NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Derek Everett Wells, M.D.

Pulmonary Disease Physician · Huntsville, AL

Derek Everett Wells, M.D. is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Huntsville, Alabama, and NPI 1407209471, issued on Jul 14, 2016. Check the license (Alabama MD.44082, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; 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
1407209471
Name
Derek Everett Wells
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
License numbers
MD.44082 AL
44082 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
725 Madison St SE, Huntsville, AL 35801
Phone
(256) 265-5864
Enumerated
Jul 14, 2016
Record last updated
Apr 1, 2025
Fax
(256) 265-5865
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220714002702); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 2016
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 725 Madison St SE

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

  1. Roshen Mathew, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1447563812
  2. William McCrory, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1023070323
  3. Saketh Palasamudram Shekar, M.DPulmonary Disease Physician1154795052
  4. Sandra Silver, MS, RD, LDRegistered Dietitian1245411271
  5. Richard Sneeringer, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1598711749
  6. Sara Steger, RD, CDERegistered Dietitian1356522700

Verify Derek Everett Wells in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
    Search for license MD.44082    Check the board
  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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28% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024

1,021 Medicare Part D claims for 253 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 54% of claims.

  1. Derek Wells1,021
  2. Specialty average1,425

Most prescribed

  1. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa195 claims
  2. Trelegy Ellipta191 claims
  3. Prednisone70 claims
  4. Breztri Aerosphere59 claims
  5. Montelukast Sodium59 claims
  6. Fluticasone-Salmeterol53 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: $1,550.11

67 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Derek Wells$1,550.11
  2. Specialty average$5,159.88

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. HH Physicians NetworkHuntsville, AL

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

Derek Everett Wells among 219 pulmonary disease physician records in Alabama

Derek Everett Wells, M.D. is one of 219 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 82% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 82% of these records are older, 13% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2003 among the 176 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 44% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Alabama

There are 219 pulmonary disease physician records in Alabama.

All 219 in Alabama → Every provider in Huntsville → Pulmonary Disease Physician nationwide →

The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Luther Corley, M.D.Huntsville, AL 358011790861292
  2. Venkata Anand Varma Gottumukkala, MDHuntsville, AL 358011740510247
  3. Milton Legrand, MDHuntsville, AL 358011639240963
  4. Roshen Mathew, M.D.Huntsville, AL 358011447563812
  5. William McCrory, M.D.Huntsville, AL 358011023070323
  6. Devi Misra, M.D.Huntsville, AL 358011174597942
  7. Robert Serio, M.D.Huntsville, AL 358011265518716
  8. Muhammad ShafiHuntsville, AL 358011407298029

Common questions

What is Derek Everett Wells, M.D.'s NPI number?

Derek Everett Wells, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407209471, issued on Jul 14, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Derek Everett Wells, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 725 Madison St SE, Huntsville, AL, 35801. Phone: (256) 265-5864. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Derek Everett Wells, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number MD.44082, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Derek Everett Wells, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Derek Everett Wells, M.D. had 1,021 Medicare Part D claims for 253 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.