Active NPI 1629092903 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Joe Wells , MD

Surgery - Vascular Surgery • Austin, TX

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Joe Wells, MD is a certified Surgery - Vascular Surgery practicing in Austin, TX. With approximately 32 years of clinical experience since completing medical education in 1994, Dr. Wells delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 1010 W 40TH ST.

Dr. Wells maintains professional affiliations with St. John Physicians, Inc., Cardiothoracic And Vascular Surgeons,Pa, St Davids Heart And Vascular Pllc and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure, moderate sedation services by physician also performing a procedure, patient 5 years of age or older, first, established patient outpatient office visit. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

1010 W 40th St

Austin, TX 787564010

Telephone 5124598753

Fax 5124836828

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Cardiothoracic And Vascular Surgeons,pa Facility NPI 1326061714

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Other

Graduation Year

1994

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Surgery - Vascular Surgery in Austin, TX

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

32 Yrs +5.9 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 26.1 Yrs

State Avg: 24.8 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

22 Specialists

Practicing in Austin, TX (377 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

22.7% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

70.2% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Wells (32 Years) 32 Yrs

Austin Specialty Average (26.1 Years) 26.1 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99153 Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure, each additional 15 minutes	164	88	$30.00	$11.89
99152 Moderate sedation services by physician also performing a procedure, patient 5 years of age or older, first 15 minutes	100	88	$147.00	$51.20
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	83	71	$154.00	$87.33
36902 Insertion of needle and/or tube into hemodialysis circuit and balloon dilation of dialysis segment with review by radiologist	68	56	$3951.00	$1104.29
93922 Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries	56	50	$330.00	$79.81
93880 Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow	46	36	$655.00	$184.24
36907 Balloon dilation of dialysis segment with review by radiologist	30	26	$2244.00	$583.35
93986 Complete ultrasound of artery and vein blood flow pre-op assessment on side of body for hemodialysis access	27	27	$485.19	$132.85
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	26	26	$235.00	$129.17
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	22	22	$350.00	$160.21
36821 Relocation of arm vein with connection to arm artery, open procedure	22	21	$1807.00	$617.16
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	21	21	$235.00	$103.09
93979 Ultrasound scan of blood flow of aorta, vena cava, bypass graphs, or one side of the groin or limited scan	17	14	$455.00	$119.55
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	17	16	$95.00	$54.01
80047 Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals (calcium, ionized)	14	14	$28.00	$13.46
85014 Red blood cell concentration measurement	14	14	$6.00	$2.32
36902 Insertion of needle and/or tube into hemodialysis circuit and balloon dilation of dialysis segment with review by radiologist	14	12	$660.00	$164.54
75716 Review by radiologist of both arms or legs arteries image	12	12	$807.00	$163.95
36589 Removal of central venous catheter for infusion	11	11	$504.00	$159.38

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99153 Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure, each additional 15 minutes	183	80	$30.00	$11.58
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	99	91	$235.00	$127.50
99152 Moderate sedation services by physician also performing a procedure, patient 5 years of age or older, first 15 minutes	99	81	$147.00	$52.76
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	63	55	$154.00	$87.28
93922 Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries	52	42	$330.00	$82.24
93880 Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow	51	46	$655.00	$196.40
36902 Insertion of needle and/or tube into hemodialysis circuit and balloon dilation of dialysis segment with review by radiologist	51	43	$3951.00	$1235.05
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	48	48	$350.00	$164.57
93986 Complete ultrasound of artery and vein blood flow pre-op assessment on side of body for hemodialysis access	26	26	$485.19	$136.11
36589 Removal of central venous catheter for infusion	19	19	$504.00	$141.84
36821 Relocation of arm vein with connection to arm artery, open procedure	19	17	$1807.00	$622.43
36907 Balloon dilation of dialysis segment with review by radiologist	19	18	$2244.00	$624.95
85014 Red blood cell concentration measurement	15	14	$6.00	$2.32
80047 Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals (calcium, ionized)	15	14	$28.00	$13.46
93979 Ultrasound scan of blood flow of aorta, vena cava, bypass graphs, or one side of the groin or limited scan	14	14	$455.00	$118.51
36830 Connection of tube graft to vein and artery for dialysis	12	12	$1807.00	$644.12
75716 Review by radiologist of both arms or legs arteries image	12	12	$807.00	$167.84
75625 Radiological supervision and interpretation X-ray of abdominal aorta	11	11	$645.00	$130.40

