NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Matthew Frederick Welles, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Norfolk, VA

Matthew Frederick Welles, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Norfolk, Virginia, and NPI 1538629126, issued on Mar 21, 2019. Check the license on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1538629126
Name
Matthew Frederick Welles
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
MD480271 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
600 Gresham Dr Ste 8630, Norfolk, VA 23507
Phone
(757) 388-6115
Enumerated
Mar 21, 2019
Record last updated
Jul 17, 2024
Fax
(757) 275-9998
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240827003173); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Florida Atlantic University, College Of Medicine, 2019
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 600 Gresham Dr Ste 8630

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

  1. Matthew Bernens, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1083913339
  2. Marianna Garcia, PAPhysician Assistant1396189692
  3. Lauren Gillis, ANP-BCAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1053545681
  4. Megan Winslow, AGACNP-BCCritical Care Medicine Registered Nurse1730600461

Verify Matthew Frederick Welles in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health ProfessionsCheck 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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92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

19 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Matthew Welles19
  2. Specialty average226

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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 77.5 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score68.6
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%56.4
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Sentara Medical GroupNorfolk, VA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Matthew Frederick Welles among 1,715 emergency medicine physician records in Virginia

Matthew Frederick Welles, MD is one of 1,715 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 81% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 81% of these records are older, 16% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
  • Graduated2019 · median 2011 among the 956 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 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 Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

72 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Norfolk

They are 72 of the 5,993 NPPES records with a practice address in Norfolk, and 1,715 emergency medicine physician records in Virginia.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Hjalti Bjornsson, MDNorfolk, VA 235071942461553
  2. Peter Byers, MDNorfolk, VA 235071477796936
  3. Benjamin Chidester, M.D.Norfolk, VA 235071053608703
  4. Anjeza Cipi, M.D.Norfolk, VA 235071811250525
  5. Anna Deal, M.D.Norfolk, VA 235071457688392
  6. Kean Feyzeau, MDNorfolk, VA 235071487072799
  7. Kaci Gogel, MDNorfolk, VA 235071043509714
  8. Brittany Johnson, M.D.Norfolk, VA 235071407290919

Common questions

What is Matthew Frederick Welles, MD's NPI number?

Matthew Frederick Welles, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538629126, issued on Mar 21, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Matthew Frederick Welles, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 600 Gresham Dr Ste 8630, Norfolk, VA, 23507. Phone: (757) 388-6115. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Matthew Frederick Welles, MD's license?

Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Matthew Frederick Welles, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Matthew Frederick Welles, MD had 19 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Matthew Frederick Welles, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.

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