NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christopher N. Wells, CRNA

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist · Knoxville, TN

Christopher N. Wells, CRNA is a certified registered nurse anesthetist with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1174837702, issued on Aug 6, 2010. Check the license (Tennessee 15299, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1174837702
Name
Christopher N. Wells
Credential
CRNA
Primary taxonomy
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist 367500000X
License number
15299 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
501 20TH St, Knoxville, TN 37916
Phone
(865) 546-8040
Enumerated
Aug 6, 2010
Record last updated
Oct 28, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(865) 541-2787
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20101221000802); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 501 20TH St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Michial Adkins, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1740594365
  2. Rosario Adkins, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1649249657
  3. Cynthia Anderson, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1811093339
  4. David Annand, M.D.Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician1124019013
  5. Richard Armfield, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1679564306
  6. Michael Baird, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1053389700

Verify Christopher N. Wells in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
    Search for license 15299
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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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Industry payments in 2024: $53.19

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 24,076 providers of this specialty with any payment received $135.08 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Christopher Wells$53.19
  2. Specialty average$135.08

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

  1. American Anesthesiology OF Tennessee PCKnoxville, TN

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Christopher N. Wells among 3,117 certified registered nurse anesthetist records in Tennessee

Christopher N. Wells, CRNA is one of 3,117 certified registered nurse anesthetist records with a practice address in Tennessee. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 47% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 47% of these records are older, 49% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • Graduated2010 · median 2012 among the 2,370 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2010 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 367500000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

384 certified registered nurse anesthetist records list a practice address in Knoxville

They are 384 of the 14,339 NPPES records with a practice address in Knoxville, and 3,117 certified registered nurse anesthetist records in Tennessee.

The 8 certified registered nurse anesthetist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Rosario Adkins, CRNAKnoxville, TN 379161649249657
  2. Beverly Bell, CRNA, MSNA, APNKnoxville, TN 379161598760290
  3. Walter Bracken, CRNAKnoxville, TN 379161801865712
  4. Gillie Buffkin, CRNAKnoxville, TN 379161801858600
  5. Linda Helsel, CRNAKnoxville, TN 379161811959455
  6. John Hollingsworth, CRNAKnoxville, TN 379161710956180
  7. Patricia Jenkins, CRNAKnoxville, TN 379161982666509
  8. Tori Looney, CRNAKnoxville, TN 379161487628343

Common questions

What is Christopher N. Wells, CRNA's NPI number?

Christopher N. Wells, CRNA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174837702, issued on Aug 6, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christopher N. Wells, CRNA located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 501 20TH St, Knoxville, TN, 37916. Phone: (865) 546-8040. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christopher N. Wells, CRNA's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 15299, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.