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99153 Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure, each additional 15 minutes	206	101	$30.29	$11.26
99152 Moderate sedation services by physician also performing a procedure, patient 5 years of age or older, first 15 minutes	115	101	$147.00	$53.55
36902 Insertion of needle and/or tube into hemodialysis circuit and balloon dilation of dialysis segment with review by radiologist	68	60	$3951.00	$1313.19
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	65	58	$154.00	$88.88
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	58	55	$235.00	$129.91
37253 Ultrasound evaluation of blood vessel with review by radiologist, each additional vessel	38	15	$664.00	$176.95
36907 Balloon dilation of dialysis segment with review by radiologist	35	31	$2244.00	$645.79
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	30	30	$350.00	$162.44
93922 Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries	28	24	$330.00	$83.99
36821 Relocation of arm vein with connection to arm artery, open procedure	22	20	$1807.00	$600.98
93880 Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow	22	21	$655.00	$205.41
93986 Complete ultrasound of artery and vein blood flow pre-op assessment on side of body for hemodialysis access	18	18	$485.19	$133.23
75710 Radiological supervision and interpretation of imaging of artery of one arm or leg	18	17	$696.00	$156.41
85014 Red blood cell concentration measurement	18	18	$6.00	$2.34
80047 Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals (calcium, ionized)	18	18	$28.00	$13.55
36589 Removal of central venous catheter for infusion	18	18	$504.00	$122.20
75630 Review by radiologist of abdominal aorta and both leg arteries image	17	16	$750.00	$163.60
76000 Imaging guidance for procedure, 60 minutes or less	15	15	$231.00	$45.16
76937 Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access	15	15	$100.00	$41.39
37252 Ultrasound evaluation of blood vessel with review by radiologist, initial vessel	15	15	$4334.00	$1068.29
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	14	14	$445.00	$222.79
93971 Ultrasound scan of veins of one arm or leg or limited including assessment of compression and functional maneuvers	14	14	$500.00	$109.55
77001 Fluoroscopic guidance for insertion, replacement or removal of central venous access device	13	11	$215.00	$18.05
76998 Ultrasonic guidance during surgery	13	13	$549.00	$179.41
93931 Ultrasound of one arm arteries or artery grafts	11	11	$455.00	$125.58

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99153 Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure, each additional 15 minutes	197	100	$30.00	$11.14
99152 Moderate sedation services by physician also performing a procedure, patient 5 years of age or older, first 15 minutes	110	100	$147.00	$54.54
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	69	65	$154.00	$90.33
36902 Insertion of needle and/or tube into hemodialysis circuit and balloon dilation of dialysis segment with review by radiologist	63	59	$3951.00	$1373.27
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	53	52	$235.00	$129.95
93971 Ultrasound scan of veins of one arm or leg or limited including assessment of compression and functional maneuvers	32	32	$500.00	$103.40
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	31	31	$350.00	$170.43
93931 Ultrasound of one arm arteries or artery grafts	30	30	$455.00	$134.80
75710 Radiological supervision and interpretation of imaging of artery of one arm or leg	26	26	$696.00	$163.68
93880 Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow	25	23	$655.00	$213.07
36821 Relocation of arm vein with connection to arm artery, open procedure	24	24	$1750.54	$590.00
36907 Balloon dilation of dialysis segment with review by radiologist	22	20	$2244.00	$716.56
76998 Ultrasonic guidance during surgery	21	20	$549.00	$172.47
93922 Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries	20	20	$330.00	$88.02
80047 Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals (calcium, ionized)	18	18	$28.00	$12.28
85014 Red blood cell concentration measurement	17	17	$6.00	$2.24
36589 Removal of central venous catheter for infusion	15	15	$504.00	$124.89
93979 Ultrasound scan of blood flow of aorta, vena cava, bypass graphs, or one side of the groin or limited scan	15	12	$455.00	$127.85
36901 Insertion of needle and/or catheter into dialysis circuit, with imaging including radiological supervision and interpretation	12	12	$2002.00	$654.58
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	11	11	$445.00	$224.77

