BRIAN VELLS CRNA
NPI 1174813315
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered in Ephrata, PA
About Brian Vells Crna NPPES
Official registry information on file with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System.
BRIAN VELLS CRNA (NPI 1174813315) is an individual nurse anesthetist, certified registered in Ephrata, Pennsylvania, licensed in Pennsylvania (RN602115) and active in the NPI registry since April 2011. He is affiliated with Wellspan York Hospital, maintains 11 additional practice locations, and is a graduate of Other (2011).
NPPES Registry Identity
Specialties & Licenses 2
Other Names 1
Secondary Practice Locations 11
Medicare Participation & PECOS CMS
Medicare enrollment, assignment, billing reassignment, and ordering and referring status from CMS.
Medicare Enrollment Status
Enrolled in Medicare and accepts Medicare assignment
Brian Vells Crna is registered in PECOS and agrees to accept the Medicare-approved amount as full payment. Medicare patients are not billed beyond the standard deductible and coinsurance.
Medicare Billing Reassignments
3Medicare enrollment records show Brian Vells reassigns Medicare billing to 3 organizations. Each organization bills Medicare for the services this provider delivers there; the nearest is listed first.
Ephrata, PA 17522
- Reassigned Medicare billing, Pennsylvania enrollment
- 3,080 clinicians in this Medicare group
Lancaster, PA 17601
- Reassigned Medicare billing, Pennsylvania enrollment
- 66 clinicians in this Medicare group
Hershey, PA 17033
- Reassigned Medicare billing, Pennsylvania enrollment
- 2,216 clinicians in this Medicare group
Source: CMS Revalidation Reassignment List, October 2026 release. Reassignment records can lag staffing changes; confirm a current affiliation with the organization.
Hospital Affiliations CMS Care Compare 3
Hospitals where this provider delivers care, identified from recent Medicare claims and place-of-service records.
Wellspan York Hospital
Acute Care Hospitals · York, PAWellspan Good Samaritan Hospital
Acute Care Hospitals · Lebanon, PAWellspan Ephrata Community Hospital
Acute Care Hospitals · Ephrata, PAPhysician Visit Costs CMS claims · ZIP area
Typical Medicare office-visit costs in the 17522 ZIP code area, from fee-for-service claims. These are area statistics, not this provider’s prices; actual charges vary by service and coverage.
Medicare Quality Performance CMS QPP · MIPS
Performance in the CMS Quality Payment Program: the MIPS final score across four weighted categories, and the individual quality measures reported to Medicare.
Other Providers at the Same Location NPPES 2
Providers registered at the same practice address, or within the immediate area, according to the NPPES registry.
Frequently Asked Questions NPPES & CMS
Common questions about this NPI record, answered from the official NPPES registry and CMS datasets shown on this page.
What is Brian Vells's NPI number?
The NPI number for Brian Vells is 1174813315. It was assigned to this individual provider in the NPPES registry on April 8, 2011. The provider is also known as Brian Vells Arnp.
Where is Brian Vells located?
Brian Vells practices at PO Box 1002, Ephrata, PA 17522. The listed phone number is (717) 738-6618.
What is Brian Vells's specialty?
The primary specialty registered for this NPI is Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered with taxonomy code 367500000X.
Is Brian Vells enrolled in Medicare?
Yes. Brian Vells is registered in the Medicare PECOS system and accepts Medicare assignment, which means accepting the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full for covered services.
Which organizations bill Medicare for Brian Vells's services?
According to the CMS Revalidation Reassignment List (October 2026 release), Brian Vells reassigns Medicare benefits to 3 organizations: Wellspan Medical Group (Ephrata, PA), Lancaster Orthopedic Group, Inc. (Lancaster, PA) and The Milton S Hershey Medical Center Physicians Group (Hershey, PA). Each reassignment is filed with Medicare on form CMS-855R, signed by both the clinician and the organization, and lets the organization bill Medicare and receive payment for Brian Vells's services. Reassignment records can lag staffing changes; confirm current arrangements with the organization.
Is Brian Vells affiliated with any hospitals?
According to CMS data, Brian Vells is affiliated with Wellspan York Hospital, Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital and Wellspan Ephrata Community Hospital.
When was this NPI record last updated?
The NPPES record for Brian Vells was last updated on March 20, 2025. NPI Profile syncs weekly with the NPPES registry data releases published by CMS. This NPI record was last updated 19 months ago. If this record has changed at CMS more recently, you can request an on-demand re-check against the live CMS registry, directly from this page.
# Brian Vells, CRNA · NPI 1174813315
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered physician in Ephrata, Pennsylvania. Individual provider, active in the CMS NPPES registry since April 8, 2011.
## Identity
- **NPI:** 1174813315 (Entity type: Individual)
- **Enumerated:** April 8, 2011
- **Primary specialty:** Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered · taxonomy 367500000X
- **State license:** RN602115 (Pennsylvania)
- **Sole proprietor:** No
## Practice location
- **Address:** PO BOX 1002, Ephrata, PA 17522-1002
- **Phone:** (717) 738-6618 · **Fax:** (717) 738-6646
## Medicare
- **Medicare:** Enrolled (PECOS); accepts Medicare assignment
- **Bills Medicare through:** 3 organizations under Medicare reassignment (form CMS-855R): Wellspan Medical Group (NPI 1588114094, Ephrata, PA); Lancaster Orthopedic Group, Inc. (NPI 1598740508, Lancaster, PA); The Milton S Hershey Medical Center Physicians Group (NPI 1538134234, Hershey, PA) · CMS Revalidation Reassignment List, October 2026 release
- **Medical school:** Other, class of 2011
## Record status
- **NPPES last updated:** March 20, 2025
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Source: [NPI Profile](https://npiprofile.com/npi/1174813315) · Data from the CMS NPPES public registry.