NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Stephen C. Wells, MD

Nephrology Physician · Cedar Park, TX

Stephen C. Wells, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Cedar Park, Texas, and NPI 1164602835, issued on Nov 9, 2007. Check the license (Texas N5477, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas 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
1164602835
Name
Stephen C. Wells
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
License number
N5477 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1720 E Whitestone Blvd Ste A, Cedar Park, TX 78613
Phone
(512) 451-5800
Enumerated
Nov 9, 2007
Record last updated
Dec 19, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(512) 459-1399
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100713000724); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Medical School At San Antonio, 2005
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 1720 E Whitestone Blvd Ste A

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

  1. Allison Miller, MDNephrology Physician1003379439
  2. Javier Rodriguez-Sanchez, M.D.Nephrology Physician1326489758

Verify Stephen C. Wells in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas 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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47% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024

783 Medicare Part D claims for 137 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Stephen Wells783
  2. Specialty average1,465

Most prescribed

  1. Furosemide70 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate62 claims
  3. Carvedilol46 claims
  4. Allopurinol44 claims
  5. Calcitriol42 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium41 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).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Austin Kidney Associates PACedar Park, TX

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

Stephen C. Wells among 1,159 nephrology physician records in Texas

Stephen C. Wells, MD is one of 1,159 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 89% 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 47% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 47% of these records are older, 38% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • Graduated2005 · median 2001 among the 954 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2017 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Nephrology Physician providers in Texas

There are 1,159 nephrology physician records in Texas.

The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sarika Deshmukh, M.D.Cedar Park, TX 786131093984874
  2. Peter Hines, MDCedar Park, TX 786131932244506
  3. Allison Miller, MDCedar Park, TX 786131003379439
  4. Javier Rodriguez-Sanchez, M.D.Cedar Park, TX 786131326489758
  5. Avinash Ghimire, MDBastrop, TX 786021972662260
  6. Pratima Kamada, M.D.Lockhart, TX 786441801113790
  7. Savita Koolwal, MDPharr, TX 785771558334177
  8. Ngozi Okoba, M.DOlmito, TX 785751679990360

Common questions

What is Stephen C. Wells, MD's NPI number?

Stephen C. Wells, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164602835, issued on Nov 9, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Stephen C. Wells, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1720 E Whitestone Blvd Ste A, Cedar Park, TX, 78613. Phone: (512) 451-5800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Stephen C. Wells, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number N5477, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Stephen C. Wells, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Stephen C. Wells, MD had 783 Medicare Part D claims for 137 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Stephen C. Wells, MD'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.