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
Q9967 Low osmolar contrast material, 300-399 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml	1,420	17	$0.60	$0.11
36902 Insertion of needle and/or tube into hemodialysis circuit and balloon dilation of dialysis segment with review by radiologist	102	92	$3951.00	$1284.22
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	92	82	$154.00	$73.47
99153 Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure, each additional 15 minutes	58	29	$30.00	$11.13
99152 Moderate sedation services by physician also performing a procedure, patient 5 years of age or older, first 15 minutes	55	51	$147.00	$52.71
93971 Ultrasound scan of veins of one arm or leg or limited including assessment of compression and functional maneuvers	41	41	$500.00	$99.31
93931 Ultrasound of one arm arteries or artery grafts	41	41	$455.00	$133.26
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	36	36	$350.00	$163.22
G0288 Reconstruction, computed tomographic angiography of aorta for surgical planning for vascular surgery	30	29	$300.00	$36.04
36907 Balloon dilation of dialysis segment with review by radiologist	28	22	$2244.00	$728.80
36589 Removal of central venous catheter for infusion	28	28	$504.00	$122.62
36821 Relocation of arm vein with connection to arm artery, open procedure	26	24	$1807.00	$547.97
93880 Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow	26	24	$655.00	$204.73
80047 Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals (calcium, ionized)	23	21	$20.00	$13.66
36830 Connection of tube graft to vein and artery for dialysis	19	19	$1807.00	$671.41
76998 Ultrasonic guidance during surgery	19	17	$549.00	$178.67
36831 Removal of blood clot from dialysis graft, open procedure	17	16	$1067.12	$603.45
36558 Insertion of tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older)	16	15	$900.00	$192.93
77001 Fluoroscopic guidance for insertion, replacement or removal of central venous access device	16	16	$215.00	$18.95
36902 Insertion of needle and/or tube into hemodialysis circuit and balloon dilation of dialysis segment with review by radiologist	15	15	$660.00	$170.45
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	15	15	$235.00	$111.71
93922 Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries	15	15	$330.00	$81.39
36901 Insertion of needle and/or catheter into dialysis circuit, with imaging including radiological supervision and interpretation	15	14	$1898.13	$702.49
74174 Ct scan of blood vessels of abdomen and pelvis with contrast	15	14	$1302.00	$312.53
74176 Ct scan of abdomen and pelvis without contrast	13	13	$346.00	$119.04
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	13	13	$235.00	$109.66
76937 Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access	12	12	$55.00	$14.70
49324 Insertion of abdominal cavity catheter using an endoscope	12	12	$1600.00	$346.64
77001 Fluoroscopic guidance for insertion, replacement or removal of central venous access device	12	12	$342.00	$100.42
76937 Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access	11	11	$100.00	$37.89
36832 Revision of dialysis graft, open procedure	11	11	$1946.00	$668.98
75710 Radiological supervision and interpretation of imaging of artery of one arm or leg	11	11	$657.73	$169.17

