Ryan D. Wells, M.D.
Dermatology Physician · Ventura, CA
Ryan D. Wells, M.D. is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Ventura, California, and NPI 1184697658, issued on Feb 7, 2006. Check the license (California A73951, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ryan D. Wells
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License number
- A73951 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 168 N Brent St Ste 403B, Ventura, CA 93003
- Phone
- (805) 948-6920
- Enumerated
- Feb 7, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 4, 2022
- Fax
- (805) 948-1501
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080220000624); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Eastern Virginia Medical School, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ryan D. Wells in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A73951Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
50% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024
399 Medicare Part D claims for 221 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 18 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Mupirocin111 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide49 claims
- Cephalexin45 claims
- Ssd29 claims
- Ketoconazole28 claims
- Fluorouracil18 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $65.03
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 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
- Community Physicians OF Ventura CountyVentura, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ryan D. Wells among 2,083 dermatology physician records in California
Ryan D. Wells, M.D. is one of 2,083 dermatology physician records with a practice address in California. 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 2006, is newer than 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2006 among the 1,450 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207N00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Dermatology Physician providers in California
There are 2,083 dermatology physician records in California.
All 2,083 in California → Every provider in Ventura → Dermatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 dermatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Larissa Larsen, M.D.Ventura, CA 930031063733426
- Thomas McGillis, M.D.Ventura, CA 930031033539762
- Fred Werber, M.D.Ventura, CA 930031487652046
- Lingyun DuCamarillo, CA 930101730541707
- Ross Kaplan, MDCamarillo, CA 930101982600011
- Gerald Karpman, M.D.Camarillo, CA 930101619905437
- Jill Mines, MDCamarillo, CA 930101003840869
- Rebecca Nguyen, MDCamarillo, CA 930101164982922
Common questions
What is Ryan D. Wells, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ryan D. Wells, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184697658, issued on Feb 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ryan D. Wells, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 168 N Brent St Ste 403B, Ventura, CA, 93003. Phone: (805) 948-6920. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ryan D. Wells, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A73951, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ryan D. Wells, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ryan D. Wells, M.D. had 399 Medicare Part D claims for 221 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.