Gretchen Wells
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Birmingham, AL
Gretchen Wells is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1740265958, issued on Dec 9, 2005. Check the license (Alabama 42946, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gretchen Wells
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- 42946 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1717 6TH Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35233
- Phone
- (800) 822-8816
- Enumerated
- Dec 9, 2005
- Record last updated
- Feb 1, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210924000569); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Gretchen Wells in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 42946Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
632 Medicare Part D claims for 135 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 22% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate60 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate57 claims
- Eliquis47 claims
- Losartan Potassium47 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium45 claims
- Repatha Sureclick41 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
- University OF Alabama Health Services Foundation, PCBirmingham, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gretchen Wells among 311 cardiovascular disease physician records in Alabama
Gretchen Wells is one of 311 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 86% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 79% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 1995 among the 221 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Alabama
There are 311 cardiovascular disease physician records in Alabama.
All 311 in Alabama → Every provider in Birmingham → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Vera BittnerBirmingham, AL 352331699720151
- Robert Bourge, MDBirmingham, AL 352331598712424
- Sharon Dailey, MDBirmingham, AL 352331992748131
- Louis Dell'Italia, MDBirmingham, AL 352331700829702
- Leland Eaton, MDBirmingham, AL 352331649220591
- Pohoey Fan, MDBirmingham, AL 352331881638518
- Ricky Fennell, MDBirmingham, AL 352331689618357
- Himanshu Gupta, MDBirmingham, AL 352331114962933
Common questions
What is Gretchen Wells's NPI number?
Gretchen Wells's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740265958, issued on Dec 9, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gretchen Wells located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1717 6TH Ave S, Birmingham, AL, 35233. Phone: (800) 822-8816. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gretchen Wells's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 42946, 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 Gretchen Wells prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gretchen Wells had 632 Medicare Part D claims for 135 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.