NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kelly McDowell Welles, MD

Psychiatry Physician · Santa Ana, CA

Kelly McDowell Welles, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Santa Ana, California, and NPI 1528263100, issued on Jun 15, 2007. Check the license (California A102961, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; 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
1528263100
Name
Kelly Welles
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
A102961 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3601 S Harbor Blvd Bldg Suite100, Santa Ana, CA 92704
Phone
(714) 428-3400
Enumerated
Jun 15, 2007
Record last updated
Dec 14, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
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 ordersMedical Board of California
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62% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

384 Medicare Part D claims for 36 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Kelly Welles384
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Quetiapine Fumarate58 claims
  2. Duloxetine Hcl20 claims
  3. Bupropion Xl19 claims
  4. Trazodone Hcl19 claims
  5. Escitalopram Oxalate18 claims
  6. Sertraline Hcl17 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.

Psychiatry Physician providers in California

There are 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.

Other psychiatry physician records in California

  1. Nancy Aaen, MDNapa, CA1609816669
  2. Criselda Abad-Santos, M.D.Woodland Hills, CA1760461826
  3. Mekabiz Abaian, MDSan Bernardino, CA1891090163
  4. Brenda Abarca, MDTorrance, CA1407485527
  5. Pilar Abascal, M.D.Los Angeles, CA1730528191
  6. Michele Abbasi, M.D.Westlake Village, CA1093940330
  7. Zohaib AbbasiMartinez, CA1013392224
  8. Sandy Abdelkedous, MDFresno, CA1306093109
  9. Nancy Abdelmalak, M.D.Elk Grove, CA1912137498
  10. Ezzat Abdelmalek, M.DDana Point, CA1992828826

Common questions

What is Kelly McDowell Welles, MD's NPI number?

Kelly McDowell Welles, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528263100, issued on Jun 15, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kelly McDowell Welles, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3601 S Harbor Blvd Bldg Suite100, Santa Ana, CA, 92704. Phone: (714) 428-3400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kelly McDowell Welles, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A102961, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Kelly McDowell Welles, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kelly McDowell Welles, MD had 384 Medicare Part D claims for 36 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.

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