James McSherry Wells, D.D.S.
Dentist · Morehead City, NC
James McSherry Wells, D.D.S. is a dentist with a practice address in Morehead City, North Carolina, and NPI 1689012213, issued on Jun 5, 2013. Check the license (North Carolina 9537, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James McSherry Wells
- Credential
- D.D.S.
- Primary taxonomy
- Dentist 122300000X
- License number
- 9537 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 208 Professional Cir, Morehead City, NC 28557
- Phone
- (252) 247-6780
- Enumerated
- Jun 5, 2013
- Record last updated
- Jun 5, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 208 Professional Cir
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Maxie Jolley, DMDGeneral Practice Dentistry1942939830
- James Wells, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1043340763
Verify James McSherry Wells in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 9537Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
49% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dentist in 2024
44 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries, against an average of 86 among the 51,021 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin23 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: $95.28
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Straumann USA LLC. The 31,974 providers of this specialty with any payment received $540.36 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.
James McSherry Wells among 2,332 dentist records in North Carolina
James McSherry Wells, D.D.S. is one of 2,332 dentist records with a practice address in North Carolina. 64% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 48% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 48% of these records are older, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 64% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2013 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 122300000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
13 dentist records list a practice address in Morehead City
They are 13 of the 656 NPPES records with a practice address in Morehead City, and 2,332 dentist records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is James McSherry Wells, D.D.S.'s NPI number?
James McSherry Wells, D.D.S.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689012213, issued on Jun 5, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James McSherry Wells, D.D.S. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 208 Professional Cir, Morehead City, NC, 28557. Phone: (252) 247-6780. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James McSherry Wells, D.D.S.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 9537, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does James McSherry Wells, D.D.S. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James McSherry Wells, D.D.S. had 44 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries; the average among dentist prescribers was 86. 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.