Wesley Joseph Desselle, MD
Surgery Physician · Muscle Shoals, AL
Wesley Joseph Desselle, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, and NPI 1700887577, issued on Aug 3, 2005. Check the license (Alabama MD.25005, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Wesley Joseph Desselle
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- MD.25005 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2411 Avalon Ave Ste C, Muscle Shoals, AL 35661
- Phone
- (256) 389-3306
- Enumerated
- Aug 3, 2005
- Record last updated
- Dec 30, 2025
- Fax
- (256) 389-3316
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20091124000080); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 1997
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Wesley Joseph Desselle in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD.25005Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgery physician in 2024
401 Medicare Part D claims for 213 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 176 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen142 claims
- Colestipol Hcl43 claims
- Omeprazole40 claims
- Promethazine Hcl27 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium24 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium17 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): 0 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: $2,158.23
20 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Becton, Dickinson and Company. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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 2 group practices
- Avalon Medical GroupMuscle Shoals, AL
- Helen Keller Specialty CareSheffield, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Wesley Joseph Desselle among 445 surgery physician records in Alabama
Wesley Joseph Desselle, MD is one of 445 surgery physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 88% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2003 among the 290 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Alabama
There are 445 surgery physician records in Alabama.
All 445 in Alabama → Every provider in Muscle Shoals → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Alan Billsby, DOSheffield, AL 356601871530766
- James Conner, M.D.Sheffield, AL 356601760647556
- David Cozart, MD, FACSSheffield, AL 356601275538498
- Michael Higginbotham, MDSheffield, AL 356601174084990
- Randall Mansell, D.O.Sheffield, AL 356601780021337
- David McKinley, M.D.,Sheffield, AL 356601043335151
- John Indovina, M.D.Russellville, AL 356531255420758
- Rex Tuckier, D.O.Moulton, AL 356501679523757
Common questions
What is Wesley Joseph Desselle, MD's NPI number?
Wesley Joseph Desselle, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700887577, issued on Aug 3, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Wesley Joseph Desselle, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2411 Avalon Ave Ste C, Muscle Shoals, AL, 35661. Phone: (256) 389-3306. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Wesley Joseph Desselle, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number MD.25005, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Wesley Joseph Desselle, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Wesley Joseph Desselle, MD had 401 Medicare Part D claims for 213 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Wesley Joseph Desselle, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 0 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.