What is John Wells's specialty?

John Wells (NPI 1841289154) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in West Columbia, SC.

Where does John Wells practice?

John Wells practices in West Columbia, SC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1841289154.

How much does Medicare pay John Wells?

John Wells (NPI 1841289154) received approximately $4.2M in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 922 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1841289154

John WellsMD

PRACTICEPALMETTO RETINA CENTER LLCSee all providers at this practice →

OphthalmologyWest Columbia, SCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,901

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

47,868

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$4.0M

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 262 Ophthalmology providers in SC — top quintile (cohort median 3,252).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

448

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$24K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

17.2%

Top prescribed drugs

Prednisolone Acetate157 claims

Brimonidine Tartrate67 claims

Timolol Maleate37 claims

Ofloxacin35 claims

Atropine Sulfate30 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$5K

Payment records

By payment type

Consulting Fee$3K

Food and Beverage$2K

Top paying entities

Consulting Fee$3K

Food and Beverage$2K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where John Wells's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 17 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
LEXINGTON COUNTY HEALTH SERVICES DISTRICT INC	142	320
PRISMA HEALTH-MIDLANDS	59	108
PRISMA HEALTH-MIDLANDS	58	147
PRISMA HEALTH-MIDLANDS	46	78
PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL, LLC	39	67
Robert Huff Ophthalmology · Columbia, SC	19	39
County Council For Richland County Ambulance Service Provider · Columbia, SC	17	25
KERSHAW HOSPITAL LLC	13	25
John Walters Ophthalmology · Lexington, SC	13	45
BELL, MYRON	12	25
Mark Keisler Ophthalmology · Lexington, SC	12	30
RATIGAN, THOMAS	12	26

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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