NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Dale R. Wheeler, M.D.

Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician · Amherst, NY

Dale R. Wheeler, M.D. is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician with a practice address in Amherst, New York, and NPI 1366448367, issued on Jun 23, 2005. Check the license (New York 163873, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1366448367
Name
Dale R. Wheeler
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician 207XS0106X
License number
163873 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3925 Sheridan Dr, Amherst, NY 14226
Phone
(716) 250-9999
Enumerated
Jun 23, 2005
Record last updated
Feb 15, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(716) 250-6555
Medicaid ID
00964021 NY
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20120125000512); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
State University Of New York At Buffalo School Of Medicine, 1980
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 3925 Sheridan Dr

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

  1. Cheryl Adrian, PTPhysical Therapist1861182974
  2. Melissa Aduddle, RPA-CMedical Physician Assistant1588783617
  3. Matthew Alessi, P.T.Physical Therapist1376518498
  4. Amar Alkhafaji, DPMFoot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist1588309363
  5. Bradley Allan, PA-CPhysician Assistant1861178063
  6. Joseph Amico, PT, DPT, CMPPhysical Therapist1396089207

Verify Dale R. Wheeler in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
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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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 84.5 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score80.3
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%72.3
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%91.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Excelsior Orthopaedics LLPAmherst, NY

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

Dale R. Wheeler among 199 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in New York

Dale R. Wheeler, M.D. is one of 199 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with a practice address in New York. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 88% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • Graduated1980 · median 2004 among the 162 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 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 207XS0106X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician providers in New York

There are 199 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in New York.

The 8 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. John Callahan, MDAmherst, NY 142261952338048
  2. Joshua Jones, MDAmherst, NY 142261417119355
  3. James Kelly, D.O.Amherst, NY 142261871593053
  4. Timothy McGrath, M.D.Amherst, NY 142261659371862
  5. Owen Moy, M.D.Amherst, NY 142261457358780
  6. Matthew AlbaneseCheektowaga, NY 142251376930776
  7. Robert Brown, M.D.Williamsville, NY 142211154321396
  8. Kevin Krul, M.D.Williamsville, NY 142211689936775

Common questions

What is Dale R. Wheeler, M.D.'s NPI number?

Dale R. Wheeler, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1366448367, issued on Jun 23, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Dale R. Wheeler, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3925 Sheridan Dr, Amherst, NY, 14226. Phone: (716) 250-9999. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Dale R. Wheeler, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists New York license number 163873, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is Dale R. Wheeler, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.5 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.