James Welle, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Wheat Ridge, CO
James Welle, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, and NPI 1720511892, issued on Apr 6, 2017. Check the license (Colorado DR.0064361, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Welle
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- DR.0064361 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4803 Ward RD, Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
- Phone
- (303) 338-4545
- Enumerated
- Apr 6, 2017
- Record last updated
- Jun 21, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200901001337); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Emory University School Of Medicine, 2017
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James Welle in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license DR.0064361Check 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% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
5,800 Medicare Part D claims for 476 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 144 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium389 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium250 claims
- Omeprazole249 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate230 claims
- Lisinopril207 claims
- Losartan Potassium197 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
- Colorado Permanente Medical Group PCWheat Ridge, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Welle among 2,046 internal medicine physician records in Colorado
James Welle, MD is one of 2,046 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 71% 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 85% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 85% of these records are older, 13% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2006 among the 1,090 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
35 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Wheat Ridge
They are 35 of the 2,472 NPPES records with a practice address in Wheat Ridge, and 2,046 internal medicine physician records in Colorado.
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Common questions
What is James Welle, MD's NPI number?
James Welle, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720511892, issued on Apr 6, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Welle, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4803 Ward RD, Wheat Ridge, CO, 80033. Phone: (303) 338-4545. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Welle, MD's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number DR.0064361, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James Welle, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Welle, MD had 5,800 Medicare Part D claims for 476 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.