NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Marinda A. Wells, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Shelby, NC

Marinda A. Wells, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Shelby, North Carolina, and NPI 1649564394, issued on May 30, 2011. Check the license (North Carolina 2013-02406, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; 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
1649564394
Name
Marinda A. Wells
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
2013-02406 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1124 N Washington St, Shelby, NC 28150
Phone
(980) 487-1148
Enumerated
May 30, 2011
Record last updated
Jul 15, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20140923000746); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Nebraska College Of Medicine, 2011
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 1124 N Washington St

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

  1. Christian Anderson, MDInternal Medicine Physician1750363016
  2. Ariel Glover, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1790465433
  3. Renee Howard, PHARMD, PA-CFamily Medicine Physician1700033420
  4. Janet Hughes, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1154344273
  5. Jill Knox, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1104970102
  6. Caroline McDaniel, PHARMDPharmacist1326609538

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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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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4.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024

16,771 Medicare Part D claims for 780 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 280 claims were for opioids.

  1. Marinda Wells16,771
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium940 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate798 claims
  3. Lisinopril539 claims
  4. Gabapentin501 claims
  5. Levothyroxine Sodium475 claims
  6. Omeprazole442 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 95.4 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score84.2
  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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $30.02

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Marinda Wells$30.02
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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. Carolinas Physicians Network IncShelby, NC

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

Marinda A. Wells among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina

Marinda A. Wells, MD is one of 4,953 family medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 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 2011, is newer than 66% of them.

  • NPI issued2011 · 66% of these records are older, 32% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2011 · median 2006 among the 3,104 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

24 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Shelby

They are 24 of the 924 NPPES records with a practice address in Shelby, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Melanie Ashe, FNPShelby, NC 281501992784979
  2. Swachetan Bajwa, MDShelby, NC 281501447526652
  3. Kenneth Cloninger, MDShelby, NC 281501265411086
  4. Christopher Denning, MDShelby, NC 281501336114362
  5. Renee Howard, PHARMD, PA-CShelby, NC 281501700033420
  6. Hirenkumar ItaliaShelby, NC 281501487815387
  7. Stephen Jones, MDShelby, NC 281501730130881
  8. Alan Jubane, MDShelby, NC 281501710965322

Common questions

What is Marinda A. Wells, MD's NPI number?

Marinda A. Wells, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649564394, issued on May 30, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Marinda A. Wells, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1124 N Washington St, Shelby, NC, 28150. Phone: (980) 487-1148. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Marinda A. Wells, MD's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2013-02406, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Marinda A. Wells, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Marinda A. Wells, MD had 16,771 Medicare Part D claims for 780 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Marinda A. Wells, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.4 of 100. 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.

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