Dr. James L. Wells III, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 184,517
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 1,220
- Part D claims, 2024
- 2,373
- MIPS score, 2024
- 84
- Hospital affiliations
- 2
- Practice address
- 811 W Main St, Lexington, SC 29072
- Practice phone
- Call (803) 936-7035
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Lmc Lexington
Lexington, South Carolina
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Dr. James L. Wells III is a hematologist and oncologist in Lexington, South Carolina
Dr. Wells practices at Lmc Lexington in Lexington, South Carolina.
Dr. Wells' NPI, 1164509873, was assigned on November 1, 2006. Dr. Wells graduated from Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine in 2005. Dr. Wells holds South Carolina license 28067.
- NPI
- 1164509873NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 0143493924
- NPI enumeration date
- November 1, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (803) 936-7035
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 47
- Medical school graduation
- 2005
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. James L. Wells III practices at Lmc Lexington in Lexington, South Carolina
Dr. Wells' primary practice is Lmc Lexington, at 811 W Main St, Lexington, SC 29072 in Lexington County. The practice phone is (803) 936-7035.
- Lmc Lexington811 W Main St, Lexington, SC 29072 · Lexington CountyPhone(803) 936-7035
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. James L. Wells III is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Wells' primary practice is Lmc Lexington in Lexington, South Carolina. Dr. Wells is also affiliated with MUSC Health University Medical Center. The medical group on file is Lexington Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine. Dmand AI also links Dr. Wells to 1 more hospital, 1 group practice or clinic, 1 home health agency and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. James L. Wells III's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Wells practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Lmc Lexington | Available with a free account |
| +4 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. James L. Wells III is one of 157 hematologists and oncologists in South Carolina
Hematology and oncology is Dr. Wells' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RH0003X. Dr. Wells is licensed in South Carolina.
Specialties and state licenses
- Hematology and oncology, South CarolinaPrimary
Hematologists and oncologists near Dr. Wells
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. James L. Wells III billed Medicare for 184,517 services in 2024
CMS data shows 184,517 Medicare services from Dr. Wells across 90 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,220 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $2,891,222 for them.
Dr. Wells' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 173,8062024: 160,5038%
- Other services
- 2023: 16,5622024: 10,75635%
- Lab and pathology
- 2023: 6,1412024: 6,75410%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 2,5552024: 2,6544%
- Surgery
- 2023: 1,7982024: 1,806No change
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1,4722024: 1,71416%
- Imaging
- 2023: 4612024: 33028%
Where Dr. Wells' Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office184,345100%
- In a facility1720%
Dr. Wells compared with the South Carolina median for hematologists and oncologists, 2024
- Dr. Wells
- South Carolina median
- Medicare services
- 184,517vs 1,534120.3 times
- Medicare patients
- 1,220vs 3893.1 times
- Part D claims
- 2,048vs 6863.0 times
Medians across 160 hematologists and oncologists in South Carolina with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Wells' most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. James L. Wells III treated 1,220 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75
CMS counts 1,220 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Wells in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 526 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 74% have high cholesterol. 6% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.87, 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. Wells' median patient age at 70, with 58% women.
Dr. Wells' Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Wells' Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women60450%
- Men61650%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Wells' Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol74%
- Cancer57%
- Arthritis50%
- Ischemic heart disease35%
- Diabetes33%
- Chronic kidney disease30%
- Anxiety25%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Wells' patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 70
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women58%
- Men41%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. James L. Wells III wrote 2,373 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Wells wrote 2,373 Medicare Part D claims for 327 patients. 83% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,048 of them, across 49 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $3,604,693 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,736 claims across 46 drugs.
Dr. Wells' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic1,968 claims83%
- Brand-name405 claims17%
Dr. Wells' most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Wells' Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids7%155 of 2,373 claims
- Antibiotics4%96 of 2,373 claims
- Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over1%33 of 2,373 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 1,7362024: 2,04818%
Drugs named by CMS: 49 in 2024, 46 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. James L. Wells III scored 84 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 84 out of 100 for Dr. Wells for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Wells accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Wells' MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 84of 100Final score
- 68.9of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 78of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026
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Dr. James L. Wells III received $2,384 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 135 general payments to Dr. Wells from 28 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 99% of the total. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation paid the most, $804.
General payments to Dr. Wells by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Wells by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$2,37299%
- Education$121%
Companies that paid Dr. Wells the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. James L. Wells III graduated from Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine
Dr. Wells graduated from Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine in 2005.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. James L. Wells III's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. James L. Wells III's NPI number?
Dr. James L. Wells III's NPI number is 1164509873. It was assigned on November 1, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. James L. Wells III?
Dr. James L. Wells III is a hematologist and oncologist in Lexington, South Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Hematology & Oncology Physician (taxonomy code 207RH0003X).
Where does Dr. James L. Wells III practice?
Dr. Wells practices at 811 W Main St, Lexington, SC 29072. Dr. Wells' primary practice is Lmc Lexington in Lexington, South Carolina. Dmand AI also links Dr. Wells to 1 hospital, 1 group practice or clinic, 1 home health agency and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. James L. Wells III's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Wells is (803) 936-7035.
What is Dr. James L. Wells III's medical license number?
Dr. Wells holds South Carolina license 28067.
Which hospitals is Dr. James L. Wells III affiliated with?
Dr. Wells is affiliated with MUSC Health University Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Wells to 1 more hospital.
What medical group is Dr. James L. Wells III part of?
Dr. Wells is linked to Lexington Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine. Dmand AI links Dr. Wells to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. James L. Wells III accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Wells billed Medicare for 184,517 services in 2024, and Dr. Wells accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. James L. Wells III's MIPS score?
Dr. Wells' MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 84 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. James L. Wells III see?
CMS counts 1,220 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Wells in 2024, with an average age of 75.
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What services does Dr. James L. Wells III bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Wells' most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J1439), injected or infused drug (J9271) and injected or infused drug (J1453).
Where did Dr. James L. Wells III go to medical school?
Dr. Wells graduated from Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine in 2005.
What drugs does Dr. James L. Wells III prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Wells' most prescribed drugs by claims were Anastrozole, Acyclovir and Prednisone.
Has Dr. James L. Wells III received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $2,384 in general payments to Dr. Wells from 28 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation.
How long has Dr. James L. Wells III been practicing?
Dr. Wells graduated from medical school in 2005, 21 years ago.
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