NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Mell Burress Welborn, M.D.

Vascular Surgery Physician · Huntsville, AL

Mell Burress Welborn, M.D. is a vascular surgery physician with a practice address in Huntsville, Alabama, and NPI 1093763310, issued on May 5, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 00026193, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; 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
1093763310
Name
Mell Burress Welborn
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Vascular Surgery Physician 2086S0129X
License number
00026193 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
201 Sivley RD SW, Huntsville, AL 35801
Phone
(256) 265-7480
Enumerated
May 5, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 10, 2025
Fax
(256) 265-7481
Medicaid ID
051523433 AL
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040909001146); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Vanderbilt University School Of Medicine, 1992
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 201 Sivley RD SW

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

  1. Anjaneyulu Alapati, M.D.Neurology Physician1992791297
  2. Diane Barefield, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1497085013
  3. Kevin Barley, M.D.Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1770858862
  4. Shea Brewer, NPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1003765249
  5. Randall Busch, MDAnesthesiology Physician1871522342
  6. Marco Cioppi, MDVascular Surgery Physician1437117603

Verify Mell Burress Welborn in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
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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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2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average vascular surgery physician in 2024

436 Medicare Part D claims for 142 beneficiaries, against an average of 201 among the 3,936 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 22% of claims. 101 claims were for opioids.

  1. Mell Welborn436
  2. Specialty average201

Most prescribed

  1. Clopidogrel173 claims
  2. Eliquis74 claims
  3. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen63 claims
  4. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen25 claims
  5. Xarelto23 claims
  6. Cilostazol22 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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

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

Industry payments in 2024: $943.31

23 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Endologix LLC. The 4,059 providers of this specialty with any payment received $6,178.00 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Mell Welborn$943.31
  2. Specialty average$6,178.00

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

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. HH Physicians NetworkHuntsville, AL
  2. Valley Vascular Consultants PCHuntsville, AL

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

Mell Burress Welborn among 64 vascular surgery physician records in Alabama

Mell Burress Welborn, M.D. is one of 64 vascular surgery physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 95% 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 16% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 44% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 95% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • Graduated1992 · median 2001 among the 52 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2086S0129X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Vascular Surgery Physician providers in Alabama

There are 64 vascular surgery physician records in Alabama.

The 8 vascular surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Marco Cioppi, MDHuntsville, AL 358011437117603
  2. Ronny Johnson, M.D.Huntsville, AL 358011922047018
  3. Andrew Knott, MDHuntsville, AL 358011861415986
  4. Tracy Lowery, M.D.Huntsville, AL 358011376590174
  5. Rick Roberts, M.D.Huntsville, AL 358011790734051
  6. Benjamin Shepherd, M.D.Huntsville, AL 358011346680782
  7. Michaela Gentle, PA-CMadison, AL 357581083470314
  8. Jeffrey Manord, M.D.Russellville, AL 356531275587552

Common questions

What is Mell Burress Welborn, M.D.'s NPI number?

Mell Burress Welborn, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1093763310, issued on May 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Mell Burress Welborn, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 201 Sivley RD SW, Huntsville, AL, 35801. Phone: (256) 265-7480. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Mell Burress Welborn, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number 00026193, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Mell Burress Welborn, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Mell Burress Welborn, M.D. had 436 Medicare Part D claims for 142 beneficiaries; the average among vascular surgery physician prescribers was 201. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Mell Burress Welborn, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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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