Wesley D. Head, M.D.
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Gainesville, GA
Wesley D. Head, M.D. is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Gainesville, Georgia, and NPI 1487657508, issued on May 23, 2005. Check the license (Georgia 40404, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Wesley D. Head
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- 40404 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1240 Jesse Jewell Pkwy SE, Gainesville, GA 30501
- Phone
- (770) 536-9864
- Enumerated
- May 23, 2005
- Record last updated
- Oct 9, 2025
- Fax
- (770) 297-5023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050405000939); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 1987
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Wesley D. Head in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 40404Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
81% more Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
2,582 Medicare Part D claims for 365 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 16 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Trelegy Ellipta251 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa170 claims
- Azithromycin160 claims
- Breo Ellipta92 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium85 claims
- Montelukast Sodium67 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 82.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $395.94
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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
- Avilys-Sleep And EegMacon, GA
- Northeast Georgia Diagnostic Associates And Clinic, LLCGainesville, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Wesley D. Head among 399 pulmonary disease physician records in Georgia
Wesley D. Head, M.D. is one of 399 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 87% 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, 84% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2003 among the 320 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Georgia
There are 399 pulmonary disease physician records in Georgia.
All 399 in Georgia → Every provider in Gainesville → Pulmonary Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Navneeth Bongu, MDGainesville, GA 305011689811325
- John Chiulli, M.D.Gainesville, GA 305011730180936
- Yalew Debella, MDGainesville, GA 305011700172947
- Martin Herrera, DOGainesville, GA 305011952861916
- Stefanie Kananda, D.O.Gainesville, GA 305011396237350
- Thomas Murray, M.D.Gainesville, GA 305011972506947
- Vijaya Sivalingam Ramalingam, MDGainesville, GA 305011871724872
- Erine Raybon-Rojas, M.D.Gainesville, GA 305011265660310
Common questions
What is Wesley D. Head, M.D.'s NPI number?
Wesley D. Head, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487657508, issued on May 23, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Wesley D. Head, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1240 Jesse Jewell Pkwy SE, Gainesville, GA, 30501. Phone: (770) 536-9864. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Wesley D. Head, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 40404, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Wesley D. Head, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Wesley D. Head, M.D. had 2,582 Medicare Part D claims for 365 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Wesley D. Head, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.8 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.