NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kenneth James Welch, M.D.

Emergency Medicine Physician · Concord, NC

Kenneth James Welch, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Concord, North Carolina, and NPI 1578511044, issued on May 5, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 38710, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; 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
1578511044
Name
Kenneth James Welch
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
38710 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1028 Lee Ann Dr NE, Concord, NC 28025
Phone
(704) 782-1892
Enumerated
May 5, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 26, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid IDs
8986423 NC
Q38710 SC
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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Also registered at 1028 Lee Ann Dr NE

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

  1. Leon Britton, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1912955287
  2. Scott Centers, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1760511695
  3. Amber Clontz, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1609120427
  4. Charles Corey, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1871541904
  5. Melora Driver, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1306860879
  6. John Franklin, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1265752943

Verify Kenneth James Welch in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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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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75% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

57 Medicare Part D claims for 47 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Kenneth Welch57
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Sulindac12 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.

Kenneth James Welch among 2,094 emergency medicine physician records in North Carolina

Kenneth James Welch, M.D. is one of 2,094 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 81% 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 7% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 61% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 63% of these records are
  • Record last updated2008 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

43 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Concord

They are 43 of the 3,418 NPPES records with a practice address in Concord, and 2,094 emergency medicine physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Leon Britton, M.D.Concord, NC 280251912955287
  2. Charles Corey, M.D.Concord, NC 280251871541904
  3. Melora Driver, MDConcord, NC 280251306860879
  4. Jeffrey Galvin, M.D.Concord, NC 280251649228578
  5. Steve Gaskin, M.D.Concord, NC 280251700834280
  6. Michael Kaczmarek, M.D.Concord, NC 280251376591149
  7. Douglas Miller, M.D.Concord, NC 280251508814039
  8. Christina Moore, M.D.Concord, NC 280251316995673

Common questions

What is Kenneth James Welch, M.D.'s NPI number?

Kenneth James Welch, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578511044, issued on May 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kenneth James Welch, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1028 Lee Ann Dr NE, Concord, NC, 28025. Phone: (704) 782-1892. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kenneth James Welch, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 38710, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Kenneth James Welch, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kenneth James Welch, M.D. had 57 Medicare Part D claims for 47 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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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