John C. Welker, M.D.
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician · Antioch, TN
John C. Welker, M.D. is an interventional pain medicine physician with a practice address in Antioch, Tennessee, and NPI 1346477221, issued on Jun 17, 2009. Check the license (Tennessee 55572, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John C. Welker
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Pain Medicine Physician 208VP0014X
- License number
- 55572 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5801 Crossings Blvd, Antioch, TN 37013
- Phone
- (615) 941-8501
- Enumerated
- Jun 17, 2009
- Record last updated
- Aug 25, 2025
- Fax
- (615) 941-8102
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170923000457); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of New Mexico School Of Medicine, 2009
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5801 Crossings Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Janis Fuqua, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1639440274
Verify John C. Welker in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 55572Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
8% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional pain medicine physician in 2024
2,133 Medicare Part D claims for 374 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,306 among the 2,100 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 461 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin323 claims
- Pregabalin263 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen196 claims
- Baclofen193 claims
- Methocarbamol181 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl165 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): 76.8 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,937.59
79 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 1,966 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,889.53 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 2 group practices
- Advanced Diagnostic Imaging PCAntioch, TN
- Maury Regional Medical Group, IncColumbia, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John C. Welker among 41 interventional pain medicine physician records in Tennessee
John C. Welker, M.D. is one of 41 interventional pain medicine physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 95% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 71% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 71% of these records are older, 24% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 95% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2005 among the 31 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 27% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208VP0014X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
6 interventional pain medicine physician records list a practice address in Antioch
They are 6 of the 419 NPPES records with a practice address in Antioch, and 41 interventional pain medicine physician records in Tennessee.
All 41 in Tennessee → Every provider in Antioch → Interventional Pain Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 interventional pain medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- David Fritz, MDAntioch, TN 370131396970331
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- Daniel McHugh, MDAntioch, TN 370131790766319
- Timothy Miller, M.D.Antioch, TN 370131043218654
- George Morgan, MDBrentwood, TN 370271114094935
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Common questions
What is John C. Welker, M.D.'s NPI number?
John C. Welker, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346477221, issued on Jun 17, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John C. Welker, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5801 Crossings Blvd, Antioch, TN, 37013. Phone: (615) 941-8501. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John C. Welker, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 55572, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does John C. Welker, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John C. Welker, M.D. had 2,133 Medicare Part D claims for 374 beneficiaries; the average among interventional pain medicine physician prescribers was 2,306. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is John C. Welker, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.8 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.