Dr. Bryan J. Wellman, MD
Neurosurgery (Neurological Surgery Physician)
4141 5th St
Rapid City, SD 57701
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- Medicare participating
At a glance
- In the NPI registry since
- 2005
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 31
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. NPIs were first issued in May 2005 and became required on claims in 2007–2008, so an early date usually means the clinician was already in practice before then. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2005Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date) — NPIs began in 2005, so practice likely started earlier
Medicare’s Care Compare data doesn’t list this clinician’s medical school. Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Neurological Surgery Physician primary
SD license 4984
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 31
- Services billed
- 45
- Patients’ average age
- 72
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | 30 | 27 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 27 | 27 |
| X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | 22 | 19 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | 20 | 20 |
| Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc | 19 | 19 |
| Partial removal of bone of single segment of spine in lower back with release of spinal cord and/or nerves during fusion of spine in lower back | 19 | 19 |
| Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck | 16 | 16 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | 12 | 12 |
| Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | 12 | 12 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.