David A. Welch, PA
Surgical Physician Assistant · Sioux Falls, SD
David A. Welch, PA is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and NPI 1285602649, issued on Mar 10, 2006. Check the license (South Dakota 0617, as entered in NPPES) with the South Dakota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David A. Welch
- Credential
- PA
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
- License number
- 0617 SD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1001 E. 21St St., Sioux Falls, SD 57105
- Phone
- (605) 322-7350
- Enumerated
- Mar 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 2, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (605) 322-7351
- Medicaid IDs
- 46022474346 NE
6828652 SD
0552638 IA
12976 ND - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060406000136); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest surgical physician assistant records → All 40 in South Dakota → Look up another NPI →
Verify David A. Welch in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Dakota board licenses this profession
Search for license 0617Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
18.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgical physician assistant in 2024
5,571 Medicare Part D claims for 370 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 3,566 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen1,226 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl595 claims
- Morphine Sulfate Er400 claims
- Gabapentin395 claims
- Tramadol Hcl284 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen261 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: $1,317.52
26 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Dunes Anesthesia PCDakota Dunes, SD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David A. Welch among 40 surgical physician assistant records in South Dakota
David A. Welch, PA is one of 40 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in South Dakota. 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 3% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2007 among the 30 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 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 363AS0400X and a South Dakota 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 South Dakota
There are 40 surgical physician assistant records in South Dakota.
All 40 in South Dakota → Every provider in Sioux Falls → Surgical Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kassidy Graber, PASioux Falls, SD 571051295655736
- Patrick Heiser, PA-CSioux Falls, SD 571051235190273
- John Jacobs, PASioux Falls, SD 571051558460089
- Phillip Meehan, PASioux Falls, SD 571051609809094
- Krista Seurer, PA-CSioux Falls, SD 571041700859725
- April Roman, PA-CSioux Falls, SD 571081659541688
- Robin Carlson, PACSioux Falls, SD 571171912939653
- Jill Gassen, PA-CSioux Falls, SD 571171619007911
Common questions
What is David A. Welch, PA's NPI number?
David A. Welch, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285602649, issued on Mar 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David A. Welch, PA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1001 E. 21St St., Sioux Falls, SD, 57105. Phone: (605) 322-7350. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David A. Welch, PA's license?
NPPES lists South Dakota license number 0617, as entered by the provider. Search the South Dakota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does David A. Welch, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David A. Welch, PA had 5,571 Medicare Part D claims for 370 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.