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
Q9967 Low osmolar contrast material, 300-399 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml	2,700	31	$0.60	$0.11
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	141	123	$154.00	$72.65
36902 Insertion of needle and/or tube into hemodialysis circuit and balloon dilation of dialysis segment with review by radiologist	106	99	$3933.37	$1240.68
76000 Imaging guidance for procedure, 60 minutes or less	86	81	$231.00	$47.85
G0288 Reconstruction, computed tomographic angiography of aorta for surgical planning for vascular surgery	43	40	$300.00	$35.90
80047 Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals (calcium, ionized)	38	36	$20.00	$13.14
36907 Balloon dilation of dialysis segment with review by radiologist	36	34	$2244.00	$730.06
G0365 Vessel mapping of vessels for hemodialysis access (services for preoperative vessel mapping prior to creation of hemodialysis access using an autogenous hemodialysis conduit, including arterial inflow and venous outflow)	35	35	$500.00	$126.28
76000 Imaging guidance for procedure, 60 minutes or less	33	33	$95.00	$15.43
93880 Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow	33	31	$655.00	$206.77
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	29	29	$350.00	$164.89
36902 Insertion of needle and/or tube into hemodialysis circuit and balloon dilation of dialysis segment with review by radiologist	28	28	$660.00	$173.70
36821 Relocation of arm vein with connection to arm artery, open procedure	28	28	$1807.00	$618.37
76998 Ultrasonic guidance during surgery	24	23	$549.00	$177.36
93922 Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries	23	23	$330.00	$81.63
36589 Removal of central venous catheter for infusion	23	23	$504.00	$116.85
36831 Removal of blood clot from dialysis graft, open procedure	22	21	$1067.12	$580.51
36901 Insertion of needle and/or catheter into dialysis circuit, with imaging including radiological supervision and interpretation	22	20	$1968.73	$617.01
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	20	20	$235.00	$108.98
74174 Ct scan of blood vessels of abdomen and pelvis with contrast	20	19	$1302.00	$294.14
77001 Fluoroscopic guidance for insertion, replacement or removal of central venous access device	18	17	$215.00	$17.90
75710 Radiological supervision and interpretation of imaging of artery of one arm or leg	18	18	$696.00	$169.14
36558 Insertion of tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older)	14	14	$900.00	$229.00
77001 Fluoroscopic guidance for insertion, replacement or removal of central venous access device	14	14	$342.00	$91.98
36832 Revision of dialysis graft, open procedure	14	14	$1946.00	$755.44
36830 Connection of tube graft to vein and artery for dialysis	14	13	$1807.00	$669.79
76937 Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access	13	13	$55.00	$13.61
75625 Radiological supervision and interpretation X-ray of abdominal aorta	12	12	$645.00	$123.74
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	11	11	$235.00	$109.24

