NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christopher J. Welsh, M.D.

Psychiatry Physician · Baltimore, MD

Christopher J. Welsh, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Baltimore, Maryland, and NPI 1215943410, issued on Jul 31, 2006. Check the license (Maryland D0051661, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1215943410
Name
Christopher J. Welsh
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
D0051661 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
701 W Pratt St, Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone
(410) 328-5881
Enumerated
Jul 31, 2006
Record last updated
Feb 16, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(410) 328-5882
Medicaid ID
769780100 MD
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20110713000525); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Maryland School Of Medicine, 1993
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 701 W Pratt St

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

  1. Curtis Adams, MDPsychiatry Physician1033139258
  2. Sumaiya AhmedStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1548109747
  3. Marie Rose Alam, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1477877926
  4. Karen Anderson, M.DPsychiatry Physician1891718359
  5. Anthony Arnette, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1952005662
  6. Rebecca AronsonPsychologist1447813126

Verify Christopher J. Welsh in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
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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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31% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

690 Medicare Part D claims for 36 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 36% of claims.

  1. Christopher Welsh690
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Suboxone202 claims
  2. Buprenorphine-Naloxone124 claims
  3. Bupropion Xl42 claims
  4. Gabapentin40 claims
  5. Clonazepam39 claims
  6. Zubsolv35 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. University OF Maryland Psychiatry Associates PABaltimore, MD

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

Christopher J. Welsh among 1,451 psychiatry physician records in Maryland

Christopher J. Welsh, M.D. is one of 1,451 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Maryland. 63% 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 6% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 36% of these records are
  • Graduated1993 · median 2000 among the 525 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2008 · 60% 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 Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

497 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Baltimore

They are 497 of the 35,183 NPPES records with a practice address in Baltimore, and 1,451 psychiatry physician records in Maryland.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Curtis Adams, MDBaltimore, MD 212011033139258
  2. Theodora Balis, M.DBaltimore, MD 212011649291717
  3. Vickie Beck, R.N.Baltimore, MD 212011902827058
  4. Milton Buschman, MDBaltimore, MD 212011548242373
  5. John Butchart, MDBaltimore, MD 212011831150820
  6. Joseph Griffin, M.D.Baltimore, MD 212011811996366
  7. Brian Hastings, M.D.Baltimore, MD 212011346261328
  8. Bruce Kaup, M.D.Baltimore, MD 212011790747673

Common questions

What is Christopher J. Welsh, M.D.'s NPI number?

Christopher J. Welsh, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215943410, issued on Jul 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christopher J. Welsh, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 701 W Pratt St, Baltimore, MD, 21201. Phone: (410) 328-5881. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christopher J. Welsh, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Maryland license number D0051661, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Christopher J. Welsh, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christopher J. Welsh, M.D. had 690 Medicare Part D claims for 36 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.