Dr. James Michael Wells, MD

Born and raised in Nashville, Dr. Wells remained local to earn his bachelor’s degree from Lipscomb University, where he played baseball for the Bisons. He received his medical degree from East Tennessee State University’s Quillen College of Medicine. Following a five-year orthopaedic surgical residency at the University of Mississippi, he completed a one-year sports medicine fellowship at the Ohio Center of Orthopaedic Excellence in Columbus.
Dr. Wells joined Watauga Orthopaedics in July 2008. Board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, he has a special interest in reconstructive surgery of the shoulder and knee. He performs arthroscopic repair of rotator cuff and labrum injuries in the shoulder, as well as shoulder replacement and resurfacing procedures. In the knee, Dr. Wells does ligament reconstructions and meniscal repair, as well as knee replacements and cartilage work.
As a “jock-turned-doc,” Dr. Wells enjoys working with athletes of all levels, from …weekend warriors to college and professional players. He takes care of athletes from Tusculum College as well as Sullivan County schools.
Dr. Wells and his wife, Courtney, live in the Rock Springs area with their two children. He enjoys mountain and road biking, golf, college football, and hanging out with family.

• Johnson City Medical Center

Watauga Orthopaedics Plc

2410 Susannah St

Johnson City

TN

37601

USA

+14232829011

• Orthopedic Surgery

• Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery
• Lower Arm/Elbow/Wrist Fractures and Dislocations
• Lower Leg/Ankle Fractures and Dislocations
• Shoulder Surgery
• Shoulder Surgery
• Knee Arthroscopy

• Aetna Signature Administrators PPO
• UHC Choice Plus POS
• BCBS NC BlueOptions
• First Health PPO
• BCBS NC Blue Value
• CIGNA LocalPlus
• Aetna Managed Choice POS Open Access
• UHC Navigate HMO
• Humana ChoiceCare Network PPO
• UHC Options PPO
• CIGNA Open Access Plus
• CIGNA HMO
• Cigna Tennessee Memphis LP-EPO Network MRF
• BCBS Blue Card PPO
• Aetna Choice POS II
• Cigna TN EPO Nashville and Tri-Cities
• UHC Navigate POS
• CIGNA PPO
• BCBS TN Blue Network S
• Humana National POS
• Aexcel PPO
• Blue Select
• Blue Network P
• MEDICA CHOICE WITH UNITEDHEALTHC
• UHC NAVIGATE PLUS POS
• UHC Nexus Open Access
• Aetna APCN Open Access Aetna Select
• Aetna Elect Choice EPO Open Access
• Aetna Innovation Health Aetna Premier Care Network Plus
• Aetna Open Choice PPO
• Aetna VA Innovation Health Open Choice PPO
• BCBS TN Blue Network L
• BCBS TN Blue Network P
• BCBSA Blue Card High Performance Network
• Cigna Connect - TN
• Humana / ChoiceCare Network PPO
• Humana/ChoiceCare+ Network PPO
• Medica Choice With UHC
• Humana HMO Premier
• BCBS Blue High Performance Network
• Optima Health OptimaFit Standard (HMO)
• Humana Choice POS
• BCBS TN Blue Network E
• Optima Health OptimaFit Direct (HMO)

• Intervertebral Disc Degeneration
• Spinal Stenosis
• Lateral Epicondylitis
• Fractures
• Dislocations
• Derangement
• and Sprains
• Sciatica
• Osteoarthritis
• Internal Derangement of Knee
• Internal Derangement of Knee Cartilage
• Rotator cuff syndrome