NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

David M. Wells, OD

Optometrist · Aberdeen, NC

David M. Wells, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Aberdeen, North Carolina, and NPI 1336134436, issued on Sep 14, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 0993, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina 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
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Name
David M. Wells
Credential
OD
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
0993 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
11088 N US Highway 15 501, Aberdeen, NC 28315
Phone
(910) 693-1226
Enumerated
Sep 14, 2005
Record last updated
Mar 30, 2022
Fax
(910) 692-8983
Medicaid ID
8909964 NC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050328000106); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Alabama Birmingham - School Of Optometry, 1979
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
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77% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

63 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 43% of claims.

  1. David Wells63
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Doxycycline Monohydrate15 claims
  2. Latanoprost11 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: $244.36

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was CooperVision Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. David Wells$244.36
  2. Specialty average$769.99

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. Myeyedr Optometry OF North Carolina PLLCAberdeen, NC

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

David M. Wells among 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina

David M. Wells, OD is one of 1,480 optometrist records with a practice address in North Carolina. 80% 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, 85% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • Graduated1979 · median 2006 among the 1,060 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

3 optometrist records list a practice address in Aberdeen

They are 3 of the 147 NPPES records with a practice address in Aberdeen, and 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Glenn Middleton, O.D.Aberdeen, NC 283151508816489
  2. Benjamin Wacker, O.D.Aberdeen, NC 283151417400987
  3. Ashley Ballard, O.D.Fayetteville, NC 283141013314608
  4. Richard Daniel, O.D.Fayetteville, NC 283141649231598
  5. Kerry Reeves, O.D.Fayetteville, NC 283141003818964
  6. Shawn Skinner, O.D.Fayetteville, NC 283141386971042
  7. Joseph Ballard, O.D.Fayetteville, NC 283111114339355
  8. Kathleen Holland, O.D.Fayetteville, NC 283111790733384

Common questions

What is David M. Wells, OD's NPI number?

David M. Wells, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336134436, issued on Sep 14, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is David M. Wells, OD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11088 N US Highway 15 501, Aberdeen, NC, 28315. Phone: (910) 693-1226. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify David M. Wells, OD's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 0993, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does David M. Wells, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, David M. Wells, OD had 63 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. 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.