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
Q9967 Low osmolar contrast material, 300-399 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml	2,175	26	$0.60	$0.12
76000 Imaging guidance for procedure, 60 minutes or less	141	125	$230.04	$48.17
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	108	92	$154.00	$73.12
36902 Insertion of needle and/or tube into hemodialysis circuit and balloon dilation of dialysis segment with review by radiologist	104	92	$3801.06	$1206.79
G0365 Vessel mapping of vessels for hemodialysis access (services for preoperative vessel mapping prior to creation of hemodialysis access using an autogenous hemodialysis conduit, including arterial inflow and venous outflow)	51	50	$500.00	$127.21
80047 Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals (calcium, ionized)	48	43	$20.00	$13.46
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	45	45	$235.00	$105.08
36821 Relocation of arm vein with connection to arm artery, open procedure	44	42	$1807.00	$647.77
G0288 Reconstruction, computed tomographic angiography of aorta for surgical planning for vascular surgery	40	37	$300.00	$36.28
76998 Ultrasonic guidance during surgery	37	34	$549.00	$175.50
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	34	34	$350.00	$163.64
37253 Ultrasound evaluation of blood vessel with review by radiologist, each additional vessel	33	17	$664.00	$207.86
93880 Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow	32	28	$655.00	$208.74
36589 Removal of central venous catheter for infusion	29	29	$504.00	$120.52
36830 Connection of tube graft to vein and artery for dialysis	25	25	$1807.00	$664.69
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	24	23	$95.00	$44.05
36558 Insertion of tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older)	24	20	$900.00	$206.64
77001 Fluoroscopic guidance for insertion, replacement or removal of central venous access device	22	21	$215.00	$18.56
76937 Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access	21	18	$55.00	$14.39
36831 Removal of blood clot from dialysis graft, open procedure	21	20	$1067.12	$576.62
36902 Insertion of needle and/or tube into hemodialysis circuit and balloon dilation of dialysis segment with review by radiologist	21	21	$660.00	$183.51
36907 Balloon dilation of dialysis segment with review by radiologist	20	16	$2244.00	$767.21
93922 Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries	18	17	$330.00	$83.11
37252 Ultrasound evaluation of blood vessel with review by radiologist, initial vessel	18	18	$4334.00	$1399.36
74174 Ct scan of blood vessels of abdomen and pelvis with contrast	14	14	$1302.00	$253.71
76000 Imaging guidance for procedure, 60 minutes or less	14	14	$95.00	$8.69
75710 Radiological supervision and interpretation of imaging of artery of one arm or leg	14	14	$696.00	$172.12
75630 Review by radiologist of abdominal aorta and both leg arteries image	14	14	$750.00	$170.58
76998 Ultrasonic guidance during surgery	13	12	$200.00	$62.31
36819 Relocation of arm vein with connection to arm artery, open procedure	13	13	$2500.00	$729.18
36901 Insertion of needle and/or catheter into dialysis circuit, with imaging including radiological supervision and interpretation	12	12	$1758.00	$603.82
74176 Ct scan of abdomen and pelvis without contrast	12	11	$346.00	$115.78
99152 Moderate sedation services by physician also performing a procedure, patient 5 years of age or older, first 15 minutes	11	11	$147.00	$48.91

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
Q9967 Low osmolar contrast material, 300-399 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml	2,890	32	$0.60	$0.12
76000 Imaging guidance for procedure, 60 minutes or less	194	171	$231.00	$47.37
36902 Insertion of needle and/or tube into hemodialysis circuit and balloon dilation of dialysis segment with review by radiologist	124	112	$3750.00	$1164.96
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	105	95	$95.00	$43.64
80047 Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals (calcium, ionized)	74	64	$20.00	$11.37
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	71	66	$154.00	$71.79
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	67	67	$235.00	$105.19
93880 Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow	44	40	$655.00	$205.24
76998 Ultrasonic guidance during surgery	43	41	$549.00	$170.82
G0288 Reconstruction, computed tomographic angiography of aorta for surgical planning for vascular surgery	43	39	$300.00	$35.91
G0365 Vessel mapping of vessels for hemodialysis access (services for preoperative vessel mapping prior to creation of hemodialysis access using an autogenous hemodialysis conduit, including arterial inflow and venous outflow)	37	36	$500.00	$125.05
36901 Insertion of needle and/or catheter into dialysis circuit, with imaging including radiological supervision and interpretation	34	32	$1758.00	$532.98
75710 Radiological supervision and interpretation of imaging of artery of one arm or leg	32	31	$696.00	$162.77
36589 Removal of central venous catheter for infusion	32	32	$504.00	$127.13
75630 Review by radiologist of abdominal aorta and both leg arteries image	31	30	$750.00	$153.57
36907 Balloon dilation of dialysis segment with review by radiologist	28	26	$2244.00	$734.12
36902 Insertion of needle and/or tube into hemodialysis circuit and balloon dilation of dialysis segment with review by radiologist	24	24	$660.00	$165.71
36821 Relocation of arm vein with connection to arm artery, open procedure	24	24	$1807.00	$665.05
74174 Ct scan of blood vessels of abdomen and pelvis with contrast	21	19	$1302.00	$266.00
36831 Removal of blood clot from dialysis graft, open procedure	20	20	$1067.12	$554.44
36830 Connection of tube graft to vein and artery for dialysis	18	18	$1807.00	$668.64
49421 Insertion of abdominal cavity catheter for drainage or dialysis, open procedure	15	15	$1400.00	$228.66
36832 Revision of dialysis graft, open procedure	15	15	$1946.00	$735.10
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	14	14	$156.00	$74.45
93979 Ultrasound scan of blood flow of aorta, vena cava, bypass graphs, or one side of the groin or limited scan	13	12	$455.00	$109.94
37220 Balloon dilation of groin artery, initial vessel	12	11	$10150.00	$2457.32
37221 Insertion of stents in artery in one side of groin, endovascular, accessed through the skin or open procedure	11	11	$16672.73	$4817.61
93922 Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries	11	11	$330.00	$86.59

