Christopher B. Welch, PA-C
Surgical Physician Assistant · Merriam, KS
Christopher B. Welch, PA-C is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Merriam, Kansas, and NPI 1982601316, issued on Jun 30, 2005. Check the license (Kansas 1501012, as entered in NPPES) with the Kansas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher B. Welch
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
- License number
- 1501012 KS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7450 Kessler St Ste 140, Merriam, KS 66204
- Phone
- (913) 319-7600
- Enumerated
- Jun 30, 2005
- Record last updated
- Nov 10, 2023
- Fax
- (913) 253-1702
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041015000716); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest surgical physician assistant records → All 114 in Kansas → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 7450 Kessler St Ste 140
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jeremy Cowgill, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1164735494
- Burrel Gaddy, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1982670899
- Konner Truman, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1912518374
- Adam Wait, DOOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1447459565
Verify Christopher B. Welch in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Kansas board licenses this profession
Search for license 1501012Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
83% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024
53 Medicare Part D claims for 45 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 23 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen12 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: $309.60
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. The 7,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $703.95 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.
Christopher B. Welch among 114 surgical physician assistant records in Kansas
Christopher B. Welch, PA-C is one of 114 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in Kansas. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 92% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2011 among the 83 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AS0400X and a Kansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgical Physician Assistant providers in Kansas
There are 114 surgical physician assistant records in Kansas.
All 114 in Kansas → Every provider in Merriam → Surgical Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jeremy Cowgill, PA-CMerriam, KS 662041164735494
- Edwin Crosier, PA-CShawnee Mission, KS 662041447559752
- Mark Pemberton, PACShawnee Mission, KS 662041669433652
- Gustav Riemer, PAMerriam, KS 662041366457038
- Konner Truman, PA-CMerriam, KS 662041912518374
- Kevin Koehler, PAOverland Park, KS 662091568421758
- Derek Barnard, PA-CLeawood, KS 662111740216522
- Tina Carlson, PA-CLeawood, KS 662111457323735
Common questions
What is Christopher B. Welch, PA-C's NPI number?
Christopher B. Welch, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982601316, issued on Jun 30, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher B. Welch, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7450 Kessler St Ste 140, Merriam, KS, 66204. Phone: (913) 319-7600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher B. Welch, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Kansas license number 1501012, as entered by the provider. Search the Kansas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Christopher B. Welch, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher B. Welch, PA-C had 53 Medicare Part D claims for 45 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. 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.