Forrest C. Wells, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Salt Lake City, UT
Forrest C. Wells, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Salt Lake City, Utah, and NPI 1487117206, issued on Apr 9, 2019. Check the license (Utah 11899029-1205, as entered in NPPES) on the Utah Medical Licensing Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Forrest C. Wells
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 11899029-1205 UT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 30 N 1900 E RM 1C026, Salt Lake City, UT 84132
- Phone
- (801) 581-2272
- Enumerated
- Apr 9, 2019
- Record last updated
- Sep 11, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220711000001); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Oregon Health Sciences University School Of Medicine, 2019
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Forrest C. Wells in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersUtah Medical Licensing Board
Search for license 11899029-1205Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
45% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
125 Medicare Part D claims for 89 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Azithromycin12 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
- Colorado West Emergency Physicians LLCGrand Junction, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Forrest C. Wells among 501 emergency medicine physician records in Utah
Forrest C. Wells, MD is one of 501 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Utah. 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 2019, is newer than 82% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 82% of these records are older, 13% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2011 among the 344 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Utah practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
210 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Salt Lake City
They are 210 of the 21,563 NPPES records with a practice address in Salt Lake City, and 501 emergency medicine physician records in Utah.
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Common questions
What is Forrest C. Wells, MD's NPI number?
Forrest C. Wells, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487117206, issued on Apr 9, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Forrest C. Wells, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 30 N 1900 E RM 1C026, Salt Lake City, UT, 84132. Phone: (801) 581-2272. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Forrest C. Wells, MD's license?
NPPES lists Utah license number 11899029-1205, as entered by the provider. Search the Utah Medical Licensing Board at https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Forrest C. Wells, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Forrest C. Wells, MD had 125 Medicare Part D claims for 89 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.