C Robert Welshans, OD
Optometrist · Parkersburg, WV
C Robert Welshans, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Parkersburg, West Virginia, and NPI 1124047964, issued on Jul 19, 2006. Check the license (West Virginia 838OD, as entered in NPPES) with the West Virginia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- C Robert Welshans
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 838OD WV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2014 Dudley Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101
- Phone
- (304) 422-1841
- Enumerated
- Jul 19, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 12, 2024
- Fax
- (304) 865-0592
- Medicaid ID
- 0149331000 WV
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110810000006); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 1987
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 271 in West Virginia → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 2014 Dudley Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Deanna Jackson, O.DOptometrist1174801930
- Jerry Lantz, O.D.Optometrist1407842529
- Vicki Lauer, O.D.Optometrist1245213743
- Linda McCauley, M.A., CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1487702163
- Nicholas RadwanOptometrist1588458541
- Carrie Stephens, ODOptometrist1285636084
Verify C Robert Welshans in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich West Virginia board licenses this profession
Search for license 838ODCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
33% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
186 Medicare Part D claims for 80 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 24% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost82 claims
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone53 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol13 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate13 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: $165.43
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas 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
- Myeyedr Optometry OF West Virginia PLLCParkersburg, WV
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
C Robert Welshans among 271 optometrist records in West Virginia
C Robert Welshans, OD is one of 271 optometrist records with a practice address in West Virginia. 78% 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 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2001 among the 169 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 70% 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 West Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in West Virginia
There are 271 optometrist records in West Virginia.
All 271 in West Virginia → Every provider in Parkersburg → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Lance Inman, ODParkersburg, WV 261011720114887
- Deanna Jackson, O.DParkersburg, WV 261011174801930
- Jerry Lantz, O.D.Parkersburg, WV 261011407842529
- Vicki Lauer, O.D.Parkersburg, WV 261011245213743
- Nicholas RadwanParkersburg, WV 261011588458541
- Timothy Stephens, ODVienna, WV 261011619979630
- Carrie Stephens, ODParkersburg, WV 261011285636084
- Matthew Ingram, O.D.Parkersburg, WV 261051801832225
Common questions
What is C Robert Welshans, OD's NPI number?
C Robert Welshans, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1124047964, issued on Jul 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is C Robert Welshans, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2014 Dudley Ave, Parkersburg, WV, 26101. Phone: (304) 422-1841. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify C Robert Welshans, OD's license?
NPPES lists West Virginia license number 838OD, as entered by the provider. Search the West Virginia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does C Robert Welshans, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, C Robert Welshans, OD had 186 Medicare Part D claims for 80 beneficiaries; 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.