Forrest Simpson Wells, MD
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician · Ocean Springs, MS
Forrest Simpson Wells, MD is a plastic and reconstructive surgery physician with a practice address in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, and NPI 1477568749, issued on Jul 29, 2006. Check the license (Mississippi 18050, as entered in NPPES) on the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Forrest Simpson Wells
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician 2086S0122X
- License number
- 18050 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4509 Gibson RD, Ocean Springs, MS 39564
- Phone
- (228) 872-3993
- Enumerated
- Jul 29, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 19, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (228) 872-3992
- Medicaid ID
- 03479057 MS
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080811000317); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 1995
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Forrest Simpson Wells in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMississippi State Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 18050Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
67% more Medicare Part D claims than the average plastic and reconstructive surgery physician in 2024
155 Medicare Part D claims for 78 beneficiaries, against an average of 93 among the 1,895 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 44 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen44 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate17 claims
- Promethazine Hcl14 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim11 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide11 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $87.27
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 2,042 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,814.09 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
- Gulf Coast Plastic And Reconstructive Surgery, PLLCOcean Springs, MS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Forrest Simpson Wells among 26 plastic and reconstructive surgery physician records in Mississippi
Forrest Simpson Wells, MD is one of 26 plastic and reconstructive surgery physician records with a practice address in Mississippi. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 0% of these records are older, 73% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2008 among the 13 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2086S0122X and a Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician providers in Mississippi
There are 26 plastic and reconstructive surgery physician records in Mississippi.
All 26 in Mississippi → Every provider in Ocean Springs → Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 plastic and reconstructive surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Anna Pavlov, MDGulfport, MS 395031821485111
- Hossein Nasajpour, MDLaurel, MS 394401003006602
- Adam Franklin, M.D.Hattiesburg, MS 394021942595871
- Petra Schneider-Redden, MDHattiesburg, MS 394021063521607
- James Henderson, MDMeridian, MS 393011588676597
- Kathryn Brown, MDFlowood, MS 392321619596434
- Suman Das, MDFlowood, MS 392321164511374
- William North, M.D.Flowood, MS 392321891087417
Common questions
What is Forrest Simpson Wells, MD's NPI number?
Forrest Simpson Wells, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477568749, issued on Jul 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Forrest Simpson Wells, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4509 Gibson RD, Ocean Springs, MS, 39564. Phone: (228) 872-3993. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Forrest Simpson Wells, MD's license?
NPPES lists Mississippi license number 18050, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure at https://www.msbml.ms.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Forrest Simpson Wells, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Forrest Simpson Wells, MD had 155 Medicare Part D claims for 78 beneficiaries; the average among plastic and reconstructive surgery physician prescribers was 93. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Forrest Simpson Wells, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.