Dr. Mark Richard Wakefield, MD

Dr. Wakefield practices at University Hospital (MU Health Care) in Columbia, Missouri.

Dr. Wakefield's NPI, 1649226291, was assigned on May 25, 2006. Dr. Wakefield graduated from University of Missouri, Columbia School of Medicine in 1994. Dr. Wakefield holds Missouri license 106072.

Dr. Wakefield's primary practice is University Hospital (MU Health Care), at 1 Hospital Dr, Columbia, MO 65201 in Boone County. The practice phone is (573) 882-4141.

Dr. Wakefield's primary practice is University Hospital (MU Health Care) in Columbia, Missouri. Dr. Wakefield is also affiliated with University Hospital. The medical group on file is University of Missouri Health Care. Dmand AI also links Dr. Wakefield to 2 more hospitals, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Wakefield practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Urology is Dr. Wakefield's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208800000X. Dr. Wakefield is licensed in Missouri.

CMS data shows 921 Medicare services from Dr. Wakefield across 15 procedure codes in 2024, for 452 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $58,200 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 452 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Wakefield in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 179 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 64% have high cholesterol. 20% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.93, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Wakefield's median patient age at 72, with 29% women.

In 2024, Dr. Wakefield wrote 1,807 Medicare Part D claims for 343 patients. 86% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,591 of them, across 37 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $511,471 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,337 claims across 33 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 80 out of 100 for Dr. Wakefield for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Wakefield accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Wakefield as offering telehealth. CMS counts 16 procedures of prostate resection by Dr. Wakefield, more than 74% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal of skin lesions: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 78 papers to Dr. Wakefield, published from 2010 to 2025. 2023 was the busiest year, with 9. The most frequent topics are Apoptosis, Cell Proliferation and Cell Line, Tumor. Dr. Wakefield has published most often in Med Oncol. Dr. Wakefield's most frequent co-authors are Michael Bruce Nicholl, MD, Kristoffer T. Davidson, DO and Taha Anwar.

CMS Open Payments shows 155 general payments to Dr. Wakefield from 37 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 93% of the total. Boston Scientific Corporation paid the most, $2,749.

Dr. Wakefield graduated from University of Missouri, Columbia School of Medicine in 1994.