NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Leonard Kaiser Welsh, M.D.

Surgery Physician · Grand Junction, CO

Leonard Kaiser Welsh, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Grand Junction, Colorado, and NPI 1346583499, issued on Mar 27, 2013. Check the license on the Colorado 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
1346583499
Name
Leonard Kaiser Welsh
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
2017-02590 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2440 N 11TH St, Grand Junction, CO 81501
Phone
(970) 243-0900
Enumerated
Mar 27, 2013
Record last updated
Feb 11, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(970) 245-4235
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200610002909); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Tulane University School Of Medicine, 2013
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 2440 N 11TH St

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

  1. Craig Andersen, MDSurgery Physician1164535340
  2. Megan Callahan, RDN, LDNRegistered Dietitian1275084782
  3. Jordan Campbell, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1609410307
  4. Dallin DaviesSurgical Physician Assistant1669915088
  5. Megan Dighero, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1356809941
  6. Katherine Donoher, RDObesity and Weight Management Nutrition Registered Dietitian1205505245

Verify Leonard Kaiser Welsh in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical BoardCheck the board
  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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49% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

75 Medicare Part D claims for 30 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Leonard Welsh75
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Omeprazole24 claims
  2. Ondansetron Odt13 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $288.43

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Leonard Welsh$288.43
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

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

2 hospitals and group practices

  1. Colorado Surgical Affiliates LLCGrand Junction, CO
  2. Grand River Hospital DistrictRifle, CO · Critical Access Hospitals

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov).

Leonard Kaiser Welsh among 608 surgery physician records in Colorado

Leonard Kaiser Welsh, M.D. is one of 608 surgery physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 78% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 78% of these records are older, 19% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated2013 · median 2005 among the 370 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in Colorado

There are 608 surgery physician records in Colorado.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Stuart Ackley, MDGrand Junction, CO 815011821001033
  2. Craig Andersen, MDGrand Junction, CO 815011164535340
  3. Michael Bradshaw, MDGrand Junction, CO 815011821101031
  4. Arline Burnell, MDGrand Junction, CO 815011740393958
  5. Eric Hanly, M.D.Grand Junction, CO 815011447305818
  6. James Hanosh, MDGrand Junction, CO 815011932106549
  7. Steven Odell, DOGrand Junction, CO 815011083634349
  8. Douglas Rosendale, DOGrand Junction, CO 815011710088323

Common questions

What is Leonard Kaiser Welsh, M.D.'s NPI number?

Leonard Kaiser Welsh, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346583499, issued on Mar 27, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Leonard Kaiser Welsh, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2440 N 11TH St, Grand Junction, CO, 81501. Phone: (970) 243-0900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Leonard Kaiser Welsh, M.D.'s license?

Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Leonard Kaiser Welsh, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Leonard Kaiser Welsh, M.D. had 75 Medicare Part D claims for 30 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.