Kevin C. Welch, MD
Otolaryngology Physician · Chicago, IL
Kevin C. Welch, MD is an otolaryngology physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1598897878, issued on Mar 12, 2007. Check the license (Illinois 036.121164, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kevin C. Welch
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Otolaryngology Physician 207Y00000X
- License number
- 036.121164 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 676 N Saint Clair St Ste 1200, Chicago, IL 60611
- Phone
- (312) 695-8182
- Enumerated
- Mar 12, 2007
- Record last updated
- Apr 30, 2026
- Fax
- (312) 695-4303
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080811000434); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Hahneman Medical College Of The Pacific, 2002
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 676 N Saint Clair St Ste 1200
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Erin Hoke, PA-CPhysician Assistant1740560507
- Kristina Hollkamp, PA-CPhysician Assistant1134870686
Verify Kevin C. Welch in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036.121164Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
52% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average otolaryngology physician in 2024
258 Medicare Part D claims for 101 beneficiaries, against an average of 541 among the 8,339 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Fluticasone Propionate105 claims
- Azelastine Hcl45 claims
- Ipratropium Bromide21 claims
- Prednisone16 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass15 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 94.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,830.81
17 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. The 6,429 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,922.50 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 one group practice
- Northwestern Medical Faculty FoundationChicago, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kevin C. Welch among 482 otolaryngology physician records in Illinois
Kevin C. Welch, MD is one of 482 otolaryngology physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 44% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 44% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2005 among the 290 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Y00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Otolaryngology Physician providers in Illinois
There are 482 otolaryngology physician records in Illinois.
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The 8 otolaryngology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Edward Applebaum, MDChicago, IL 606111669452322
- Michiel Bove, MDChicago, IL 606111295822799
- James Burns, MDChicago, IL 606111396735320
- David Conley, MDChicago, IL 606111437112190
- Jose Dutra, MDChicago, IL 606111760418768
- Robert Kern, MDChicago, IL 606111033149992
- Monica Patadia, M.D.Chicago, IL 606111538325212
- Urjeet Patel, M.D.Chicago, IL 606111952425118
Common questions
What is Kevin C. Welch, MD's NPI number?
Kevin C. Welch, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598897878, issued on Mar 12, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kevin C. Welch, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 676 N Saint Clair St Ste 1200, Chicago, IL, 60611. Phone: (312) 695-8182. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kevin C. Welch, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036.121164, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kevin C. Welch, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kevin C. Welch, MD had 258 Medicare Part D claims for 101 beneficiaries; the average among otolaryngology physician prescribers was 541. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kevin C. Welch, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.1 of 100. 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.