Bruce Charles Welch, MD
Psychiatry Physician · St Petersburg, FL
Bruce Charles Welch, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in St Petersburg, Florida, and NPI 1609808740, issued on Jul 7, 2006. Check the license (Florida ME61797, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bruce Charles Welch
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- ME61797 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 535 Central Ave, St Petersburg, FL 33701
- Phone
- (727) 823-2253
- Enumerated
- Jul 7, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (727) 825-3788
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Bruce Charles Welch in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME61797Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
69% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
311 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Escitalopram Oxalate73 claims
- Bupropion Xl46 claims
- Bupropion Hcl Sr27 claims
- Trazodone Hcl27 claims
- Lorazepam24 claims
- Aripiprazole14 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.
Bruce Charles Welch among 2,744 psychiatry physician records in Florida
Bruce Charles Welch, MD is one of 2,744 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Florida. 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 61% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 47% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 49% 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 Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in Florida
There are 2,744 psychiatry physician records in Florida.
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The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Antoinette Falk, MDSt Petersburg, FL 337011285724641
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- Stephen Groff, M.D.St Petersburg, FL 337011740567122
- Margaret Higgs, MDSaint Petersburg, FL 337011609102912
- Tanya Murphy, MDSt Petersburg, FL 337011326089350
- Lia Nardone, MDSt Petersburg, FL 337011124195797
- Andrea Scremin, M.D.St Petersburg, FL 337011568664753
- Lauren Butterfield, M.D.St Petersburg, FL 337021205095874
Common questions
What is Bruce Charles Welch, MD's NPI number?
Bruce Charles Welch, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609808740, issued on Jul 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bruce Charles Welch, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 535 Central Ave, St Petersburg, FL, 33701. Phone: (727) 823-2253. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bruce Charles Welch, MD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME61797, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Bruce Charles Welch, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Bruce Charles Welch, MD had 311 Medicare Part D claims for 24 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.