James C. Wells, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Carlsbad, NM
James C. Wells, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Carlsbad, New Mexico, and NPI 1639186059, issued on Aug 1, 2006. Check the license (New Mexico 90-325, as entered in NPPES) on the New Mexico Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James C. Wells
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 90-325 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2430 W Pierce St, Carlsbad, NM 88220
- Phone
- (915) 833-4546
- Enumerated
- Aug 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 00027433 NM
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20031110000052); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston, 1987
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2430 W Pierce St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Marcin Czerniakow, MDInternal Medicine Physician1467637991
Verify James C. Wells in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Mexico Medical Board
Search for license 90-325Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
83% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
414 Medicare Part D claims for 234 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 105 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen86 claims
- Prednisone32 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass24 claims
- Cephalexin20 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim15 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa14 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
- Otero County Hospital AssociationAlamogordo, NM
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James C. Wells among 517 emergency medicine physician records in New Mexico
James C. Wells, MD is one of 517 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in New Mexico. 75% 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 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 51% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2013 among the 263 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Emergency Medicine Physician providers in New Mexico
There are 517 emergency medicine physician records in New Mexico.
All 517 in New Mexico → Every provider in Carlsbad → Emergency Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Dieter Dennig, MDCarlsbad, NM 882201063427466
- Jorge Abalos, DOArtesia, NM 882101851382469
- Marshall Baca, D.O.Artesia, NM 882101922340074
- Michael Butterfield, MDArtesia, NM 882101871835389
- Camille Doan, M.D.Artesia, NM 882101639460900
- Andrew Hyden, M.D.Artesia, NM 882101346604402
- Heather Marshall Vaskas, MDArtesia, NM 882101982705174
- Caren Johnson, RNRoswell, NM 882031215924857
Common questions
What is James C. Wells, MD's NPI number?
James C. Wells, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639186059, issued on Aug 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James C. Wells, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2430 W Pierce St, Carlsbad, NM, 88220. Phone: (915) 833-4546. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James C. Wells, MD's license?
NPPES lists New Mexico license number 90-325, as entered by the provider. Search the New Mexico Medical Board at https://www.nmmb.state.nm.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James C. Wells, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James C. Wells, MD had 414 Medicare Part D claims for 234 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.