Matthew E. Wells, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Fort Lauderdale, FL
Matthew E. Wells, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and NPI 1639160955, issued on Nov 4, 2005. Check the license (Florida ME0094642, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Matthew E. Wells
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- ME0094642 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1414 SE 3RD Ave, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
- Phone
- (954) 764-8033
- Enumerated
- Nov 4, 2005
- Record last updated
- Sep 27, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (954) 764-5522
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060110000902); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Rutgers R W Johnson Medical School (Cam/New Bruns/Pisc), 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1414 SE 3RD Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Marta Bosch, RPTPhysical Therapist1285729962
- Richard Goldstein, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1972509941
- Maria Moran, APRNNurse Practitioner1114408135
Verify Matthew E. Wells in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME0094642Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
42% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
201 Medicare Part D claims for 115 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 96 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Methylprednisolone50 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen37 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen32 claims
- Tramadol Hcl25 claims
- Meloxicam21 claims
- Celecoxib11 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $354.49
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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 one group practice
- Ortho Florida LLCFt Lauderdale, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Matthew E. Wells among 1,470 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Florida
Matthew E. Wells, M.D. is one of 1,470 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Florida. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 81% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2002 among the 974 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Florida
There are 1,470 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Florida.
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The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Lawrence Alexander, MDFt Lauderdale, FL 333161912128851
- Richard Goldstein, M.D.Fort Lauderdale, FL 333161972509941
- Sylvia Hesse, MDFort Lauderdale, FL 333161467408823
- Daniel Kanell, MDFort Lauderdale, FL 333161033174156
- Alan Routman, M.D.Fort Lauderdale, FL 333161023084316
- Martin Silverstein, M.D.Fort Lauderdale, FL 333161962645804
- Leroy Smith, MDFt Lauderdale, FL 333161457453532
- Paul Spano, DOFort Lauderdale, FL 333161053991562
Common questions
What is Matthew E. Wells, M.D.'s NPI number?
Matthew E. Wells, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639160955, issued on Nov 4, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Matthew E. Wells, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1414 SE 3RD Ave, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 33316. Phone: (954) 764-8033. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Matthew E. Wells, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME0094642, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Matthew E. Wells, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Matthew E. Wells, M.D. had 201 Medicare Part D claims for 115 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Matthew E. Wells, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.