2026 NPPES data Cardiovascular Disease Physician NPI 1891785887 M.D.
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GUY WELLS, M.D.

Cardiovascular Disease Physician in LUBBOCK, Texas. CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System profile including specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare prescribing data when reported.

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Prescribing volume
5K
Medicare Part D claims · 710 beneficiaries · Cardiovascular Disease Physician avg: 3K
Generic prescribing
89%
generic claims · 11% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
21.861/100
▼ 61 pts below national avg 83.1 · [object Object]
Industry payments
$441
23 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)

What the federal data shows

GUY WELLS, M.D. reported a CMS MIPS final score of 21.861/100 — below the 83.1 national average — and filed 5,011 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.

21.861/100
MIPS score · -61 vs avg
5K
Part D claims, 2023
89%
generic prescribing
Likely
board-certified (heuristic)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) — no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

GUY WELLS, M.D.'s MIPS score vs every scored U.S. clinician

CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023 — the federal quality measure

22 3rd percentile higher than 3% of 477,587 scored providers

0–10: 8,684 scored providers (2%). Below this entry. 10–20: 3,008 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 20–30: 3,069 scored providers (1%). This entry sits in this band. 30–40: 2,746 scored providers (1%). Above this entry. 40–50: 2,928 scored providers (1%). Above this entry. 50–60: 5,882 scored providers (1%). Above this entry. 60–70: 13,906 scored providers (3%). Above this entry. 70–80: 118,074 scored providers (25%). Above this entry. 80–90: 129,887 scored providers (27%). Above this entry. 90–100: 189,403 scored providers (40%). Above this entry. This provider 0 100 every MIPS-scored clinician, bucketed by value

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Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023

Board certification likely (heuristic — not verified)

GUY WELLS, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 2 hospital affiliations — signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

What does the federal data show about GUY WELLS, M.D.?

Below national average

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 10/21/2005

NPI 1891785887

Primary specialty

Cardiovascular Disease Physician

Mid-sized

24,795 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

5,011 65% vs specialty avg

2023 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 3,033

MIPS final score

21.861/100 61.23899999999999% pts

Below average band

vs 83.1 national avg

Specialty distribution in Texas

How Cardiovascular Disease Physician compares to other specialties among Texas providers

Texas providers

Cardiovascular Disease Physician share within Texas

1. Cardiovascular Disease Physician42%2. Internal medicine21%3. Family medicine17%4. Surgical12%5. Pediatric8%
Cardiovascular Disease Physician share within Texas

Medicare quality performance — MIPS

GUY WELLS, M.D.'s 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Cardiovascular Disease Physician national average

Below national average
MIPS Final Score
21.861/100
vs 83.1 national avg · 2023 performance year

MIPS final score (Cardiovascular Disease Physician) — 21.861/100 vs national avg 83.1

0%100%National avg83%21.9%
MIPS final score (Cardiovascular Disease Physician) — 21.861/100 vs national avg 83.1

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

GUY WELLS, M.D. appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Cardiovascular Disease Physician provider holding M.D. credentials at 3819 24TH ST, LUBBOCK, TX, 79410, with a listed phone of (806) 797-7000. NPI 1891785887 was issued on 10/21/2005. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what WELLS most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.

Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 5,011 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 710 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $504K in drug spend, split 11% brand-name and 89% generic by claim count. These figures capture only Medicare Part D — commercial insurance, Medicaid, and cash-pay prescriptions are not included, and any drug-beneficiary cell under 11 is suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. On the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, this provider earned a Final Score of 21.861/100 for the 2023 performance year (Quality 0, Cost 72.87), compared with the national average of 83.1.

Cardiovascular Disease Physician is a mid-sized specialty nationwide, with 24,795 enrolled providers across 54 states and an average of 3,033 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist — always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.

