NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Glenn Wesley Welcker, M.D.

Hospitalist Physician · Hampton, SC

Glenn Wesley Welcker, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Hampton, South Carolina, and NPI 1972605194, issued on Sep 1, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 16263, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1972605194
Name
Glenn Wesley Welcker
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
16263 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
305 Elm St W, Hampton, SC 29924
Phone
(803) 943-9007
Enumerated
Sep 1, 2006
Record last updated
Apr 1, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
GP1756 SC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20101014000367); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Medical University Of South Carolina College Of Medicine, 1992
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 305 Elm St W

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

  1. William Stephens, PA-CPhysician Assistant1659357739

Verify Glenn Wesley Welcker in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
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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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70% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

156 Medicare Part D claims for 54 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.

  1. Glenn Welcker156
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Ondansetron Odt51 claims
  2. Topiramate18 claims
  3. Fluoxetine Hcl11 claims
  4. Temazepam11 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.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 75.3 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score64.8
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%53.8
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%99.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

One hospital affiliation

  1. Beaufort County Memorial HospitalPort Royal, SC · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Glenn Wesley Welcker among 470 hospitalist physician records in South Carolina

Glenn Wesley Welcker, M.D. is one of 470 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 93% 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 4% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 74% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 93% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • Graduated1992 · median 2011 among the 409 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2013 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1 hospitalist physician record lists a practice address in Hampton

They are 1 of the 51 NPPES records with a practice address in Hampton, and 470 hospitalist physician records in South Carolina.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sathwik Katragadda, MDHilton Head Island, SC 299261316677842
  2. Laura Riley, M.D.Hilton Head, SC 299261659725083
  3. Brian TroyerHardeeville, SC 299271114667631
  4. Sandra Hoffmann, MDHilton Head Island, SC 299281518039189
  5. Christine Gross, M.D., PH.D.Beaufort, SC 299021710447321
  6. Austin May, MDBeaufort, SC 299021336686831
  7. James Thatcher, M.D.Beaufort, SC 299021770812802
  8. Christopher Gamboa, MDFairfax, SC 298271083235444

Common questions

What is Glenn Wesley Welcker, M.D.'s NPI number?

Glenn Wesley Welcker, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972605194, issued on Sep 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Glenn Wesley Welcker, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 305 Elm St W, Hampton, SC, 29924. Phone: (803) 943-9007. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Glenn Wesley Welcker, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 16263, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Glenn Wesley Welcker, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Glenn Wesley Welcker, M.D. had 156 Medicare Part D claims for 54 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Glenn Wesley Welcker, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 75.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.