Lance Artiba Wells, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Hillsdale, MI
Lance Artiba Wells, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Hillsdale, Michigan, and NPI 1790087401, issued on Dec 1, 2010. Check the license on the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lance Artiba Wells
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- MD-48492 IA
MT198217 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 168 S Howell St, Hillsdale, MI 49242
- Phone
- (412) 427-2677
- Enumerated
- Dec 1, 2010
- Record last updated
- Aug 29, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150812007058); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Wayne State University School Of Medicine, 2010
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 168 S Howell St
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Verify Lance Artiba Wells in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMichigan Board of Medicine (LARA)Check the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
105 Medicare Part D claims for 88 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin21 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): 95.8 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $167.50
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Inari Medical, Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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.
Bills Medicare through 3 group practices
- Hillsdale Emergency Physicians, P.C.Hillsdale, MI
- Mclaren Hospital GroupPontiac, MI
- Mclaren Medical GroupBay City, MI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lance Artiba Wells among 5,735 internal medicine physician records in Michigan
Lance Artiba Wells, M.D. is one of 5,735 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Michigan. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 54% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 54% of these records are older, 43% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2006 among the 3,564 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
4 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Hillsdale
They are 4 of the 276 NPPES records with a practice address in Hillsdale, and 5,735 internal medicine physician records in Michigan.
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Common questions
What is Lance Artiba Wells, M.D.'s NPI number?
Lance Artiba Wells, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790087401, issued on Dec 1, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lance Artiba Wells, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 168 S Howell St, Hillsdale, MI, 49242. Phone: (412) 427-2677. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lance Artiba Wells, M.D.'s license?
Search the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA) at https://aca-prod.accela.com/MILARA/GeneralProperty/PropertyLookUp.aspx?isLicensee=Y&TabName=APO. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Lance Artiba Wells, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lance Artiba Wells, M.D. had 105 Medicare Part D claims for 88 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Lance Artiba Wells, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.8 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.