Brian A. Welcome, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Greenville, SC
Brian A. Welcome, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Greenville, South Carolina, and NPI 1851361505, issued on Jan 25, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 23038, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brian A. Welcome
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 23038 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5 Stevens St Ste 100, Greenville, SC 29605
- Phone
- (864) 250-6487
- Enumerated
- Jan 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 6, 2025
- Fax
- (864) 250-6475
- Medicaid ID
- 230388 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100112000249); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of Ny Upstate Medical University, 1997
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 5 Stevens St Ste 100
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Brian A. Welcome in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 23038Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
5,983 Medicare Part D claims for 883 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 22% of claims. 24 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost1,693 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol1,363 claims
- Timolol Maleate629 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate546 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate284 claims
- Lumigan186 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $708.46
17 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Jervey Eye Group PAGreenville, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Brian A. Welcome, M.D.'s NPI number?
Brian A. Welcome, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851361505, issued on Jan 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brian A. Welcome, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5 Stevens St Ste 100, Greenville, SC, 29605. Phone: (864) 250-6487. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brian A. Welcome, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 23038, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Brian A. Welcome, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brian A. Welcome, M.D. had 5,983 Medicare Part D claims for 883 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.