NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Bettina Maxine Welz, M.D.

Psychiatry Physician · Bellefonte, PA

Bettina Maxine Welz, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1033201884, issued on Sep 29, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD043916L, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1033201884
Name
Bettina Maxine Welz
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
MD043916L PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
420 Holmes St, Bellefonte, PA 16823
Phone
(814) 355-6786
Enumerated
Sep 29, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 9, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
0016304730002 PA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20101109000583); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Pennsylvania State University College Of Medicine, 1986
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 420 Holmes St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Ellen Johnson, MDPsychiatry Physician1609972991

Verify Bettina Maxine Welz in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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17% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

830 Medicare Part D claims for 25 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims.

  1. Bettina Welz830
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Quetiapine Fumarate59 claims
  2. Sertraline Hcl56 claims
  3. Gabapentin50 claims
  4. Buspirone Hcl48 claims
  5. Risperidone42 claims
  6. Paroxetine Hcl40 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

  1. The Pennsylvania State UniversityUniversity Park, PA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Bettina Maxine Welz among 2,662 psychiatry physician records in Pennsylvania

Bettina Maxine Welz, M.D. is one of 2,662 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 6% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 61% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 45% of these records are
  • Graduated1986 · median 2003 among the 1,186 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatry Physician providers in Pennsylvania

There are 2,662 psychiatry physician records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ellen Johnson, MDBellefonte, PA 168231609972991
  2. Steven Hendricks, DOBeech Creek, PA 168221851426449
  3. Suzanne Fried, M.D.Boalsburg, PA 168271972618593
  4. Tushar Mehta, MDCentre Hall, PA 168281720068620
  5. Luisito DingcongClearfield, PA 168301841282738
  6. David Helsel, M,D,State College, PA 168031669463840
  7. Sreedevi Komarneni, MDState College, PA 168031134141211
  8. Erica Marden, M.D.State College, PA 168031780046896

Common questions

What is Bettina Maxine Welz, M.D.'s NPI number?

Bettina Maxine Welz, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1033201884, issued on Sep 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Bettina Maxine Welz, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 420 Holmes St, Bellefonte, PA, 16823. Phone: (814) 355-6786. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Bettina Maxine Welz, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD043916L, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Bettina Maxine Welz, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Bettina Maxine Welz, M.D. had 830 Medicare Part D claims for 25 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.