Benjamin Lawrence Welch, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Gainesville, GA
Benjamin Lawrence Welch, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Gainesville, Georgia, and NPI 1679222723, issued on Mar 23, 2022. Check the license (Georgia 98293, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin Lawrence Welch
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 98293 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 915 Interstate Ridge Dr Ste G, Gainesville, GA 30501
- Phone
- (678) 207-2900
- Enumerated
- Mar 23, 2022
- Record last updated
- Jan 21, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20241223002886); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- East Tennessee State University Quillen College Of Medicine, 2022
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 915 Interstate Ridge Dr Ste G
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Mary Bates, LCSWClinical Social Worker1750979308
- Emily Coburn, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1548610157
- Lauren Howard, LPCCounselor1356893895
Verify Benjamin Lawrence Welch in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 98293Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
139 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Duloxetine Hcl20 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate11 claims
- Sertraline Hcl11 claims
- Trazodone Hcl11 claims
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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Georgia Mountains Community ServicesGainesville, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in Georgia
There are 1,291 psychiatry physician records in Georgia.
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Common questions
What is Benjamin Lawrence Welch, MD's NPI number?
Benjamin Lawrence Welch, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679222723, issued on Mar 23, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin Lawrence Welch, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 915 Interstate Ridge Dr Ste G, Gainesville, GA, 30501. Phone: (678) 207-2900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin Lawrence Welch, MD's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 98293, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Benjamin Lawrence Welch, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin Lawrence Welch, MD had 139 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.