Alexander Brian Welsch, OD
Optometrist · West Des Moines, IA
Alexander Brian Welsch, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in West Des Moines, Iowa, and NPI 1316781503, issued on Jun 21, 2024. Check the license (Iowa 126324, as entered in NPPES) with the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alexander Brian Welsch
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 126324 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5970 Ashworth RD, West Des Moines, IA 50266
- Phone
- (515) 440-4610
- Enumerated
- Jun 21, 2024
- Record last updated
- Jun 21, 2024
- Fax
- (515) 440-4611
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240807002413); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Indiana University - School Of Optometry, 2024
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Alexander Brian Welsch in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Iowa board licenses this profession
Search for license 126324Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
13 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $96.88
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Ashworth Vision Clinic PCWest Des Moines, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Alexander Brian Welsch among 676 optometrist records in Iowa
Alexander Brian Welsch, OD is one of 676 optometrist records with a practice address in Iowa. 76% 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 97% of them.
- NPI issued2024 · 97% of these records are older, 2% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2024 · median 2006 among the 462 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 74% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
28 optometrist records list a practice address in West Des Moines
They are 28 of the 2,201 NPPES records with a practice address in West Des Moines, and 676 optometrist records in Iowa.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kelley Baumhover, O.D.West Des Moines, IA 502661104874643
- Todd Christensen, O.D.West Des Moines, IA 502661760536825
- Joseph Donahue, O.D.West Des Moines, IA 502661487797643
- Lexie Franzeen, O.D.West Des Moines, IA 502661235157223
- Patrick Gannon, O.D.West Des Moines, IA 502661043264930
- Mark Holmes, ODWest Des Moines, IA 502661306838115
- Michael Lock, ODWest Des Moines, IA 502661649350331
- Jenessa Lock, ODWest Des Moines, IA 502661093895781
Common questions
What is Alexander Brian Welsch, OD's NPI number?
Alexander Brian Welsch, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316781503, issued on Jun 21, 2024. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alexander Brian Welsch, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5970 Ashworth RD, West Des Moines, IA, 50266. Phone: (515) 440-4610. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alexander Brian Welsch, OD's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number 126324, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Alexander Brian Welsch, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alexander Brian Welsch, OD had 13 Medicare Part D claims; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. 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.