Dea Wells, NP
Family Nurse Practitioner · Bulls Gap, TN
Dea Wells, NP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Bulls Gap, Tennessee, and NPI 1578169090, issued on Dec 9, 2020. Check the license (Tennessee 26209, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Dea Wells
- Credential
- NP
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 26209 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 273 Highway 11 E, Bulls Gap, TN 37711
- Phone
- (423) 393-4146
- Enumerated
- Dec 9, 2020
- Record last updated
- Jun 4, 2025
- Fax
- (423) 393-4377
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20201221001107); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 273 Highway 11 E
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Verify Dea Wells in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
Search for license 26209Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
1% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
1,287 Medicare Part D claims for 131 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Buprenorphine-Naloxone1,102 claims
- Suboxone48 claims
- Clonazepam12 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate12 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: $60.75
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Braeburn Inc. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 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
- Emmaus Medical And Counseling, PLLCBulls Gap, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Dea Wells among 9,060 family nurse practitioner records in Tennessee
Dea Wells, NP is one of 9,060 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Tennessee. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 67% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 67% of these records are older, 27% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2017 among the 5,523 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
11 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Bulls Gap
They are 11 of the 22 NPPES records with a practice address in Bulls Gap, and 9,060 family nurse practitioner records in Tennessee.
All 9,060 in Tennessee → Every provider in Bulls Gap → Family Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Becky Arnold, NPBulls Gap, TN 377111013508589
- Michelle Cate, FNPBulls Gap, TN 377111457545634
- Tracy Coffey, FNPBulls Gap, TN 377111992030050
- Leslie Elliott, FNP-BCBulls Gap, TN 377111730636556
- Kristie Greenlee, NPBulls Gap, TN 377111942765615
- Linda Housewright, FNPBulls Gap, TN 377111881690469
- Sherri Marcus, APRNBulls Gap, TN 377111700206323
- Kathleen Price, FNPBulls Gap, TN 377111023945177
Common questions
What is Dea Wells, NP's NPI number?
Dea Wells, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578169090, issued on Dec 9, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Dea Wells, NP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 273 Highway 11 E, Bulls Gap, TN, 37711. Phone: (423) 393-4146. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Dea Wells, NP's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 26209, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Dea Wells, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Dea Wells, NP had 1,287 Medicare Part D claims for 131 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.