Lauren Welch, CNM
Midwife · Philadelphia, PA
Lauren Welch, CNM is a midwife with a practice address in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1215630769, issued on Mar 23, 2023. Check the license (Pennsylvania MWP000677, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lauren Welch
- Credential
- CNM
- Primary taxonomy
- Midwife 176B00000X
- License number
- MWP000677 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1401 S 31St St, Philadelphia, PA 19146
- Phone
- (215) 755-7700
- Enumerated
- Mar 23, 2023
- Record last updated
- Mar 23, 2023
- Fax
- (267) 930-8809
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230413000374); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1401 S 31St St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Lauren Welch in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
Search for license MWP000677Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
63% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average midwife in 2024
22 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries, against an average of 60 among the 409 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Greater Philadelphia Health Action IncPhiladelphia, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lauren Welch among 209 midwife records in Pennsylvania
Lauren Welch, CNM is one of 209 midwife records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 27% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2023, is newer than 78% of them.
- NPI issued2023 · 78% of these records are older, 15% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 27% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 20% of these records are
- Graduated2022 · median 2021 among the 42 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 176B00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Midwife providers in Pennsylvania
There are 209 midwife records in Pennsylvania.
All 209 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Philadelphia → Midwife nationwide →
The 8 midwife records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Christine Santoro, CPM, LMPhiladelphia, PA 191451659412500
- Felicia Mc Mullen, CPM, LDEMPhiladelphia, PA 191441669841904
- Tiffany WilsonPhiladelphia, PA 191441881923035
- Victoria Dean, CPMPhiladelphia, PA 191431740753896
- Melissa Naser, CNMPhiladelphia, PA 191431659491074
- Rachel Rachlin, CPMPhiladelphia, PA 191431336651876
- Charlene TatePhiladelphia, PA 191501891386801
- Paige ThommesPhiladelphia, PA 191411306626437
Common questions
What is Lauren Welch, CNM's NPI number?
Lauren Welch, CNM's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215630769, issued on Mar 23, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lauren Welch, CNM located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1401 S 31St St, Philadelphia, PA, 19146. Phone: (215) 755-7700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lauren Welch, CNM's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MWP000677, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Lauren Welch, CNM prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lauren Welch, CNM had 22 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries; the average among midwife prescribers was 60. 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.
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.