Corey Wells, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Bemidji, MN
Corey Wells, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Bemidji, Minnesota, and NPI 1437687779, issued on May 31, 2017. Check the license (Minnesota 74074, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Corey Wells
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License numbers
- 74074 MN
MT213318 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1300 Anne St NW, Bemidji, MN 56601
- Phone
- (218) 333-5000
- Enumerated
- May 31, 2017
- Record last updated
- Sep 29, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230908003276); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Missouri, Kansas City, School Of Medicine, 2017
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Corey Wells in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
Search for license 74074Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
57% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
149 Medicare Part D claims for 71 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 56 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl26 claims
- Meloxicam23 claims
- Tramadol Hcl19 claims
- Naproxen16 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen11 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 82.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $3,258.71
29 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Arthrex, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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
- Sanford Health OF Northern MinnesotaBemidji, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Corey Wells among 647 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Minnesota
Corey Wells, MD is one of 647 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Minnesota. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 77% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 77% of these records are older, 19% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2008 among the 420 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Minnesota
There are 647 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Minnesota.
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The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jason Caron, MDBemidji, MN 566011114070182
- Marvin Fetter, MDBemidji, MN 566011922090901
- Terrance Johnson, M.D.Bemidji, MN 566011194721290
- William Sessions, M.D.Bemidji, MN 566011710412945
- Mitchell Wyffels, M.D.Bemidji, MN 566011265875405
- Jason Glynn, MDFergus Falls, MN 565371952446072
- George Mathison, M.D.Fergus Falls, MN 565371760581573
- Edward Williams, MDFergus Falls, MN 565371588765853
Common questions
What is Corey Wells, MD's NPI number?
Corey Wells, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437687779, issued on May 31, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Corey Wells, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1300 Anne St NW, Bemidji, MN, 56601. Phone: (218) 333-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Corey Wells, MD's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 74074, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice at https://mn.gov/boards/medical-practice/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Corey Wells, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Corey Wells, MD had 149 Medicare Part D claims for 71 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Corey Wells, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.