NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Candace Pringle-Welch, FNP, CNM

Advanced Practice Midwife · Meridian, MS

Candace Pringle-Welch, FNP, CNM is an advanced practice midwife with a practice address in Meridian, Mississippi, and NPI 1083869218, issued on Dec 2, 2008. Check the license (Mississippi 867951, as entered in NPPES) with the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1083869218
Name
Candace Pringle-Welch
Credential
FNP, CNM
Primary taxonomy
Advanced Practice Midwife 367A00000X
License number
867951 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2420 11TH St, Meridian, MS 39301
Phone
(601) 485-8974
Enumerated
Dec 2, 2008
Record last updated
Jun 8, 2026
Fax
(601) 483-6129
Medicaid ID
005275328 MS
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20130723000898); accepts Medicare assignment
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 2420 11TH St

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

  1. Felecia Brown, CNM WHNP-BCWomen's Health Nurse Practitioner1598902447

Verify Candace Pringle-Welch in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Mississippi board licenses this profession
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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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16.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average advanced practice midwife in 2024

1,152 Medicare Part D claims for 94 beneficiaries, against an average of 72 among the 2,776 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Candace Pringle-Welch1,152
  2. Specialty average72

Most prescribed

  1. Amlodipine Besylate92 claims
  2. Lovastatin49 claims
  3. Hydrochlorothiazide47 claims
  4. Irbesartan43 claims
  5. Metformin Hcl39 claims
  6. Omeprazole36 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: $25.78

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. The 3,833 providers of this specialty with any payment received $204.49 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Candace Pringle-Welch$25.78
  2. Specialty average$204.49

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Greater Meridian Health Clinic, Inc.Meridian, MS
  2. Psychology Associates, LLCMeridian, MS

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

Candace Pringle-Welch among 35 advanced practice midwife records in Mississippi

Candace Pringle-Welch, FNP, CNM is one of 35 advanced practice midwife records with a practice address in Mississippi. 40% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 49% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 49% of these records are older, 46% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 40% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 26% of these records are
  • Record last updated2026 · 74% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 367A00000X and a Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Advanced Practice Midwife providers in Mississippi

There are 35 advanced practice midwife records in Mississippi.

The 8 advanced practice midwife records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Melissa Bryan, CNMMeridian, MS 393011699149708
  2. Sandra Collins, CNMMeridian, MS 393011013544196
  3. Sharon Diedrichsen, CNMMeridian, MS 393011144233974
  4. Nicole Forbes-Powe, DNP, CNM, WHNP-BCMeridian, MS 393011386626851
  5. Jennifer Johnson, CNMMeridian, MS 393011245307826
  6. Linda McLendon, CNMMeridian, MS 393011568444024
  7. Cynthia Messer, CNMMeridian, MS 393011023056215
  8. Cathy Williamson, CNMMeridian, MS 393011700869989

Common questions

What is Candace Pringle-Welch, FNP, CNM's NPI number?

Candace Pringle-Welch, FNP, CNM's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083869218, issued on Dec 2, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Candace Pringle-Welch, FNP, CNM located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2420 11TH St, Meridian, MS, 39301. Phone: (601) 485-8974. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Candace Pringle-Welch, FNP, CNM's license?

NPPES lists Mississippi license number 867951, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Candace Pringle-Welch, FNP, CNM prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Candace Pringle-Welch, FNP, CNM had 1,152 Medicare Part D claims for 94 beneficiaries; the average among advanced practice midwife prescribers was 72. 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.