Alexander James Welch, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Columbia, SC
Alexander James Welch, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1730937707, issued on May 7, 2024. Check the license (South Carolina 5385, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alexander James Welch
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 5385 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 14 Richland Medical Park Dr Ste 350, Columbia, SC 29203
- Phone
- (803) 434-1663
- Enumerated
- May 7, 2024
- Record last updated
- Aug 29, 2024
- Fax
- (803) 434-7092
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Alexander James Welch in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 5385Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
29 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Alexander James Welch among 2,294 physician assistant records in South Carolina
Alexander James Welch, PA-C is one of 2,294 physician assistant records with a practice address in South Carolina. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2024, is newer than 83% of them.
- NPI issued2024 · 83% of these records are older, 9% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 66% of these records are
- Record last updated2024 · 31% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
247 physician assistant records list a practice address in Columbia
They are 247 of the 11,200 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbia, and 2,294 physician assistant records in South Carolina.
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The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
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Common questions
What is Alexander James Welch, PA-C's NPI number?
Alexander James Welch, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730937707, issued on May 7, 2024. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alexander James Welch, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 14 Richland Medical Park Dr Ste 350, Columbia, SC, 29203. Phone: (803) 434-1663. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alexander James Welch, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 5385, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Alexander James Welch, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alexander James Welch, PA-C had 29 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.