NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Paula Marie Welsh, NP-C

Nurse Practitioner · Asheboro, NC

Paula Marie Welsh, NP-C is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Asheboro, North Carolina, and NPI 1649622853, issued on Jul 12, 2016. Check the license (North Carolina 5016708, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina 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
1649622853
Name
Paula Marie Welsh
Credential
NP-C
Primary taxonomy
Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
License numbers
5016708 NC
33340803 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
375 Sunset Ave, Asheboro, NC 27203
Phone
(336) 625-4215
Enumerated
Jul 12, 2016
Record last updated
Sep 23, 2022
Fax
(336) 626-0919
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220902000255); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
State University Of New York At Buffalo School Of Medicine, 2016
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 375 Sunset Ave

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

  1. Robert Dough, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1104889351
  2. William Jennings, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1326149469
  3. Jodi Morehart, PAPhysician Assistant1386679025
  4. Reinaldo Nodal, PACPhysician Assistant1861820243
  5. Patricia Shevlin, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1487603502

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
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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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3.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average nurse practitioner in 2024

3,885 Medicare Part D claims for 336 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims. 70 claims were for opioids.

  1. Paula Welsh3,885
  2. Specialty average1,109

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium202 claims
  2. Lisinopril117 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate114 claims
  4. Levothyroxine Sodium110 claims
  5. Gabapentin97 claims
  6. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa96 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: $693.16

9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 38,884 providers of this specialty with any payment received $791.64 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Paula Welsh$693.16
  2. Specialty average$791.64

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. Wake Forest Health Network LLCAsheboro, NC

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

Paula Marie Welsh among 4,524 nurse practitioner records in North Carolina

Paula Marie Welsh, NP-C is one of 4,524 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in North Carolina. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 45% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 45% of these records are older, 50% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2018 among the 2,863 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 34% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

26 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Asheboro

They are 26 of the 716 NPPES records with a practice address in Asheboro, and 4,524 nurse practitioner records in North Carolina.

The 8 nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jennifer Charlesworth, FNPAsheboro, NC 272031255453817
  2. Dawn Cole, NPAsheboro, NC 272031235676297
  3. Karen Goins, FNP-BCAsheboro, NC 272031275187908
  4. Emily Harless, AGPCNP-CAsheboro, NC 272031306227566
  5. Kristina Jones-Parker, FNPAsheboro, NC 272031063757144
  6. Jennifer Kintner, FNPAsheboro, NC 272031255812376
  7. Katherine Kruppenbach, FNP-CAsheboro, NC 272031518485333
  8. Teresa Macon, NPAsheboro, NC 272031659414464

Common questions

What is Paula Marie Welsh, NP-C's NPI number?

Paula Marie Welsh, NP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649622853, issued on Jul 12, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Paula Marie Welsh, NP-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 375 Sunset Ave, Asheboro, NC, 27203. Phone: (336) 625-4215. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Paula Marie Welsh, NP-C's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 5016708, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Paula Marie Welsh, NP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Paula Marie Welsh, NP-C had 3,885 Medicare Part D claims for 336 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. 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.