Michael Lee Wells, PA-C
Surgical Physician Assistant · Aurora, CO
Michael Lee Wells, PA-C is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Aurora, Colorado, and NPI 1619223724, issued on Jul 25, 2012. Check the license (Colorado PA.0003475, as entered in NPPES) with the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Lee Wells
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
- License numbers
- PA.0003475 CO
3475 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 12605 E 16TH Ave, Aurora, CO 80045
- Phone
- (720) 848-0000
- Enumerated
- Jul 25, 2012
- Record last updated
- Apr 4, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20131030001355); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 12605 E 16TH Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Michael Lee Wells in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Colorado board licenses this profession
Search for license PA.0003475Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
53% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024
143 Medicare Part D claims for 51 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 19 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Mupirocin21 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate20 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl16 claims
- Furosemide15 claims
- Potassium Chloride13 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): 97.6 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $6,337.55
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Corporation. The 7,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $703.95 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
- University Physicians IncorporatedAurora, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael Lee Wells among 699 surgical physician assistant records in Colorado
Michael Lee Wells, PA-C is one of 699 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in Colorado. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 40% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 40% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2015 among the 511 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AS0400X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
232 surgical physician assistant records list a practice address in Aurora
They are 232 of the 17,400 NPPES records with a practice address in Aurora, and 699 surgical physician assistant records in Colorado.
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The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Louann Berroa, PA CAurora, CO 800451982666962
- Colin Catel, PAAurora, CO 800451821043480
- Michelle Degrave, PAAurora, CO 800451124121926
- John Dodge, PA-CAurora, CO 800451770503153
- Roberta Gray, PAAurora, CO 800451518940022
- Douglas Haase, PA-CAurora, CO 800451396834867
- Robert Hamblin, PACAurora, CO 800451023027968
- Steven Kent, PA-CAurora, CO 800451235111618
Common questions
What is Michael Lee Wells, PA-C's NPI number?
Michael Lee Wells, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619223724, issued on Jul 25, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Lee Wells, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12605 E 16TH Ave, Aurora, CO, 80045. Phone: (720) 848-0000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Lee Wells, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number PA.0003475, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Michael Lee Wells, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Lee Wells, PA-C had 143 Medicare Part D claims for 51 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michael Lee Wells, PA-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.6 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.
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.