Practice Address

3819 24TH ST
LUBBOCK, TX 79410

Provider Details

NPI 1891785887
Specialty Cardiovascular Disease Physician
Credentials M.D.
Gender Male
NPI Issued 10/21/2005

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

21.861
Final Score
Avg: 83.1
0
Quality
72.87
Cost

Reporting: Individual

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where GUY WELLS, M.D. bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" — a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

LUBBOCK CARDIOLOGY CLINIC, PA
LUBBOCK, TX
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER LUBBOCK
LUBBOCK, TX

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

Industry payments received (2024) — CMS Open Payments transparency data

The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for GUY WELLS, M.D.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$441

Largest payer

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Most common payment type

Food and Beverage

Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias — they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.

License & disciplinary context — Texas TMB 2023 annual report

Aggregate state board data only — NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~77K Texas medical licensees in 2023 — they are NOT specific to GUY WELLS, M.D.. To verify GUY WELLS, M.D.'s current license status, search the TMB public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.

344
Total board actions, Texas 2023
Across 334 cases
4.47
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Texas statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
94 cases

TMB publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Texas disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.

Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Typical

GUY WELLS, M.D. — brand share 11.0%
Specialty average (est.)

11% brand-name claims vs 89% generic, on 5,011 2023 Medicare Part D claims.

The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.

5,011
Total Claims
$504K
Total Drug Cost
710
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
12,498
Total Day Supply
373,144
Brand vs Generic
11% brand / 89% generic
Brand Drug Cost
$402K
Generic Drug Cost
$102K
Antibiotic Claims
27

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
76.0 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.37
Gender Split
54% female / 46% male
Age Distribution
<65: 29, 65-74: 287, 75-84: 278, 85+: 116

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What GUY WELLS, M.D. prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2023
Drug Claims
Metoprolol Succinate
394
Clopidogrel
Clopidogrel Bisulfate
379
Amiodarone Hcl
312
Furosemide
269
Atorvastatin Calcium
223
Potassium Chloride
209
Metoprolol Tartrate
191
Eliquis
Apixaban
186
Amlodipine Besylate
181
Losartan Potassium
163

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

Cardiovascular Disease Physician Overview

How GUY WELLS, M.D. fits within the Cardiovascular Disease Physician landscape nationally.

24,795
Cardiovascular Disease Physician Providers in US
54
States with Cardiovascular Disease Physician
3,033
Avg Claims per Provider

GUY WELLS, M.D.'s 5,011 claims are above the specialty average of 3,033.

Nearby Cardiovascular Disease Physician Providers in Texas

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Texas, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as WELLS.

Compare Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is GUY WELLS, M.D.'s specialty?
GUY WELLS, M.D. specializes in Cardiovascular Disease Physician and practices in LUBBOCK, Texas. Credentials: M.D..
How much does GUY WELLS, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2023, GUY WELLS, M.D. wrote 5,011 Medicare Part D claims totaling $504K in drug costs for 710 beneficiaries.
What is GUY WELLS, M.D.'s Medicare quality score?
GUY WELLS, M.D. has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 21.861/100 (Quality: 0, Cost: 72.87). The national average MIPS Final Score is 83.1. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is GUY WELLS, M.D. located?
GUY WELLS, M.D. is located at 3819 24TH ST, LUBBOCK, TX, 79410. Phone: (806) 797-7000.
What is GUY WELLS, M.D.'s NPI number?
GUY WELLS, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891785887, issued on 10/21/2005.
Does GUY WELLS, M.D. prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs?
GUY WELLS, M.D.'s prescribing is 11% brand-name and 89% generic drugs by claim count, with $402K in brand drug costs.
How many Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers are there in the US?
There are 24,795 Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers across 54 states in the US. The average Cardiovascular Disease Physician provider writes 3,033 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does GUY WELLS, M.D. prescribe most often?
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, GUY WELLS, M.D.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Metoprolol Succinate, Clopidogrel, Amiodarone Hcl. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does GUY WELLS, M.D. accept Medicare?
GUY WELLS, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 5,011 Part D claims and 710 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify GUY WELLS, M.D.'s credentials?
GUY WELLS, M.D.'s NPI is 1891785887 with credentials M.D.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Quality Performance
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) — 2023 performance year.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

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