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

CMS Verified: 2025-01-24

Surgery - Vascular Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 2086S0129X

State License TX J9566

A surgeon with expertise in the management of surgical disorders of the blood vessels, excluding the intracranial vessels or the heart.

Surgery

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X

State License TX J9566

A general surgeon has expertise related to the diagnosis - preoperative, operative and postoperative management - and management of complications of surgical conditions in the following areas: alimentary tract; abdomen; breast, skin and soft tissue; endocrine system; head and neck surgery; pediatric surgery; surgical critical care; surgical oncology; trauma and burns; and vascular surgery. General surgeons increasingly provide care through the use of minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques. Many general surgeons also possess expertise in transplantation surgery, plastic surgery and cardiothoracic surgery.

Surgery - Vascular Surgery

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 2086S0129X

State License OK 44430

A surgeon with expertise in the management of surgical disorders of the blood vessels, excluding the intracranial vessels or the heart.

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid State Provider ID

044931601 (TX)

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Bcbs Prov No

89453S (TX)

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Tax Id No

741796484 (TX)

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

St. John Physicians, Inc.

1923 S Utica Ave, Tulsa, OK 741046520

Phone: 9187442071

St Davids Heart And Vascular Pllc

919 E 32nd St, Austin, TX 787052703

Phone: 5124767111

St. John Physicians, Inc.

1705 E 19th St, Tulsa, OK 741045410

St Davids Heart And Vascular Pllc

901 W Ben White Blvd, Austin, TX 787046903

Phone: 5124472211

St Davids Heart And Vascular Pllc

3801 N Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 787564080

St Davids Heart And Vascular Pllc

1010 W 40th St, Austin, TX 787564010

Phone: 5124598753

St Davids Heart And Vascular Pllc

919 E 32nd St, Austin, TX 787052703

Phone: 5125447111

Cardiothoracic And Vascular Surgeons,pa

1010 W 40th St, Austin, TX 787564010

Phone: 5124598753

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

40 Associated Practitioners

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Dr. Emery Dilling , MD

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Dr. Nicolas Zea , MD

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Dr. Jeffrey Jobe , MD

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Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Dr. Brendan Dewan , MD

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Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Career & Practice History Timeline

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6 Historical Events

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NPI Profile Active August 18, 2009

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location August 18, 2009

Registered at 1010 W 40TH ST, AUSTIN, TX 787564010 (Tel: 5124598753)

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Updated Business Mailing Address August 18, 2009

Registered at 1010 W 40TH ST, AUSTIN, TX 787564010 (Tel: 5124598753)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated August 18, 2009

Recorded as JOE WELLS, M.D.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) August 18, 2009

Surgery (License #J9566 in TX)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration July 27, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1629092903

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: July 27, 2006

Last Update: January 24, 2025

Sole Proprietor: No

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Mailing Address

1010 W 40th St

Austin, TX 787564010

Phone: 5124598753

Public Domain Record This profile contains public domain information published by CMS and NPPES under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

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