NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Heather Melissa Wells, NP-C

Family Nurse Practitioner · Albany, GA

Heather Melissa Wells, NP-C is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Albany, Georgia, and NPI 1821584459, issued on Jul 6, 2018. Check the license (Georgia F06181060, as entered in NPPES) with the Georgia board that licenses this profession; 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
1821584459
Name
Heather Melissa Wells
Credential
NP-C
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
F06181060 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5410 Paulk Dr, Albany, GA 31721
Phone
(229) 376-0918
Enumerated
Jul 6, 2018
Record last updated
Jul 6, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190205001732); accepts Medicare assignment
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Georgia board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

137 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Heather Wells137
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Mupirocin18 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: $349.39

6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Mimedx Group, Inc. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Heather Wells$349.39
  2. Specialty average$650.95

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. Archbold Medical Group, Inc.Thomasville, GA

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

Heather Melissa Wells among 8,635 family nurse practitioner records in Georgia

Heather Melissa Wells, NP-C is one of 8,635 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Georgia. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 46% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 46% of these records are older, 47% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2018 among the 4,544 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 41% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

141 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Albany

They are 141 of the 1,564 NPPES records with a practice address in Albany, and 8,635 family nurse practitioner records in Georgia.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jennifer Ban, FNPAlbany, GA 317211164149654
  2. Harley CookAlbany, GA 317211194549154
  3. Karen HenningtonAlbany, GA 317211174191647
  4. Latoya West, NPAlbany, GA 317211285165928
  5. Cortney WilliamsAlbany, GA 317211275386146
  6. Rachel French, NPAmericus, GA 317191619514999
  7. Sharon Hall, FNP-CAmericus, GA 317191285077644
  8. Jenny Hatcher, FNP-CAmericus, GA 317191912306580

Common questions

What is Heather Melissa Wells, NP-C's NPI number?

Heather Melissa Wells, NP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821584459, issued on Jul 6, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Heather Melissa Wells, NP-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5410 Paulk Dr, Albany, GA, 31721. Phone: (229) 376-0918. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Heather Melissa Wells, NP-C's license?

NPPES lists Georgia license number F06181060, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Heather Melissa Wells, NP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Heather Melissa Wells, NP-C had 137 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.