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Dr. Wael Tello, MD
NPI1336138577PAC ID4385616762
- Medicare services, 2024
- 4,775
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 956
- Part D claims, 2024
- 3,151
- Publications
- 3
- Hospital affiliations
- 5
- Practice address
- 4810 North Loop 289, Lubbock, TX 79416
- Practice phone
- Call (806) 687-7777
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Wael Tello is a pulmonologist in Lubbock, Texas
Dr. Tello practices at Lubbock Heart & Surgical Hospital in Lubbock, Texas, part of Surgery Partners.
Dr. Tello's NPI, 1336138577, was assigned on October 20, 2005. Dr. Tello graduated from Damascus University Faculty of Medicine in 1985. Dr. Tello holds Texas license K2603.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1336138577NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 4385616762
- NPI enumeration date
- October 20, 2005
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (806) 687-7777
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 67
- Medical school graduation
- 1985
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Wael Tello practices at Lubbock Heart & Surgical Hospital in Lubbock, Texas
Dr. Tello's primary practice is Lubbock Heart & Surgical Hospital, at 4810 North Loop 289, Lubbock, TX 79416 in Lubbock County. The practice phone is (806) 687-7777.
- Lubbock Heart & Surgical Hospital4810 North Loop 289, Lubbock, TX 79416 · Lubbock CountyPhone(806) 687-7777
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Wael Tello is affiliated with 7 sites of care
Dr. Tello's primary practice is Lubbock Heart & Surgical Hospital in Lubbock, Texas, part of Surgery Partners. Dr. Tello is also affiliated with University Medical Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Tello to 3 more hospitals, 1 physician office and 1 home health agency, each named with a free account.
University Medical Center3 hospitalsNames with a free account1 physician officeName with a free account1 home health agencyName with a free account
See all 7 affiliations for Dr. TelloSources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Wael Tello's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Tello practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Lubbock Heart & Surgical Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +6 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Wael Tello is one of 900 pulmonologists in Texas
Pulmonary disease is Dr. Tello's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RP1001X. Dr. Tello is board certified in critical care medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Tello's licenses on file in 2 states: Texas and Utah.
Specialties and state licenses
- Pulmonary disease, TexasPrimary
- Utah license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists asthma, chronic lung disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), chronic respiratory failure, chronic sinusitis, pleural effusion, pneumonia and pulmonary fibrosis among the conditions Dr. Tello treats.
Pulmonologists near Dr. Tello
Counts of pulmonologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Wael Tello billed Medicare for 4,775 services in 2024
CMS data shows 4,775 Medicare services from Dr. Tello across 14 procedure codes in 2024, for 956 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $242,441 for them.
Medicare services, 20244,775
Medicare patients956
Paid by Medicare$242,441
Procedure codes14
Dr. Tello's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 2,3802024: 2,3292%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 1,3442024: 1,4588%
- Other services
- 2023: 02024: 988
- Surgery
- 2023: 132024: 0100%
Where Dr. Tello's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office4,13287%
- In a facility64313%
Dr. Tello compared with the Texas median for pulmonologists, 2024
- Dr. Tello
- Texas median
- Medicare services
- 4,775vs 9085.3 times
- Medicare patients
- 956vs 3223.0 times
- Part D claims
- 2,920vs 5155.7 times
Medians across 862 pulmonologists in Texas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Tello's 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. Wael Tello treated 956 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76
CMS counts 956 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Tello in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 398 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 5% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.74, 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. Tello's median patient age at 76, with 55% women.
Medicare patients, 2024956
Average age76
Average risk score1.74
Also on Medicaid5%
Dr. Tello's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Tello's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women48451%
- Men47249%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Tello's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis62%
- Ischemic heart disease60%
- COPD57%
- Diabetes34%
- Heart failure34%
- Atrial fibrillation33%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Tello's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 76
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women55%
- Men45%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Wael Tello wrote 3,151 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Tello wrote 3,151 Medicare Part D claims for 623 patients. 43% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,920 of them, across 31 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,804,244 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 2,620 claims across 34 drugs.
