Samuel S. Wellman, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Durham, NC
Samuel S. Wellman, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Durham, North Carolina, and NPI 1992836837, issued on Mar 9, 2007. Check the license (North Carolina 2008-00640, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Samuel S. Wellman
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License numbers
- 2008-00640 NC
230936 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 40 Duke Medicine Cir, Durham, NC 27710
- Phone
- (919) 684-8111
- Enumerated
- Mar 9, 2007
- Record last updated
- Sep 5, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 2140063 MA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080829000204); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Duke University School Of Medicine, 2002
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Samuel S. Wellman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2008-00640Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
55% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
156 Medicare Part D claims for 64 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 16 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam70 claims
- Methylprednisolone27 claims
- Amoxicillin14 claims
- Gabapentin12 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: $43,766.50
52 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zimmer Biomet Holdings, 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
- Duke Health Integrated Practice IncDurham, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Samuel S. Wellman among 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina
Samuel S. Wellman, M.D. is one of 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 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 2007, is newer than 53% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 53% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2003 among the 677 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 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 207X00000X and a North Carolina 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 North Carolina
There are 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina.
All 977 in North Carolina → Every provider in Durham → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
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- Christopher ColeDurham, NC 277101972686129
- Diane Covington, P.A.Durham, NC 277101285783290
- Daniela CrandallDurham, NC 277101740364579
- Mark Easley, M.D.Durham, NC 277101790872430
- Nicole Fetter, MDDurham, NC 277101174659825
Common questions
What is Samuel S. Wellman, M.D.'s NPI number?
Samuel S. Wellman, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992836837, issued on Mar 9, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Samuel S. Wellman, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 40 Duke Medicine Cir, Durham, NC, 27710. Phone: (919) 684-8111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Samuel S. Wellman, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2008-00640, 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 Samuel S. Wellman, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Samuel S. Wellman, M.D. had 156 Medicare Part D claims for 64 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.