Wells Messersmith, MD
Medical Oncology Physician · Aurora, CO
Wells Messersmith, MD is a medical oncology physician with a practice address in Aurora, Colorado, and NPI 1760431472, issued on May 9, 2006. Check the license (Colorado 45719, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Wells Messersmith
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Medical Oncology Physician 207RX0202X
- License number
- 45719 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
- May 9, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 4, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 42034752 CO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070913000444); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Harvard Medical School, 1998
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Wells Messersmith in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license 45719Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
63% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average medical oncology physician in 2024
263 Medicare Part D claims for 44 beneficiaries, against an average of 703 among the 4,230 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 38 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Fentanyl20 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl20 claims
- Fruzaqla18 claims
- Prochlorperazine Maleate14 claims
- Everolimus13 claims
- Mirtazapine13 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: $5,500.00
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was consulting fee; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 3,343 providers of this specialty with any payment received $11,773.47 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).
Wells Messersmith among 108 medical oncology physician records in Colorado
Wells Messersmith, MD is one of 108 medical oncology physician 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 2006, is newer than 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2006 among the 80 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RX0202X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Medical Oncology Physician providers in Colorado
There are 108 medical oncology physician records in Colorado.
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The 8 medical oncology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Virginia Borges, MDAurora, CO 800451013007699
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- David Camidge, MDAurora, CO 800451336239912
- Anthony Elias, MDAurora, CO 800451679663355
- L Glode, MDAurora, CO 800451730279415
- Rene Gonzalez-Cotarelo, MDAurora, CO 800451548350226
- Jonathan Gutman, MDAurora, CO 800451003882952
- Patrick Hu, MD, PHDAurora, CO 800451124107032
Common questions
What is Wells Messersmith, MD's NPI number?
Wells Messersmith, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760431472, issued on May 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Wells Messersmith, MD 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 Wells Messersmith, MD's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number 45719, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Wells Messersmith, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Wells Messersmith, MD had 263 Medicare Part D claims for 44 beneficiaries; the average among medical oncology physician prescribers was 703. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Wells Messersmith, MD'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.