NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Donald Welch

Family Nurse Practitioner · Laurel, MS

Donald Welch is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Laurel, Mississippi, and NPI 1265961932, issued on Jun 7, 2017. Check the license (Mississippi 884785, 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
1265961932
Name
Donald Welch
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
884785 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
30 Circle J Dr, Laurel, MS 39440
Phone
(601) 425-0092
Enumerated
Jun 7, 2017
Record last updated
Mar 3, 2026
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20170629000394); 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 30 Circle J Dr

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

  1. Jenna Cole, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1962777896
  2. Brandi Jefferson, NPNurse Practitioner1154181295
  3. Morgan Jones, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1619516911
  4. Christian Langley, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1750798344
  5. Darius McGee, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1619004744
  6. Marion Sammons, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1720522535

Verify Donald 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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61% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

2,107 Medicare Part D claims for 145 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 24 claims were for opioids.

  1. Donald Welch2,107
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Doxycycline Hyclate88 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate67 claims
  3. Rosuvastatin Calcium67 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium57 claims
  5. Omeprazole52 claims
  6. Tizanidine Hcl50 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: $281.38

16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Donald Welch$281.38
  2. Specialty average$650.95

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. Pine Ridge Family Clinic LLCCollins, MS
  2. South Central Clinics, IncLaurel, MS

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

Donald Welch among 3,798 family nurse practitioner records in Mississippi

Donald Welch is one of 3,798 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Mississippi. 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 2017, is newer than 50% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 50% of these records are older, 45% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2017 among the 2,576 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

85 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Laurel

They are 85 of the 623 NPPES records with a practice address in Laurel, and 3,798 family nurse practitioner records in Mississippi.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Cynthia Arnold-Spruill, NPLaurel, MS 394401013103415
  2. Sheila Bradford, FNPLaurel, MS 394401700954765
  3. Chad Caraway, N.P.Laurel, MS 394401205052164
  4. Tomia Carter, PCNPLaurel, MS 394401275587206
  5. Kenneth Craven, FNPLaurel, MS 394401750325528
  6. Debbie Flowers, FNPLaurel, MS 394401215222179
  7. Rhonda Hicks, FNPLaurel, MS 394401467495192
  8. Elisa Hillman, F.N.P.Laurel, MS 394401013206846

Common questions

What is Donald Welch's NPI number?

Donald Welch's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265961932, issued on Jun 7, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Donald Welch located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 30 Circle J Dr, Laurel, MS, 39440. Phone: (601) 425-0092. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Donald Welch's license?

NPPES lists Mississippi license number 884785, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Donald Welch prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Donald Welch had 2,107 Medicare Part D claims for 145 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.