Dennis S. Wales, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Durango, CO
Dennis S. Wales, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Durango, Colorado, and NPI 1376650408, issued on Aug 24, 2006. Check the license (Colorado DR.0040200, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Dennis S. Wales
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- DR.0040200 CO
L4793 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 810 E 3RD St Unit 201, Durango, CO 81301
- Phone
- (970) 764-1790
- Enumerated
- Aug 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 17, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (970) 375-7927
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190807001949); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At Houston, 1997
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 810 E 3RD St Unit 201
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Holly McCoy, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1366811366
Verify Dennis S. Wales in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license DR.0040200Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
7,578 Medicare Part D claims for 666 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 338 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium495 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium377 claims
- Lisinopril355 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate340 claims
- Losartan Potassium232 claims
- Omeprazole192 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Total HealthcareDurango, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
44 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Durango
They are 44 of the 1,407 NPPES records with a practice address in Durango, and 3,563 family medicine physician records in Colorado.
All 44 in Durango → All 3,563 in Colorado → Every provider in Durango →
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Common questions
What is Dennis S. Wales, MD's NPI number?
Dennis S. Wales, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1376650408, issued on Aug 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Dennis S. Wales, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 810 E 3RD St Unit 201, Durango, CO, 81301. Phone: (970) 764-1790. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Dennis S. Wales, MD's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number DR.0040200, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Dennis S. Wales, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Dennis S. Wales, MD had 7,578 Medicare Part D claims for 666 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.