Part D claims, 20243,151
Drugs named by CMS31
Total drug cost$1.8M
Part D patients623
Dr. Tello's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic1,369 claims43%
- Brand-name1,782 claims57%
Dr. Tello's 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. Tello's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics9%294 of 3,151 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: 2,6202024: 2,92011%
Drugs named by CMS: 31 in 2024, 34 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
How Dr. Wael Tello takes part in Medicare
Dr. Tello accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. Wael Tello has 3 publications on record
Dmand AI links 3 papers to Dr. Tello. The most frequent topics are Rwanda, Chancroid and Drug Resistance, Microbial.
Papers3
Topics Dr. Tello writes about most
- Rwanda
- Chancroid
- Drug Resistance, Microbial
Recent publications by Dr. Tello
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Wael Tello received $11,102 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 344 general payments to Dr. Tello from 32 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 70% of the total. Penumbra, Inc. paid the most, $2,367.
General payments to Dr. Tello by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Tello by kind, 2016 to 2025
$11.1Kin total
- Food and beverage$7,82770%
- Travel and lodging$3,18429%
- Education$921%
Companies that paid Dr. Tello 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. Wael Tello has 1 award and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Tello, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.
Awards and honors for Dr. Tello
- 2013
- CMS Stage 1 EHR
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Wael Tello graduated from Damascus University Faculty of Medicine
Dr. Tello graduated from Damascus University Faculty of Medicine in 1985.
- Medical school
- Board certified in critical care medicine
- Board certified in pulmonary disease
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Wael Tello accepts plans from 19 insurance carriers
Dr. Tello is in network with 19 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Cigna. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- United Healthcare
- Cigna
- Elevance
- Alliant Health Plans
- Aspirus Health Plan
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- HCSC
- +11 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Tello accepts, by number of carriers
- HMO12
- PPO10
- Medicare6
- EPO4
- POS4
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Wael Tello'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 | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand 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) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Awards and committee roles | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Wael Tello's NPI number?
Dr. Wael Tello's NPI number is 1336138577. It was assigned on October 20, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Wael Tello?
Dr. Wael Tello is a pulmonologist in Lubbock, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Pulmonary Disease Physician (taxonomy code 207RP1001X).
Where does Dr. Wael Tello practice?
Dr. Tello practices at 4810 North Loop 289, Lubbock, TX 79416. Dr. Tello's primary practice is Lubbock Heart & Surgical Hospital in Lubbock, Texas, part of Surgery Partners. Dmand AI also links Dr. Tello to 3 hospitals, 1 physician office and 1 home health agency.
What is Dr. Wael Tello's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Tello is (806) 687-7777.
What is Dr. Wael Tello's medical license number?
Dr. Tello holds Texas license K2603, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Wael Tello been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Tello in Texas (1997 to 2027) and Utah (1995 to 2012).
Which hospitals is Dr. Wael Tello affiliated with?
Dr. Tello practices at Lubbock Heart & Surgical Hospital in Lubbock, Texas. Dr. Tello is also affiliated with University Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Tello to 3 more hospitals.
Does Dr. Wael Tello accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Tello billed Medicare for 4,775 services in 2024, and Dr. Tello accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Wael Tello see?
CMS counts 956 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Tello in 2024, with an average age of 76.
Is Dr. Wael Tello board certified?
Yes. Dr. Tello is board certified in critical care medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
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What services does Dr. Wael Tello bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Tello's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), medicare service (G2211) and hospital inpatient care (99232).
Where did Dr. Wael Tello go to medical school?
Dr. Tello graduated from Damascus University Faculty of Medicine in 1985.
What drugs does Dr. Wael Tello prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Tello's most prescribed drugs by claims were Trelegy Ellipta, Albuterol Sulfate Hfa and Prednisone.
Has Dr. Wael Tello received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $11,102 in general payments to Dr. Tello from 32 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Penumbra, Inc.
How long has Dr. Wael Tello been practicing?
Dr. Tello graduated from medical school in 1985, 41 years ago.
Does Dr. Wael Tello do research?
Dmand AI links 3 publications to Dr. Tello.
What insurance does Dr. Wael Tello accept?
Dr. Tello is in network with 19 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Cigna. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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