NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kimberly Jo Wells, M.D.

Emergency Medicine Physician · Lexington, KY

Kimberly Jo Wells, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Lexington, Kentucky, and NPI 1588898530, issued on May 5, 2009. Check the license (Kentucky 45439, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1588898530
Name
Kimberly Jo Wells
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
45439 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1792 Alysheba Way, Suite 150, Lexington, KY 40509
Phone
(859) 335-9041
Enumerated
May 5, 2009
Record last updated
Jan 8, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20120605000615); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Louisville School Of Medicine, 2009
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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Verify Kimberly Jo Wells in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
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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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49% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

115 Medicare Part D claims for 72 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 24 claims were for opioids.

  1. Kimberly Wells115
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone Hcl14 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.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualitynot scored (reweighted)
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $46.24

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ucb, Inc. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Kimberly Wells$46.24
  2. Specialty average$953.79

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. Kentucky Medical Services Foundation, IncLexington, KY

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

Kimberly Jo Wells among 903 emergency medicine physician records in Kentucky

Kimberly Jo Wells, M.D. is one of 903 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 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 2009, is newer than 56% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 56% of these records are older, 42% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated2009 · median 2011 among the 557 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2013 · 52% 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 Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

211 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Lexington

They are 211 of the 14,031 NPPES records with a practice address in Lexington, and 903 emergency medicine physician records in Kentucky.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Erech Bell, MDLexington, KY 405091750300588
  2. Christine Brunner, DOLexington, KY 405091831103423
  3. Jennifer Crane, MDLexington, KY 405091740294263
  4. Matthew Fain, MDLexington, KY 405091255357810
  5. Devin Faragasso, MDLexington, KY 405091780605857
  6. Paul Finley, DOLexington, KY 405091558394486
  7. James Foster, MDLexington, KY 405091093735771
  8. Janet Guy, MDLexington, KY 405091538173257

Common questions

What is Kimberly Jo Wells, M.D.'s NPI number?

Kimberly Jo Wells, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588898530, issued on May 5, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kimberly Jo Wells, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1792 Alysheba Way, Suite 150, Lexington, KY, 40509. Phone: (859) 335-9041. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kimberly Jo Wells, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Kentucky license number 45439, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Kimberly Jo Wells, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kimberly Jo Wells, M.D. had 115 Medicare Part D claims for 72 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Kimberly Jo Wells, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.