NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Morgan Welch, PA

Physician Assistant · Newton, IA

Morgan Welch, PA is a physician assistant with a practice address in Newton, Iowa, and NPI 1316683618, issued on May 9, 2022. Check the license (Iowa 121651, as entered in NPPES) with the Iowa board that licenses this profession; 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
1316683618
Name
Morgan Welch
Credential
PA
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
121651 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
300 N 4TH Ave E Ste 135, Newton, IA 50208
Phone
(641) 787-9276
Enumerated
May 9, 2022
Record last updated
Jul 29, 2026
Fax
(641) 787-3175
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230915003024); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Des Moines University Of Osteopathic Medicine And Health Sciences, 2023
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Iowa board licenses this profession
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87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

110 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 35 claims were for opioids.

  1. Morgan Welch110
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone Hcl35 claims
  2. Cephalexin17 claims
  3. Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim12 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: $506.23

17 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Morgan Welch$506.23
  2. Specialty average$841.65

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

  1. Mercy Clinics IncDes Moines, IA

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

Morgan Welch among 1,525 physician assistant records in Iowa

Morgan Welch, PA is one of 1,525 physician assistant records with a practice address in Iowa. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 76% of them.

  • NPI issued2022 · 76% of these records are older, 17% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated2023 · median 2017 among the 1,053 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 41% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

8 physician assistant records list a practice address in Newton

They are 8 of the 213 NPPES records with a practice address in Newton, and 1,525 physician assistant records in Iowa.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kelsey Frame, PA-CNewton, IA 502081831751908
  2. Terra Goldsberry, PANewton, IA 502081407141336
  3. Susan Graves, PA-CNewton, IA 502081427617471
  4. Felicia HoernerNewton, IA 502081477112688
  5. Jacquelyn Johnston, PANewton, IA 502081316385271
  6. William Martin, PA-CNewton, IA 502081609819507
  7. Angela Nelson, PA-CNewton, IA 502081528313517
  8. Lori Denton, PANorwalk, IA 502111770542201

Common questions

What is Morgan Welch, PA's NPI number?

Morgan Welch, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316683618, issued on May 9, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Morgan Welch, PA located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 300 N 4TH Ave E Ste 135, Newton, IA, 50208. Phone: (641) 787-9276. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Morgan Welch, PA's license?

NPPES lists Iowa license number 121651, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Morgan Welch, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Morgan Welch, PA had 110 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.