NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Jeff Wells

Emergency Medicine Physician · Visalia, CA

Jeff Wells is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Visalia, California, and NPI 1962990523, issued on Apr 28, 2018. Check the license (California A167283, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; 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
1962990523
Name
Jeff Wells
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
A167283 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
400 W Mineral King Ave, Visalia, CA 93291
Phone
(559) 624-2000
Enumerated
Apr 28, 2018
Record last updated
Aug 6, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210309003113); 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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Also registered at 400 W Mineral King Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Ahmad Aboaziza, M.D.Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician1932442944
  2. Evelyn Abrami, D.O.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1831892066
  3. Delaney Aguilar, DOEmergency Medicine Physician1598352510
  4. Mohammed Asfhan Ahmed, DOInternal Medicine Physician1588161483
  5. Peter Aijian, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1518978287
  6. Akram Al-Saber, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1306784608

Verify Jeff Wells in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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24% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

172 Medicare Part D claims for 131 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 17 claims were for opioids.

  1. Jeff Wells172
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Cefpodoxime Proxetil19 claims
  2. Ondansetron Odt18 claims
  3. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen15 claims
  4. Prednisone14 claims
  5. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa13 claims
  6. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass12 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

  1. Permanente Medical Group IncFresno, CA

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

Jeff Wells among 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California

Jeff Wells is one of 7,751 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% 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 81% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 81% of these records are older, 15% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2011 among the 4,560 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 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 207P00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

71 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Visalia

They are 71 of the 4,225 NPPES records with a practice address in Visalia, and 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Peter Aijian, M.D.Visalia, CA 932911518978287
  2. Steven Carstens, D.OVisalia, CA 932911093826562
  3. Xi Damrell, M.D.Visalia, CA 932911154490647
  4. Carolyn Fleming, M.D.Visalia, CA 932911255342945
  5. Sidney Frank, M.D.Visalia, CA 932911740291434
  6. Thomas Gray, M.D.Visalia, CA 932911376654533
  7. John Hipskind, M.D.Visalia, CA 932911730190430
  8. Steven Larsen, M.D.Visalia, CA 932911508877200

Common questions

What is Jeff Wells's NPI number?

Jeff Wells's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962990523, issued on Apr 28, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Jeff Wells located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 400 W Mineral King Ave, Visalia, CA, 93291. Phone: (559) 624-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Jeff Wells's license?

NPPES lists California license number A167283, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Jeff Wells prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Jeff Wells had 172 Medicare Part D claims for 131 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.