James Wells
NPI 1346453446ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine· Birmingham, AL
Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine in Birmingham, Alabama, trained at University of Texas Medical School at Houston (class of 2005). Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $386,362 for 272 claims, against $1,940 paid for services in 2024. Astrazeneca Uk Limited was the largest of 6 companies reporting payments in 2025, $105,530 in all, mostly consulting fees.
Overview
| NPI | 1346453446 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | May 7, 2007 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Jun 29, 2023 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine Primary | 207RC0200X | 27878 | AL |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Critical Care (Intensivists) (AL) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 18 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 39 across 6 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $1,940 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 272 · 364 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 26 |
| Total drug cost | $386,362 |
| Generic share | 36% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Medical school | University of Texas Medical School at Houston |
|---|---|
| Graduation year | 2005 |
| Medicare specialty | Critical Care (Intensivists) |
| Secondary specialties | Pulmonary Disease |
Medical group
- University of Alabama Health Services Foundation, PCBirmingham, AL · 2,814 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- University of Alabama HospitalBirmingham, AL
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$105,530 · 17 payments from 6 companies
- 2024$10,223 · 14 payments from 4 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Astrazeneca Uk Limited | $82,600 | 6 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | $13,216 | 3 |
| Grifols Shared Services North America, Inc. | $6,888 | 1 |
| Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $2,700 | 4 |
| Verona Pharma, Inc. | $111.76 | 2 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Consulting Fee$93,276 · 11 payments
- Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$12,010 · 1 payment
- Food and Beverage$244.53 · 5 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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