 83.1 national avg

Specialty distribution in Georgia

How Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician compares to other specialties among Georgia providers

Georgia providers

Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician share within Georgia

1. Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician42%2. Internal medicine21%3. Family medicine17%4. Surgical12%5. Pediatric8%
Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician share within Georgia

Medicare quality performance — MIPS

CHARLES WELLS, M.D.'s 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician national average

High performer (top quartile)
MIPS Final Score
91.4123/100
vs 83.1 national avg · 2023 performance year

MIPS final score (Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician) — 91.4123/100 vs national avg 83.1

0%100%National avg83%91.4%
MIPS final score (Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician) — 91.4123/100 vs national avg 83.1

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

CHARLES WELLS, M.D. appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician provider holding M.D. credentials at 435 2ND ST, MACON, GA, 31201, with a listed phone of (478) 745-5779. NPI 1053332841 was issued on 07/21/2006. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what WELLS most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.

Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 1,495 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 334 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $403K in drug spend, split 12% brand-name and 88% generic by claim count. These figures capture only Medicare Part D — commercial insurance, Medicaid, and cash-pay prescriptions are not included, and any drug-beneficiary cell under 11 is suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. On the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, this provider earned a Final Score of 91.4123/100 for the 2023 performance year (Quality 86.0224), compared with the national average of 83.1.

Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician is a narrow specialty nationwide, with 371 enrolled providers across 45 states and an average of 1,005 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist — always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.

Practice Address

435 2ND ST
MACON, GA 31201

Provider Details

NPI 1053332841
Specialty Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician
Credentials M.D.
Gender Male
NPI Issued 07/21/2006

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

91.4123
Final Score
Avg: 83.1
86.0224
Quality
97
Promoting Interoperability

Reporting: Group practice

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where CHARLES WELLS, M.D. bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" — a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

SLEEP PRACTITIONERS, LLC
WARNER ROBINS, GA

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

Industry payments received (2024) — CMS Open Payments transparency data

The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for CHARLES WELLS, M.D.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$506

Largest payer

HARMONY BIOSCIENCES LLC

Most common payment type

Food and Beverage

Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias — they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.

Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Typical

CHARLES WELLS, M.D. — brand share 12.0%
Specialty average (est.)

12% brand-name claims vs 88% generic, on 1,495 2023 Medicare Part D claims.

The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.

1,495
Total Claims
$403K
Total Drug Cost
334
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
1,902
Total Day Supply
55,276
Brand vs Generic
12% brand / 88% generic
Brand Drug Cost
$369K
Generic Drug Cost
$34K

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
68.8 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.30
Gender Split
55% female / 45% male

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What CHARLES WELLS, M.D. prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2023
Drug Claims
Trazodone Hcl
559
Gabapentin
134
Modafinil
117
Belsomra
Suvorexant
92
Clonazepam
82
Doxepin Hcl
62
Pramipexole Dihydrochloride
Pramipexole Di-Hcl
59
Armodafinil
50
Zolpidem Tartrate
50
Zaleplon
46

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician Overview

How CHARLES WELLS, M.D. fits within the Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician landscape nationally.

371
Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician Providers in US
45
States with Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician
1,005
Avg Claims per Provider

CHARLES WELLS, M.D.'s 1,495 claims are above the specialty average of 1,005.

Nearby Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician Providers in Georgia

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Georgia, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as WELLS.

Compare Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CHARLES WELLS, M.D.'s specialty?
CHARLES WELLS, M.D. specializes in Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician and practices in MACON, Georgia. Credentials: M.D..
How much does CHARLES WELLS, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2023, CHARLES WELLS, M.D. wrote 1,495 Medicare Part D claims totaling $403K in drug costs for 334 beneficiaries.
What is CHARLES WELLS, M.D.'s Medicare quality score?
CHARLES WELLS, M.D. has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 91.4123/100 (Quality: 86.0224). The national average MIPS Final Score is 83.1. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is CHARLES WELLS, M.D. located?
CHARLES WELLS, M.D. is located at 435 2ND ST, MACON, GA, 31201. Phone: (478) 745-5779.
What is CHARLES WELLS, M.D.'s NPI number?
CHARLES WELLS, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053332841, issued on 07/21/2006.
Does CHARLES WELLS, M.D. prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs?
CHARLES WELLS, M.D.'s prescribing is 12% brand-name and 88% generic drugs by claim count, with $369K in brand drug costs.
How many Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician providers are there in the US?
There are 371 Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician providers across 45 states in the US. The average Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician provider writes 1,005 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does CHARLES WELLS, M.D. prescribe most often?
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, CHARLES WELLS, M.D.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Trazodone Hcl, Gabapentin, Modafinil. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does CHARLES WELLS, M.D. accept Medicare?
CHARLES WELLS, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 1,495 Part D claims and 334 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify CHARLES WELLS, M.D.'s credentials?
CHARLES WELLS, M.D.'s NPI is 1053332841 with credentials M.D.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Quality Performance
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) — 2023 performance year.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

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