NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Karen Lucille Welch, FNP

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner · Mountain Home, TN

Karen Lucille Welch, FNP is a primary care nurse practitioner with a practice address in Mountain Home, Tennessee, and NPI 1396797767, issued on May 16, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee APN5495, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1396797767
Name
Karen Lucille Welch
Credential
FNP
Primary taxonomy
Primary Care Nurse Practitioner 363LP2300X
License number
APN5495 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
Building 160 Dogwood Ave, Mountain Home, TN 37684
Phone
(423) 926-1171
Enumerated
May 16, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 12, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(423) 979-3685
Medicaid ID
3903073 TN
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Industry payments in 2024: $135.02

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 4,321 providers of this specialty with any payment received $625.13 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Karen Welch$135.02
  2. Specialty average$625.13

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Karen Lucille Welch among 265 primary care nurse practitioner records in Tennessee

Karen Lucille Welch, FNP is one of 265 primary care nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Tennessee. 69% 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 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 88% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 54% of these records are
  • Record last updated2007 · 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 363LP2300X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

3 primary care nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Mountain Home

They are 3 of the 417 NPPES records with a practice address in Mountain Home, and 265 primary care nurse practitioner records in Tennessee.

The 8 primary care nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Christina Craft, FNPMountain Home, TN 376841306299847
  2. Alysa Werkheiser-Quillen, APRNMountain Home, TN 376841154930402
  3. Brittany Hill, APNMountain City, TN 376831083090682
  4. Kimberly Kleine, MSN, ARPN, FNP-CMountain City, TN 376831962979617
  5. Angela Ward, NPMountain City, TN 376831972264141
  6. Eden Villiard, FNPPiney Flats, TN 376861164144937
  7. Ina BoneKingsport, TN 376601962485870
  8. Catherine Hensley, FNP-CKingsport, TN 376601861966525

Common questions

What is Karen Lucille Welch, FNP's NPI number?

Karen Lucille Welch, FNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396797767, issued on May 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Karen Lucille Welch, FNP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at Building 160 Dogwood Ave, Mountain Home, TN, 37684. Phone: (423) 926-1171. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Karen Lucille Welch, FNP's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number APN5495, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.